Brisbane star Lachie Neale claimed his second Brownlow Medal on Monday night in what was an entertaining count that came down to the wire.
A three-vote performance in Round 24 saw Neale claim 'Charlie' for the second time in four counts, with the best-afield outing seeing him surpass Bulldog Marcus Bontempelli for the title.
Collingwood's Nick Daicos held the lead before the final round, with the young Magpies star one of five players able to take out the Brownlow at the final round.
Melbourne's Christian Petracca and Sydney's Errol Gulden were also in the mix by the last round, with Neale's finishing the night two votes ahead of Bontempelli.
Here's how the night unfolded...
Round 1 Luke Davies-Uniacke (32 Disposals, 1 Goal, 5 Tackles, 10 Clearances) got three votes against the Eagles Jason Horne-Francis (25 Disposals, 1 Goal, 3 Tackles, 7 Clearances) picked up max votes in his Port Adelaide debut Nick Daicos picked up his first two votes of the night Christian Petracca picked up three votes to get his night off to a perfect start Shai Bolton , Callum Mills , Tom Green , Darcy Parish , Luke Ryan each polled three Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Jordan Dawson (27 Disposals, 1 Goal, 6 Tackles, 5 Clearances) three more votes Three more for Christian Petracca to have him sitting on 8 Jeremy Cameron (7 Goals, 22 Disposals, 9 Marks) got three votes Charlie Cameron , Charlie Curnow , Tom Liberatore , Jack Sinclair , Chad Warner , Zach Merrett also picked up three votes Round 5 Round 6 Nick Daicos (40 Disposals, 2 Goals, 6 Tackles, 604 Metres-Gained) collected another three Marcus Bontempelli (31 Disposals, 2 Goals, 10 Tackles, 8 Clearances) gets another 3 to go to 9 Connor Rozee (29 Disposals, 2 Goals, 7 Tackles) also got 3 As did Jack Viney (30 Disposals, 1 Goal, 6 Marks, 5 Tackles) Lachie Neale , Jeremy Cameron , Taylor Walker , Patrick Cripps , Noah Anderson all picked up three votes also Neale's three votes came ahead of Charlie Cameron 's 7 goals against the Giants, with Neale having just the 20 touches Round 7 Christian Petracca (3 Goals, 35 Disposals, 8 Marks, 4 Clearances) added to his tally with 3 more Jason Horne-Francis (25 Disposals, 7 Tackles, 11 Clearances) got maximum votes Noah Anderson (32 Disposals, 1 Goal, 5 Tackles, 9 Clearances) also got 3 Will Ashcroft , Toby Greene , Tim English , Charlie Curnow , Tom Hawkins , Tom Mitchell also got 3 Lachie Neale nabbed 2 more Round 8 Andrew Brayshaw (34 Disposals, 2 Goals, 9 Marks, 8 Tackles) got 3 As did Shai Bolton (3 Goals, 31 Disposals, 8 Marks, 7 Clearances) Josh Dunkley (33 Disposals, 11 Marks, 13 Tackles, 6 Clearances) Jordan Dawson picked up 3 more As did Christian Petracca Also getting 3 votes were: Jack Steele , Josh Dunkley , Brody Mihocek , Darcy Parish , Tom Green Round 9 Matthew Rowell (9 Disposals, 1 Goal, 11 Marks, 17 Tackles) got 3 Lachie Neale collected another 2 Zak Butters (2 Disposals, 9 Marks, 3 Clearances) got 3 As did Jordan Dawson Bailey Smith , Mason Cox , Jack Viney , Lachie Schultz, Dion Prestia , Joe Daniher all got 3 Round 10 Lachie Neale (35 Disposals, 8 Marks, 10 Clearances) picks up another 3 Zach Merrett (ESS) - 39 Disposals, 8 Marks, 7 Tackles, 5 Clearances, 679 Metres-Gained) also got 3 As did Zak Butters (41 Disposals, 2 Goals, 6 Marks, 10 Clearances) Other three-vote winners: Jai Newcombe , Bailey Scott , Jack Steele , Tom Liberatore , Caleb Serong , Zach Merrett , Tom Mitchell SNUB: Jack Sinclair had 37 disposals and 2 goals for no votes Round 11 Matthew Rowell (29 Disposals, 1 Goal, 7 Tackles, 16 Clearances) got 3 As did Tim Taranto (4 Goals, 33 Disposals, 7 Tackles, 7 Clearances) Jordan De Goey (35 Disposals, 1 Goal, 6 Marks, 5 Clearances) got max Luke Jackson (9 Disposals, 1 Goal, 6 Tackles, 8 Clearances) got 3 James Sicily (43 Disposals, 16 Marks, 22 Intercept Possessions, 658 Metres Gained) also got 3 Other three-vote getters: Toby Greene , Rory Laird , Zach Merrett Round 12 Round 13 Taylor Walker (10 Goals, 21 Disposals, 11 Marks, 603 Metres Gained) earned 3 votes Zak Butters (31 Disposals, 1 Goal, 6 Marks, 6 Clearances) picked up 3 As did Nic Martin (ESS) - 30 Disposals, 9 Marks, 7 Clearances) Jack Viney (32 Disposals, 1 Goal, 11 Tackles, 9 Clearances) also got 3 Others to get 3 votes: Jack Sinclair , Tom Green , Tim Taranto , Jai Newcombe Snub: Toby Greene (GWS) - 3 Goals, 24 Disposals, 4 Tackles, 5 Clearances Round 14 Round 15 Round 16 Nick Daicos (36 Disposals, 1 Goal, 7 Marks, 10 Tackles, 7 Clearances) gets 3 more Marcus Bontempelli also managed another 3 to get to 17 Lachie Neale kept the lead with another 3-voter Others to get 3 votes: Brad Crouch , Izak Rankine , Errol Gulden , Dan Houston, Patrick Cripps , Jack Viney , Round 17 Nick Daicos (29 Disposals, 2 Goals, 6 Tackles, 11 Clearances) moves to 25 votes with a 3-voter Connor Rozee (28 Disposals, 2 Goals, 6 Marks, 635 Metres Gained) also got 3 votes As did Steven May (29 Disposals, 12 Marks, 13 Intercept Possessions) Others to get 3 votes: Darcy Parish , Patrick Dangerfield , Stephen Coniglio , Jacob Weitering , Dustin Martin , Jack Gunston Round 18 Nick Daicos (36 Disposals, 1 Goal, 5 Marks, 7 Clearances, 568 Metres Gained) takes the lead at 28 votes Christian Petracca added 3 more to go to 25 total Noah Anderson added 3 more to go to 22 2 more for Bontempelli sees him reach 19 for the night James Worpel (2 Disposals, 1 Goal, 5 Marks, 6 Tackles, 7 Clearances) got 3 too Others to get 3 votes: Dan Houston, Shai Bolton , Toby Greene , Errol Gulden , Tom Hawkins Round 19 Luke Parker (31 Disposals, 9 Tackles, 8 Clearances) got 3 votes Charlie Curnow (10 Goals, 20 Disposals, 8 Marks) got maximum as well Marcus Bontempelli added 2 votes to go to 21 Others to get 3 votes: Luke Davies-Uniacke , Sam Taylor , Harris Andrews , Tim Taranto , Jamie Elliott , Tom Liberatore , Jack Viney Round 20 Round 21 Errol Gulden (32 Disposals, 2 Goals, 7 Tackles, 677 Metres Gained) picks up 3 to go to 23 Jordan Dawson up to 20 with 3 votes Marcus Bontempelli (3 Goals, 32 Disposals, 9 Tackles, 10 Clearances) grabs 3 votes too Zak Butters goes to 20 with 3 votes Others to get 3 votes: Tim Kelly , Will Day , Nic Newman , Angus Brayshaw , Caleb Serong Round 22 Round 23 Round 24 FINAL LEADERBOARD: 31 votes - Lachie Neale
29 - Marcus Bontempelli
28 - Nick Daicos
27 - Zak Butters
27 - Errol Gulden
25 - Christian Petracca
24 - Caleb Serong *
Lachie Neale during the round 22 AFL match between St Kilda and Brisbane on August 12, 2022 (Photo by Cameron Grimes / Zero Digital Media)