DUAL Brownlow medallist Gary Ablett last night became the single highest vote-getter in the award's history.
With two votes secured in round 20 against Hawthorn, the Little Master jumped ahead of Gary Dempsey to take sole ownership of the mantle.
With 248 career votes Ablett is now two votes clear of any other and his 53 best-on-ground performances are seven more than the mark set by Chris Judd in second place.
It was a record-breaking night for Ablett, as he also became the first man to poll Brownlow votes against all 18 league teams.
Teammate Patrick Dangerfield is not far behind Ablett, requiring votes against only St Kilda to also complete the set.
Dangerfield was the highest polling Cat on the night, finishing three votes ahead of Ablett and Joel Selwood after storming home to record eight votes in the final four rounds.
The effort gave Dangerfield, the 2016 medallist, a tenth-placed finish on the night.
Fellow All Australian Tom Stewart was barely recognised by the umpires, recording just four single votes in four separate performances.
Tim Kelly received 13 votes in his first year in football.
Ten Cats polled votes on the evening, accumulating a total 88 votes that left Geelong in fourth place on the league table.
Collingwood was the best-performing team on the night with 96 votes, while Melbourne secured 93 and Hawthorn 90.
Gold Coast was the worst-performing team with just 31 combined votes.
Hawk Tom Mitchell contributed 28 of his own to that mark, as he took out the medal by four votes ahead of the second-placed Steele Sidebottom.
Geelong Leaderboard
Patrick Dangerfield – 17
Gary Ablett – 14
Joel Selwood – 14
Tim Kelly – 13
Tom Hawkins* – 9
Sam Menegola – 7
Mitch Duncan – 4
Tom Stewart – 4
Daniel Menzel – 3
Brandan Parfitt – 3
*Ineligible
