The AFL season rolls on as we continue with our in-depth 2023 Brownlow Medal coverage. Every game, every round, we'll have 2023 Brownlow Medal tips, analysis and information, to make your 2023 Brownlow Medal night a profitable one!
As usual, we’ll share our thoughts from every match of the AFL season, along with our Brownlow vote allocations using our own system which has a proven profitable history over many years. For full details on how it works, see the section at the bottom of the page. We hope you'll use our free Brownlow tips to help you find value during the season and built a green book before the big night.
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2023 AFL Brownlow Round 19 Overview
A quieter round for our Brownlow contenders with only one player in our Top 20 polling the three votes according to our Round 19 Brownlow vote predictions. That player was Connor Rozee, but even then, it's not clear-cut in a tricky game for votes where the Power actually lost the match. Marcus Bontempelli is looming towards the top of our Brownlow leaderboard after picking up votes in the Bulldogs win, while Tim Taranto is into the Top 3 with votes in the Tigers exciting win over the Hawks.
Runaway Brownlow leader Nick Daicos copped a hard tag from the Power and although he still had a good game, he's unlikely to poll votes in Round 19.
Check out our Round 19 Brownlow votes below!
2023 AFL Brownlow Votes - Round 19 Match Analysis
Essendon 7.7.49 def by Western Bulldogs 13.12.90
The Bulldogs kicked clear in the final half to record a strong win over the Bombers to kick off Round 19 action. Tom Liberatore was best with 36 disposals and 12 clearances as he was in and under every pack and contest. Marcus Bontempelli (29 disposals, 11 marks, 2 goals) was classy as ever, while Bailey Smith (25 disposals, 7 marks, 6 tackles, 6 clearances) bounced back into some form. The Bombers tried to control the ball from the backline with Jordan Ridley (29 disposals, 14 marks) and Jayden Leverde (27 disposals, 15 marks) padding the stats.
Tom Liberatore - 2.5
Marcus Bontempelli - 2.5
Bailey Smith - 1
Richmond 14.12.96 def Hawthorn 15.5.95
A great game at the MCG saw the Tigers kick the last six goals of the match to pinch it from the Hawks by a solitary point! Dion Prestia (28 disposals, 7 tackles), Tim Taranto (23 disposals, 8 tackles, 3 goals), Dustin Martin (24 disposals, 2 goals) and Jack Ross (27 disposals) were all influential through the middle, while Noah Balta (19 disposals, 14 marks) and Nathan Broad (21 disposals, 12 marks) were important across half-back. Jai Newcombe (30 disposals, 6 clearances, 1 goal), James Worpel (27 disposals, 9 clearances, 1 goal) and James Sicily (28 disposals, 13 marks) were best for the Hawks.
Tim Taranto - 2
James Sicily - 2
Dion Prestia - 1
Jai Newcombe - 1
Carlton 21.14.140 def West Coast 10.6.69
Carlton flew out of the blocks and led by 82 points at half time, but West Coast kept it respectable in the second half. They just couldn’t stop Charlie Curnow as the likely Coleman Medallist booted 10 goals from 20 disposals and 8 marks in a powerhouse display. George Hewett (31 disposals, 10 clearances, 1 goal), Sam Docherty (29 disposals, 8 tackles, 9 clearances) and Nic Newman (23 disposals, 8 marks, 1 goal) were also good for the Blues. Andrew Gaff seems to have recovered some form as he picked up 30 disposals, 10 marks and a goal for the Eagles.
Charlie Curnow - 3
George Hewett - 2
Sam Docherty - 1
Brisbane 9.10.64 def Geelong 7.11.53
The scoreboard flattered Geelong in the end as Brisbane controlled the majority of the match. Josh Dunkley (27 disposals, 8 tackles, 7 clearances) was a welcome addition to the lineup, while Hugh McLuggage (26 disposals) and Lachie Neale (25 disposals, 6 tackles, 9 clearances) were typically busy, and Callum Ah Chee (23 disposals, 9 marks, 1 goal) played arguably his best-ever match. Tom Stewart (25 disposals, 9 marks) led the way for the Cats.
Josh Dunkley - 3
Callum Ah Chee - 2
Tom Stewart - 1
Fremantle 12.4.76 def by Sydney 16.9.105
The Swans landed a big away win to stay in the hunt for finals as Freo’s season continues to spiral. Luke Parker (31 disposals, 9 tackles, 8 clearances) was outstanding, with James Rowbottom (22 disposals, 8 tackles), Errol Gulden (22 disposals, 1 goal) and Callum Mills (20 disposals, 8 marks, 2 goals) good contributors. Caleb Serong (32 disposals, 10 clearances) was Freo’s best, while Lachie Schultz (4 goals, 11 disposals, 6 marks, 7 tackles) and Luke Jackson (14 disposals, 43 hitouts) were useful.
Luke Parker - 3
Caleb Serong - 2
James Rowbottom - 0.5
Lachie Schultz - 0.5
Port Adelaide 12.11.83 def by Collingwood 13.7.85
The top-of-the-table clash certainly lived up to the hype as Collingwood surged in the last quarter to run down the Power in a classic! The old heads of Steele Sidebottom (26 disposals, 1 goal) and Scott Pendlebury (28 disposals, 6 clearances) were cool and calm in slippery conditions, while Taylor Adams (25 disposals, 9 clearances, 1 goal) and Josh Daicos (24 disposals, 1 goal) were also good contributors. Brownlow favourite Nick Daicos (25 disposals, 9 clearances, 1 goal) was hard-tagged by Willem Drew (16 disposals, 16 tackles) - still a solid game by Daicos but Drew would take the points in that battle. Connor Rozee (28 disposals, 2 goals) was arguably best-on-ground while Zac Butters (31 disposals, 6 clearances) was also very good.
Connor Rozee - 3
Steele Sidebottom - 1
Taylor Adams - 1
Zac Butters - 1
GWS Giants 15.13.103 def Gold Coast 9.9.63
The Giants have won six in a row and are now back inside the top 8 after accounting for the Suns. Brent Daniels (20 disposals, 2 goals), Stephen Coniglio (29 disposals, 1 goal), Lachie Whitfield (25 disposals, 9 marks) and Josh Kelly (28 disposals, 6 clearances, 1 goal) were busy around the ball, while Harry Himmelberg (26 disposals, 12 marks) and Sam Taylor (15 disposals, 10 marks) built a wall across half-back. Arguably, the most influential player on the ground was Toby Greene (14 disposals, 3 goals) who could’ve had a bag if he kicked straight and wasn’t subbed out late. Sam Flanders (31 disposals, 9 clearances) was the stand out player for the Suns, while Sam Collins (17 disposals, 11 marks) intercepted plenty of forward thrusts by the Giants. Tricky game for votes.
Toby Greene - 2
Sam Flanders - 2
Brent Daniels - 1
Sam Taylor - 1
Melbourne 14.13.97 def Adelaide 13.15.93
Melbourne survived a late scare from the Crows to cling onto victory at the G. Plenty of solid contributors from the Dees including Kysaiah Pickett (20 disposals, 2 goals), Jack Viney (27 disposals, 1 goal), Christian Petracca (26 disposals), Angus Brayshaw (26 disposals, 7 tackles, 8 clearances) and Max Gawn (13 disposals, 8 marks, 38 hitouts, 2 goals). Izak Rankine (20 disposals, 3 goals) was a star for the Crows before doing his hammy late in the game. Another game where votes could go a number of different ways.
Kysaiah Pickett - 2
Izak Rankine - 2
Max Gawn - 1
Angus Brayshaw - 1
St Kilda 9.15.69 def North Melbourne 9.7.61
It was a scrappy game that North would feel like they let slip after leading by 16 points at three-quarter time as the Saints got the points. Luke Davies-Uniacke was outstanding and should poll the three in the losing effort for his 33 disposals and 12 clearances. Jack Steele (33 disposals, 9 marks, 7 clearances, 1 goal), Marcus Windhager (30 disposals, 9 marks) and Jack Sinclair (29 disposals, 1 goal) also won plenty of ball for the Saints. Harry Sheezel (28 disposals, 7 marks), Ben McKay (18 disposals, 9 marks) and Tarryn Thomas (14 disposals, 7 tackles, 3 goals) were also good for the Roos.
Luke Davies-Uniacke - 3
Jack Steele - 2
Ben McKay - 1
For those who need a refresher on how our Brownlow vote predictor system works, we assign 6 votes per game so that our total votes are the same as the official 3-2-1 system, however we break up those votes as we see fit across potentially more than three players. Some games are really tough to call which way the votes will go, so a better predictive model is to split performances and assign half points to each player where there is doubt. So for example if two players dominate and it's too hard to split their performance, they are given 2.5 votes each, with the remaining 1 vote given to another player(s). This will give us a predictive total closer to their true total, rather than guessing. We can then form a 'range' for each player (i.e. a min and max we think players can poll) with the thinking behind this that the variations from the half votes will even out over the long term.
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