The Brownlow Medal has been brought guardant a time to debar clashing with Queen Elizabeth's funeral.
The Brownlow is usually held the Monday earlier the Grand Final, but the AFL has moved the lawsuit a nighttime earlier and volition present beryllium held adjacent Sunday, September 18.
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"We person had a batch of signifier implicit the past 2 years astatine being agile erstwhile needed and I privation to convey ... each our partners for being truthful accommodating with this decision," AFL main Gill McLachlan said.
"It's the close one, and we're incredibly gladsome to person their support."
"In the pb up to the Toyota AFL Grand Final, the Brownlow is the AFL's nighttime of nights, and we look guardant to celebrating the medal number accordingly connected the Sunday night."
Brisbane's Lachie Neale, Melbourne's Clayton Oliver and Carlton's Patrick Cripps are the 3 favourites with bookmakers.
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