Fremantle superstar Nat Fyfe has stamped his name among footy's elite, becoming just the 15th player in VFL/AFL history to claim multiple Brownlow medals.

Fyfe polled 33 votes to claim footy's highest individual honour for the second time in his career, six votes clear of Patrick Dangerfield in second place and seven votes ahead of both Patrick Cripps and Lachie Neale in third.

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It added to his 2015 Brownlow Medal and followed another incredible season where the classy midfielder averaged 29.1 disposals per game and ranked third in the League for both clearances and contested possessions.

Fyfe eclipsed the 31 votes he polled to claim the award four years ago, with his final total also ensuring he became one of only two players alongside triple winner Haydn Bunton Snr to average more than a vote per game across his 162 home and away matches.

Nat Fyfe after receiving his second Brownlow Medal on Monday night. Picture: AFL Photos

Fyfe was made to survive an early onslaught from Cripps, who came out of the blocks firing.

Cripps polled 13 votes from his first five games – the most any player has ever polled after round five – to claim an early five-vote lead from a host of his Brownlow rivals.

That hot start came amid an incredible opening to the count for the rugged Blues midfielder, who polled in the club's first six straight matches.

However, while Cripps led Fyfe by one solitary vote after round 10, the Dockers onballer had chased him down and shot into the lead by the conclusion of the bye weeks.

He claimed the lead after round 11 and was virtually unstoppable from there, quickly extending his advantage to an unassailable margin with two games still to play in the year.

It enabled him to relax as the count came to a close and Dangerfield finished his late surge into second place, with Fyfe's dominance reflected with an incredible 10 three-vote games throughout the year.

The Dockers skipper ultimately polled in 12 of his 20 matches throughout the campaign to claim his second Brownlow Medal.

Dangerfield claimed second place, Cripps and Neale shared a position on the podium and Geelong spearhead Tim Kelly finished fifth with 24 votes.

Collingwood ruckman Brodie Grundy, former winner and Richmond ace Dustin Martin, Western Bulldogs pair Marcus Bontempelli and Jack Macrae and Brisbane captain Dayne Zorko rounded out the top 10.

Fyfe's year had already been celebrated last month when he was named captain of the 2019 Virgin Australia AFL All Australian side – the third time he had been named in the team.

He is also a two-time Fremantle best and fairest winner, where he has captained for the last three years, and a two-time AFL Players' Association MVP award winner.