ANALYSIS

Matt Rowell’s inclusion in one of the AFL’s most exclusive clubs as the 2025 Brownlow Medallist should have been solely a night of celebration for the league and fans for his outstanding year.

Instead, his historic win — alongside the inexcusable allocation of some votes — has reignited questions over credibility regarding the AFL’s most prestigious individual honour and its voting system.

Rowell finished with 39 votes, the second-highest tally in history and only second to Patrick Cripps’ eye-watering 45 in last year’s count. The Sun usurped hot favourite Nick Daicos by seven votes, yet a closer inspection of how he accumulated them exposes the stark anomaly that was Monday night’s night of nights. Grand Final

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