Tom Mitchell (26 votes) and Stephen Coniglio (24) both went voteless for the second straight round, seeing Brisbane star Dayne Beams give himself a chance ahead of the final round.
Beams (24) is now within just two votes of Mitchell after snaring three votes in the spiteful 'Q Clash' at Metricon Stadium, which the Lions ended up winning by just four points.
The Brownlow Medal is now down to a three-horse race, with fourth-placed Elliot Yeo (22) four votes away from our leader with just the one round of the home-and-away season left, meaning the top gong is unattainable for the Eagles' star.
Yeo managed two votes in West Coast's shock loss to the Demons, but needed all three in the hope of sharing Charlie with any/all of the three leaders.
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Reigning Brownlow Medalist Dustin Martin moves into the top ten after polling maximum votes in the Tigers' close win over Essendon.
Dusty is hitting peak form at the right time of the year for Richmond after beginning the season slowly, and the superstar has now recorded votes in his last eight matches.
No other players in the top 10 recorded any votes, however, Steele Sidebottom (1), Dyson Heppell (1), and Brodie Grundy (3) all pushed up the leaderboard with votes.
Full leaderboard here.
THE ROVER’S BROWNLOW VOTES: ROUND 22
Richmond Tigers v Essendon Bombers
3: Dustin Martin (Richmond)
2: Josh Caddy (Richmond)
1: Dyson Heppell (Essendon)
Collingwood Magpies v Port Adelaide Power
3: Brodie Grundy (Collingwood)
2: Taylor Adams (Collingwood)
1: Steele Sidebottom (Collingwood)
Geelong Cats v Fremantle Dockers
3: Tim Kelly (Geelong)
2: Tom Hawkins (Geelong)
1: Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong)
GWS Giants v Sydney Swans
3: Luke Parker (Sydney)
2: Lance Franklin (Sydney)
1: Dylan Shiel (GWS)
Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions
3: Dayne Beams (Brisbane)
2: Luke Hodge (Brisbane)
1: Alex Sexton (Gold Coast)
St Kilda Saints v Hawthorn Hawks
3: Jack Gunston (Hawthorn)
2: Jaeger O’Meara (Hawthorn)
1: Jack Steele (St Kilda)
Carlton Blues v Western Bulldogs
3: Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
2: Josh Dunkley (Western Bulldogs)
1: Kade Simpson (Carlton)
West Coast Eagles v Melbourne Demons
3: James Harmes (Melbourne)
2: Elliot Yeo (West Coast)
1: Jake Melksham (Melbourne)
Adelaide Crows v North Melbourne Kangaroos
3: Matt Crouch (Adelaide)
2: Rory Laird (Adelaide)
1: Trent Dumont (North Melbourne)
