Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe has won the 2019 Brownlow Medal, claiming the AFL’s greatest individual honour for a second time.
Fyfe polled 33 votes, prevailing over Geelong’s Patrick Dangerfield (27), Brisbane’s Lachie Neale and Carlton’s Patrick Cripps (26 each) in a dramatic finish to the awards on Monday night.
The superstar Docker is the 15th player in VFL/AFL history to win the award multiple times, having also claimed the honour in 2015.
Fyfe only played 20 games and the Dockers managed just nine wins for the season. It mattered little for a player who now has more career Brownlow votes than games, a feat only previously achieved by pre-war great and three-time medallist Haydn Bunton Sr.
AFL Grand Final 2019: Richmond vs GWS Giants at MCG
It’s the biggest week on the AFL calendar and after two thrilling preliminary final showdowns, the sides are set for the Grand Final.
Richmond took care of business last Friday night when they ran over the top of Geelong in the second half before GWS held off Collingwood in an epic nailbiter to win though to the club’s first Grand Final.
It sets up a a dream decider for the AFL with its expansion club baby set to duel the high-flying club that has become many fans’ unofficial second team.
The injury-ravaged Giants are rank outsiders to continue their fairytale run and many commentators are predicting a Richmond romp in the last Saturday of September.
