Skipper Jack Steele has topped St Kilda's Brownlow leaderboard for the third consecutive season, despite missing four games through injury.

On a night where Carlton star Patrick Cripps was crowned the 2022 Brownlow medallist on 29 votes, Steele polled 13 of his own to move up to 17th on the Saints' all-time tally.

Scroll below to check out a few quirky facts from the night, see the round-by-round votes, and view all the action from the red carpet.

HAYES HISTORY ON DEBUT

Jack Hayes became the first Saint to earn a Brownlow vote on debut in the 21st century, achieving the rare feat for his three-goal performance against Collingwood in Round 1.

The mature-age recruit followed in the footsteps of former Saints Dean Greig and Brodie Atkinson, who collected votes for their debuts in 1991 and 1993 respectively.

On the opposite end of the scale, spare a thought for Jason Blake, who took 210 games to poll his first Brownlow vote back in 2012.

WAIT ENDS FOR ANOTHER JACK

It's remarkable to think that a player of Jack Sinclair's quality took 123 games to earn his first Brownlow vote.

In a season that saw him claim maiden All-Australian and Trevor Barker Award honours, the 27-year-old finally broke his Brownlow duck thanks to a two-vote performance against the Hawks in Round 4.

Coupled with Jack Steele's three votes in that thumping victory, the Saints became the first club in history to surpass 300 votes from all their Jacks combined.

Sinclair's stellar season was further recognised with three-vote performances against North Melbourne (Round 11) and Carlton (16).

SAINTS MAKE HISTORY IN FINAL-ROUND LOSS

They may not have taken home the four points, but the Saints polled each of the six Brownlow votes available in their 14-point Round 23 defeat to Sydney, becoming the first side to do so in a loss in 16 years and only the eighth in AFL history.

Three of Brett Ratten's charges caught the attention of the umpires with eye-catching displays, in what was effectively a dead rubber for the Saints whose finals hopes were all but over going into the game. Against his former side, Dan Hannebery polled three votes in his final outing, while Ben Long secured two and Jack Steele rounded out the vote-getters. The last team to achieve this feat was Essendon, which did so in a three-point defeat against St Kilda.

SAINTS ON THE RED CARPET

Captain Jack Steele, Callum Wilkie, Jack Sinclair, Seb Ross, retired veteran Jarryn Geary and Senior Coach Brett Ratten represented the Saints at the 2022 Brownlow Medal count. Check them out at the AFL's night of nights below.

ST KILDA'S VOTES

First time polling votes: Hayes (Round 1 v Collingwood), Sinclair (Round 4 v Hawthorn), Long (Round 23 v Sydney)

First three-vote games: Higgins (Round 5 v Gold Coast), King (Round 10 v Adelaide), Sinclair (Round 11 v North Melbourne)

ROUND BY ROUND

ROUND 1 - St Kilda (85) lost to Collingwood (102)

3 - Patrick Lipinski (COLL)
2 - Jordan De Goey (COLL)
1 - Jack Hayes (STK)

ROUND 2 - Fremantle (55) lost to St Kilda (62)

3 - Andrew Brayshaw (FREM)
2 - Max King (STK)
1 - Jack Higgins (STK)

ROUND 3 - St Kilda (117) def. Richmond (84)

3 - Jade Gresham (STK)
2 - Jack Steele (STK)
1 - Max King (STK)

ROUND 4 - Hawthorn (73) lost to St Kilda (142)

3 - Jack Steele (STK)
2 - Jack Sinclair (STK)
1 - Brad Hill (STK)

ROUND 5 - St Kilda (87) def. Gold Coast (61)

3 - Jack Higgins (STK)
2 - Jack Steele (STK)
1 - Touk Miller (GC)

ROUND 6 - GWS (60) lost to St Kilda (77)

3 - Jack Higgins (STK)
2 - Brad Crouch (STK)
1 - Josh Kelly (GWS)

ROUND 7 - St Kilda (42) lost to Port Adelaide (43)

3 - Ollie Wines (PA)
2 - Jack Steele (STK)
1 - Seb Ross (STK)

ROUND 8 - Melbourne (93) def. St Kilda (55)

3 - Clayton Oliver (MELB)
2 - Ed Langdon (MELB)
1 - Angus Brayshaw (MELB)

ROUND 9 - St Kilda (90) def. Geelong (80)

3 - Brad Crouch (STK)
2 - Paddy Ryder (STK)
1 - Jack Sinclair (STK)

ROUND 10 - Adelaide (69) lost to St Kilda (90)

3 - Max King (STK)
2 - Brad Hill (STK)
1 - Jordan Dawson (ADEL)

ROUND 11 - St Kilda (103) def. North Melbourne (50)

3 - Jack Sinclair (STK) 
2 - Jade Gresham (STK)
1 - Brad Hill (STK)

ROUND 12 - BYE

ROUND 13 - Brisbane (78) def. St Kilda (57)

3 - Hugh McCluggage (BL)
2 - Lachie Neale (BL)
1 - Jarryd Lyons (BL)

ROUND 14 - St Kilda (72) lost to Essendon (107)

3 - Mason Redman (ESS)
2 - Peter Wright (ESS)
1 - Dylan Shiel (ESS)

ROUND 15 - Sydney (83) def. St Kilda (32)

3 - Tom Papley (SYD)
2 - Tom McCartin (SYD)
1 - Jake Lloyd (SYD)

ROUND 16 - Carlton (78) lost to St Kilda (93)

3 - Jack Sinclair (STK)
2 - Paddy Ryder (STK)
1 - Tim Membrey (STK)

ROUND 17 - St Kilda (70) lost to Fremantle (111)

3 - Andrew Brayshaw (FREM)
2 - Will Brodie (FREM)
1 - Jordan Clark (FREM)

ROUND 18 - Western Bulldogs (84) def. St Kilda (56)

3 - Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
2 - Tom Liberatore (WB)
1 - Bailey Smith (WB)

ROUND 19 - West Coast (62) lost to St Kilda (90)

3 - Jack Steele (STK)
2 - Brad Crouch (STK)
1 - Dan Butler (STK)

ROUND 20 - St Kilda (75) def. Hawthorn (63)

3 - Rowan Marshall (STK)
2 - Brad Crouch (STK)
1 - Tom Mitchell (HAW)

ROUND 21 - Geelong (110) def. St Kilda (65)

3 - Isaac Smith (GEEL)
2 - Max Holmes (GEEL)
1 - Brad Crouch (STK)

ROUND 22 - St Kilda (66) lost to Brisbane (81)

3 - Cam Rayner (BL)
2 - Mason Wood (STK)
1 - Hugh McCluggage (BL)

ROUND 23 - St Kilda (74) lost to Sydney (88)

3 - Dan Hannebery (STK)
2 - Ben Long (STK)
1 - Jack Steele (STK)