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 22 Overview
With the season-ending injury to Nick Daicos last week, all eyes are now on his challengers. So how did they do in Round 22?
The Bulldogs had a bad loss and Marcus Bontempelli was fairly well held.
The Demons had a narrow loss, with Christian Petracca a useful contributor but would be lucky to poll.
The Tigers were pumped by the Saints, and Tim Taranto wasn't particularly influential.
The only one who will improve their position will be Port Adelaide's Zak Butters. The Power had a strong win and Butters was the leading ball winner on the ground., but there were a number of good contributors, so we'll have to see if he did enough for the three votes!
Check out our Round 22 Brownlow votes below!
2023 AFL Brownlow Votes - Round 22 Match Analysis
Collingwood 16.13.109 def Geelong 15.11.101
The Pies were challenged by the Cats but they held their nerve to take the points and leave the Cats needing to win their last two matches to make the finals. Josh Daicos didn’t miss his brother as he amassed 37 disposals and 7 marks on the wing. Patrick Lipinski (25 disposals, 8 tackles) was very good while Brody Mihocek (5 goals, 9 disposals, 6 marks) kicked a handful but several of those were handed to him in the goal square. Jeremy Cameron also kicked a bag with 7 goals from 14 disposals and 6 marks, although he was also fortunate with two of those handed to him when he was out of bounds! Tom Atkins (33 disposals, 8 tackles, 8 clearances) and Patrick Dangerfield (26 disposals, 9 clearances, 1 goal) were fierce at the contest for the Cats.
Josh Daicos - 2.5
Jeremy Cameron - 2.5
Tom Atkins - 0.5
Patrick Dangerfield - 0.5
North Melbourne 12.5.77 def by Essendon 13.8.86
Once again the Kangaroos were competitive but couldn’t find a way to win as Essendon scraped home against a bottom-two team for the second week in a row. Nic Martin was best afield with 32 disposals, 6 marks and 3 goals in a fantastic game. Darcy Parish (33 disposals, 9 clearances) and Ben Hobbs (29 disposals, 6 tackles) were also very good. North had some good contributors with Harry Sheezel (32 disposals, 6 marks), Luke Davies-Uniacke (28 disposals, 6 clearances, 1 goal) and Bailey Scott (26 disposals) among their best. Ben Cunnington was also very good in his last ever match with 24 disposals, 10 clearances and 2 goals, and would have to be a sneaky chance for a Brownlow vote.
Nic Martin - 3
Darcy Parish - 2
Luke Davies-Uniacke - 1
Sydney 18.6.114 def Gold Coast 13.12.90
The Swans battled with the Suns and eventually got on top to take the points and move inside the Top 8! Chad Warner (28 disposals, 7 clearances, 2 goals), Tom Papley (24 disposals, 1 goal) and Will Hayward (4 goals, 16 disposals) were best for the Swans. Brandon Ellis (23 disposals, 8 marks, 1 goal) and Matt Rowell (25 disposals, 9 clearances) tried hard for the Suns.
Chad Warner - 3
Will Hayward - 2
Tom Papley - 1
Brisbane 15.9.99 def Adelaide 13.15.93
Adelaide pushed Brisbane all the way but the Lions kept their perfect 2023 home record intact with a six-point win. Hugh McLuggage (28 disposals, 8 clearances, 2 goals) was the Lions’ best, while Charlie Cameron (3 goals, 11 disposals, 6 marks) sparked his side in the third quarter with three goals and another three assists in a sparkling quarter. Rory Laird (34 disposals, 8 tackles) and Matt Crouch (33 disposals, 9 clearances) won plenty of ball for the Crows while Shane McAdam (4 goals, 10 disposals) and Taylor Walker (19 disposals, 6 marks, 2 goals) were good up forward.
Hugh McLuggage - 3
Rory Laird - 1
Charlie Cameron - 1
Matt Crouch - 1
Carlton 9.6.60 def Melbourne 8.8.56
The Blues look on track to play finals after another win against a premiership contender as they knocked off the Dees on Saturday night in a thriller. Nic Newman (33 disposals, 9 marks), Patrick Cripps (29 disposals, 9 tackles, 1 goal) and George Hewett (33 disposals, 6 tackles, 8 clearances) were all important in the win. Jack Viney (31 disposals, 11 tackles), Andrew Brayshaw (31 disposals, 9 tackles, 6 clearances) and Christian Petracca (24 disposals, 2 goals) all tried hard to will their side over the line but it wasn’t to be.
Patrick Cripps - 3
George Hewett - 2
Nic Newman - 1
West Coast 4.9.33 def by Fremantle 20.14.134
The Dockers showed no mercy in the WA Derby to belt the hapless Eagles. Lachie Schultz won the medal for best afield with 24 disposals and 5 goals. He was tied in the voting with Luke Jackson who was also superb with 19 disposals, 26 hitouts, 6 clearances and 1 goal. Hayden Young (25 disposals, 8 tackles), Andrew Brayshaw (33 disposals), Caleb Serong (30 disposals) and Jordan Clark (28 disposals, 10 marks) will fight it out for the minor Brownlow vote.
Lachie Schultz - 3
Luke Jackson - 2
Hayden Young - 1
Hawthorn 9.13.67 def Western Bulldogs 9.10.64
The Hawks are becoming the giant-killers of the AFL season as they’ve knocked off another finals contender. The Bulldogs will rue this one as their September dreams now hang in the balance. It’s an easy three Brownlow votes in this one with Jai Newcombe running amok to amass 40 disposals, 12 marks and a goal in his 50th game. Karl Amon (32 disposals, 13 marks, 1 goal), Will Day (24 disposals, 1 goal), James Worpel (25 disposals, 7 clearances, 1 goal) and Dylan Moore (24 disposals, 1 goal) were all excellent. It was a quiet day for most of the Dogs. Marcus Bontempelli worked hard to get to 23 disposals, 8 tackles and 7 clearances, but it’s probably not enough for a vote.
Jai Newcombe - 3
Karl Amon - 2
James Worpel - 0.5
Will Day - 0.5
St Kilda 14.9.93 def Richmond 8.9.57
The Saints were too strong for the Tigers who are now unlikely to make the finals. Spearhead Max King kicked a bag of 6 goals from 8 disposals which will have him in the Brownlow votes. Jade Gresham (22 disposals, 6 tackles, 3 goals), Rowan Marshall (23 disposals, 9 marks, 6 tackles, 20 hitouts, 1 goal), Jack Sinclair (33 disposals, 10 marks) and Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (27 disposals, 9 marks) were all excellent. Not too many winners for the Tigers with Brownlow contender Tim Taranto (24 disposals, 7 tackles, 1 goal) unlikely to poll.
Jack Sinclair - 2
Rowan Marshall - 2
Jade Gresham - 1
Max King - 1
Port Adelaide 21.10.136 def GWS Giants 13.7.85
The Power snapped a four-game losing streak with a strong win over the Giants. Zak Butters (34 disposals, 9 marks, 7 clearances), Jason Horne-Francis (27 disposals, 3 goals), Connor Rozee (29 disposals, 6 tackles, 6 clearances), Ollie Wines (29 disposals, 6 clearances, 1 goal) and Dan Houston (30 disposals, 10 marks, 1 goal) were all superb and it might be difficult to separate them for votes. Tom Green (31 disposals, 6 tackles, 2 goals) and Toby Greene (27 disposals, 7 clearances, 2 goals) were tireless for the Giants.
Jason Horne-Francis - 3
Zak Butters - 2
Ollie Wines - 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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