Brownlow Records 1984-2026

Per-game votes are only known from 1984, so every record here covers 1984 onward.

Brownlow Index | Most Games Polled | Most 3 Votes | Most 2 Votes | Most 1 Vote | Highest Polling % | Streaks | Winning Teams With No Votes

Most Games Polled Votes

All time Current players
Player TM EG GPV 3 2 1 Player TM EG GPV 3 2 1
Gary Ablett GE / GC 332 122 55 30 37 Patrick Dangerfield AD / GE 346 112 56 38 18
Patrick Dangerfield AD / GE 346 112 56 38 18 Scott Pendlebury CW 409 107 39 45 23
Sam Mitchell HW / WC 303 108 45 29 34 Lachie Neale FR / BL 292 106 57 25 24
Scott Pendlebury CW 409 107 39 45 23 Marcus Bontempelli WB 267 102 60 25 17
Lachie Neale FR / BL 292 106 57 25 24 Patrick Cripps CA 249 102 45 40 17
Marcus Bontempelli WB 267 102 60 25 17 Max Gawn ME 260 79 29 35 15
Patrick Cripps CA 249 102 45 40 17 Zach Merrett ES 270 79 32 26 21
Robert Harvey SK 366 101 45 24 32 Luke Parker SY / NM 312 74 29 26 19
Joel Selwood GE 315 101 36 41 24 Clayton Oliver ME / GW 218 72 24 24 24
Dustin Martin RI 286 99 42 30 27 Nick Daicos CW 110 66 38 14 14
Chris Judd WC / CA 262 91 46 27 18 Christian Petracca ME / GC 222 65 31 18 16
Lance Franklin HW / SY 326 88 35 28 25 Ollie Wines PA 277 62 27 17 18
Brent Harvey NM 408 87 41 22 24 Adam Treloar GW / CW / WB 249 61 17 22 22
Nathan Buckley BB / CW 270 85 34 25 26 Dayne Zorko BL 297 58 18 18 22
Scott West WB 312 84 31 29 24 Jack Macrae WB / SK 269 58 15 26 17
Dane Swan CW 238 84 33 36 15 Steele Sidebottom CW 346 57 21 15 21
Nat Fyfe FR 236 83 42 23 18 Jeremy Cameron GW / GE 277 55 26 20 9
Simon Black BL 302 82 38 26 18 Isaac Heeney SY 227 53 24 16 13
Travis Boak PA 369 80 31 32 17 Rory Laird AD 278 53 15 23 15
Max Gawn ME 260 79 29 35 15 Andrew Brayshaw FR 190 53 17 25 11

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Most Games Polling 3 Votes

All time Current players
Player TM EG GPV 3 2 1 Player TM EG GPV 3 2 1
Marcus Bontempelli WB 267 102 60 25 17 Marcus Bontempelli WB 267 102 60 25 17
Lachie Neale FR / BL 292 106 57 25 24 Lachie Neale FR / BL 292 106 57 25 24
Patrick Dangerfield AD / GE 346 112 56 38 18 Patrick Dangerfield AD / GE 346 112 56 38 18
Gary Ablett GE / GC 332 122 55 30 37 Patrick Cripps CA 249 102 45 40 17
Chris Judd WC / CA 262 91 46 27 18 Scott Pendlebury CW 409 107 39 45 23
Robert Harvey SK 366 101 45 24 32 Nick Daicos CW 110 66 38 14 14
Sam Mitchell HW / WC 303 108 45 29 34 Zach Merrett ES 270 79 32 26 21
Patrick Cripps CA 249 102 45 40 17 Christian Petracca ME / GC 222 65 31 18 16
Nat Fyfe FR 236 83 42 23 18 Luke Parker SY / NM 312 74 29 26 19
Dustin Martin RI 286 99 42 30 27 Max Gawn ME 260 79 29 35 15
Brent Harvey NM 408 87 41 22 24 Ollie Wines PA 277 62 27 17 18
Scott Pendlebury CW 409 107 39 45 23 Jeremy Cameron GW / GE 277 55 26 20 9
Simon Black BL 302 82 38 26 18 Toby Greene GW 265 46 25 10 11
Nick Daicos CW 110 66 38 14 14 Isaac Heeney SY 227 53 24 16 13
Joel Selwood GE 315 101 36 41 24 Clayton Oliver ME / GW 218 72 24 24 24
Lance Franklin HW / SY 326 88 35 28 25 Zak Butters PA 147 48 24 13 11
Greg Williams GE / SY / CA 239 71 34 15 22 Matt Rowell GC 126 45 22 12 11
Nathan Buckley BB / CW 270 85 34 25 26 Steele Sidebottom CW 346 57 21 15 21
Dane Swan CW 238 84 33 36 15 Noah Anderson GC 149 44 21 12 11
Zach Merrett ES 270 79 32 26 21 Taylor Walker AD 305 41 19 9 13

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Most Games Polling 2 Votes

All time Current players
Player TM EG GPV 3 2 1 Player TM EG GPV 3 2 1
Scott Pendlebury CW 409 107 39 45 23 Scott Pendlebury CW 409 107 39 45 23
Joel Selwood GE 315 101 36 41 24 Patrick Cripps CA 249 102 45 40 17
Patrick Cripps CA 249 102 45 40 17 Patrick Dangerfield AD / GE 346 112 56 38 18
Patrick Dangerfield AD / GE 346 112 56 38 18 Max Gawn ME 260 79 29 35 15
Dane Swan CW 238 84 33 36 15 Luke Parker SY / NM 312 74 29 26 19
Max Gawn ME 260 79 29 35 15 Jack Macrae WB / SK 269 58 15 26 17
Travis Boak PA 369 80 31 32 17 Zach Merrett ES 270 79 32 26 21
Gary Ablett GE / GC 332 122 55 30 37 Lachie Neale FR / BL 292 106 57 25 24
Dustin Martin RI 286 99 42 30 27 Marcus Bontempelli WB 267 102 60 25 17
Scott West WB 312 84 31 29 24 Andrew Brayshaw FR 190 53 17 25 11
Sam Mitchell HW / WC 303 108 45 29 34 Clayton Oliver ME / GW 218 72 24 24 24
Matt Priddis WC 228 70 25 29 16 Rory Laird AD 278 53 15 23 15
Shane Crawford HW 293 77 27 28 22 Adam Treloar GW / CW / WB 249 61 17 22 22
Mark Ricciuto AD 296 66 26 28 12 Jeremy Cameron GW / GE 277 55 26 20 9
Adam Goodes SY 344 75 30 28 17 Dayne Zorko BL 297 58 18 18 22
Scott Thompson ME / AD 292 69 29 28 12 Christian Petracca ME / GC 222 65 31 18 16
Lance Franklin HW / SY 326 88 35 28 25 Caleb Serong FR 144 46 19 18 9
Trent Cotchin RI 290 72 24 28 20 Stephen Coniglio GW 234 41 9 17 15
Chris Judd WC / CA 262 91 46 27 18 Ollie Wines PA 277 62 27 17 18
Michael Voss BB / BL 270 72 26 26 20 Sam Walsh CA 152 50 16 17 17

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Most Games Polling 1 Vote

All time Current players
Player TM EG GPV 3 2 1 Player TM EG GPV 3 2 1
Gary Ablett GE / GC 332 122 55 30 37 Lachie Neale FR / BL 292 106 57 25 24
Sam Mitchell HW / WC 303 108 45 29 34 Clayton Oliver ME / GW 218 72 24 24 24
Robert Harvey SK 366 101 45 24 32 Scott Pendlebury CW 409 107 39 45 23
Dustin Martin RI 286 99 42 30 27 Dayne Zorko BL 297 58 18 18 22
Craig Bradley CA 351 72 26 20 26 Adam Treloar GW / CW / WB 249 61 17 22 22
Wayne Schwass NM / SY 268 70 23 21 26 Steele Sidebottom CW 346 57 21 15 21
Nathan Buckley BB / CW 270 85 34 25 26 Zach Merrett ES 270 79 32 26 21
Matthew Pavlich FR 338 65 22 17 26 Luke Parker SY / NM 312 74 29 26 19
Matthew Lloyd ES 252 54 14 15 25 Patrick Dangerfield AD / GE 346 112 56 38 18
Lance Franklin HW / SY 326 88 35 28 25 Jaeger OMeara GC / HW / FR 204 32 2 12 18
Scott West WB 312 84 31 29 24 Ollie Wines PA 277 62 27 17 18
Brent Harvey NM 408 87 41 22 24 Jack Macrae WB / SK 269 58 15 26 17
Joel Selwood GE 315 101 36 41 24 Marcus Bontempelli WB 267 102 60 25 17
Lachie Neale FR / BL 292 106 57 25 24 Patrick Cripps CA 249 102 45 40 17
Clayton Oliver ME / GW 218 72 24 24 24 Tim Taranto GW / RI 184 43 18 8 17
Marc Murphy CA 294 59 19 17 23 Sam Walsh CA 152 50 16 17 17
Scott Pendlebury CW 409 107 39 45 23 Brodie Grundy CW / SY 251 44 16 12 16
Greg Williams GE / SY / CA 239 71 34 15 22 Christian Petracca ME / GC 222 65 31 18 16
Matthew Knights RI 273 56 24 10 22 Stephen Coniglio GW 234 41 9 17 15
Shane Crawford HW 293 77 27 28 22 Rory Laird AD 278 53 15 23 15

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Highest Percentage Of Games Polling Votes (Min. 50 Eligible Games)

Minimum 50 eligible home & away games since 1984.

All time Current players
Player TM EG GPV %GP Player TM EG GPV %GP
Nick Daicos CW 110 66 60.0 Nick Daicos CW 110 66 60.0
Patrick Cripps CA 249 102 41.0 Patrick Cripps CA 249 102 41.0
Marcus Bontempelli WB 267 102 38.2 Marcus Bontempelli WB 267 102 38.2
Gary Ablett GE / GC 332 122 36.7 Lachie Neale FR / BL 292 106 36.3
Lachie Neale FR / BL 292 106 36.3 Matt Rowell GC 126 45 35.7
Matt Rowell GC 126 45 35.7 Chad Warner SY 122 43 35.2
Sam Mitchell HW / WC 303 108 35.6 Jason Horne-Francis PA 96 32 33.3
Dane Swan CW 238 84 35.3 Clayton Oliver ME / GW 218 72 33.0
Chad Warner SY 122 43 35.2 Errol Gulden SY 106 35 33.0
Nat Fyfe FR 236 83 35.2 Sam Walsh CA 152 50 32.9
Chris Judd WC / CA 262 91 34.7 Zak Butters PA 147 48 32.7
Dustin Martin RI 286 99 34.6 Harry Sheezel NM 89 29 32.6
Jason Horne-Francis PA 96 32 33.3 Jai Newcombe HW 120 39 32.5
Clayton Oliver ME / GW 218 72 33.0 Patrick Dangerfield AD / GE 346 112 32.4
Errol Gulden SY 106 35 33.0 Caleb Serong FR 144 46 31.9
Sam Walsh CA 152 50 32.9 Bailey Smith WB / GE 138 43 31.2
Zak Butters PA 147 48 32.7 Max Gawn ME 260 79 30.4
Harry Sheezel NM 89 29 32.6 Noah Anderson GC 149 44 29.5
Jai Newcombe HW 120 39 32.5 Christian Petracca ME / GC 222 65 29.3
Patrick Dangerfield AD / GE 346 112 32.4 Zach Merrett ES 270 79 29.3

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Most Consecutive Games Polling Votes

Consecutive home & away appearances polling at least one vote.

Player TM Games Ended
Patrick Dangerfield AD / GE 11 2017
Marcus Bontempelli WB 11 2026
Nick Daicos CW 10 2024
Gary Ablett GE / GC 9 2010
Zak Butters PA 9 2026
Chris Judd WC / CA 8 2007
Nick Dal Santo SK / NM 8 2011
Jobe Watson ES 8 2012
Joel Selwood GE 8 2010
Patrick Cripps CA 8 2024
Matt Rowell GC 8 2025
Caleb Serong FR 8 2024
Robert Harvey SK 7 1996
Trent Cotchin RI 7 2013
Errol Gulden SY 7 2023
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera SK 7 2026
Robert Flower ME 6 1984
Greg Williams GE / SY / CA 6 1994
Mark Naley CA 6 1987
Nathan Burke SK 6 1996

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Winning Teams With No Votes

All six votes went to the losing side.

Game Winner Loser Venue
R23, 2022 Sydney 88 St Kilda 74 Docklands
R15, 2006 St Kilda 74 Essendon 71 M.C.G.
R10, 1995 Collingwood 93 Fitzroy 79 Victoria Park
R2, 1995 West Coast 80 Collingwood 76 M.C.G.
R15, 1994 Essendon 92 North Melbourne 85 M.C.G.
R12, 1992 Adelaide 103 Hawthorn 102 Waverley Park
R2, 1991 Essendon 113 Richmond 109 M.C.G.
R20, 1988 Carlton 141 North Melbourne 137 Princes Park
R10, 1988 Hawthorn 137 St Kilda 121 M.C.G.
R22, 1987 Hawthorn 126 Geelong 123 Kardinia Park
R22, 1985 Carlton 81 Collingwood 75 Waverley Park
R19, 1985 North Melbourne 99 Sydney 94 S.C.G.

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EG=Eligible games (home & away, seasons with a count only), GPV=Games polled votes, 3=Games polling 3 votes, 2=Games polling 2 votes, 1=Games polling 1 vote, %GP=Percentage of eligible games polling votes