There are plenty of issues AFL chief Andrew Dillon must tend to after this season, but overhauling the Brownlow Medal should not be in the top three, two, or one on his list of priorities.

The snubbing of St Kilda’s Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera for one of the individual games of the season will be seen as evidence of a broken Brownlow. It shouldn’t be.

Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera at the Brownlow on Monday night.Credit: Getty Images

Yes, Collingwood supporters and Nick Daicos backers will feel their man was hard done by, beaten by seven votes in a count where Matt Rowell polled heavily for several “meh” sort of games.

Daicos was undoubtedly a hard luck story, but the Brownlow has always thrown up voting anomalies. It is part of the award’s charm, and has not robbed the medal of its importance – it remains the most prestigious individual accolade in the competition.

The incredulous look on Max Gawn’s face when teammate Jack Viney’s name was read out for the three instead of Wanganeen-Milera’s was indicative of the disbelief inside Crown’s Palladium ballroom, and in loungerooms around the........

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