All Australian midfielder Josh Kelly has added another accolade to his stellar season, picking up a club-record 21 votes in the 2017 Brownlow Medal.
Kelly finished sixth in Monday night’s count, which saw Tiger Dustin Martin poll a record 36 votes to be awarded the Brownlow Medal ahead of Patrick Dangerfield (33 votes).
Kelly averaged 30 touches and six tackles per game in his incredible breakout season to finish first for the GIANTS, ahead of fellow All Australian ball-winner Dylan Shiel and co-captain Callan Ward who both finished with 11 votes.
Power forward Jonny Patton and rebounding defender Zac Williams each collected six votes with the club polling 81 votes across the season.
Co-captain Callan Ward with partner Ruby Keddie on the red carpet
Coming into the count with six votes to his name over his first three seasons in the competition, Kelly polled maximum votes on five occasions across the year. His 21 votes takes the club record for the most votes by a GIANTS player from Ward, who polled 19 votes in 2015.
Ward, Shiel and Toby Greene had two best on ground performances each as 11 GIANTS polled across the evening.
Kelly, Shiel and Ward are all expected to feature prominently when the GIANTS crown their Club Champion at the 2017 Kevin Sheedy Medal on Friday, October 6.
GIANTS Brownlow Votes
21 - Josh Kelly
11 - Dylan Shiel
11 - Callan Ward
8 - Toby Greene*
6 - Jonny Patton
6 - Zac Williams
5 - Jeremy Cameron
5 - Lachie Whitfield
3 - Stephen Coniglio
3 - Tom Scully
2 - Shane Mumford*
*Ineligible
Co-captain Phil Davis with partner Greta Kernan on the red carpet
