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Revision as of 12:25, 15 November 2008 by Backslash Forwardslash (talk | contribs) (upgrading lead)(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 since 1924, with the exception of an intermission from 1942-1945 for World War II
Winners by Season
Indicates that medal was awarded retrospectively
* = Denotes the player with the most 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.
| Player | Team | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Corey McKernan | North Melbourne | 1996 |
| Chris Grant | Western Bulldogs | 1997 |
Multiple Winners
The following have won the Brownlow Medal on more than one occasion.
| Number | Player | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | |||
| Haydn Bunton, Sr. | Fitzroy | 1931, 1932, 1935 | |
| Dick Reynolds | Essendon | 1934, 1937, 1938 | |
| Bob Skilton | South Melbourne | 1959, 1963, 1968 | |
| Ian Stewart | St Kilda / Richmond | 1965, 1966, 1971 | |
| 2 | |||
| Ivor Warne-Smith | Melbourne | 1926, 1928 | |
| Bill Hutchison | Essendon | 1952, 1953 | |
| Roy Wright | Richmond | 1952, 1954 | |
| Keith Greig | North Melbourne | 1973, 1974 | |
| Peter Moore | Collingwood/Melbourne | 1979, 1984 | |
| Greg Williams | Sydney/Carlton | 1986, 1994 | |
| Robert Harvey | St Kilda | 1997, 1998 | |
| Adam Goodes | Sydney | 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 |
Notes
- Sean Miller. "What makes the Brownlow so special?". Premier Media Group. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- "Brownlow Medal - AFL Brownlow Medal". Australian Football League. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
See also
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