Every year, on the Monday prior to the AFL Grand Final, the competition’s top players swap their guernseys and shorts for tails and ties and hit the red carpet for a night of glamour, reminiscence and a few too many Crown Lagers. At the end of it all, the coveted Brownlow Medal is awarded to the man voted the fairest and best player of the season.
This is widely regarded as the highest individual honour in Australian football, with a roll call of past winners spanning early VFL greats such as Haydn Bunton Sr. and Dick Reynolds to modern superstars like Chris Judd and Gary Ablett Jr.
Brownlow night in recent years has also become a highlight on the AFL betting calendar, with top bookmakers offering a number of enticing futures markets, players props and exotics.
Who will win the Brownlow Medal this year? Who heads Brownlow Medal betting for 2024? The Ausbet team will answer these questions and more in our extensive guide below.
Best online bookies for Brownlow Medal betting
Top Bookmakers for Brownlow Medal betting
The top Brownlow Medal bookmakers will have betting on the event all-year round. This will include odds to win the Brownlow Medal and finish in the top three or top five in the count.
Some Brownlow Medal betting sites will have odds available on which player, from each team, will poll the most votes.
Brownlow Medal bookmakers are available via both desktop computer, telephone betting and via betting apps, which are generally on Android and iOS smartphones and tablets.
Some of the top Brownlow bookies we have reviewed include:
- Dabble review
- Unibet review
- Neds review
- bet365 review
- Picklebet review
- PlayUp review
- Ladbrokes review
Latest Brownlow Medal odds 2024
Brownlow Medal odds are now available at most Australian betting sites, with these including to win the best-and-fairest award, top five betting, most votes for each team and many others.
Brownlow Medal betting odds for 2024 have got Collingwood star Nick Daicos ($6) as the favourite to win the award, with Western Bulldogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli ($9) second in betting.
Reigning champion Lachie Neale is on the third line of Brownlow Medal betting at $11, while Carlton young gun Sam Walsh is paying $13, after his scintillating finish to the 2023 season.
A pair of Melbourne guns, Christian Petracca ($13) and Clayton Oliver ($15), are next in the betting, despite the latter having well-publicised off-field issues.
| 2024 Brownlow Medal outright odds |
|---|
| +500 – Nick Daicos |
| +800 – Marcus Bontempelli |
| +1000 – Lachie Neale |
| +1100 – Sam Walsh |
| +1200 – Christian Petracca |
| +1400 – Clayton Oliver |
| +1400 – Tom Green |
| +1400 – Zac Butters |
| +1400 – Erroll Gulden |
| +1600 – Patrick Cripps |
How to bet on the Brownlow Medal in 2024
Online bookmakers run multiple futures markets for the Brownlow every year. Even more exotic punting options become available in the lead-up to the big night. Sign up at one of our top-ranked AFL betting sites to get in on the action.
- Outright betting:
Who will win the medal? This is the biggest of the all the AFL Brownlow betting markets, available all year round at leading online sportsbooks. - Quinellas and trifectas:
Just the same as picking all the place-getters in horse racing, you can bet on who will finish as the top two (quinella) or top three (trifecta) pollers in the Brownlow. - Place betting
Rather than betting on the outright winner or the exact order of the top place-getters, you can predict that a player will finish in the top three or in the top five. - Team betting:
AFL betting sites also give you the option the bet on which player will top their club’s vote tally. For example: you could pick Adam Treloar to poll the most votes for Collingwood, or Jarryd Roughead to top the charts at Hawthorn, and so on.
- Group markets:
Much like group bets in golf and cricket, these markets ask you to pick to the top vote-getter from a mini-field of three or four players. For example: a bookmaker might group Rockliff, Dangerfield, Hannebery and Boak together, from which you would select whichever of those players you think will poll the most votes. - Halfway leader:
Did one of your preseason favourites jump out of the blocks fast before picking up an injury midway through the year? Or do you think so-and-so will poll better than expected in the early rounds? Pick whomever you think will top the pops at the halfway stage of the vote count. - Player lines:
These work just like any old AFL line bet. For example: if Gary Ablett has a line of a 20.5, you can bet on him to poll 20 votes or fewer (under) or 21 votes or more (over). - Brownlow multi bets:
You can combine any of the above markets into an AFL multi. For example: you might have a four-legged bet on Nat Fyfe to win outright, Dayne Beams to lead at halfway, Bryce Gibbs to be Carlton’s top finisher and Rory Sloane to score under 17.5 votes. Every leg must salute in order for the multi to win, but the payouts are much higher than single bets.
Past Brownlow Medal winners
The first Chas Brownlow Trophy was awarded in 1924 to Edward ‘Carji’ Greeves Jr. – the man after whom Geelong’s club championship is named.
Voting is conducted by the field umpires, who are asked to single which players were the fairest and best performers on the day. Only one vote per match was cast up until 1930, since when the current three-two-one system has been used.
| Past Brownlow Medal winners | |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Edward Greeves Jr. (Geelong) – seven votes |
| 1925 | Colin Watson (St. Kilda) – nine votes |
| 1926 | Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne) – nine votes |
| 1927 | Syd Coventry (Collingwood) – seven votes |
| 1928 | Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne) – eight votes |
| 1929 | Albert Collier (Collingwood) – six votes |
| 1930 | Harry Collier (Collingwood), Allan Hopkins (Footscray), Stan Judkins (Richmond) – four votes |
| 1931 | Haydn Bunton Sr. (Fitzroy) – 26 votes |
| 1932 | Haydn Bunton Sr. (Fitzroy) – 23 votes |
| 1933 | Wilfred Smallhorn (Fitzroy) – 18 votes |
| 1934 | Dick Reynolds (Essendon) – 19 votes |
| 1935 | Haydn Bunton Sr. (Fitzroy) – 24 votes |
| 1936 | Denis Ryan (Fitzroy) – 26 votes |
| 1937 | Dick Reynolds (Essendon) – 27 votes |
| 1938 | Dick Reynolds (Essendon) – 18 votes |
| 1939 | Marcus Whelan (Collingwood) – 23 votes |
| 1940 | Des Fothergill (Collingwood), Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne) – 32 votes |
| 1941 | Norman Ware (Footscray) – 23 votes |
| 1946 | Don Cordner (Melbourne) – 20 votes |
| 1947 | Bert Deacon (Carlton) – 20 votes |
| 1948 | Bill Morris (Richmond) – 24 votes |
| 1949 | Col Austen (Hawthorn) – 23 votes |
| 1950 | Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy) – 21 votes |
| 1951 | Bernie Smith (Geelong) – 23 votes |
| 1952 | Roy Wright (Richmond), Bill Hutchison (Essendon) – 21 votes |
| 1953 | Bill Hutchison (Essendon) – 26 votes |
| 1954 | Roy Wright (Richmond) – 29 votes |
| 1955 | Fred Goldsmith (South Melbourne) – 21 votes |
| 1956 | Peter Box (Footscray) – 22 votes |
| 1957 | Brian Gleeson (St. Kilda) – 24 votes |
| 1958 | Neil Roberts (St. Kilda) – 20 votes |
| 1959 | Verdun Howell (St. Kilda), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne) – 20 votes |
| 1960 | John Schultz (Footscray) – 20 votes |
| 1961 | John James (Carlton) – 21 votes |
| 1962 | Alistair Lord (Geelong) – 28 votes |
| 1963 | Bob Skilton (South Melbourne) – 20 votes |
| 1964 | Gordon Collis (Carlton) – 27 votes |
| 1965 | Noel Teasdale (North Melbourne), Ian Stewart (St. Kilda) – 20 votes |
| 1966 | Ian Stewart (St. Kilda) – 21 votes |
| 1967 | Ross Smith (St. Kilda) – 24 votes |
| 1968 | Bob Skilton (South Melbourne) – 24 votes |
| 1969 | Kevin Murray (Fitzroy) – 19 votes |
| 1970 | Peter Bedford (South Melbourne) – 25 votes |
| 1971 | Ian Stewart (Richmond) – 21 votes |
| 1972 | Len Thompson (Collingwood) – 25 votes |
| 1973 | Keith Greig (North Melbourne) – 27 votes |
| 1973 | Keith Greig (North Melbourne) – 27 votes |
| 1974 | Keith Greig (North Melbourne) – 27 votes |
| 1975 | Gary Dempsey (Footscray) – 20 votes |
| 1976 | Graham Moss (Essendon) – 48 votes* |
| 1977 | Graham Teasdale (South Melbourne) – 59 votes* |
| 1978 | Malcolm Blight (North Melbourne) – 22 votes |
| 1979 | Peter Moore (Collingwood) – 22 votes |
| 1980 | Kelvin Templeton (Footscray) – 23 votes |
| 1981 | Bernie Quinlan (Fitzroy), Barry Round (South Melbourne) – 22 votes |
| 1982 | Brian Wilson (Melbourne) – 23 votes |
| 1983 | Ross Glendinning (North Melbourne) – 24 votes |
| 1984 | Peter Moore (Melbourne) – 22 votes |
| 1985 | Brad Hardie (Footscray) – 22 votes |
| 1986 | Robert DiPierdomenico (Hawthorn), Greg Williams (Sydney) – 17 votes |
| 1987 | John Platten (Hawthorn), Tony Lockett (St. Kilda) – 20 votes |
| 1988 | Gerard Healy (Sydney) – 20 votes |
| 1989 | Paul Couch (Geelong) – 22 votes |
| 1990 | Tony Liberatore (Footscray) – 18 votes |
| 1991 | Jim Stynes (Melbourne) – 25 votes |
| 1992 | Scott Wind (Footscray) – 20 votes |
| 1993 | Gavin Wanganeen (Essendon) – 18 votes |
| 1994 | Greg Williams (Carlton) – 30 votes |
| 1995 | Paul Kelly (Sydney) – 21 votes |
| 1996 | James Hird (Essendon), Michael Voss (Brisbane) – 21 votes |
| 1997 | Robert Harvey (St. Kilda) – 26 votes |
| 1998 | Robert Harvey (St. Kilda) – 32 votes |
| 1999 | Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) – 28 votes |
| 2000 | Shane Woewodin (Melbourne) – 24 votes |
| 2001 | Jason Akermanis (Brisbane) – 23 votes |
| 2002 | Simon Black (Brisbane) – 25 votes |
| 2003 | Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide), Nathan Buckley (Collingwood), Adam Goodes (Sydney) – 22 votes |
| 2004 | Chris Judd (West Coast) – 30 votes |
| 2005 | Ben Cousins (West Coast) – 20 votes |
| 2006 | Adam Goodes (Sydney) – 26 votes |
| 2007 | Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) – 29 votes |
| 2008 | Adam Cooney (Western Bulldogs) – 24 votes |
| 2009 | Gary Ablett Jr. (Geelong) – 30 votes |
| 2010 | Chris Judd (Carlton) – 30 vote |
| 2011 | Dane Swan (Collingwood) – 34 votes |
| 2012 | Trent Cotch (Richmond), Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) – 26 votes** |
| 2013 | Gary Ablett Jr. (Gold Coast) – 28 votes |
| 2014 | Matthew Priddis (West Coast) – 26 votes |
| 2015 | Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) – 31 votes |
| 2016 | Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) – 35 votes |
| 2017 | Dustin Martin (Richmond) – 36 votes |
| 2018 | Tom Mitchell (Hawthorn) – 28 votes |
| 2019 | Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) – 33 votes |
| 2020 | Lachie Neale (Brisbane) – 31 votes |
| 2021 | Ollie Wines (Port Adelaide) – 36 votes |
| 2022 | Patrick Cripps (Hawthorn) – 29 votes |
| 2023 | Lachie Neale (Brisbane) – 31 votes |
* In 1976 and 1977, both field umpires were asked to cast votes separately – hence the higher tallies for Teasdale and Moss. This was scrapped in favour of a collaborative system where the umpires submit a single set of votes between them.
** Jobe Watson won the initial 2012 Brownlow Medal count with 30 votes but was later stripped of the title due to doping charges relating to Essendon’s 2012 supplements program.