Our Club Champion’s all polled votes in last night’s Brownlow Medal count with Dayne Beams leading our count with 9 votes in total.
After a year rattled with injury the Lions players still had some outstanding performances throughout the year, which were suitably recognised in the poll count.
To kick things off, Daniel Rich polled three votes in Round 1 against Collingwood after a standout performance late in the match that made for a nail-biting finish for spectators.
Round 1: D.Rich 3 (BL); S.Sidebottom 2 (COLL); S.Pendlebury (COLL)
Our Round 6 match against Carlton saw Dayne Beams claim one vote and Stefan Martin, two.
The boys were in the Lions’ best against the Blues as we came from 14 points down midway through the third term to lead by as many as 21 points in the final quarter.
Round 6: T.Bell 3 (CARL); S.Martin* 2 (BL); D.Beams 1 (BL)
Round 7 and the Lions played Port Adelaide with Beams taking the top spot, polling three votes and Stefan Martin, one, in a game that was titled the biggest upset of the 2015 AFL season.
Our pressure, intensity and workrate were all class and gave us the edge to claim a stunning 37-point victory at the Gabba.
Dayne Beams earned his votes as best-on-ground with 32 disposals and seven clearances.
Round 7: D.Beams 3 (BL); R.Gray 2 (PA); S.Martin* 1 (BL)
Beams went on to poll two votes in the Round 9 clash against St Kilda at the Gabba and another two votes against GWS in Round 10.
Round 9: D.Armitage 3 (STK); D.Beams 2 (BL); N.Reiwoldt 1 (STK)
Round 10: C.Ward 3 (GWS); D.Beams 2 (BL); A.Treloar 1 (GWS)
Round 13 saw the Adelaide Crows grab a come-from-behind 13-point win over our boys at the Gabba.
Stefan Martin polled two votes and Dayne Zorko polled one.
It was in this match that ruckman Stefan Martin was given a two-week suspension for striking Adelaide’s Luke Brown.
Martin was charged with intentional conduct with medium impact to the head/neck. The offence was classified as a three-match sanction yet an early plea reduced the penalty to a two-match ban.
As such, Stefan was deemed ineligible to win the 2015 Brownlow Medal.
Round 13: S.Thompson 3 (ADEL); S.Martin* 2 (BL); D.Zorko 1 (BL)
In Round 14, Dayne Beams polled one vote in our match against Fremantle.
Round 14: N.Fyfe 3 (FRE); M.Walters 2 (FRE); D.Beams 1 (BL)
Vice-captain Dayne Zorko polled one vote in our Round 15 match vs Sydney and two votes in Round 16 vs Melbourne.
Zorko then went on to poll another one vote in our Round 19 match vs Gold Coast Suns.
Round 15: J.Kennedy 3 (SYD); D.Hannebery 2 (SYD); D.Zorko 1 (BL)
Round 16: J.Howe 3 (MEL); D.Zorko 2 (BL); J.Hogan 1 (BL)
Round 19: A.Hall 3 (GC); T.Lynch 2 (GC); D.Zorko 1 (BL)
Our second clash with Carlton for the 2015 AFL season in Round 20 saw the Lions claim a stellar 64-point win over the Blues.
Up against his old teammates, former Blue Mitch Robinson polled three votes after picking up 33 disposals, a goal and a couple of big hits on his way to a tally of 15 tackles.
Captain Tom Rockliff polled two votes and Jack Redden rounded out the Lions Brownlow Medal count for Round 20 with one vote.
Round 20: M.Robinson 3 (BL); T.Rockliff 2 (BL); J.Redden 1 (BL)
Rockliff went on to poll another one vote in our Round 22 match against the Hawks.
Round 22: J.Gunston 3 (HAW); L.Shiels 2 (HAW); T.Rockliff 1 (BL)
In our final game of the season, we managed a narrow eight-point win over the Western Bulldogs to close out with a total of four wins for 2015.
Pearce Hanley polled three votes after recording 35 disposals while captain Tom Rockliff polled one vote.
Stefan Martin’s outstanding performance afield with 32 disposals, 50 hit-outs and seven marks, gave him two votes in the Brownlow Medal count.
Round 23: P.Hanley 3 (BL); S.Martin* 2 (BL); T.Rockliff 1 (BL)
Despite a tough year rattled with injury, our players were rewarded for their performances in each round.
Fremantle’s Nathan Fyfe claimed the prestigious Brownlow Medal for 2015 after polling an incredible 31 votes ahead of West Coast’s 2015 Brownlow Medal winner Matt Priddis on 28 votes.
Congratulations and we look forward to a better year come 2016!
Brisbane Lions Final Vote Count:
D.Beams 9
S.Martin* 7
D.Zorko 5
T.Rockliff 4
D.Rich 3
M.Robinson 3
P.Hanley 3
J.Redden 1
*Ineligible
