CARLTON vice-captain Patrick Cripps has polled a career-best 20 votes to finish fourth in the 2018 Brownlow Medal count.

The 23-year-old eclipsed his previous best of 18 votes set in 2016, finishing behind Melbourne's Angus Brayshaw (21), Collingwood's Steele Sidebottom (24) and runaway winner Tom Mitchell (28).

One of two Blues to play every game this season, the newly crowned All Australian polled in 10 games, including three-vote performances in the wins over Essendon and Gold Coast.

Cripps also became the first Carlton player since Chris Judd in 2011 to break the 20-mark in a single season.

Gallery: Blues at the Brownlow

Kade Simpson was Carlton's next best, proving age was once again no barrier.

The 34-year-old became the first player since Adelaide's Tyson Edwards in 2009 to poll three votes in his 300th game, while another best-on-ground performance in the Round 22 loss to the Western Bulldogs saw him finish on six votes.

Ed Curnow (four), Charlie Curnow (three), Marc Murphy (two), Matthew Kreuzer and Sam Petrevski-Seton (one) rounded out Carlton's votes.

CARLTON'S 2018 BROWNLOW VOTES:



20 - Patrick Cripps

6 - Kade Simpson

4 - Ed Curnow

3 - Charlie Curnow

2 - Marc Murphy

1 - Matthew Kreuzer, Sam Petrevski-Seton

ROUND-BY-ROUND VOTING:

Round 1 vs. Richmond

3 – Charlie Curnow (CARL)

2 – Patrick Cripps

1 – Jack Riewoldt (RICH)

What a way to post your first batch of #Brownlow Medal votes!



Relive @CharlieCurnow's three-vote performance in the season opener. pic.twitter.com/RZHmTjvqv8 — Carlton FC (@CarltonFC) September 24, 2018

Round 2 vs. Gold Coast

3 – Tom Lynch (GC)

2 – Jarryd Lyons (GC)

1 – Ed Curnow

Round 3 vs. Collingwood

3 – Steele Sidebottom (COLL)

2 – Brodie Grundy (COLL)

1 – Josh Thomas (COLL)

Round 4 vs. North Melbourne

3 – Ben Brown (NM)

2 – Shaun Higgins (NM)

1 – Ben Cunnington (NM)

Round 5 vs. West Coast

3 – Andrew Gaff (WC)

2 – Patrick Cripps

1 – Elliot Yeo (WC)

Against top-class opposition, @patrickcripps rose to the occasion.



His 34 disposals and 11 tackles saw him receive two votes in Round 5. #Brownlow pic.twitter.com/86GnUmWuKe — Carlton FC (@CarltonFC) September 24, 2018

Round 6 vs. Western Bulldogs

3 – Marcus Bontempelli (WB)

2 – Jack Macrae (WB)

1 – Patrick Cripps

Round 7 vs. Adelaide

3 – Richard Douglas (ADEL)

2 – Mitch McGovern (ADEL)

1 – Rory Laird (ADEL)

Round 8 vs. Essendon

3 – Patrick Cripps

2 – Ed Curnow

1 – Matthew Kreuzer

Round 9 vs. Melbourne

3 – Jake Melksham (MELB)

2 – Nathan Jones (MELB)

1 – Jake Lever (MELB)

Round 10 vs. Geelong

3 – Sam Menegola (GEEL)

2 – Patrick Dangerfield (GEEL)

1 – Ed Curnow

Round 11 vs. Sydney

3 – Callum Sinclair (SYD)

2 – Isaac Heeney (SYD)

1 – Luke Parker (SYD)

Round 12 – BYE

Round 13 vs. Fremantle

3 – Lachie Neale (FREM)

2 – Nat Fyfe (FREM)

1 – Patrick Cripps

Round 14 vs. Collingwood

3 – Scott Pendlebury (COLL)

2 – Patrick Cripps

1 – Will Hoskin-Elliott (COLL)

Round 15 vs. Port Adelaide



3 – Kade Simpson

2 – Patrick Cripps

1 – Chad Wingard (PA)

Round 16 vs. Brisbane

3 – Eric Hipwood (BL)

2 – Dayne Beams (BL)

1 – Tom Cutler (BL)

Round 17 vs. St Kilda

3 – Jack Steven (STK)

2 – Jack Billings (STK)

1 – Patrick Cripps

Round 18 vs. Hawthorn

3 – Tom Mitchell (HAW)

2 – Luke Breust (HAW)

1 – Paul Puopolo (HAW)

Round 19 vs. Gold Coast

3 – Patrick Cripps

2 – Marc Murphy

1 – Sam Petrevski-Seton

Simply sensational.



Look back on @patrickcripps' three-vote performance against the Suns, which has propelled him into the top three on the leaderboard.#Brownlow pic.twitter.com/AuTlWH9JF7 — Carlton FC (@CarltonFC) September 24, 2018

Round 20 vs. GWS

3 – Josh Kelly (GWS)

2 – Stephen Coniglio (GWS)

1 – Callan Ward (GWS)

Round 21 vs. Fremantle

3 – David Mundy (FREM)

2 – Lachie Neale (FREM)

1 – Patrick Cripps

Round 22 vs. Western Bulldogs

3 – Kade Simpson

2 – Marcus Bontempelli (WB)

1 – Josh Dunkley (WB)

Round 23 vs. Adelaide

3 – Josh Jenkins (ADEL)

2 – Patrick Cripps

1 – Rory Atkins (ADEL)