00:00And I declare the winner of the 2026 Brownlow Medal, Nick Dacos from the Collingwood Football Club.
00:41Keep the applause going. It's a record. 47 votes, breaks the record by two. 13 threes for most ever.
00:52And as is with tradition, Matt Lowe, last year's winner and former Kerry teammate, the man who beat Nick last
00:59year, will present this year's Brownlow Medal to Nick Dacos.
01:19A record. And it seems an odd thing to say, but finally, Nick Dacos, Brownlow Medalist. How does that sound
01:27to you?
01:27Oh, mate, I was just speaking to Rowley about it. I never thought I'd be up on this stage. It's
01:33something that I genuinely have to pinch myself.
01:35And we played together at Kerry, so it's very special to also receive the award from Rowley.
01:39Just your fifth season. Favourite, favourite, favourite, favourite. Third runner-up, runner-up, record breaker. Is there just a tiny
01:48piece of relief?
01:50Oh, I've just learnt not to trust the betting markets, to be honest. But no, there he is. As I
01:57said, it's a massive award and I'm so privileged to be up here.
02:00And yeah, I can't believe I'm a Brownlow Medalist, to be honest.
02:03Thank you very much.
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