Tom Mitchell's AFL Brownlow Medal season

Tom Mitchell is the 2018 Brownlow Medallist, winning the award with 28 votes ahead of Collingwood's Steele Sidebottom (24) and Melbourne's Angus Brayshaw (21).

The Hawks midfielder polled votes in 12 games and was named best-afield six times.

TOM MITCHELL'S OUTSTANDING SEASON

* Brownlow Medallist

* AFL Players Association MVP

* Player of the Year: The Age, 3AW, AFL Nation

* Six three-vote games (R1 v Collingwood, R2 v Geelong, R3 v Richmond, R11 v Port Adelaide, R18 v Carlton, R19 v Fremantle)

* Averaged 36 disposals, 16 contested possessions, eight clearances, five inside-50s, six tackles and five marks per game

* Set new AFL record for most disposals in a single game (54 in round one win over Collingwood)

* Achieved career-high disposals (54 in round one win over Collingwood) and clearances (13 in round 20 win over Essendon)

* Most disposals this season (786 at 36 per game)

* Most clearances this season (172 at eight per game)

* Third-most contested possessions this season (353) behind leader Patrick Cripps

* Fifth-most tackles laid (138) behind leader Devon Smith