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Revision as of 10:46, 26 October 2008 by Backslash Forwardslash (talk | contribs) (part 2)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)This is a list of winners of the Brownlow Medal. The Brownlow Medal, is awarded to the "best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the regular season. Votes cast by the officiating umpires after each game. It is the most prestigious award for individual players in the AFL. It is also widely acknowledged as the highest individual honour in the sport of Australian rules football.
Indicates that medal was awarded retrospectively
* = This denotes the winner of votes was ineligible due to suspension.
Winners by Season
# Corey McKernan also polled 21 votes but was ineligible due to suspension.
## Chris Grant polled 27 votes but was ineligible due to suspension.
Multiple Winners
| Medals | Player | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Haydn Bunton, Sr. Dick Reynolds Bob Skilton Ian Stewart |
Fitzroy Essendon South Melbourne St Kilda / Richmond |
1931, 1932, 1935 1934, 1937, 1938 1959, 1963, 1968 1965, 1966, 1971 |
| 2 | Ivor Warne-Smith Bill Hutchison Roy Wright Keith Greig Peter Moore Greg Williams Robert Harvey Adam Goodes |
Melbourne Essendon Richmond North Melbourne Collingwood/Melbourne Sydney/Carlton St Kilda Sydney |
1926, 1928 1952(ret.), 1953 1952, 1954 1973, 1974 1979, 1984 1986, 1994 1997, 1998 2003, 2006 |
Voting systems
| 1924-1930 | One vote per game. |
| 1931-present | Six votes per game: 3,2,1 (except 1976-77 when 12 votes were awarded per game: 3,2,1 from each of the two field umpires) |
| Note that from: | |
| 1924-1941, 1950-1967 | each team played 18 games in the home and away season |
| 1946-1949 | each team played 19 games in the home and away season |
| 1968-1969, 1993 | each team played 20 games in the home and away season |
| 1970-1992, 1994-present | each team played 22 games in the home and away season |
See also
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