‘My best year so far’: Nat Fyfe claims second Brownlow
Nat Fyfe has joined an exclusive club by winning his second Brownlow medal last night.
The Fremantle skipper finished six votes clear of pre-count favourite Patrick Dangerfield.
Fyfe pulled away in the second half of the season and was announced as the winner with two rounds remaining.
His former teammate Lachie Neale and Carlton captain Patrick Cripps finished third.
During his acceptance speech, Fyfe paid tribute to sacked Dockers coach Ross Lyon.
“I think this is my best year so far,” Fyfe said after winning.
“I feel like I’ve been impactful in all bar two games.”
(Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
LEADERBOARD
1. Nat Fyfe (Freo) 33
2. Patrick Dangerfield (Gee) 27
3. Patrick Cripps (Carl) and Lachie Neale (BL) 26
5. Tim Kelly (Gee) 24
6. Brodie Grundy (Coll), Dustin Martin (Rich)* 23
8. Marcus Bontempelli (WB), Jack Macrae (WB) 22
10. Dayne Zorko (BL) 19
YOUR CLUB’S TOP 3
ADELAIDE
Brad Crouch — 14
Matt Crouch — 8
Rory Sloane — 7
BRISBANE LIONS
Lachie Neale — 26
Dayne Zorko — 19
Jarryd Lyons — 13
CARLTON
Patrick Cripps — 26
Marc Murphy, Sam Walsh — 6
COLLINGWOOD
Brodie Grundy — 23
Adam Treloar — 18
Scott Pendlebury — 14
ESSENDON
Zach Merrett — 16
Dylan Shiel — 14
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti — 8
FREMANTLE
Nat Fyfe — 33
Michael Walters — 11
David Mundy — 8
GEELONG
Patrick Dangerfield — 27
Tim Kelly — 24
Gary Ablett* — 13
GOLD COAST SUNS
David Swallow — 7
Jack Martin, Touk Miller — 5
GWS GIANTS
Stephen Coniglio — 17
Jeremy Cameron — 13
Lachie Whitfield — 12
HAWTHORN
Jaeger O’Meara — 11
Ricky Henderson, James Worpel — 10
MELBOURNE
Max Gawn — 17
Clayton Oliver — 12
NORTH MELBOURNE
Shaun Higgins — 18
Ben Cunnington, Jack Ziebell — 10
PORT ADELAIDE
Travis Boak — 16
Robbie Gray — 10
Tom Rockliff — 7
RICHMOND
Dustin Martin* — 23
Bachar Houli — 11
Dion Prestia — 8
ST KILDA
Seb Ross — 12
Jack Billings — 11
Rowan Marshall — 7
SYDNEY SWANS
Luke Parker — 16
Josh Kennedy — 9
Isaac Henney — 6
WEST COAST EAGLES
Elliot Yeo — 17
Luke Shuey — 15
Andrew Gaff — 13
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Marcus Bontempelli, Jack Macrae — 22
Josh Dunkley — 15