Geelong’s Patrick Dangerfield has won the AFL’s 2016 Brownlow Medal, admitting it was a nervous wait to be declared the league’s best and fairest.

‘I sort of tried to act cool, calmed and relaxed.’

‘But I must admit, I was pretty nervous underneath, and I must admit, as the count went on it didn’t become much easier.’ – says Dangerfield.

He polled a record 35 votes to finish nine clear of Sydney’s Luke Parker.

Richmond’s Dustin Martin was third.