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Nick Daicos wins 2026 Brownlow Medal with record votes

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Nick Daicos of the Collingwood Football Club has won the 2026 Brownlow Medal, setting a new all-time record with 47 votes. The 23-year-old, who had previously finished as the runner-up in 2024 and 2025, secured the award in his fifth AFL season. In a dominant year, Daicos also earned the AFL Players’ Association MVP and the AFL Coaches’ Association Champion Player of the Year awards. During his acceptance speech, Daicos offered a tribute to his partner, Arlette Amor, noting that her work in healthcare and her studies provide him with “essential perspective and support.” In addition to the individual playing honors, Fremantle’s Bailey Banfield received the Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award. Banfield was recognized Award for his extensive community service, including his work with the Starlight Children’s Foundation and the establishment of Freo Cares, an initiative supporting disadvantaged youth Cares. Other notable performers included Geelong’s Bailey Smith, who finished second with 36 votes, and families escaping domestic violence. Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli in third with 34 votes. Smith drew attention for a late arrival and attire featuring branding for his own beverage company. The ceremony at the Crown Palladium was marked by the absence of several Sydney Swans players. players, including Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, Riley Bice, and James Jordon Jordon, who were barred from attending following club suspensions due to a “breach of standards,” despite remaining standards.” Despite the absence, Heeney remained eligible for the vote count. Other notable performers included Bailey Smith of Geelong, who finished second with 36 votes, and Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli in third with 34 votes. finished equal eighth. The event also drew significant attention for red carpet fashion, including Annalise Dalins, fiancée of Josh Daicos, who wore television interest, with Channel 7 reporting its largest Brownlow coverage in over a custom Alin Le’ Kal couture creation accented by decade, reaching approximately $1 3.4 million worth of Temelli diamonds. viewers.

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  1. 2026-09-22 19:08 UTC Nick Daicos wins 2026 Brownlow Medal with record votes
  2. 2026-09-22 03:36 UTC Nick Daicos wins 2026 Brownlow Medal with record votes
  3. 2026-09-22 02:59 UTC Nick Daicos wins 2026 Brownlow Medal with record votes
  4. 2026-09-21 14:42 UTC Nick Daicos wins 2026 Brownlow Medal with record votes
  5. 2026-09-21 01:43 UTC Nick Daicos Brownlow Medal favoritism
  6. 2026-09-20 10:54 UTC Nick Daicos Brownlow Medal favoritism

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