AFTER missing out on three votes for his 37-disposal, three-goal game against Adelaide in round 10, Melbourne midfielder Angus Brayshaw was "pretty flat" as he watched the Brownlow Medal count from a mate's couch.
"I was like 'Argh, I've missed my chance (to get three votes in a game). That was it!" he told the AFL Exchange podcast.
Little did he know he had a few more votes coming.
"My two best mates and I were sitting there. I remember the last four rounds, where I think I got eight votes, it got to almost a fever pitch in my mate's basement where we were watching it," Brayshaw said.
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So what did he do when the count ended and he'd finished in an unlikely third place?
"I took all my clothes off... well I had my underwear on... and we just took off down the road running and screaming!"
In this week's episode
Callum Twomey, Nick Bowen and Matt Thompson join Brayshaw on this week's AFL Exchange podcast to discuss his crazy Brownlow night, all the fallout from last weeks preliminary finals and preview the 2018 Toyota AFL Grand Final.
Episode guide
1.30 – Brayshaw's crazy Brownlow night
7.20 – The ups and downs of Angus' rollercoaster year
8.20 – The fallout from Melbourne's preliminary final loss
16.50 – Nick and Cal give the Demons and Tigers a grade for their 2017 seasons
20.20 – Should the Tigers be flag favourites for next season?
29.00 – What should Cal ask Jimmy Barnes and the Black Eyed Peas when he interviews them later this week?
35.00 – Grand Final preview including Norm Smith Medal tips, key matchups and each side's most important player
