Geelong star and raging hot favorite Patrick Dangerfield has won the 2016 Brownlow Medal.
DANGER DOES IT!
Congratulations to @dangerfield35 on winning the 2016 #BrownlowMedal!#Greatness pic.twitter.com/whJq7ucvwz
— Geelong Cats (@GeelongCats) September 26, 2016
Dangerfield, who wore number 35 with TAC Cup side, Geelong Falcons, and currently wears No.35 at the Cats, finished on a record 35 votes, ahead of second placed Luke Parker, while Richmond's Dustin Martin finished third. Dangerfield polled in a record 15 games.
The 26-year-old also equaled the nine best on grounds set by Greg Williams in 1994 and Nat Fyfe in 2015.
It is the latest in a bevy of awards for Dangerfield this season. He has won the AFLPA MVP, the AFL Coaches Association Player of the Year and was voted the player of the year by media outlets, The Age, Herald Sun, ABC, SEN, 3AW and Channel Nine.
2016 Brownlow Medal top 20:
- 35 votes - Patrick Dangerfield
- 26 - Luke Parker
- 25 - Dustin Martin
- 24 - Rory Sloane (ineligible)
- 21 - Andrew Gaff
- 21 - Dan Hannebery
- 21 - Adam Treloar
- 20 - Marcus Bontempelli
- 20 - Lachie Neale
- 19 - Robbie Gray
- 19 - Zach Merrett
- 19 - Nick Riewoldt
- 18 - Patrick Cripps
- 18 - Joel Selwood
- 17 - Stephen Coniglio
- 17 - Lance Franklin
- 17 - Josh Kennedy
- 17 - Scott Pendlebury
- 17 - Matt Priddis
- 16 - Max Gawn
Why would they?