Another Brownlow night is done and dusted, with Port Adelaide star Ollie Wines claiming the crown for 2021 with a stunning 36 votes to his name.
The medal is the Power's first, with Wines' 2021 campaign amassing a record amount of votes to edge out the likes of Marcus Bontempelli, Clayton Oliver and Sam Walsh, all of who polled more than 30.
The evening was an enticing affair as the leaderboard was constantly shuffled until the final round of the night, with there to be plenty of emotion from the offset.
While several of the league's stars would have been worthy winners, there's no doubt Wines was the most deserving.
⚡️ First #Brownlow Medallist in @PAFC history
🏅 Record-equalling 36 votes
💪 Polled in a record 16 games, including 11 of the last 12Cheers to you, Ollie 🍻 pic.twitter.com/h2YEJWzOgz
— AFL (@AFL) September 19, 2021
Ollie & Charlie 🥇 Congratulations to Port Adelaide’s Ollie Wines - 2021 Brownlow Medallist, the first from Alberton 👏 pic.twitter.com/qGPfNluH0p
— Michael Willson (@MichaelCWillson) September 19, 2021
Wines' sister Maddie was among those celebrating the midfielder's win, and did so in style.
Scenes @ North Melbourne pic.twitter.com/fLHQDGCDVL
— Maddie Wines (@maddiewines) September 19, 2021
And soon came the aftermath of emotion and intrigue into Wines' win and speech, which had some help from Power football boss Chris Davies.
Port Adelaide football boss Chris Davies’ “key points” for 2021 #Brownlow Medallist Ollie Wines. pic.twitter.com/3iHC5YG4ck
— Nadine Rabah (@NadineRabah25) September 19, 2021
Ollie Wines inspecting a full tray of champagne before grabbing a beer instead is a vibe #Brownlow
— Todd Davey (@ToddJDavey) September 19, 2021
Ollie Wines’ mum was happy to tell recruiters in the bar after the 2012 draft that @melbournefc had overlooked a Brownlow medalist… She was right! A worthy winner. @FOXFOOTY #BrownlowMedal
— Tom Morris (@tommorris32) September 19, 2021
2021 Brownlow Medallist - Ollie Wines #Brownlow pic.twitter.com/pxAfOx2mei
— Tash 🦘 (@Tashmary95) September 19, 2021
Another year like never before, those in attendance were scattered across the country to celebrate the AFL's 'night of nights', and were preparing for the occasional a little differently.
This is one way to prep for the Brownlow… 😅 #GiveEmHell pic.twitter.com/0Fk8wiaeiQ
— Melbourne Demons (@melbournefc) September 19, 2021
Ready for the #Brownlow 🏅🐶 pic.twitter.com/iTH7Ycfszl
— St Kilda FC (@stkildafc) September 19, 2021
No rest in the parenting game 🚫💤 #Brownlow pic.twitter.com/ieRzWnbBR9
— Geelong Cats (@GeelongCats) September 19, 2021
Reservoir Dees #GiveEmHell #Brownlow pic.twitter.com/aNStxIA3TK
— Rohan (@rjpelz) September 19, 2021
Wines wasn't the only award winner of the evening, with teammate Travis Boak, Richmond gun Shai Bolton and Dockers midfielder Caleb Serong also taking home individual honours.
Congratulations @travisboak10 👏
A worthy winner of the Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award for his ongoing work with @childhoodcancr 💛
📰 https://t.co/0csfBTqgru#weareportadelaide | #Brownlow pic.twitter.com/JLO0u7qTFf
— Port Adelaide FC (@PAFC) September 19, 2021
Travis Boak … what a legend. Top drawer player. Even better human … #Brownlow #BrownlowMedal #JimStynesMedal
— Paul Cochrane (@paulcochrane) September 19, 2021
3 votes - Travis Boak. What a legend!👏👏 #Brownlow
— TAB (@tabcomau) September 19, 2021
Serong, so right.
Officially the best goal of 2021 🔥 #Brownlow #foreverfreo pic.twitter.com/JBUlxuaNud— Fremantle Dockers (@freodockers) September 19, 2021
The mark of 2021 😍
Congratulations, Shai Bolton! pic.twitter.com/XqyAD1okMb
— Richmond FC 🐯🏆 (@Richmond_FC) September 19, 2021
And of course, statistician magician Swamp was at his best once again...
David Mundy becomes the oldest person to poll 20+ votes in a Brownlow count
Travis Boak becomes the oldest person to poll 25+
@freodockers @PAFC @AFL #Brownlow
— Swamp (@sirswampthing) September 19, 2021
Players in 2021 getting 10 coaches votes but no Brownlow votes
R01 - Tom Mitchell
R03 - Sam Wicks
R06 - Touk Miller
R07 - Tom Hickey
R09 - Tom Liberatore
R15 - Charlie Dixon, Steven May
R17 - Sean Darcy
R19 - Willem Drew
R22 - Aliir Aliir, Patrick Dangerfield— Swamp (@sirswampthing) September 19, 2021
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