Bloody ball magnet, otherwise known as Hawthorn‘s midfielder Tom Mitchell has scooped up the 2018 Brownlow Medal, the highest individual accolade in the AFL.
Mitchell, the 109th Brownlow medallist, is the sixth Hawk to win the incredible achievement.
The favourite all night long, Mitchell had pulled ahead by four votes (28) by Round 21 to Steele Sidebottom‘s 24 votes and that was it.
Congratulations, Tom Mitchell.
The 2018 Brownlow Medalist.
💛💛💛 pic.twitter.com/5dDpSNnWh1
— Hawthorn FC (@HawthornFC) September 24, 2018
This is fantastic and all but GUYS ALASTAIR CLARKSON FELL ASLEEP.
CLARKO. 😂😂😂#Brownlow pic.twitter.com/Cgjm9FQBmV
— 7AFL (@7AFL) September 24, 2018
Anywhoo, Mitchell thanked his club, peers, and family: “I’ve got the most supportive family in the world, they make the most sacrifices for me,” and his girlfriend Hannah.
Earlier in the night, the Tigers‘ Jack Higgins copped the 2018 Coatshire Goal of the Year award for this insane trick.
Jack Higgins has been awarded the 2018 @coateshire Goal of the Year. pic.twitter.com/zJMFEd7QA5
— AFL (@AFL) September 24, 2018
In his speech Higgins thanked the Richmond Football club and “stuff like that for the opportunity to play some games this year.”
Bloody legend.
Catch his stellar speech, below.
“My heart’s pumping 1000 minutes per second.” 😂💛 #Brownlow pic.twitter.com/dFqK7NTDyU
— Richmond FC 🐯 (@Richmond_FC) September 24, 2018
The Demons’ Neville Jetter was awarded the 2018 Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award for his outstanding work in charity by Stynes’ daughter Matisse Stynes.
For his incredible efforts ranging over a number of organisations including Headspace, Red Cross, the Juvenile Justice Centre, and the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Jetta received $40,000 to be donated to a charity of his choice.
Jetta thanked the Melbourne Football Club, his family, and fellow nominees for all the “awesome work across the AFL week in and week out and in the off season.”
A special moment as Melbourne’s Neville Jetta was awarded the Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award 👏#Brownlow pic.twitter.com/y557o1KFjZ
— The Brownlow Medal (@AFLBrownlow) September 24, 2018
And lastly, Woolies’ Mark of the Year went to Sydney Swans legend Isaac Heeney for his extraordinary leap into the air.
*THE Mark of the Year!!
Congratulations @IHeeney 🚀🚀 👏🏼👏🏼#Brownlow #ProudlySydney pic.twitter.com/qok66ZpsXR— Sydney Swans (@sydneyswans) September 24, 2018
For a little lewksy at what some of the legends wore tonight, aggressively click on the below.
