A great round of ANZAC matches are in the books as Round 7 of the season wraps up. The Pies, Lions and Suns continue to lead the way in 2025 with a massive Q-Clash coming up in Queensland next week! Carlton are also up and about with a big upset win over the Cats to surge back into contention for the top 8. North Melbourne were improved but still find themselves in 17th place with just one win, while the Eagles are the only winless team and propping things up at the bottom of the AFL ladder.
As usual, we’ll share our thoughts from every match of the AFL season, along with our Brownlow vote predictions and projections using our own system which has a proven profitable history over many years. For full details on how it works, see the section at the bottom of the page. We hope you'll use our free Brownlow tips to help you find value during the season and built a green book before the big night.
For links to every round of the season and full count, head to our 2025 Brownlow Medal Leaderboard page and check out the latest Brownlow Odds.
2025 AFL Brownlow Round 7 Overview
It's getting exciting in the Brownlow Medal race for 2025 and it's only Round 7! The ANZAC Day clash between Collingwood and Essendon will be interesting as our current Brownlow leader Nick Daicos was very good but we haven't given him any votes! Did we get it right? Some of those closing in on the Brownlow lead after Round 7 include Andrew Brayshaw, Steele Sidebottom, Tom Liberatore, Zak Butters, Connor Rozee and Caleb Serong.
Check out our 2025 Round 7 Brownlow votes below and our updated 2025 Brownlow leaderboard here!
2025 AFL Brownlow Votes - Round 7 Match Analysis
Melbourne 12.11.83 def Richmond 9.9.63
The ANZAC Day Eve clash wasn’t the greatest spectacle and it will be interesting to see the ability of the umpires to give Brownlow votes given some of the decision making on the field. There was plenty of cheap ball on the field but big Max Gawn won the medal for best on ground for getting in the trenches with 25 disposals, 34 hitouts, 9 marks and 6 clearances. Trent Rivers (28 disposals, 12 marks), Christian Salem (34 disposals, 13 marks), Christian Petracca (28 disposals, 7 marks, 2 goals) and Jack Viney (19 disposals, 15 tackles) were all very good. Thomson Dow (28 disposals, 7 marks) was busiest for the Tigers while Tom Lynch (13 disposals, 7 marks, 3 goals) showed glimpses of his best.
Max Gawn - 3
Christian Petracca - 2
Trent Rivers - 0.5
Christian Salem - 0.5
Collingwood 16.11.107 def Essendon 10.6.66
The traditional ANZAC Day clash between Collingwood and Essendon saw the Pies record a comfortable victory in wet conditions. Steele Sidebottom won the ANZAC Day Medal for his 35 disposals and a huge 15 clearances. Josh Daicos (36 disposals, 9 marks), Nick Daicos (31 disposals, 7 tackles, 11 clearances, 1 goal) and Scott Pendlebury (31 disposals) all won plenty of ball while Jamie Elliott was back to his best up forward with 5 goals from 19 disposals and 8 marks. Zach Merrett (25 disposals, 6 tackles) and Sam Durham (19 disposals, 2 goals) were best for the Bombers.
Steele Sidebottom - 3
Josh Daicos - 1.5
Jamie Elliott - 1.5
Fremantle 12.13.85 def Adelaide 9.13.67
The Dockers survived a comeback from the Crows to record an important win against a fellow finals aspirant. Andrew Brayshaw won the Medal for best afield for his 37 disposals and 6 clearances. Jordan Clark (27 disposals, 6 marks), Caleb Serong (32 disposals, 10 clearances) and Luke Ryan (23 disposals, 9 marks) were among the best for Freo. Jordan Dawson (21 disposals, 7 tackles) and Rory Laird (27 disposals) were typically solid for the Crows.
Andrew Brayshaw - 3
Jordan Clark - 1.5
Caleb Serong - 1.5
St Kilda 11.7.73 def by Brisbane 17.16.118
The Lions bounced back from their first loss of the season to record a big win over the Saints. Dual Brownlow medalist Lachie Neale was superb with 31 disposals, 6 marks and 3 goals to lead the Lions at the coalface. Dayne Zorko (34 disposals, 9 marks), Will Ashcroft (35 disposals) and Zac Bailey (24 disposals, 3 goals) were all influential in the victory. Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (32 disposals, 6 marks, 1 goal) continued his fine season for the Saints.
Lachie Neale - 3
Dayne Zorko - 1.5
Zac Bailey - 1.5
Port Adelaide 14.13.97 def North Melbourne 13.10.88
The Power held off a plucky North Melbourne side to string together their third consecutive victory. A feisty Jason Horne-Francis was excellent against his old side with 27 disposals, 6 clearances and a goal, with Zak Butters (27 disposals, 13 tackles), Connor Rozee (27 disposals, 7 marks, 1 goal) and Mitch Georgiades (17 disposals, 10 marks, 2 goals) also very good. Paul Curtis (16 disposals, 3 goals) was again dynamic up forward for the Roos, Luke Parker (27 disposals, 1 goal) strong in the middle while Tristan Xerri (23 disposals, 39 hitouts, 7 clearances, 1 goal) couldn’t have done much more.
Jason Horne-Francis - 2.5
Zak Butters - 2.5
Connor Rozee - 1
GWS Giants 12.9.81 def by Western Bulldogs 17.11.113
The Bulldogs steamrolled the Giants in the second half to run away with an important away win. James Harmes starred up forward with 4 goals from 22 disposals, while Tom Liberatore (28 disposals), Joel Freijah (27 disposals, 9 clearances) and Matthew Kennedy (26 disposals, 7 clearances, 2 goals) were all busy. Marcus Bontempelli was influential but subbed out at 3/4 time with 22 disposals and 8 clearances. Lachie Ash (31 disposals, 7 marks) and Jake Riccardi (16 disposals, 16 hitouts, 3 goals) were best for the Giants.
James Harmes - 3
Tom Liberatore - 2
Matthew Kennedy - 1
Gold Coast 17.15.117 def Sydney 12.7.79
The Suns trailed by 29 points in the second quarter but demolished the Swans in the second half to rocket to a massive victory. With many of their stars well held, the responsibility was shared around the Suns. John Noble (30 disposals, 7 marks) was their leading ball winner, while Bailey Humphrey (18 disposals, 4 goals), Daniel Rioli (21 disposals, 2 goals) and Ben King (5 goals, 11 disposals, 6 marks) hit the scoreboard. Jarrod Witts was influential with 18 disposals, 6 clearances and 28 hitouts. Chad Warner (24 disposals, 6 tackles, 6 clearances, 2 goals) showed glimpses of his best for the Swans.
Bailey Humphrey - 3
Chad Warner - 2
Jarrod Witts - 0.5
Daniel Rioli - 0.5
Carlton 14.10.94 def Geelong 12.4.76
The Blues held on against a fast-finishing Geelong to record their best win of the season. Harry McKay (19 disposals, 12 marks, 3 goals) was the key with fellow forward Charlie Curnow (14 disposals, 9 marks, 3 goal) also a dangerous target. George Hewett (29 disposals, 8 tackles, 1 goal), Sam Walsh (30 disposals, 6 marks) and Patrick Cripps (29 disposals, 7 marks, 9 tackles, 8 clearances) won plenty of ball. Bailey Smith has shortened in the Brownlow odds markets with 29 disposals, 9 tackles and a goal in another excellent performance for his new club, while Jeremy Cameron (14 disposals, 8 marks, 4 goals) was also very good.
Harry McKay - 3
Bailey Smith - 1
Sam Walsh - 1
Patrick Cripps - 1
Hawthorn 18.16.124 def West Coast 11.8.74
The Hawks monstered the Eagles to land a percentage-boosting win. Josh Battle (29 disposals, 7 marks) was the leading ball winner, with Jack Gunston (14 disposals, 6 marks, 4 goals), Mabior Chol (17 disposals, 9 marks, 3 goals) and Jack Ginnivan (17 disposals, 7 tackles, 2 goals) hitting the scoreboard. Lloyd Meek (19 disposals, 58 hitouts) got his hand first on the ball all day.
Josh Battle - 3
Jack Gunston - 2
Lloyd Meek - 1
For those who need a refresher on how our Brownlow vote predictor system works, we assign 6 votes per game so that our total votes are the same as the official 3-2-1 system, however we break up those votes as we see fit across potentially more than three players. Some games are really tough to call which way the votes will go, so a better predictive model is to split performances and assign half points to each player where there is doubt. So for example if two players dominate and it's too hard to split their performance, they are given 2.5 votes each, with the remaining 1 vote given to another player(s). This will give us a predictive total closer to their true total, rather than guessing. We can then form a 'range' for each player (i.e. a min and max we think players can poll) with the thinking behind this that the variations from the half votes will even out over the long term.
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