A career-best Brownlow Medal finish from midfielder Izak Rankine headlined Adelaide’s count on Monday night.

Rankine, whose permanent move into the midfield this year led to All-Australian squad selection, polled 25 votes, eclipsing his previous high of 15 (which came in 2025).

The 26-year-old achieved six, three-vote (best-on-ground) games across the course of the season, and finished the count in 10th place.

He polled 11 votes in the final four rounds alone to overtake teammate and Crows Captain Jordan Dawson for the Club lead.

Three of his maximum votes came consecutively in the final three rounds of the season against Richmond, Fremantle and GWS.

Rankine was among 12 Crows to poll on the night, with Adelaide tallying 82 votes in total.

Dawson polled 21 votes, which included four three-vote games - in Round 13 against Geelong, the Round 14 win against the Bulldogs, Round 17 against the Eagles and Round 21 against Essendon.

That led to the Skipper finishing the overall count in 13th.

Sam Berry was Adelaide’s third-highest vote-getter with 10 votes.

The on-baller received three votes for his Round Eight performance against Port Adelaide, in which he went on to win the Showdown Medal.

Berry finished just ahead of Josh Rachele (eight votes) and Riley Thilthorpe (five).

Rachele polled in Rounds three, five, 10 and 15, while Thilthorpe caught the umpires’ eyes in Rounds One, Two, and 24.

Forward Darcy Fogarty polled on two occasions (in Rounds 16 and 19) for a total of four votes, Taylor Walker finished the count with three, and James Peatling was awarded two.

Rory Laird, Lachlan McAndrew (who recorded his first career vote), Alex Neal-Bullen and Jake Soligo rounded out the Crows’ Brownlow Medal vote-getters with one apiece.

Thilthorpe, Fogarty and Walker were ineligible for the Brownlow due to suspensions during the season.

Adelaide’s 2026 Brownlow Medal votes

Izak Rankine 25

Jordan Dawson 21

Sam Berry 10

Josh Rachele 8

Riley Thilthorpe 5

Darcy Fogarty 4

Taylor Walker 3

James Peatling 2

Rory Laird 1

Lachlan McAndrew 1

Alex Neal-Bullen 1

Jake Soligo 1

Adelaide votes by Round and opponent 

ROUND ONE

Adelaide 93 def Collingwood

  1. N.Daicos (COLL)
  2. R.Thilthorpe (ADE)
  3. A.Neal-Bullen (ADE)

ROUND TWO

Adelaide 88 def by Western Bulldogs

  1. Joel Freijah (DOGS)
  2. Marcus Bontempelli (DOGS)
  3. Ed Richards (DOGS)

ROUND THREE

Adelaide 60 def by Geelong 68

  1. Bailey Smith (CATS)
  2. Josh Rachele (ADE)
  3. Max Holmes (CATS)

ROUND FOUR

Adelaide 76 def by Fremantle 78

  1. Caleb Serong (FRE)
  2. James Peatling (ADE)
  3. Andrew Brayshaw (FRE)

ROUND FIVE

Adelaide 114 def Carlton 86

  1. Josh Rachele (ADE)
  2. Izak Rankine (ADE)
  3. Jordan Dawson (ADE)

ROUND SIX

Adelaide 103 def St Kilda 102

  1. Sam Flanders (SAINTS)
  2. Taylor Walker (ADE)
  3. Rowan Marshall (SAINTS)

ROUND SEVEN

Adelaide 75 def by Brisbane 127

  1. Zac Bailey (LIONS)
  2. Will Ashcroft (LIONS)
  3. Lachie Neale (LIONS)

ROUND EIGHT

Adelaide 76 def Port Adelaide 75

  1. Sam Berry (ADE)
  2. Zak Butters (PORT)
  3. Aliir Aliir (PORT)

ROUND NINE

Adelaide 98 def Richmond 61

  1. Izak Rankine (ADE)
  2. Jordan Dawson (ADE)
  3. Tim Taranto (RICH)

ROUND 10

Adelaide 133 def North Melbourne 65

  1. Izak Rankine (ADE)
  2. Josh Rachele (ADE)
  3. Jake Soligo (ADE)

ROUND 11

Adelaide 66 def by Hawthorn 75

  1. Blake Hardwick (HAWKS)
  2. Jordan Dawson (ADE)
  3. Sam Berry (ADE)

ROUND 12 - BYE

ROUND 13

Adelaide 75 def Geelong 74

  1. Jordan Dawson (ADE)
  2. Bailey Smith (GEE)
  3. Patrick Dangerfield (GEE)

ROUND 14

Adelaide 121 def Western Bulldogs 64

  1. Jordan Dawson (ADE)
  2. Sam Berry (ADE)
  3. Rory Laird (ADE)

ROUND 15

Adelaide 79 def Melbourne 62

  1. Max Gawn (MELB)
  2. Sam Berry (ADE)
  3. Josh Rachele (ADE)

ROUND 16

Adelaide 71 def by Port Adelaide 97

  1. Zak Butters (PORT)
  2. Jason Horne-Francis (PORT)
  3. Darcy Fogary (ADE)

ROUND 17

Adelaide 99 def West Coast 74

  1. Jordan Dawson (ADE)
  2. Izak Rankine (ADE)
  3. Lachlan McAndrew (ADE)

 

ROUND 18

Adelaide 128 def Gold Coast 49

  1. Izak Rankine (ADE)
  2. Jordan Dawson (ADE)
  3. Sam Berry (ADE)

ROUND 19

Adelaide 87 def Sydney 71

  1. Darcy Fogarty (ADE)
  2. Tom Papley (SYD)
  3. Izak Rankine (ADE)

ROUND 20

Adelaide 74 def by Collingwood 108

  1. Nick Daicos (COLL)
  2. Scott Pendlebury (COLL)
  3. Sam Berry (ADE)

ROUND 21

Adelaide 145 def Essendon 73

  1. Jordan Dawson (ADE)
  2. Izak Ranine (ADE)
  3. Riley Thilthorpe (ADE)

ROUND 22

Adelaide 63 def Richmond 54

  1. Izak Rankine (ADE)
  2. Jordan Dawson (ADE)
  3. Jack Ross (RICH)

ROUND 23

Adelaide 88 def by Fremantle 112

  1. Izak Rankine (ADE)
  2. Caleb Serong (FRE)
  3. Jye Amiss (FRE)

ROUND 24

Adelaide 157 def GWS 101

  1. Izak Rankine (ADE)
  2. Riley Thilthorpe (ADE)
  3. Taylor Walker (ADE)