Brisbane’s Lachie Neale has secured his second Brownlow Medal as the AFL’s best and fairest player in a thrilling count, narrowly beating out Marcus Bontempelli by just two votes. Neale clinched the win with a maximum three votes in his team’s final-round victory over Collingwood, bringing his total to 31. Despite missing the last four games of the season with a broken leg, Collingwood’s Nick Daicos still managed an impressive 28 votes. Neale’s victory makes him a two-time winner of the illustrious award, joining his former Fremantle teammate Nat Fyfe in this achievement. Neale’s win was aided by a surprising three-vote performance in round six, where he tallied just seven kicks and 13 handballs. The voting was done by the umpires, who bizarrely awarded him the maximum votes despite him not being recognized by the coaches. Neale expressed his disbelief and gratitude at winning the award, stating that being among the two-time winners is incredible. He was drafted with pick 58 in 2011, and although doubts were raised about his abilities at the time, he has proven himself to be a phenomenal player. The final rounds of voting were intense, with Daicos leading for most of the season until his injury. Neale and Bontempelli were tied heading into the final round, but Neale’s exceptional performance pushed him ahead to claim the victory. Neale now joins an elite group of players who have won the Brownlow Medal multiple times and will be aiming to add another premiership cup to his collection in the grand final on Saturday.
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