The Brownlow Medal 2007

2007 Brownlow Medal - Winner Jimmy Bartel Geelong's Jimmy Bartel has won the 2007 AFL Brownlow Medal, polling 29 votes despite missing the final two games of the 2007 season. Bartel finished seven votes ahead of Brisbane Lions' Simon Black, West Coast's Daniel Kerr and the Kangaroos' Brent Harvey, who all finished on 22 votes.
Gary Ablett Jnr, the favourite before the Brownlow count began, polled 20 votes. Bartel and Ablett sat beside each other during the count and the former expected the favourite to win. "It's been interesting all night, we've been having a bit of a laugh," Bartel said. "He did very well, but I definitely saw him up here instead of myself." Geelong coach Mark Thompson said Bartel had been an integral member of the side and deserved his victory. Bartel is Geelong's fifth Brownlow winner and as one of Geelong's nine All-Australians this season he averaged 27 disposals a game in his 20 home and away matches.
Chantelle Delaney & Jess Sinclair	Gary Ablett Jnr & Lauren Phillips	Chris Judd & Rebecca Twigley

2007 Brownlow Votes Leaderboard Congratulations to Geelong's Jimmy Bartel winner of the 2007 Brownlow Medal.
Top 10 Brownlow vote getters after Round 22	Player	Team	Votes
1st	Jimmy Bartel	Geelong	29
2nd	Simon Black	Brisbane	22
3rd	Brent Harvey	Kangaroos	22
4	Daniel Kerr*	West Coast Eagles	22
5	Sam Mitchell	Hawthorn	22
6	Gary Ablett Jnr	Geelong	20
7	Dane Swan	Collingwood	20
8	Adam Goodes*	Sydney	20
9	Scott Thomson	Adelaide	18
10	Jonathan Brown	Brisbane	17
* ineligible

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The Brownlow Medal is the official "best and fairest" award of the Australian Football League. Votes are awarded by the umpires at the end of each match of each round of the regular season. At the conclusion of the regular season votes are totaled and the best and fairest player is announced prior to the AFL grand final.