2023 Brownlow Medal
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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 2023 Brownlow Medal
| image = Lachie Neale 28.02.20.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = 2023 Brownlow Medallist, Lachie Neale
| date = Monday, 25 September 2023
| location = Crown Palladium
| holder_label = Winner
| holder = Lachie Neale ({{AFL BL}})
| network = Seven Network
Telstra
| host =Hamish McLachlan and Rebecca Maddern
| previous = 2022
| main = Brownlow Medal
| next = 2024
}}
The 2023 Brownlow Medal was the 96th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the best and fairest player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home-and-away season. It was won by Lachie Neale for the second time, with 31 votes; Neale had previously won the medal in 2020.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-25 |title=‘Doesn’t sit well’: Brownlow BOILOVER as Lions star joins AFL greats in thrilling count |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/brownlow-medal/brownlow-medal-2023-live-updates-news-leaderboard-afl-news-live-blog-news-results-red-carpet-leaders-count-how-to-stream/news-story/b08035dd7f5bb9368fd0af9068c4756e |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}} The count took place on Monday 25 September, five days before the grand final.{{Cite news |date=2023-09-25 |title=Lachie Neale joins an elite club with his second Brownlow Medal. Here's how he did it |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-26/how-lachie-neale-won-his-second-brownlow-medal/102900124 |access-date=2023-09-27}}{{Cite web |date=2023-09-25 |title='I'm pretty rattled': Lion King Lachie wins second Brownlow |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1041543/brisbane-lion-king-lachie-neale-wins-second-brownlow-medal-in-thrilling-count-2023 |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=afl.com.au |language=en}}
Leading vote-getters
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| style="width:50px;"| | style="width:250px;"| Player | style="width:50px;"| Votes |
|---|---|---|
| style="background:#cfc;
| 1st | Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions) | 31 |
| 2nd | Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) | 29 |
| 3rd | Nick Daicos (Collingwood) | 28 |
| rowspan="2"|=4th | Errol Gulden (Sydney) | rowspan="2"|27 |
| Zak Butters (Port Adelaide) | ||
| 6th | Christian Petracca (Melbourne) | 26 |
| 7th | Jack Viney (Melbourne) | 24 |
| Caleb Serong (Fremantle) | 24* | |
| rowspan="2"|=8th | Patrick Cripps (Carlton) | rowspan="2"|22 |
| Noah Anderson (Gold Coast) | ||
| rowspan="2"|=10th | Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide) | rowspan="2"|21 |
| Jack Sinclair (St Kilda) |
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Voting procedure
The four field umpires (those umpires who control the flow of the game, as opposed to goal or boundary umpires) confer after each match and award three votes, two votes, and one vote to the players they regard as the best, second-best and third-best in the match, respectively. The votes are kept secret until the awards night, and they are read and tallied on the evening.{{cite web |title=Brownlow Medal history and winners - AFL.com.au |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/event-news/brownlow/about-the-brownlow |website=afl.com.au |access-date=27 August 2018}}
References
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