The AFL's night of nights is over, with Carlton captain Patrick Cripps crowned as the 2022 Brownlow medallist.

It was a thrilling count until the end, with several stars of the game still a very real chance to take 'Charlie' home with just a handful of rounds remaining.

Here's how the 2022 Brownlow Medal count unfolded:

Round 1

  • Patrick Cripps' huge outing against the Tigers only landed one early vote, while fellow medal contender Christian Petracca was seen as the best-afield in his side's win over the Bulldogs.
  • Cripps recorded 30 Disposals, 5 Marks, 8 Clearances, 3 Goals in the win over Richmond.

Round 2

Round 3

  • Clayton Oliver collected two votes to go to four votes overall, while Patrick Cripps was given another three votes for his outing against the Hawks.
  • Andrew Brayshaw added another two votes to sit at seven votes from three games.
  • Brayshaw and Cripps sit tied at the top of the leaderboard after three rounds with seven votes, while Petracca and Travis Boak sit a single vote behind them.

LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND 3

7 votes - Andrew Brayshaw, Patrick Cripps
6 votes - Travis Boak, Christian Petracca
5 votes - Lachie Neale, Isaac Heeney, Ben Keays

Round 4

  • Fist Brownlow votes for Nick Daicos, picking up three in Collingwood's loss to West Coast.  Max Gawn (33 Hitouts, 25 Disposals, 12 Marks, 6 Clearances, 1 Goal) and Will Brodie (37 Disposals, 4 Marks, 5 Tackles, 6 Clearances) also picked up three votes.

Round 5

  • Three votes for Lachie Neale to sit on right overall. Callum Mills also with three votes.
  • Oliver one votes, Gawn two and Petracca three votes for the Demons
  • Andrew Brayshaw, Ben Keays and Christian Petracca tied for nine votes after five rounds.
  • We had all three listed as three the top chances to lead at this point. HERE. Here's how we see the next five rounds shaping up...

Brownlow Medal 2022: Who will be leading after 10 rounds?

LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND 5

9 votes - Andrew Brayshaw, Ben Keays, Christian Petracca
8 votes - Lachie Neale
7 votes - Patrick Cripps, Jack Steele

Round 6

Round 7

LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND 7

13 votes - Patrick Cripps
11 votes - Lachie Neale
10 votes - Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver
9 votes - Andrew Brayshaw, Ben Keays, Jack Steele

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

  • Three votes for Clayton Oliver (45 Disposals, 5 Marks, 6 Tackles, 11 Clearances) takes him to 16 votes and level with Neale and Cripps
  • Two votes for Christian Petracca (15 total)
  • Marcus Bontempelli (24 Disposals, 8 Marks, 5 Tackles, 7 Clearances, 3 Goals), Dion Prestia (36 Disposals, 5 Marks, 6 Clearances, 8 Score Involvements) and Charlie Curnow (6 Goals, 11 Disposals, 6 Marks, 10 Score Involvements) all polled three votes

Round 11

Round 12

  • Three votes for Andrew Brayshaw (17 total) - Had 39 Disposals, 4 Marks, 6 Tackles, 9 Clearances
  • Jeremy Cameron (6 Goals, 18 Disposals, 7 Marks, 11 Score Involvements) and Max Gawn (30 Hitouts, 28 Disposals, 9 Marks, 5 Clearances, 3 Goals) recorded three votes
  • Two votes for Callum Mills (13 overall)
  • Touk Miller three votes (14 total)

Round 13

Round 14

  • Patrick Cripps two votes (20 total)
  • Toby Greene (7 Goals, 21 Disposals, 6 Marks, 14 Score Involvements) and Cameron Guthrie (25 Disposals, 6 Marks, 13 Tackles, 4 Clearances) landed three-vote games.

Round 15

  • Touk Miller two votes (16 total)
  • Sam Walsh (40 Disposals, 6 Marks, 7 Clearances, 6 Score Involvements) recorded three votes

Brownlow Medal 2022: Who will poll the most votes in the last 8 rounds?

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

And it all comes down to this...

Touk Miller and Lachie Neale tied on 27 votes, while Patrick Cripps (26) is a stong chance for three votes.

Round 23

WE HAVE A WINNER!

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 17: Patrick Cripps of the Blues celebrates a goal during the 2022 AFL Round 01 match between the Carlton Blues and the Richmond Tigers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 17, 2022 In Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

 

FINAL LEADERBOARD

29 votes - Patrick Cripps
28 votes - Lachie Neale
27 votes - Touk Miller
25 votes - Andrew Brayshaw, Clayton Oliver
24 votes - Christian Petracca
21 votes - Callum Mills
19 votes - Dion Prestia, Jeremy Cameron
17 votes - Zach Merrett
16 votes - Luke Parker