Age experts tip their Brownlow Medal fancies

Don’t miss a vote: Follow The Age’s live blog of the 2022 Brownlow Medal count from 5.30pm Sunday, starting with pictures and interviews from the red carpet and continuing with updates from the count, leaderboards and news.

Always flexible and agile, the AFL moved the Brownlow Medal count forward by 24 hours to avoid a clash with the Queen’s funeral.

It’s back in Melbourne for the first time since before the pandemic, with precautions in place to protect the grand final teams from contracting COVID-19 ahead of Saturday’s MCG decider. Our experts have made their predictions of who takes home “Charlie”.

Jake Niall

1.Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
2. Touk Miller (Gold Coast)
3. Patrick Cripps (Carlton)
Roughie: Rory Laird (Adelaide)

Peter Ryan

1. Touk Miller (Gold Coast)
2. Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions)
3. Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
Roughie: Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide)

Caroline Wilson

Emma Kearney

1. Lachie Neale
2. Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
3. Andrew Brayshaw (Fremantle)
Roughie: Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide)

Michael Gleeson

1.Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
2. Lachie Neale (Brisbane)
3. Touk Miller (Gold Coast)
Roughie: Callum Mills

Greg Baum

1. Touk Miller (Gold Coast)
2. Andrew Brayshaw (Fremantle)
3. Lachie Neale (Brisbane)
Roughie: Callum Mills (Sydney).

Jon Pierik

1. Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
2. Lachie Neale (Brisbane)
3. Andrew Brayshaw (Fremantle)
Roughie: Callum Mills (Sydney)

Libby Birch

1. Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
2. Lachie Neale (Brisbane)
3. Patrick Cripps (Carlton)
Roughie: Nick Daicos (Collingwood)

Sam McClure

1. Patrick Cripps (Carlton)
2. Lachie Neale (Brisbane)
3. Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
Roughie: Callum Mills (Sydney)

Mathew Stokes

*Ineligible due to suspension.

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