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‘Worst decision in the history of the Brownlow’: AFL awards night hit by controversy

Nasiah Wanganeen Milera of the Saints reacts at the 2025 Brownlow medal awards night
St Kilda’s Nasiah Wanganeen Milera polled just two votes for his round 20 performance against Melbourne, sparking controversy at the 2025 Brownlow medal awards night. Photograph: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images

How the Brownlow medal is decided has come under fresh scrutiny after a controversial vote at the 2025 count on Monday left those in the audience at the glitzy ceremony in Melbourne visibly stunned.

Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera’s outstanding individual performance during St Kilda’s remarkable round 20 win over Melbourne was widely hailed at the time as the greatest of the season – and perhaps even the best seen in recent memory.

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