Records shattered as Cripps claims second Brownlow Medal with mammoth count

Carlton captain Patrick Cripps has claimed his second Brownlow Medal with a record 45 votes for the 2024 season.

Cripps polled in 17 of his 23 games for the home and away season for an average of 1.96 votes per game, with an eight-game stretch between Rounds 11-19 seeing him poll 20 votes.

His 45 votes shatter the previous record under the 3-2-1 system held by Dustin Martin and Ollie Wines by nine, with a maximum of 69 votes on offer in 2024.

Collingwood ace Nick Daicos also surpassed the previous best of 36 by two after polling in 18 games for the season, including 15 of his last 16 games.

Port Adelaide's Zak Butters polled 29 votes to round out the podium, with ineligible Swan Isaac Heeney and Fremantle's Caleb Serong narrowly trailing on 28. A further eight players polled at least 22 votes.

Heeney had 21 votes to his name after the first 10 rounds - an in-season record.

The Swans polled the most team votes with 103 for the year, with the Western Bulldogs the next highest with 91.

Final Leaderboard

45 votes - Patrick Cripps
38 - Nick Daicos
29 - Zak Butters
28 - Caleb Serong, Isaac Heeney*
27 - Tom Green
26 - Adam Treloar
25 - Errol Gulden, Matthew Rowell
24 - Jai Newcombe
23 - Chad Warner
22- Andrew Brayshaw, Lachie Neale
19 - Marcus Bontempelli, Jason Horne-Francis

Here's how the night played out...

Opening Round

• Chad Warner collects his first set of votes for the night with three
• Harry McKay polls three for the Blues
• Matt Rowell collects three votes
• Tom Green also gets three

Round 1

• Patrick Cripps gets his first three-voter
• Warner goes back-to-back threes, as does Matt Rowell. Isaac Heeney got two
• Serong and Rozee get their first three-vote games
• Archie Perkins, Jesse Hogan, Rowan Marshall and Clayton Oliver all polled three
• Tom Green now with five total

Round 2

• Tom Green has eight votes from three games
• Heeney gets his first three-voter, Warner up to seven
• Serong three votes for the second week in a row
• Other three-vote getters: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Tom Stewart, Christian Petracca, Tom Liberatore, Ollie Wines
• SNUB: Marcus Bontempelli with no votes after collecting 32 disposals, 2 goals, 11 clearances, 2 goal assists, 19 contested possessions in Round 2

Round 3

• Patrick Cripps gets three votes
• Petracca with three votes (seven total)
• Other three-vote getters: Jamie Elliott, Hayden Young, Nic Martin, Adam Treloar, Tim Taranto, Tanner Bruhn

Round 4

• Petracca up to 10 votes with another three votes
• Heneey gets three (now eight total)
• Cripps eight total with another two but Serong up to nine with three in the same game
• Other three-vote getters: Joe Daniher, Connor Rozee, Tom Liberatore, Toby Greene, Callum Wilkie, Jordan De Goey

Round 5

• Zach Merrett gets his first votes of the night with three
• Zak Butters with three (up to four total)
• Noah Anderson with three as well (five total)
• Other thre-vote getters: Josh Dunkley, Bradley Hill, Sam Walsh, Jeremy Cameron, Jake Waterman

Leaderboard after Round 5

10 votes - Christian Petracca
9 - Caleb Serong, Matthew Rowell
8 - Patrick Cripps, Tom Green, Chad Warner, Isaac Heeney, Connor Rozee

Round 6

• Green up to nine with one, Cripps up to 11 with three
• Heeney* up to 11 with three more
• Zach Merret three votes
• Other three-vote getters: Aaron Naughton, Patrick Lipinski, Zach Guthrie, Elliot Yeo, Jai Newcombe

Round 7

• Tom Green up to 12 with three more
• Zach Merrett up to nine with three
• Zak Butters up to seven with three more
• Cripps two more to get to 13 overall
• Rowell up to 11 with two, Anderson up to eight with three
• Heeney at 14 with three more votes
• Other three-vote getters: Max Gawn, Rory Laird, Jeremy Cameron, Nat Fyfe

Goal of the Year: Harley Reid

Mark of the Year: Bobby Hill

Round 8

• Zak Butters up to nine with two more
• Nick Daicos with three votes to go to seven
• Isaac Heeney* with two more to go to 16
• Zach Merret with three to go to 12
• Other three-vote getters: Jake Soligo, Jack Sinclair, Harrison Petty, Hayden Young, Bailey Dale, Dayne Zorko

Round 9

• Patrick Cripps now with 16 after adding three more
• Nick Daicos up to 10 with three votes
• Isaac Heeney* with three more to go to 19
• Tom Green up to 15 with three more
• Other three-vote getters: Horne-Francis, Jai Newcombe, James Harmes, Touk Miller, Izak Rankine

Jim Stynes Community Award winner: Reilly O'Brien

Round 10

• Matt Rowell thee up to 16
• Heeney two up to 21, Warner three up to 16
• Daicos two up to 12
• Lachie Neale three votes (five total)
• Other three-vote getters: Adam Treloar, Luke Jackson, Jye Caldwell, Daniel Houston, Harley Reid

Leaderboard after Round 10

21 Votes - Isaac Heeney
16 - Patrick Cripps, Matt Rowell, Chad Warner
15 - Tom Green
14 - Christian Petracca
13 - Adam Treloar

Round 11

• Chad Warner with three more to go to 19 overall
• Nick Daicos is up to 15 with another three
• Patrick Cripps is up to 19 votes with three more
• Tom Green with one more to go to 16
• Other three-vote getters: Jason Horne-Francis, Toby Greene, Jordan Ridley, James Worpel, Max Gawn, Jordan Dawson

Round 12

• Cripps with three more to go to 22
• Daicos with two more to go to 17
• Bontempelli with three to go to seven
• Serong with three to go to 15
• Other three-vote getters: Dylan Moore, Mason Wood, Max Holmes, Sam Flanders

Round 13

• Neale with two votes to go to seven
• Cripps with two more votes to go to 24
• Daicos with one to go to 18
• Other three-vote getters: Jordan Dawson, Eric Hipwood, James Worpel, , Rowan Marshall, Tom Papley, Jack Crisp

Round 14

• Bontempelli with three more to go to 10
• Daicos with another one-voter to go to 19
• Other three-vote getters: Joe Daniher, James Sicily, Joel Amartey, Luke Davies-Uniacke, Josh Kelly

Round 15

• Cripps up to 27 with three more
• Warner with one to go up to 20, Gulden with three to go to 15
• Serong with two more to go to 17
• Other three-vote getters: Dayne Zorko, Luke Davies-Uniacke, Sam Durham, Andrew Brayshaw

Round 16

• Cripps with another three to go to 30 votes
• Bontempelli up to 13 with three more, Treloar got two to go to 17
• Serong with two more to go to 19
• Nick Daicos with three to go to 22
• Other three-vote getters: Josh Dunkley, Jordan Dawson, Tom Stewart, Jason Horne-Francis, Jai Newcombe, Nick Blakey

Leaderboard after Round 16

30 votes - Patrick Cripps
22 - Nick Daicos
21 - Isaac Heeney*
20 - Chad Warner
19 - Caleb Serong
17 - Adam Treloar
16 - Tom Green, Christian Petracca

Round 17

• Cripps with one more to rise to 31
• Neale nabs three more to go to 10
• Heeney one more to go  to 22, Gulden with three go to 18
• Daicos with one to go to 23
• Tom Green with three to go to 17
• Other three-vote getters: Zak Butters, Luke Davies-Uniacke, Jeremy Cameron, Andrew Brayshaw, Trent Rivers

Round 18

• Lachie Neale with three to go to 13 votes overall
• Tom Green three votes to go to 22
• Chad Warner two votes, Gulden three votes
• Nick Daicos two votes to go to 25
• Patrick Cripps two votes to go to 33
• Other three-vote getters: Zak Butters, Trent Rivers, Rory Laird, Jai Newcombe, Jack Bowes, Jamrra Ugle-Hagan

Round 19

• Cripps with three more to go to 36
• Serong three votes to go to 22
• Butters with three votes to go to 20
• Gulden two votes to go to 23
• Other three-vote getters: Rowan Marshall, Sam Durham, Ben Keays, Hugh McCluggage, Lachie Whitfield, Jack Ginnivan, Tom Liberatore

Round 20

• Treloar up to 22 with three more
• Serong up to 25 with three more
• Neale three more to go to 16
• Daicos with three votes to go to 28
• Other three-vote getters: Will Day, Finn Callaghan, Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Tom Stewart, Ollie Wines

Round 21

• Treloar with two to go to 24
• Tom Green up to 23 with one more
• Lachie Neale up to 19 with three votes
• Zak Butters up to 22 with two more
• Nick Daicos up to 30 with two votes
• Patrick Cripps up to 39 with three more
• Other three-vote getters: Matt Rowell, Luke Davies-Uniacke, Jeremy Cameron, Toby Greene, Andrew Brayshaw, Jason Horne-Francis

Round 22

• Tom Green up to 26 with three more
• Caleb Serong up to 28 with three more
• Zak Butters up to 25 votes with thee more
• Nick Daicos two votes to go to 32 votes
• Heeney with three more for 25 in total
• Other three-vote getters: Harry Sheezel, Matt Rowell, Jack Sinclair, Sam Berry, Dylan Moore

Patrick Cripps is officially the Brownlow Medal winner.

Round 23

Three-vote getters: Isaac Heeney, Jack Viney, Jesse Hogan, Nick Daicos, Zak Butters, Rowan Marshall, Sam Darcy, Jack Gunston, Patrick Cripps

Round 24

Three-vote getters: Jai Newcombe, Ed Richards, Jeremy Cameron, Matt Rowell, Lachie Neale, Ollie Wines, Patrick Cripps, Nick Daicos