Overview
- Nick Daicos finished runner-up on 32 votes, with Geelong's Bailey Smith third on 29 as the final leaderboard was confirmed.
- Rowell became the first player to receive three votes in each of his first four matches, logged eight best-on-grounds and polled in 17 games.
- A Round 20 allocation that gave Melbourne's Jack Viney three votes ahead of St Kilda's Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera drew strong on-the-night disbelief and calls for review.
- Fremantle teenager Murphy Reid claimed the Rising Star award after a standout debut season.
- West Coast recorded the lowest team total in Brownlow history with 12 votes across the season.