Gavin Wanganeen says Rowell winning the Brownlow ‘not out of the question’

Former Brownlow medalist Gavin Wanganeen believes Matt Rowell could become the game's youngest Brownlow Medalist.

Rowell has taken the league by storm in his first three games and could be coming off back-to-back three-vote performances over the last fortnight.

Wanganeen, who won his Brownlow in just his third season at Essendon aged 20, became the youngest medalist since Fitzroy's Dinny Ryan in 1936.

Now a director at former club Port Adelaide, Wanganeen spoke on Monday and said Rowell has the talent to win the medal.

"He might have six votes within the first three games," Wanganeen told The Age. 

"He has that young body, he might have to battle with feeling a little bit tired physically, [but] the shorter games could help. You just never know. He's probably leading the Brownlow at the moment. It's not out of the question really."

"He has composure when he gets the footy so he doesn't get panicked or rushed. He's got that composure every time he gets the footy. He's got the confidence to be able to hold onto it a bit longer and not rush the decision. Even experienced players battle with that, when they get the footy, to be able to be relaxed and to be settled," Wanganeen said.

"I just like the lad too, the way he speaks, he's so humble.

"They're going to try and come out and bully him physically now, because he's actually hurting the opposition. His next test will be having to combat that. And by the looks of it, I think he's got the composure and the mature mind to understand that's going to come his way."

Gold Coast Chairman Tony Cochrane was also full of praise for Rowell and said he is fast becoming a star.

"I don't care what sport you take an interest in, people love watching young champions and we're all having the pleasure of having a front-row seat to watching just an elite young footballer excite a whole group," Cochrane said.

"I've been following AFL now for 55 years of my life, and I can't ever recall any player coming out in their second and third games being pretty much best on ground both games. I know it's happened before, but my God. That (running) goal (from beyond 50 metres) he kicked in the second quarter (against Adelaide on Sunday), that was from (his) wrong side."