Coming into the night, the 2026 Brownlow Medal count held little intrigue about who the winner would be.
Few in the footballing world thought there was anyone who could seriously challenge Nick Daicos for the award.
The count was close until about the halfway mark, before Daicos pulled away from the pack as the season progressed.
With his 47 votes last night, Daicos has earned more votes in the last four years than any other player has in any five-year period.
Daicos earned more votes than three entire clubs.
With the win, Daicos joins Tom Mitchell, Gary Ablett Jr and Ben Cousins as father-son selections who have claimed the Brownlow Medal.
Plenty has been written about what makes Daicos special.
"He hates losing," Magpies great Scott Pendlebury said.
Players like Daicos stand out due to the highlights they create.
Teams spend more time trying to get Daicos off balance than any other player in the competition.
No matter what teams throw at Daicos, he still has an unerring habit of getting the ball and letting his imagination run wild.
When Daicos moved to Carey Grammar for year 10, he was thrust at once into the first team to compete in the APS football competition.
His teammates were no slouches either, with Daicos playing alongside the likes of Noah Anderson and last year's Brownlow medallist, Matt Rowell.
Although Collingwood fell short this year, hopes are higher for 2027 with more reinforcements.
The fortunes of clubs rose and fell based on the growth of different geographic areas.