Brownlow mega-guide:Expert tips,the contenders round by round,and the roughies

Brownlow mega-guide:Expert tips,the contenders round by round,and the roughies

Ten of our 13 experts have agreed on their pick for the Brownlow. But there are some interesting roughies,including one plucked from left field by Kane Cornes.

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Best,not fairest:Why the Heeney ban exposes an outdated Brownlow

Best,not fairest:Why the Heeney ban exposes an outdated Brownlow

When one considers the roll call of players who’ve won Brownlows,“fairest” was not close to an accurate description of a number of those champions.

  • byJake Niall
The key item Dee Salmin is hoping to find before hitting the Brownlow red carpet

The key item Dee Salmin is hoping to find before hitting the Brownlow red carpet

The Triple J radio presenter and partner of Collingwood’s Darcy Moore discusses all things style.

  • byGeorgie Gordon
The radio war that dealt the AFL a big reality check
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The radio war that dealt the AFL a big reality check

The AFL’s new radio rights agreement is a far cry from the $4.5 billion,seven-year broadcast deal,with the prospect of losing Triple M proving untenable for the league.

  • byCaroline Wilson
Brownlow fashions are a national obsession. And we owe it in part to this stylist

Brownlow fashions are a national obsession. And we owe it in part to this stylist

Ahead of her 14th AFL Brownlow Medal on Monday,Lana Wilkinson looks back on her favourite red carpet moments and how the event shaped her career.

  • byMelissa Singer
‘It just went off’:The Swans keeping the faith in South Melbourne

‘It just went off’:The Swans keeping the faith in South Melbourne

Rob Pascoe has never lived in Sydney,but is so passionate about the Swans that his wife was induced early so that both could be at the 2006 grand final.

  • byGreg Baum
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Country boy Tom Hawkins has ‘an eye for chinos and a collared polo shirt’

Country boy Tom Hawkins has ‘an eye for chinos and a collared polo shirt’

The AFL player shares the fashion trend his younger teammates sport that he can’t get into.

  • byGeorgie Gordon
‘Superhuman’ Bulldog on the verge of elusive Brownlow honour

‘Superhuman’ Bulldog on the verge of elusive Brownlow honour

Marcus Bontempelli has been in the discussion as the AFL’s best player for at least six years,but he is yet to win a Brownlow Medal. That anomaly could be only months away from being rectified.

  • byMarc McGowan
Could James Hird end up coaching his son Tom at Port Melbourne? The club is asking

Could James Hird end up coaching his son Tom at Port Melbourne? The club is asking

The former Essendon champion has become a constant figure at the VFL club watching his son Tom play,and powerbrokers are keen to put the question to him.

  • byPeter Ryan
The night sessions that showed how Patrick Cripps became a champion

The night sessions that showed how Patrick Cripps became a champion

The Carlton captain plays game 200 not only as an idol to Blues fans,but also with the universal respect of football lovers Australia-wide.

  • byPeter Ryan
Why a player suspended for seven matches this year is still eligible to win the Brownlow

Why a player suspended for seven matches this year is still eligible to win the Brownlow

Isaac Heeney can’t win the Brownlow after an off-ball incident with St Kilda’s Jimmy Webster. But,ironically,Webster – who was handed a seven-match ban earlier this year – is still eligible to win the coveted award.

  • byPeter Ryan