Round 13 was an interesting one with a couple of great games and a couple of ordinary ones! Collingwood head to their bye with a 6-point lead at the top of the ladder after sneaking home by a point against Melbourne in a King's Birthday thriller. Geelong, Adelaide and Hawthorn also picked up important wins against other finals aspirants. At the other end of the ladder, North Melbourne played about ten minutes of good football which was enough to grab a rare win against the Eagles.
As usual, we’ll share our thoughts from every match of the AFL season, along with our Brownlow vote predictions and projections 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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2025 AFL Brownlow Round 13 Overview
It was an interesting round with our current leaders likely to miss out on votes in Round 13. Bailey Smith was a late withdrawal for the Cats, while Jordan Dawson, Nick Daicos and Noah Anderson were all well down on their usual output. Look to the likes of Max Holmes, Zak Butters, Tristan Xerri and Connor Rozee to climb up the leaderboard this round!
Check out our 2025 Round 13 Brownlow votes below and our updated 2025 Brownlow leaderboard here!
2025 AFL Brownlow Votes - Round 13 Match Analysis
Western Bulldogs 8.11.59 def by Hawthorn 12.9.81
The Hawks finally claimed a scalp in 2025 as they brought the Dogs back down to Earth. Jai Newcombe (27 disposals, 6 tackles, 10 clearances, 1 goal) Jack Ginnivan (23 disposals, 6 marks, 2 goals), Josh Ward (28 disposals) and Josh Weddle (18 disposals, 6 marks, 1 goal) were all important while Mabior Chol (4 goals, 11 disposals) was a great target up forward. Matthew Kennedy (29 disposals, 6 marks, 7 tackles, 1 goal) and Ed Richards (25 disposals, 7 tackles, 1 goal) were best for the Dogs.
Jai Newcombe - 3
Josh Weddle - 1
Mabior Chol - 1
Jack Ginnivan - 1
Adelaide 10.8.68 def Brisbane 8.15.63
A huge last quarter surge saw the Crows kick 5.0 to the Lions’ 0.8 to pinch a thrilling victory in wet conditions and set up a run at the top four. Ben Keays (20 disposals, 3 goals) and Rory Laird (25 disposals) were best for the Crows, while Jordan Dawson (18 disposals, 11 tackles, 1 goal) was quiet throughout before rising high in the last quarter to help his team to victory. Will Ashcroft was arguably best on ground in the loss with 31 disposals, 7 tackles and 8 clearances, while Jarrod Berry (28 disposals, 8 marks) and Hugh McLuggage (27 disposals, 6 clearances, 1 goal) were good for the Lions.
Will Ashcroft - 3
Ben Keays - 2
Rory Laird - 1
Richmond 4.12.36 def by Sydney 11.14.80
The Tigers started well but Sydney came good and ran away with a comfortable win. Nick Blakey (34 disposals, 10 marks, 916 metres gained) was back to his best, with Isaac Heeney (25 disposals, 6 clearances, 1 goal), Brodie Grundy (19 disposals, 6 tackles, 51 hitouts, 1 goal), James Jordan (17 disposals, 7 marks, 3 goals) and Tom McCartin (19 disposals, 14 marks) all important in the win. Dion Prestia (21 disposals, 6 clearances, 1 goal) and Tim Taranto (25 disposals, 1 goal) started superbly before dropping away.
Nick Blakey - 3
Isaac Heeney - 1.5
Brodie Grundy - 1.5
Geelong 9.7.61 def Gold Coast 5.7.37
A wet slog with plenty of stoppages saw the Cats eek out an important win over the Suns. With Brownlow favourite Bailey Smith a late out, it was Max Holmes who stepped up in brilliant fashion with 40 disposals, 6 marks, 10 clearances and 861 metres gained in a clear best-on-ground performance. Gryan Miers (26 disposals, 1 goal), Tom Atkins (23 disposals, 7 tackles, 8 clearances, 1 goal), Mark O’Connor (21 disposals, 10 tackles, 7 clearances) and Tyson Stengle (4 goals, 11 disposals) were all excellent for the Cats. Joel Jeffrey (25 disposals) and Matt Rowell (24 disposals, 11 tackles, 10 clearances, 1 goal) were good for the Suns.
Max Holmes - 3
Gryan Miers - 2
Tyson Stengle - 1
GWS Giants 7.8.50 def by Port Adelaide 9.12.66
The Power fought out a tough win in Canberra against the Giants with their stars Zak Butters (32 disposals, 7 tackles, 12 clearances) and Connor Rozee (28 disposals, 7 marks, 6 tackles, 1 goal) leading the charge. Miles Bergman (23 disposals, 8 marks) and Ollie Wines (23 disposals, 8 marks, 1 goal) were also important. Tom Green (31 disposals, 11 clearances) tried hard to carry the load in the middle for the Giants, while Jack Buckley (24 disposals, 12 marks) and Sam Taylor (19 disposals, 9 marks) were resilient in defence.
Zak Butters - 3
Connor Rozee - 2
Tom Green - 0.5
Jack Buckley - 0.5
North Melbourne 9.8.62 def West Coast 6.16.52
It was a tough match to watch for the Bunbury locals that perhaps only illustrated why these two teams were last and second last on the ladder, but North figured out how to football in the last quarter to pinch the win. Colby McKercher (35 disposals) was excellent across half-back, with Jy Simpkin (23 disposals, 2 goals) and Harry Sheezel (28 disposals, 7 marks, 7 tackles) lifting late. But it was arguably the broad shoulders of Tristan Xerri (22 disposals, 6 tackles, 37 hitouts, 10 clearances) who was the best over all four quarters. Liam Duggan (23 disposals) and Elijah Hewett (22 disposals, 6 clearances, 1 goal) were good for the Eagles.
Tristan Xerri - 3
Colby McKercher - 2
Jy Simpkin - 1
Carlton 11.12.78 def Essendon 11.4.70
The Blues jumped out early and then held on to grab the win over the Bombers. Tom De Koning (23 disposals, 29 hitouts, 7 clearances, 1 goal) dominated in the middle to give George Hewett (29 disposals, 9 tackles), Sam Walsh (32 disposals, 7 clearances) and Adam Cerra (24 disposals, 7 tackles, 7 clearances) first use of the ball. Blake Acres (29 disposals, 8 marks, 1 goal) also played his best game for the year on the wing. Nic Martin (32 disposals, 1 goal) and Jye Caldwell (26 disposals, 8 tackles, 1 goal) were good for Essendon.
Tom De Koning - 3
Sam Walsh - 1
George Hewett - 1
Nic Martin - 1
Melbourne 10.11.71 def by Collingwood 11.6.72
A thriller on the King’s Birthday saw the Pies hold on against a gallant Melbourne team. Josh Daicos was best with 34 disposals and 11 marks, while Jeremy Howe (26 disposals) and Isaac Quaynor (25 disposals, 9 marks) were also good across half-back. Steele Sidebottom (25 disposals, 8 marks, 1 goal) and Scott Pendlebury (29 disposals, 10 marks) were important in the middle. Max Gawn (20 disposals, 6 marks, 43 hitouts, 6 clearances) and Clayton Oliver (30 disposals, 7 tackles, 9 clearances) were best for the Dees.
Josh Daicos - 3
Jeremy Howe - 2
Steele Sidebottom - 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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