Overview
- Nick Daicos is the near-unbackable favourite to win the Brownlow at Monday night's count after bookmakers cut his price to roughly $1.01.
- Media and peers broadly expect Daicos to collect his first Brownlow, with bookmakers and commentators treating his victory as highly likely.
- Coverage is focused on how many votes he will poll and whether he can surpass Patrick Cripps' 45-vote record from 2024.
- Other market contenders are well behind, with Marcus Bontempelli, Bailey Smith, Patrick Cripps and Will Ashcroft listed at much longer odds.
- Daicos enters the count having already won the AFLPA and AFL Coaches Association player-of-the-year awards and his run coincides with five Sydney Swans players being excluded from the ceremony after the Pullman Hotel suspensions.