The AFL's night of nights is set for its first uninterrupted evening since 2019.
Affected by COVID-19 and the Queen's funeral last year, the Brownlow Medal count had a different look.
However, this year's edition looks set to return to its traditional form and date.
Here's everything you need to know about the 2023 Brownlow Medal.
When is the 2023 Brownlow Medal?
The Brownlow Medal will return to the traditional slot of the Monday before the Grand Final, after moving in 2022 due to the Queen’s funeral.
It will be held on Monday, September 25.
Broadcasting will begin at 7:30pm (AEST), with proceedings to start at 8:00pm.
Where is the Brownlow Medal ceremony?
Like previous years, the Brownlow Medal night will be held at the Crown Palladium, Melbourne.
AFL Chief Executive Gillon McLachlan will, as usual, read the votes on the night.
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How to watch the Brownlow Medal in 2023
The Seven Network will broadcast the Brownlow Medal ceremony LIVE from 7:30pm (AEST) on Channel 7 and streaming service 7plus.
Channel 7 has aired the Brownlow in previous years in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, with 7mate broadcasting the night for Sydney and Brisbane viewers.
2023 Brownlow Medal Odds
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Nick Daicos (Collingwood) | $2.85 |
| Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) | $3 |
| Christian Petracca (Melbourne) | $5.50 |
| Zak Butters (Port Adelaide) | $7 |
| Lachie Neale (Brisbane) | $13 |
| Tim Taranto (Richmond) | $51 |
| Errol Gulden (Sydney) | $67 |
| Jordan Dawson (Adelaide) | $81 |
| Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide) | $81 |
| Toby Greene (GWS) | $101 |
Odds via Dabble (25/9)
Which players are ineligible to win the Brownlow Medal?
Any player suspended for a week or more is ineligible for the Brownlow Medal.
Adelaide: Shane McAdam (Round 1), Luke Pedlar (Round 3), Josh Rachele (Round 18)
Brisbane: Dayne Zorko (Round 11), Lincoln McCarthy (Round 16)
Carlton: Blake Acres (Round 3), Jesse Motlop (Round 6), Matthew Cottrell (Round 14), Jordan Boyd (Round 18),
Collingwood: Taylor Adams (Round 5), Jordan De Goey (Round 12), Beau McCreery (Round 23)
Essendon: Zach Merrett (Round 5), Sam Durham (Round 7), Andrew Phillips (Round 17)
Fremantle: Matthew Johnson (Round 7), Jaeger O'Meara (Round 11), Caleb Serong (Round 17)
Geelong: Gary Rohan (Round 4), Brad Close (Round 8), Mitch Duncan (Round 23),
Gold Coast: Touk Miller (Round 20)
GWS: Tom Green (Round 5), Callan Ward (Round 6), Lachie Whitfield (Round 14), Nick Haynes (Round 17), Toby Bedford (Round 21), Brent Daniels (Round 21)
Hawthorn: Will Day (Round 4), Tyler Brockman (Round 8), James Sicily (Round 11, 13), Ned Reeves (Round 19)
Melbourne: Kysaiah Pickett (Round 1), Tom Sparrow (Round 9), Lachie Hunter (Round 10), James Harmes (Round 12)
North Melbourne: Jy Simpkin (Round 2), Griffin Logue (Round 3), Aiden Corr (Round 9)
Port Adelaide: Ryan Burton (Round 2), Tom Jonas (Round 6, 10), Junior Rioli (Round 8, Round 19)
Richmond: Nathan Broad (Round 2), Rhyan Mansell (Round 13), Toby Nankervis (Round 17)
St Kilda: Anthony Caminiti (Round 5)
Sydney: Lance Franklin (Round 1), Luke Parker (Round 11), Sam Wicks (Round 14), Braeden Campbell (Round 21)
West Coast: Sam Petrevski-Seton (Round 7, Round 19), Liam Duggan (Round 12), Elliot Yeo (Round 23)
Western Bulldogs: Taylor Duryea (Round 23)
Brownlow Medal History
The Brownlow Medal, or 'The Charles Brownlow Trophy', is awarded to the AFL's best and fairest player.
It was first awarded in 1924 and has been awarded every season since, barring 1942-45 because of World War II.
The medal is named after Charles Brownlow, a former Geelong Football Club footballer (1880-1891), club secretary (1885-1923), and VFL president (1918-19), who died in January 1924 after an extended illness.
Cats player Edward 'Carji' Greeves won the inaugural medal on a total of seven votes, with just a single vote given from each game to the player the umpire thought was best on ground.
The lowest winning tally has been four which secured Richmond's Stan Judkins the medal in 1930 (later shared with Allan Hopkins of Footscray and Collingwood's Harry Collier on countback), while Dustin Martin (2017) and Ollie Wine's (2021) 36 votes is the record highest total under the current system.
Four players have won the medal three times: Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy 1931, '32, '35), Dick Reynolds (Essendon 1934, '37, '38), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne 1959, '63, '68) and Ian Stewart (St Kilda 1965, '66, Richmond 1971).
Nat Fyfe is the only current player to have won it more than once.
How does Brownlow Medal voting work?
At the end of each game in the home-and-away season, the umpires award three votes to the best player, two to the second-best player, and one to the third-best player.
The votes are tallied and revealed on the night of the ceremony, with the player with the most votes receiving the Brownlow Medal (subject to eligibility).
The fairest component of the medal is achieved by making any player ineligible who is suspended by the AFL Tribunal during the home-and-away season.
An ineligible player can't win the Brownlow Medal, regardless of the number of votes he has received.
This came into play in 1996, 1997 and 2012, when Corey McKernan, Chris Grant and Jobe Watson were all ineligible to win the Brownlow.
Previous Brownlow Medal Winners
Here are the winners from 2000, with a large portion coming from elite midfielders of the competition.
| Year | Player | Club | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Patrick Cripps | Carlton | 29 |
| 2021 | Ollie Wines | Port Adelaide | 36 |
| 2020 | Lachie Neale | Brisbane | 31 |
| 2019 | Nat Fyfe | Fremantle | 33 |
| 2018 | Tom Mitchell | Hawthorn | 28 |
| 2017 | Dustin Martin | Richmond | 36 |
| 2016 | Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong | 35 |
| 2015 | Nat Fyfe | Fremantle | 31 |
| 2014 | Matt Priddis | West Coast | 28 |
| 2013 | Gary Ablett Jnr. | Gold Coast | 28 |
| 2012* | Trent Cotchin/Sam Mitchell | Richmond/Hawthorn | 26 |
| 2011 | Dane Swan | Collingwood | 34 |
| 2010 | Chris Judd | Carlton | 30 |
| 2009 | Gary Ablett Jnr. | Geelong | 30 |
| 2008 | Adam Cooney | Western Bulldogs | 24 |
| 2007 | Jimmy Bartel | Geelong | 29 |
| 2006 | Adam Goodes | Sydney | 26 |
| 2005 | Ben Cousins | West Coast | 20 |
| 2004 | Chris Judd | West Coast | 30 |
| 2003 | Mark Riccuto/Nathan Buckley/Adam Goodes | Adelaide/Collingwood/Sydney | 22 |
| 2002 | Simon Black | Brisbane | 25 |
| 2001 | Jason Akermanis | Brisbane | 23 |
| 2000 | Shane Woewodin | Melbourne | 24 |
* Jobe Watson was stripped of the 2012 Brownlow Medal due to the Essendon drug saga.