Essendon skipper Jobe Watson has finished equal seventh in last night's Brownlow Medal count after polling 16 votes.
 
Watson finished with the most votes for Essendon ahead of Dustin Fletcher (7), David Hille (6), Brent Stanton (6), Patrick Ryder (3), Nathan Lovett-Murray (2), Angus Monfries (1), Heath Hocking (1), and Brent Prismall (1).