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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.
The medal was not awarded between 1942 and 1945, due to World War II
Ineligible winners
Historically, players who are suspended at some time during the season by the AFL's disclipinary tribunal for serious on-field offences (for instance, striking, kicking or charging) were ineligible for the award. Although the system for determining ineligibility has changed, suspended players have tallied the highest number of votes for the award on two occasions.