Arguably one of the biggest nights of the year for AFL players and fans is the Brownlow Medal night. We give readers a live update on vote leaders and vote pollers throughout the night live from 8pm.

10:44pm Update:

Top 10 Brownlow Medal vote getters:

Watson 30
Cotchin 26
Mitchell 26
Thompson 25
Swan 25
Ablett 24
Dangerfield 23
Beams 19
Hayes 19
Kennedy 19

10:37pm Update:

Jobe Watson wins the 2012 Brownlow Medal after Round 21.

10:29pm Update:

Vote count after Round 20:

Watson 30
Mitchell 23
Ablett 23
Swan 22
Thompson 21
Hayes 19
Cotchin 18
Dangerfield 18
Beams 17

10:14pm Update:

Gary Ablett regains $1.67 favouritism at Sportsbet over Jobe Watson but trails by 4 votes.

10:12pm Update:

Ablett gets a vote without Jobe Watson getting any and holds the lead by 4 votes.

Watson 26

Ablett 22

10:01pm Update:

Congratulations to Daniel Jackson for winning the Jim Stynes Medal, a great tribute to Jim Stynes. Brownlow count will resume shortly.

9:49pm Update:

Vote count after Round 16:

Watson 26
Thompson 21
Ablett 18
Hayes 16
Mitchell 15
Swan 15
Stanton 14
Pendlebury 14
Cotchin 14
Beams 13
Selwood 12

9:45pm Update:

Brownlow Market after Round 16:

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9:42pm Update:

Gary Ablett gets two votes back on Jobe Watson who is now leading by 8 points. Sportsbet have Jobe Watson at $1.67 and Gary Ablett at $2.10.

9:30pm Update:

Watson getd another 3 votes in Round 13 to go ahead by 8 votes over Ablett. Jobe Watson is now the $1.65 favourite with Sportsbet.

9:23pm Update:

Round 11 leaderboard:

Watson 20
Stanton 14
Thompson 12
Pendlebury 12
Ablett 12
Swan 11

9:17pm Update:

Watson polls more votes but Garry Ablett pegs a couple back with 3 votes and is likely to get another 3 in the next round. Gary Ablett is back as the equal $2.15 favourite with Jobe Watson at Sportsbet.

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9:08pm Update:

Jobe Watson polls another 3 votes and goes further ahead in the count. Sportsbet has Jobe Watson now as the 2.15 favourite.

9:04pm Update:

Current leaderboard after Round :

J.Watson 13
B.Stanton 11
S.Thompson 10
G.Ablett 9
R.Griffen 9
JP.Kennedy 9
S.Pendlebury 8
D.Swan 8
S.Selwood 7
*C.Judd 7

HAVE YOUR SAY:

Who do you think will win the Brownlow? leave a comment below.

8:51pm Update:

Jobe Watson now leads the Brownlow count with 13 votes. He is now the clear favourite with Sportsbet.

8:48pm Update:

Gary Ablett has drifted out to $2.50 and is now equal favourite with Jobe Watson.

8:44pm Update:

The current Brownlow Medal betting odds with Sportsbet after Round 5:

Gary Ablett
2.40
Jobe Watson
3.25
Scott Thompson (Adel)
6.00
Patrick Dangerfield
8.50
Dane Swan
9.00
Josh Kennedy (Syd)
11.00
Sam Mitchell
13.00
Trent Cotchin
21.00
Dayne Beams
21.00

8:41pm Update: 

Gary Ablett and Josh Kennedy head the vote count with 9 a piece after Round 4. Gary Ablett has drifted to $2.40 with Sportsbet.

8:34pm Update:

Gary Ablett gets another 3 votes and goes clear on 9 votes after three rounds. He is still the$2 favourite with Sportsbet $500 Brownlow FREE BET

8:33pm Update:

Now for Round 3

8:32pm Update:

Welcome to SportsNews.com.au’s live coverage of the 2012 Brownlow Medal. Please feel free to leave a comment below with your thoughts throughout the night. Sportsbet $500 Brownlow FREE BET now has Gary at $2:25 favourite.

8:30pm Update:

A rush of money is now coming for Gary Ablett to win his second Brownlow Medal after polling 6 votes in the first two rounds.

8:29pm Update:

Round 2 votes:

Gary Ablett 3
Jobe Watson 3
Josh Kennedy 3
Dane Swan 3
Scott Thompson 3
Pendlebury 2
Sam Mitchell 2

Round 1 votes:

Josh Kennedy 3 votes
Ablett 3 votes
Sam Mitchell 2
Scott Thompson 2
Jobe Watson 1

8:27pm

Leaders after Round 2:

Gary Ablett 6 votes

Josh Kennedy 6 votes

8:23pm

We are now live and counting. Updates to follow regularly now.

8:20pm

The official count will begin in 10 minutes. Sam Mitchell still continues to receive the most amount of support with Sportsbet.

8:10pm Update:

Sam Mitchell continues to firm in the Brownlow Medal market at Sportsbet. Do you think he can win it? Let us know below.

8pm Update:

Only thirty minutes until the start of the Brownlow Medal. Late money on Sportsbet has come for Scott Thompson(Adel).

7:50pm Update:

Just 40 minutes until the start of the 2012 Brownlow Medal. Who do you think will win? Leave a comment below.

7:35pm Update:

Brownlow Medal favourites:

Gary Ablett – $5

Jobe Watson – $5

Trent Cotchin – $5.50

Scott Thompson(Adel) – $7

Patrick Dangerfield – $8.50

Sam Mitchell – $8.50