AFL Brownlow Medal round 15 predictor: Can anyone catch Marcus Bontempelli?

Kieran Francis

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Western Bulldogs star Marcus Bontempelli has jumped out to a handy lead in Sporting News' Brownlow Medal predictor with eight rounds to play.

Essendon breakout Darcy Parish remains the closest player to the Bont, while Clayton Oliver and Ollie Wines remain in the race to win the award.

Sporting News'  AFL experts have combined to produce a Brownlow predictor to help with your betting at season's end.

Take a look at our round 15 votes and leaderboard below.

Round 15 votes

Game/Votes Game/Votes Game/Votes
Brisbane v Geelong Richmond v St Kilda Collingwood v  Fremantle
3. Daniel Rich (Brisbane) 3. Luke Dunstan (St Kilda) 3. David Mundy (Fremantle)
2. Dayne Zorko (Brisbane) 2. Jack Steele (St Kilda) 2. Andrew Brayshaw (Fremantle)
1. Charlie Cameron (Brisbane) 1. Jack Sinclair (St Kilda) 1. Taylor Adams (Collingwood)
     
North Melbourne  v Gold Coast Port Adelaide v Sydney Essendon v Melbourne
3. Ben Cunnington (North Melbourne) 3. Travis Boak (Port Adelaide) 3. Zach Merrett (Essendon)
2. Touk Miler (Gold Coast) 2. Ollie Wines (Port Adelaide) 2. Christian Petracca (Melbourne)
1. Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne) 1. Lance Franklin (Sydney) 1. Darcy Parish (Essendon)
     
Hawthorn  v GWS West Coast v Western Bulldogs Carlton v Adelaide
3. Tom Mitchell (Hawthorn) 3. Marcus Bontempelli (Bulldogs) 3. Sam Walsh (Carlton)
2. Lachie Whitfield (GWS) 2. Bailey Smith (Bulldogs) 2. Rory Laird (Adelaide)
1. Jack Scrimshaw (Hawthorn) 1. Aaron Naughton (Bulldogs) 1. Zac Williams (Carlton)
     

AFL Brownlow 2021 Predictor Leaderboard: Round 15

Name Team Votes
Marcus Bontempelli Western Bulldogs 23
Darcy Parish Essendon 19
Clayton Oliver Melbourne 18
Ollie Wines Port Adelaide 18
Rory Laird Adelaide 16
Sam Walsh Carlton 16
Hugh McCluggage Brisbane 15
David Mundy Fremantle 15
Christian Petracca Melbourne 14
Jack Steele St Kilda 14
Touk Miller Gold Coast 13
Zach Merrett Essendon 13
Tom Mitchell Hawthorn 13

Brownlow Medal 2021 odds

Odds via Sportsbet.

Marcus Bontempelli $2.80
Clayton Oliver $5
Ollie Wines $6.50
Christian Petracca $7
Darcy Parish $10
Jack Macrae $10
Dustin Martin $13
Travis Boak $15
Sam Walsh $17
Cameron Guthrie $18
Hugh McCluggage $26
Max Gawn $26

Brownlow Predictor Votes and Leaderboard round by round

ROUND 1: Richmond star Dustin Martin off to fast start

ROUND 2: Dustin Martin snares early lead

ROUND 3:  Taylor Walker becomes new leader

ROUND 4: Midfield stars close in on Taylor Walker

ROUND 5: Bontempelli makes his move

ROUND 6: Mundy claims outright lead

ROUND 7: Walsh and McCluggage in form

ROUND 8:  McCluggage takes the lead

ROUND 9 : Bontempelli accelerates ahead

ROUND 10 : Bontempelli holds off Oliver

ROUND 11 : Oliver hits the front

ROUND 12 : Bontempelli leads three-horse race

ROUND 13 : Bontempelli hangs onto lead 

ROUND 14 : Wines gains ground on Bontempelli

Kieran Francis

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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.