Adelaide midfielder Brad Crouch has topped the Club’s Brownlow Medal count for 2019 with 14 votes.
Fremantle’s Nat Fyfe won the prestigious medal with 33 votes, ahead of Geelong’s Patrick Dangerfield (27), Carlton’s Patrick Cripps (26) and Brisbane’s Lachie Neale (26).
Fyfe won the AFL’s best and fairest honour with two rounds to spare after polling three votes in the Dockers’ Round 21 clash with St Kilda.
He becomes just the 15th player to win multiple Brownlow Medals and the first since Gary Ablett Junior.
Could this be the start of a decent run of votes for Brad?
— Adelaide Crows (@Adelaide_FC) September 23, 2019
Round 11 v Melbourne
3 - B. Crouch (Adel)
2 - M. Gawn (Melb)
1 - C. Oliver (Melb#Brownlow #weflyasone pic.twitter.com/twEuyeNuoP
Crouch polled maximum votes in two games - Round 11 against Melbourne and Round 13 against Richmond.
Between rounds 11 and 13, Brad amassed seven votes thanks to standout performances against Melbourne, Greater Western Sydney and Richmond.
It’s an amazing achievement for a player who missed the entire 2018 season due to a groin injury.
Crouch finished 21st overall.
Younger brother Matt finished second at the Club with eight votes and recorded three votes against St Kilda in Round 20.
Two more for Matt, that sibling rivalry is surely heating up!
— Adelaide Crows (@Adelaide_FC) September 23, 2019
Round Seven v Fremantle
3 - N. Fyfe (Fre)
2 - M. Crouch (Adel)
1 - D. Mundy (Fre)#Brownlow #weflyasone pic.twitter.com/934Bj0q04l
Rory Sloane was just one vote behind Adelaide’s 2017 Club Champion, ending the night with seven votes.
Sloane was recognised as best-on-ground against Sydney in Round Two with three votes and against Gold Coast in Round Five.
Next in line was Alex Keath thanks to two three-vote games.
Keath finished with six votes off the back of best-on-ground performances against St Kilda in Round Six and Port Adelaide in Round Eight.
Eddie Betts also won his fourth Goal of the Year award thanks to his Round Five snap against Gold Coast in his 300th game.
BROWNLOW MEDAL TOP 10
33 - Nat Fyfe (Fremantle)
27 - Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong)
26 - Patrick Cripps (Carlton)
26 - Lachie Neale (Brisbane)
24 - Tim Kelly (Geelong)
23 - Brodie Grundy (Collingwood)
23 - Dustin Martin* (Richmond)
22 - Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
22 - Jack Macrae (Western Bulldogs)
19 - Dayne Zorko (Brisbane)
*ineligible
CROWS BROWNLOW LEADERBOARD
14 - Brad Crouch
8 - Matt Crouch
7 - Rory Sloane
6 - Alex Keath
5 - Eddie Betts
3 - Reilly O’Brien
3 - Taylor Walker
2 - Cameron Ellis-Yolmen
2 - Rory Laird
1 - Rory Atkins
1 - Darcy Fogarty
1 - Brodie Smith