Which players have polled the most Brownlow votes in the history of the award?

Tonight's Brownlow Medal count see some movement in the all time Brownlow medal votes leader board.

Gold Coast skipper Gary Ablett needs just two votes to over take St Kilda legend Robert Harvey and move into second place, while Hawks' star Sam Mitchell needs just seven votes to move into fourth for the most Brownlow votes ever polled.

Most Brownlow votes ever polled:

1. 246 - Gary Dempsey (Footscray/North Melbourne)
2. 215 - Robert Harvey (St Kilda)
3. 214 - Gary Ablett Jnr (Geelong/Gold Coast)
4. 210 - Chris Judd (West Coast/Carlton)
5. 204 - Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
6. 202- Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn)
7. 187- Brent Harvey (North Melbourne)
8. 186 - Dane Swan (Collingwood)
9. 184 - Simon Black (Brisbane)
10. 180 - Bob Skilton (South Melbourne/Sydney)
11. 178 - Nathan Buckley (Brisbane/Collingwood)
12. 178 - Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)
13. 175 - Scott West (Western Bulldogs)
14. 172 - Bill Hutchison (Essendon)
15. 165 - Keith Greg (North Melbourne)
16. 163 - Adam Goodes (Sydney)
17. 161 - Garry Wilson (Fitzroy)
18. 160 - Kevin Bartlett (Richmond)
19. 159 - Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)
20. 154 - Dick Reynolds (Essendon)