The AFL's best and fairest

2021 Brownlow Medal

The umpires' 3-2-1 votes from every home-and-away game. Suspended players can poll but can't win.

Medallist

Ollie Wines

Port Adelaide

votes

Won by 3 from Marcus Bontempelli (33) · 3 votes in 8 of 16 games polled

Leaderboard

Final count

1Ollie WinesPort · 8×3 4×2 4×136
2Marcus BontempelliBulldogs · 9×3 3×233
3Clayton OliverMelbourne · 8×3 2×2 3×131
4Sam WalshCarlton · 8×3 2×2 2×130
=5Darcy ParishEssendon · 7×3 2×2 1×126
=5Jack SteeleSt Kilda · 6×3 2×2 4×126
=7Travis BoakPort · 5×3 4×2 2×125
=7Tom MitchellHawthorn · 6×3 3×2 1×125
=9Jarryd LyonsBrisbane · 4×3 5×2 1×123
=9Christian PetraccaMelbourne · 5×3 3×2 2×123
=11Zach MerrettEssendon · 2×3 4×2 6×120
=11David MundyFremantle · 3×3 5×2 1×120
=13Cameron GuthrieGeelong · 4×3 3×218
=13Callum MillsSydney · 5×3 1×2 1×118
=15Touk MillerGold Coast · 5×3 2×117
=15Luke ParkerSydney · 4×3 2×2 1×117
=17Max GawnMelbourne · 2×3 4×2 2×116
=17Rory LairdAdelaide · 2×3 4×2 2×116
=19Ben CunningtonNorth · 2×3 4×2 1×115
=19Jacob HopperGWS · 1×3 4×2 4×115

All 200 players who polled

The count

Running totals, round by round

Ollie Wines: 36 votes, in front for good from R22

By club

Votes and the leading vote-getter

MelbourneClayton Oliver 31 · Christian Petracca 239611 polled

Port AdelaideOllie Wines 36 · Travis Boak 259110 polled

Western BulldogsMarcus Bontempelli 33 · Jack Macrae 148511 polled

Sydney SwansCallum Mills 18 · Luke Parker 178415 polled

Geelong CatsCameron Guthrie 18 · Joel Selwood 98317 polled

Brisbane LionsJarryd Lyons 23 · Dayne Zorko 148013 polled

EssendonDarcy Parish 26 · Zach Merrett 207813 polled

GWS GiantsJacob Hopper 15 · Tim Taranto 15719 polled

St KildaJack Steele 26 · Luke Dunstan 116813 polled

FremantleDavid Mundy 20 · Andrew Brayshaw 106110 polled

West Coast EaglesDom Sheed 13 · Tim Kelly 106113 polled

HawthornTom Mitchell 25 · Jaeger O'Meara 11538 polled

CarltonSam Walsh 30 · Harry McKay 8528 polled

Adelaide CrowsRory Laird 16 · Ben Keays 11518 polled

RichmondDustin Martin 11 · Jack Riewoldt 84614 polled

CollingwoodJack Crisp 11 · Jordan De Goey 9457 polled

Gold Coast SunsTouk Miller 17 · Noah Anderson 84410 polled

North MelbourneBen Cunnington 15 · Tarryn Thomas 53910 polled

Medallists

Every count on file since 2021

2026Nick DaicosRunner-up: Bailey Smith (36)47
2025Matt RowellRunner-up: Nick Daicos (32)39
2024Patrick CrippsRunner-up: Nick Daicos (38)45
2023Lachie NealeRunner-up: Marcus Bontempelli (29)31
2022Patrick CrippsRunner-up: Lachie Neale (28)29
2021Ollie WinesRunner-up: Marcus Bontempelli (33)36

Brownlow Medal FAQ

Who won the 2021 Brownlow Medal?

Ollie Wines (Port Adelaide) won the 2021 Brownlow Medal with 36 votes, 3 ahead of Marcus Bontempelli on 33.

How does Brownlow Medal voting work?

After every home-and-away game the field umpires give 3 votes to the player they judged best on ground, 2 to the second best and 1 to the third. Finals don't count. The votes stay sealed until count night, the Monday before the grand final, and the player with the most votes wins the medal.

Can a suspended player win the Brownlow?

No. A player suspended by the AFL Tribunal during the season is ineligible, though their votes are still read out and counted.

Votes are from the AFL's count, game by game from 2021. Every game's 3-2-1 is on its match page.