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Revision as of 12:47, 26 September 2011 by 203.208.101.111 (talk) (→Ineligible players who polled the most votes)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Chas Brownlow Trophy—better known as the Brownlow Medal, is an individual award given to the player judged best and fairest in the Australian Football League during the regular season. Determined by votes cast by the officiating umpires after each game, it is considered the highest honour for individual players in the AFL. The medal has been awarded every year since 1924, with the exception of an intermission from 1942–1945, due to World War II.
Winners by season
Please Note: # Indicates that medal was awarded retrospectively as a countback rule was enforced until 1980
The medal was not awarded between 1942 and 1945, as a mark of respect to soldiers fighting overseas in World War II.
Ineligible players who polled the most votes
A player who is guilty of an offence deemed worthy of a suspension by the AFL's disciplinary tribunal for serious on-field offences is ineligible to win the Brownlow Medal. Suspended players have tallied the highest number of votes for the award on two occasions.
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| Corey McKernan | North Melbourne | 1996 | 21 | Would have been joint winner with Hird and Voss. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Grant | Western Bulldogs | 1997 | 27 | Would have won outright, beating Harvey by one vote.
Multiple winnersThe following have won the Brownlow Medal on more than one occasion.
Voting systemsMain article: Brownlow MedalSince 1924, the vote system for the Brownlow has changed three times.
From 1930 to 1980, a countback system was used to determine the winner in the event of a tie. Under this system, the winner was the player with the most three-vote games. In 1980, the countback system was removed – in the event of a tie since then, players are considered joint winners. In 1989, the then VFL awarded retrospective medals to all players who had tied, but lost on countback, prior to 1980. Notes
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