Most Brownlow Medals of All Time

Most Brownlow Medals of All Time: Summary

• Four players share the record for the most Brownlow Medals with three each: Haydn Bunton Sr, Dick Reynolds, Bob Skilton and Ian Stewart.
• Another 13 players have won two Brownlows, most recently Carlton's Patrick Cripps in 2022 and 2024.
• Collingwood's Nick Daicos won the 2026 Brownlow Medal with 47 votes, a record under the current voting system.

Some players spend a whole career chasing one Brownlow Medal.

Four blokes went and won three.

Since Geelong's Edward "Carji" Greeves took home the first medal in 1924, the game's highest individual honour has gone to 92 different players. Only 17 of them have their name on it more than once, and that list reads like a roll call of footy royalty.

Nick Daicos is the newest name on the honour roll after his record-breaking 47-vote count in September 2026. So, who is he chasing?

We've ranked every multiple Brownlow medallist by the number of medals won. Where players are level, the one who got there first ranks higher.

For the latest Brownlow Medal odds and markets, check out every multiple medallist below. So, let's get to it.

Dual Brownlow Medallists

17. Patrick Cripps – 2 Brownlows (Carlton, 2022 and 2024)

The heartbeat of Carlton.

Cripps has captained the Blues since 2022 and has five John Nicholls Medals as the club's best and fairest. That puts him alongside the great John Nicholls himself as the only Blues to win it five times.

He polled 29 votes to win his first Brownlow in 2022, then came back two years later with 45.

16. Lachie Neale – 2 Brownlows (Brisbane Lions, 2020 and 2023)

Three premierships, two Brownlows and a place among the Lions' greats.

Neale won both of his medals with exactly 31 votes, the first in the shortened 2020 season and the second in 2023. He then helped drive Brisbane's three-peat, co-captaining the 2024 and 2025 flags and adding a third in 2026.

His medals are Brisbane's third and fourth Brownlows, after iconic Lions; Jason Akermanis (2001) and Simon Black (2002).

15. Nat Fyfe – 2 Brownlows (Fremantle, 2015 and 2019)

Fremantle has won two Brownlow Medals in its history. Fyfe owns both of them.

He polled 31 votes in 2015 and 33 in 2019, captained the Dockers from 2017 to 2022 and won three Doig Medals as their best and fairest.

14. Gary Ablett Jr – 2 Brownlows (Geelong 2009, Gold Coast 2013)

The Little Master, and one of the most gifted players the game has seen.

Ablett was a premiership player at Geelong in 2007 and 2009, and his 30-vote Brownlow in 2009 came in that second flag year. His 28 votes in 2013 delivered Gold Coast its first Brownlow.

In 2026 he joined his father in the Australian Football Hall of Fame, and Geelong elevated him to Legend status in its own Hall of Fame.

13. Chris Judd – 2 Brownlows (West Coast 2004, Carlton 2010)

A champion at two clubs, and the only player on this list to captain both of them.

Judd polled 30 votes for the Eagles in 2004 and 30 again for the Blues in 2010. In between, he won the 2005 Norm Smith Medal and captained West Coast to the 2006 premiership.

He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2021.

12. Adam Goodes – 2 Brownlows (Sydney 2003 and 2006)

A Swans legend in every sense.

Goodes shared his first medal in a three-way tie on 22 votes in 2003, then won outright with 26 votes in 2006. Add two premierships (2005 and 2012), three Bob Skilton Medals and four All-Australian selections, and it's no surprise Sydney made him a club Legend.

Adam Goodes’ greatness transcended the game of Football, he was named Australian of the Year in 2014.

11. Robert Harvey – 2 Brownlows (St Kilda 1997 and 1998)

Banger by name, banger by nature. 

Harvey played 383 games for the Saints across 21 seasons, won four club best and fairests, earned eight All-Australian selections and was named in St Kilda's Team of the Century.

His Brownlows came back-to-back, with 26 votes in 1997 and 32 the following year. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

10. Greg Williams – 2 Brownlows (Sydney 1986, Carlton 1994)

One of the great ball-winners, and a Team of the Century centreman at two different clubs, Sydney and Carlton.

Williams shared the 1986 medal with Hawthorn's Robert DiPierdomenico on 17 votes. Eight years later, at Carlton, he polled 30 votes in 1994, then won the Norm Smith Medal in the Blues' 1995 premiership.

9. Peter Moore – 2 Brownlows (Collingwood 1979, Melbourne 1984)

Moore polled 22 votes for the Pies in 1979 and 24 for the Dees in 1984, becoming the second player after Ian Stewart to win Brownlows at two clubs.

The athletic ruckman also captained Collingwood and won two of its best and fairests, and was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

8. Keith Greig – 2 Brownlows (North Melbourne 1973 and 1974)

North Melbourne royalty.

Greig polled 27 votes in both 1973 and 1974, played in the Kangaroos' 1975 premiership and went on to captain the club.

He's the wingman in both the AFL Team of the Century and North Melbourne's Team of the Century and was an inaugural Hall of Fame inductee in 1996.

7. Roy Wright – 2 Brownlows (Richmond 1952 and 1954)

A champion ruckman and one of Richmond's finest.

Wright finished level with Bill Hutchison on 21 votes in 1952 and took the medal on a countback, then won outright with 29 votes in 1954. He won four Richmond best and fairests, captained the Tigers and was an inaugural Hall of Fame inductee in 1996.

6. Bill Hutchison – 2 Brownlows (Essendon 1952 and 1953)

An Essendon great and a Legend of the game.

Hutchison shared the 1952 count with Wright on 21 votes, then made sure of it the following season with 26. He played 290 games, won four premierships and seven best and fairests, captained the Bombers and is in Essendon's Team of the Century.

He was elevated to Legend status in the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2003.

5. Ivor Warne-Smith – 2 Brownlows (Melbourne 1926 and 1928)

The first player to win two Brownlows.

Warne-Smith won in 1926, the year he played in Melbourne's premiership, and again in 1928. That was back when umpires gave a single vote per game, which is why his winning tallies were nine and eight votes. Try polling 47 under that system.

He's in Melbourne's Team of the Century and was an inaugural Hall of Fame inductee in 1996.

Three-Time Brownlow Medallists

4. Ian Stewart – 3 Brownlows (St Kilda 1965 and 1966, Richmond 1971)

A football genius, and the only player to win three Brownlows across two clubs.

Stewart won with 20 votes in 1965, went back-to-back with 21 in 1966, then won again with 21 at Richmond in 1971. He played in premierships at both clubs, St Kilda in 1966 and Richmond in 1973.

He was elevated to Legend status in the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

3. Bob Skilton – 3 Brownlows (South Melbourne 1959, 1963 and 1968)

So good that the Swans named their best and fairest award after him.

Skilton's three Brownlows span a decade: 20 votes in 1959, 20 in 1963 and 24 in 1968. Add nine club best and fairests and more than a decade as captain, and you've got one of the greatest to ever pull on the red and white.

He was named a Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

2. Dick Reynolds – 3 Brownlows (Essendon 1934, 1937 and 1938)

Essendon's king.

Reynolds won his first Brownlow in 1934 with 19 votes, then went back-to-back with 27 in 1937 and 18 in 1938. Over 320 games he won seven best and fairests, captained the Bombers from 1939 to 1950 and was part of four premierships.

He was one of the first Legends named in the Australian Football Hall of Fame, in 1996.

1. Haydn Bunton Sr – 3 Brownlows (Fitzroy 1931, 1932 and 1935)

The first player to win three, and one of the brightest stars of the game's early years.

Bunton won the 1931 medal with 26 votes, in the first count under 3-2-1 voting. He followed up with 23 in 1932 and won his third with 24 in 1935. Three of Fitzroy's eight Brownlow Medals belong to him.

He also captained Fitzroy, then won three Sandover Medals in Western Australia. He was among the first Legends named in the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

Which Club Has Won the Most Brownlow Medals?

Sydney/South Melbourne leads the way with 14 Brownlow Medals, including all three of Skilton's.

Collingwood, St Kilda and Footscray/Western Bulldogs sit equal second on 10 each, with Daicos' 2026 win moving the Magpies into that group.

Fitzroy and Essendon have eight each. Richmond, Melbourne, Geelong and Carlton have seven apiece, followed by Hawthorn (6), North Melbourne (5), Brisbane Lions (4) and West Coast (3).

Fremantle and Gold Coast have two each, while Adelaide, Port Adelaide and the Brisbane Bears have one each.

Who Won the 2026 Brownlow Medal?

Collingwood's Nick Daicos won the 2026 Brownlow Medal with 47 votes at Crown Melbourne on Monday, September 21.

That broke the record Cripps set with 45 votes in 2024. Daicos received the maximum three votes in 13 games and polled in 18 matches, a year after finishing runner-up to Matt Rowell.

Keep an eye on the 2027 Brownlow Medal markets at Sportsbet as Daicos chases a place on this list.

Odds are subject to change. *