The 20-year-old took out the club's best and fairest award for 2008 and he plans to stick around until the red and white takes out a flag.

"I'm not leaving until we win a premiership," he said.

"I didn't get to play in 2006 because I was at the Falcons.

"I'd love for it (a premiership) to happen next year but I think if we keep all the young fellas, it's going to be in a few years' time."

Brown polled 95 votes, two more than ruckman Tom Crosby.

"We give out three voting cards with 5, 4, 3, 2, 1," he said. "I was 10 votes behind him (Crosby) before the last round.

"I got all 15 votes , he only got two. The coaches said that was my best game for the season but in saying that, he played pretty well so I didn't know who was going to win."

The youngster lined up in the midfield towards the end of the season after stints at half-back and half-forward.

"I like it on the ball but I prefer half-back because that's where I think I played the best," he said.

South finish in seventh position this year. "We only won three games but we showed in the last game against Camperdown that we can match it with teams above us," Brown said.

"All we need is two or three key-position players and we'll be back in the five."

Even though he is just 20, the Rooster strives to be a leader at the club.

"I get to training an hour early to show the young ones those are the sort of things you need to do if you want to be the best you can," he said. "I love talking, too, which I think really helps on and off the field."

It was the first senior best and fairest for Brown, who is the younger brother of Brisbane Lions star Jonathan.

"He didn't win one (at South)," he said of the three-time premiership player, who took out the Lions' top honour this season.

"He only won a junior one because he left when he was 17 or 18. No doubt he'd win one now if he came back though."