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	The Chas Brownlow Trophy — better known as the ], is an individual award given to the player judged ] in the ] 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. <ref name=FoxSports>{{cite web \|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24392814-5017892,00.html\|title=What makes the Brownlow so special?\|accessdate= 15 November 2008\|author=Sean Miller\|publisher=Premier Media Group}}</ref><ref name=AFL>{{cite web \|url=http://www.afl.com.au/aflhq/awards/brownlow/tabid/263/default.aspx\|title=Brownlow Medal - AFL Brownlow Medal\|accessdate= 15 November 2008\|publisher=Australian Football League}}</ref> The medal has been awarded every year since ], with the exception of an intermission from 1942-1945 for ].
			{{Use dmy dates\|date=January 2018}}
	==Winners by Season==
			{{Use Australian English\|date=January 2018}}
			The ''']''' (formally the '''Charles Brownlow Trophy''') is an individual award given to the player judged ] in the ] (AFL) 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.<ref name=FoxSports>{{cite web \|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24392814-5017892,00.html\|title=What makes the Brownlow so special?\|access-date= 15 November 2008\|author=Sean Miller\|publisher=Premier Media Group}}</ref><ref name=AFL>{{cite web \|url=http://www.afl.com.au/aflhq/awards/brownlow/tabid/263/default.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612040419/http://afl.com.au/AFLHQ/Awards/Brownlow/tabid/263/default.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=12 June 2008\|title=Brownlow Medal – AFL Brownlow Medal\|access-date= 15 November 2008\|publisher=Australian Football League}}</ref>

			The medal has been awarded every year since ], with the exception of an intermission from 1942–1945 due to ]. As of 2024, the Brownlow Medal has been awarded 111 times to 90 different players in 96 medal counts.

			==Winners by season==
			], also known as Carji Greeves, the ] Brownlow Medallist]]
			], ], ], and ] Brownlow Medallist.]]
			], ] Brownlow Medallist]]
			], ] and ] Brownlow Medallist]]
			], ] and ] Brownlow Medallist]]
			], ] and ] Brownlow Medallist]]
			], ] Brownlow Medallist]]
			], ] and ] Brownlow Medallist]]
			], ] Brownlow Medallist]]
			], ] and ] Brownlow Medallist]]

			Voting systems:
			*1924–1930 – Single umpire awards 1 vote to best on ground only
			*1931–1975 – Single umpire awards 3–2–1 votes to best three on ground
			*1976–1977 – Two umpires separately award 3–2–1 votes to best three on ground
			*1978–pres – Umpiring team collectively awards 3–2–1 votes to best three on ground

			Until ], a countback system was used to determine the winner in the event of a tie. In 1930, Judkins was awarded the medal as he had played in the fewest games; and from ] to 1980, the winner was the player with the most three-vote games.<ref name=AFL/> In 1980, the countback system was removed, and in the event of a tie, players have been considered joint winners.<ref name = AFL/> In ], the countback was retroactively removed from all previous counts, and all players who had previously lost on countback were considered joint winners.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=36355 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716152913/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=36355 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=16 July 2012 \|title=1980–1989 \|publisher = AFL BigPond Network \|date= 11 December 2006 \|access-date = 10 July 2011}}</ref>

	{{legend2\|#e3d9ff\|Indicates that medal was awarded retrospectively\|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
	<nowiki>*</nowiki> = <small>Denotes the player with the most votes was ] due to suspension.</small>
	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
			!Year
			!Player
			!Team
			!Votes
			!{{Tooltip\|Matches\|Number of matches per team for the season in which Brownlow Medal votes were cast}}
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Edward\|Greeves Jr.}}
			\|{{AFL Gee}}
			\|7
			\|16
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Colin\|Watson\|dab=footballer}}
			\|{{AFL StK}}
			\|9
			\|17
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Ivor\|Warne-Smith}} (1/2)
			\|{{AFL Mel}}
			\|9
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Syd\|Coventry}}
			\|{{AFL Col}}
			\|7
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Ivor\|Warne-Smith}} (2/2)
			\|{{AFL Mel}}
			\|8
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Albert\|Collier}}
			\|{{AFL Col}}
			\|6
			\|16<!-- There were 18 home-and-away matches, but for this year only votes were not cost in the two rounds which coincided with interstate matches -->
			\|-
			\| rowspan="3" \|]
			\|{{sortname\|Harry\|Collier}}{{Efn-lr\|Medal was awarded retrospectively, as a countback rule was applied until 1980.\|name=i}}
			\|{{AFL Col}}
			\|4
			\| rowspan="3" \| 18
			\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Allan\|Hopkins}}{{Efn-lr\|name=i}}
			\|{{AFL Foo}}
			\|4
			\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Stan\|Judkins}}
			\|{{AFL Ric}}
			\|4
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Haydn\|Bunton Sr.}} (1/3)
			\|{{AFL Fit}}
			\|26
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Haydn\|Bunton Sr.}} (2/3)
			\|{{AFL Fit}}
			\|23
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Wilfred "Chicken"\|Smallhorn}}
			\|{{AFL Fit}}
			\|18
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Dick\|Reynolds}} (1/3)
			\|{{AFL Ess}}
			\|19
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Haydn\|Bunton Sr.}} (3/3)
			\|{{AFL Fit}}
			\|24
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Denis\|Ryan\|dab=footballer}}
			\|{{AFL Fit}}
			\|26
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Dick\|Reynolds}} (2/3)
			\|{{AFL Ess}}
			\|27
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Dick\|Reynolds}} (3/3)
			\|{{AFL Ess}}
			\|18
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Marcus\|Whelan}}
			\|{{AFL Col}}
			\|23
			\|18
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|] '''{{Efn-lr\|No winner was declared in 1940: ] and ] being recognised retrospectively as joint winners in 1989 after having initially received replica medals.\|name=ii}} '''
			\|{{sortname\|Des\|Fothergill}}{{Efn-lr\|name=i}}
			\|{{AFL Col}}
			\|32
			\| rowspan="2" \|18
			\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Herbie\|Matthews}}{{Efn-lr\|name=i}}
			\|{{AFL SM}}
			\|32
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Norman\|Ware}}
			\|{{AFL Foo}}
			\|23
			\|18
	\|-		\|-
			\|1942
	! Year !! Player !! Team !! Votes
			\| colspan="4" rowspan="4" \|No medal awarded due to ]
	\|-		\|-
			\|1943
	\|] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 23
	\|-		\|-
			\|1944
	\|] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 24
	\|-		\|-
			\|1945
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 29
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Don\|Cordner}}
			\|{{AFL Mel}}
			\|20
			\|19
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Bert\|Deacon}}
			\|{{AFL Car}}
			\|20
			\|19
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Bill\|Morris\|dab=Australian rules footballer}}
			\|{{AFL Ric}}
			\|24
			\|19
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|]
			\|{{sortname\|Col\|Austen}}{{Efn-lr\|name=i}}
			\|{{AFL Haw}}
			\|23
			\| rowspan ="2" \|19
			\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Ron\|Clegg}}
			\|{{AFL SM}}
			\|23
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Allan\|Ruthven}}
			\|{{AFL Fit}}
			\|21
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Bernie\|Smith}}
			\|{{AFL Gee}}
			\|23
			\|18
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|]
			\|{{sortname\|Roy\|Wright\|dab=footballer}} (1/2)
			\|{{AFL Ric}}
			\|21
			\|rowspan="2" \|19
			\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Bill\|Hutchison}}{{Efn-lr\|name=i}} (1/2)
			\|{{AFL Ess}}
			\|21
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Bill\|Hutchison}} (2/2)
			\|{{AFL Ess}}
			\|26
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Roy\|Wright\|dab=footballer}} (2/2)
			\|{{AFL Ric}}
			\|29
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Fred\|Goldsmith\|dab=Australian footballer}}
			\|{{AFL SM}}
			\|21
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Peter\|Box}}
			\|{{AFL Foo}}
			\|22
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Brian\|Gleeson\|dab=footballer}}
			\|{{AFL StK}}
			\|24
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Neil\|Roberts\|dab=Australian footballer}}
			\|{{AFL StK}}
			\|20
			\|18
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|]
			\|{{sortname\|Verdun\|Howell}}{{Efn-lr\|name=i}}
			\|{{AFL StK}}
			\|20
			\|rowspan="2" \|18
			\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Bob\|Skilton}} (1/3)
			\|{{AFL SM}}
			\|20
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|John\|Schultz\|dab=footballer born 1938}}
			\|{{AFL Foo}}
			\|20
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|John\|James\|dab=Australian rules footballer}}
			\|{{AFL Car}}
			\|21
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Alistair\|Lord}}
			\|{{AFL Gee}}
			\|28
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Bob\|Skilton}} (2/3)
			\|{{AFL SM}}
			\|20
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Gordon\|Collis}}
			\|{{AFL Car}}
			\|27
			\|18
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|]
			\|{{sortname\|Noel\|Teasdale}}{{Efn-lr\|name=i}}
			\|{{AFL NM}}
			\|20
			\|rowspan="2" \|18
			\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Ian\|Stewart\|dab=Australian rules footballer}} (1/3)
			\|{{AFL StK}}
			\|20
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Ian\|Stewart\|dab=Australian rules footballer}} (2/3)
			\|{{AFL StK}}
			\|21
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Ross\|Smith\|Ross G. Smith}}
			\|{{AFL StK}}
			\|24
			\|18
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Bob\|Skilton}} (3/3)
			\|{{AFL SM}}
			\|24
			\|20
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Kevin\|Murray\|dab=Australian footballer}}
			\|{{AFL Fit}}
			\|19
			\|20
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Peter\|Bedford}}
			\|{{AFL SM}}
			\|25
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Ian\|Stewart\|dab=Australian rules footballer}} (3/3)
			\|{{AFL Ric}}
			\|21
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Len\|Thompson}}
			\|{{AFL Col}}
			\|25
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Keith\|Greig}} (1/2)
			\|{{AFL NM}}
			\|27
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Keith\|Greig}} (2/2)
			\|{{AFL NM}}
			\|27
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Gary\|Dempsey\|dab=Australian footballer}}
			\|{{AFL Foo}}
			\|20
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Graham\|Moss}}
			\|{{AFL Ess}}
			\|48 {{Efn-lr\|The voting system in 1976 and 1977 had both field umpires awarding votes, resulting in higher vote tallies than in other years.\|name=iii}}
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Graham\|Teasdale}}
			\|{{AFL SM}}
			\|59{{Efn-lr\|name=iii}}
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Malcolm\|Blight}}
			\|{{AFL NM}}
			\|22
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Peter\|Moore\|dab=Australian rules footballer}} (1/2)
			\|{{AFL Col}}
			\|22
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Kelvin\|Templeton}}
			\|{{AFL Foo}}
			\|23
			\|22
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|]
			\|{{sortname\|Bernie\|Quinlan}}
			\|{{AFL Fit}}
			\|22
			\|rowspan="2" \|22
			\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Barry\|Round}}
			\|{{AFL SM}}
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Brian\|Wilson\|dab=Australian rules footballer}}
			\|{{AFL Mel}}
			\|23
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Ross\|Glendinning}}
			\|{{AFL NM}}
			\|24
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Peter\|Moore\|dab=Australian rules footballer}} (2/2)
			\|{{AFL Mel}}
			\|24
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Brad\|Hardie}}
			\|{{AFL Foo}}
			\|22
			\|22
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|]
			\|{{sortname\|Robert\|DiPierdomenico}}
			\|{{AFL Haw}}
			\|17
			\|rowspan="2" \|22
			\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Greg\|Williams\|dab=Australian footballer}} (1/2)
			\|{{AFL Syd}}
			\|17
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|]
			\|{{sortname\|John\|Platten}}
			\|{{AFL Haw}}
			\|20
			\|rowspan="2"\|22
			\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Tony\|Lockett}}
			\|{{AFL StK}}
			\|20
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Gerard\|Healy}}
			\|{{AFL Syd}}
			\|20
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Paul\|Couch}}
			\|{{AFL Gee}}
			\|22
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Tony\|Liberatore}}
			\|{{AFL Foo}}
			\|18
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Jim\|Stynes}}
			\|{{AFL Mel}}
			\|25
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Scott\|Wynd}}
			\|{{AFL Foo}}
			\|20
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Gavin\|Wanganeen}}
			\|{{AFL Ess}}
			\|18
			\|20
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Greg\|Williams\|dab=Australian footballer}} (2/2)
			\|{{AFL Car}}
			\|30
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Paul\|Kelly\|dab=Australian rules footballer}}
			\|{{AFL Syd}}
			\|21
			\|22
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|]
			\|{{sortname\|James\|Hird}}
			\|{{AFL Ess}}
			\|21
			\|rowspan="2"\|22
			\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Michael\|Voss}}
			\|{{AFL BB}}
			\|21
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Robert\|Harvey\|dab=footballer}} (1/2)
			\|{{AFL StK}}
			\|26
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Robert\|Harvey\|dab=footballer}} (2/2)
			\|{{AFL StK}}
			\|32
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Shane\|Crawford}}
			\|{{AFL Haw}}
			\|28
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Shane\|Woewodin}}
			\|{{AFL Mel}}
			\|24
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Jason\|Akermanis}}
			\|{{AFL BL}}
			\|23
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Simon\|Black}}
			\|{{AFL BL}}
			\|25
			\|22
			\|-
			\| rowspan="3" \|]
			\|{{sortname\|Mark\|Ricciuto}}
			\|{{AFL Ade}}
			\|22
			\|rowspan="3"\|22
			\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Nathan\|Buckley}}
			\|{{AFL Col}}
			\|22
			\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Adam\|Goodes}} (1/2)
			\|{{AFL Syd}}
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Chris\|Judd}} (1/2)
			\|{{AFL WC}}
			\|30
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Ben\|Cousins}}
			\|{{AFL WC}}
			\|20
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Adam\|Goodes}} (2/2)
			\|{{AFL Syd}}
			\|26
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Jimmy\|Bartel}}
			\|{{AFL Gee}}
			\|29
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Adam\|Cooney}}
			\|{{AFL WB}}
			\|24
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Gary\|Ablett Jr.}} (1/2)
			\|{{AFL Gee}}
			\|30
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Chris\|Judd}} (2/2)
			\|{{AFL Car}}
			\|30
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Dane\|Swan}}
			\|{{AFL Col}}
			\|34
			\|22
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|]
			\|{{sortname\|Sam\|Mitchell\|dab=footballer}}
			\|{{AFL Haw}}
			\|26 {{Efn-lr\|Medal was awarded retrospectively: ] of Essendon was the original winner, but was ruled ineligible after found guilty of a ].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Sam Mitchell, Trent Cotchin accept 2012 Brownlow Medal with 'mixed emotions' \|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-15/cotchin-mitchell-awarded-watsons-2012-brownlow-medal-by-afl/8026986 \|access-date=20 August 2018 \|work=ABC News \|date=15 November 2016 \|language=en-AU}}</ref>\|name=iv}}
			\|rowspan="2"\|22
			\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Trent\|Cotchin}}
			\|{{AFL Ric}}
			\|26 {{Efn-lr\|name=iv}}
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Gary\|Ablett Jr.}} (2/2)
			\|{{AFL GC}}
			\|28
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Matt\|Priddis}}
			\|{{AFL WC}}
			\|26
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Nat\|Fyfe}} (1/2)
			\|{{AFL Fre}}
			\|31
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Patrick\|Dangerfield}}
			\|{{AFL Gee}}
			\|35
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Dustin\|Martin}}
			\|{{AFL Ric}}
			\|36
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Tom\|Mitchell\|dab=Australian footballer}}
			\|{{AFL Haw}}
			\|28
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Nat\|Fyfe}} (2/2)
			\|{{AFL Fre}}
			\|33
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Lachie\|Neale}} (1/2)
			\|{{AFL BL}}
			\|31
			\|17
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Ollie\|Wines}}
			\|{{AFL PA}}
			\|36
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Patrick\|Cripps}} (1/2)
			\|]
			\|29
			\|22
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Lachie\|Neale}} (2/2)
			\|{{AFL BL}}
			\|31
			\|23
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{sortname\|Patrick\|Cripps}} (2/2)
			\|]
			\|45
			\|23
			\|}
			], ] and ] Brownlow Medallist]]
			], ] Brownlow Medallist]]
			Notes:
			{{Notelist-lr}}

			As a mark of respect to soldiers fighting overseas in ], the medal was not awarded during 1942–1945.

			==Ineligible players who polled the most votes==
			A player 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 three occasions. In the third of those cases, ], who won in 2012, was later found guilty of breaching WADA's anti-doping code in the 2012 season, and was retrospectively ruled ineligible by the AFL Commission in November 2016.<ref name=":0">{{cite web\|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-15/afl-commission-statement-on-2012-brownlow-medal\|title=AFL Commission statement on 2012 Brownlow Medal\|date=15 November 2016\|access-date=15 November 2016\|publisher=Australian Football League}}</ref>

			{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	\|-		\|-
			!Player !! Team !! Year !! Votes !! Outcome
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 26
			\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Corey\|McKernan}}\|\|{{AFL NM}}\|\|1996\|\|21\|\|Suspended; would have been joint winner with ] and ].
	\|-		\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Chris\|Grant\|dab=footballer}}\|\|{{AFL WB}}\|\|1997\|\|27\|\|Suspended; would have won outright, beating ] by one vote.
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 20
	\|-		\|-
			\|{{sortname\|Jobe\|Watson}}\|\|{{AFL Ess}}\|\|2012\|\|30\|\|Awarded the medal in 2012, beating ] and ] by four votes. In 2016 he was retrospectively ruled ineligible because of his involvement in the ].
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 30
			\|}

			==Multiple winners==
			], seen here representing ] (circa 1930), was the first of four three-time Brownlow Medal winners. This feat has not been replicated since ] more than half a century ago.]]
			The following players have won the Brownlow Medal multiple times.

			{\| class="wikitable"
			! Medals !! Player !! Team !! Seasons
	\|-		\|-
			\| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"\|3
	\|rowspan=3\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\|rowspan=3\|22
			\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 1931, 1932, 1935
	\|-		\|-
	\|] \|\| ]		\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 1934, 1937, 1938
	\|-		\|-
	\|] \|\| ]		\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 1959, 1963, 1968
	\|-		\|-
			\| ]\|\|] / ] \|\| 1965, 1966, 1971
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 25
	\|-		\|-
			\| rowspan="13" style="text-align:center;" \|2
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 23
			\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 1926, 1928
	\|-		\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 24		\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 1952, 1953
	\|-		\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 28		\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 1952, 1954
	\|-		\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 32		\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 1973, 1974
	\|-		\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ~~26<nowiki>*</nowiki>~~		\| ] \|\| ] / ] \|\| 1979, 1984
	\|-		\|-
			\| ] \|\| ] / ] \|\| 1986, 1994
	\|rowspan=2\|] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\|rowspan=2\|21<nowiki>*</nowiki>
	\|-		\|-
	\|] \|\| ]		\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 1997, 1998
	\|-		\|-
	\| ] ~~\|\| ]~~ \|\| ] \|\| 21		\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 2003, 2006
	\|-		\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 30		\| ] \|\| ] / ] \|\| 2004, 2010
	\|-		\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 18		\| ] \|\| ] / ]\|\| 2009, 2013
	\|-		\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|~~\| ] \|\| 20~~		\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 2015, 2019
	\|-		\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ~~] \|\|~~ 25		\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 2020, 2023
	\|-		\|-
			\|]
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 18
			\|]
	\|-
			\|2022, 2024
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 22
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 20
	\|-
	\|rowspan=2\|] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\|rowspan=2\|20
	\|-
	\|] \|\| ]
	\|-
	\|rowspan=2\|] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\|rowspan=2\|17
	\|-
	\|] \|\| ]
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 22
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 24
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 24
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 23
	\|-
	\|rowspan=2\|] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\|rowspan=2\| 22
	\|-
	\|] \|\| ]
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 23
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 22
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 22
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 59
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 48
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 20
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 27 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 3 September 1974</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 27 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 4 September 1973</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 25
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 21 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 31 August 1971</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 25 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 1 September 1970</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 19 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 2 September 1969</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 24 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 3 September 1968</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 24 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 29 August 1967</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 21 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 30 August 1966</ref>
	\|-
	\|rowspan=2\| ] \|\| style="background:#e3d9ff;" \|] \|\| style="background:#e3d9ff;" \|] \|\|rowspan=2\| 20 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 31 August 1965</ref>
	\|-
	\|] \|\| ]
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 27 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 26 August 1964</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 20 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 12 September 1963</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 28 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 30 August 1962</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 21 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 31 August 1961</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 20 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 1 September 1960</ref>
	\|-
	\|rowspan=2\|] \|\| style="background:#e3d9ff;" \|]\|\| style="background:#e3d9ff;" \| ] \|\|rowspan=2\|20
	\|-
	\|] \|\| ]
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 20
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 24
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 22
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] <BR> \|\| ] \|\| 21
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 29
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] <BR> \|\| ] \|\| 26 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 3 September 1953</ref>
	\|-
	\|rowspan=2\|] \|\| style="background:#e3d9ff;" \|]\|\| style="background:#e3d9ff;" \| ] \|\|rowspan=2\| 21 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 4 September 1952</ref>
	\|-
	\|] \|\| ]
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 23 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 7 September 1951</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 21 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 31 August 1950</ref>
	\|-
	\|rowspan=2\|] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\|rowspan=2\| 23 <ref> <i>The Age</i>, 31 August 1949</ref>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#e3d9ff;" \| ] \|\| style="background:#e3d9ff;" \| ]
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] <BR> \|\| ] \|\| 24
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] <BR> \|\| ] \|\| 20 <ref> <i>The Canberra Times</i>, 4 September 1947</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] <BR> \|\| ] \|\| 20
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 23 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 4 September 1941</ref>
	\|-
	\|rowspan=2\|] \|\| ]<br> \|\| ] \|\|rowspan=2\|32 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 5 September 1940</ref>
	\|-
	\|]\|\| ]
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] <BR> \|\| ] \|\| 23
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] <BR> \|\| ] \|\| 18
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 27 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 2 September 1937</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] <BR> \|\| ] \|\| 26 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 10 September 1936</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] <BR> \|\| ] \|\| 24 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 12 September 1935</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 19 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 20 September 1934</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 18 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 12 September 1933</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 23 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 8 September 1932</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 26 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 17 September 1931</ref>
	\|-
	\|rowspan=3\|] \|\|style="background:#e3d9ff;"\| ] \|\| style="background:#e3d9ff;" \| ] \|\|rowspan=3\| 4 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 20 September 1930</ref>
	\|-
	\|style="background:#e3d9ff"\| ] \|\| style="background:#e3d9ff;" \| ]
	\|-
	\|] \|\| ]
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 6 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 5 September 1929</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 8 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 6 September 1928</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 7 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 15 September 1927</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 9 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 17 September 1926</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 9 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 1 October 1925</ref>
	\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| 7 <ref> <i>The Argus</i>, 18 September 1924</ref>
	\|}		\|}

			== Brownlow wins by clubs ==
	The medal was not awarded between 1942 and 1945, due to ]

	==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.

	{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	\|-
	!Player !! Team !! Year
	\|-
	\|Corey McKernan\|\|]\|\|1996
	\|-
	\|Chris Grant\|\|]\|\|1997
	\|}

	==Multiple Winners==
	The following have won the Brownlow Medal on more than one occasion.

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+
			!Team
			!Wins
			!Years Won
	\|-		\|-
			\|]
	! Number !! Player !! Team !! Seasons
			\|14
			\|], ], ], ], ], ],
			], ], ], ], ], ]

			], ]
	\|-		\|-
			\|]
			\|10
			\|], ], ], ], ], ],
			], ], ], ]
	\|-		\|-
			\|]
	<!--- ROWSPAN AMOUNT MUST BE AMOUNT OF PLAYERS + 1 -->
			\|10
	\|valign="center" rowspan=5\|3
			\|], ], ], ], ], ],
			], ], ], ]
	\|-		\|-
	\| ] \|\| ] ~~\|\| 1931, 1932, 1935~~		\|]
			\|9
			\|], ], ], ], ], ]
			], ], ]
	\|-		\|-
	\|] \|\| ] ~~\|\| 1934, 1937, 1938~~		\|]
			\|8
			\|], ], ], ], ], ]
			], ]
	\|-		\|-
			\|]
	\|] \|\| ] \|\| 1959, 1963, 1968
			\|8
			\|], ], ], ], ], ]
			], ]
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~]\|\|] /~~ ] ~~\|\| 1965, 1966, 1971~~		\|]
			\|7
			\|], ], ], ], ], ],
			]
	\|-		\|-
			\|]
	\|valign="center" rowspan=9\| 2
			\|7
			\|], ], ], ], ], ],
			]
	\|-		\|-
	\|] \|\| ] ~~\|\| 1926, 1928~~		\|]
			\|7
			\|], ], ], ], ], ],
			]
	\|-		\|-
			\|]
	\|] \|\| ] \|\| 1952, 1953
			\|7
			\|], ], ], ], ], ], ]
	\|-		\|-
	\|] \|\| ] ~~\|\| 1952, 1954~~		\|]
			\|6
			\|], ], ], ], ], ]
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~] \|\|~~ ] \|~~\| 1973, 1974~~		\|]
			\|5
			\|], ], ], ], ]
	\|-		\|-
			\|]
	\|] \|\| ]/] \|\| 1979, 1984
			\|4
			\|], ], ], ]
	\|-		\|-
			\|]
	\|] \|\| ]/] \|\| 1986, 1994
			\|3
			\|], ], ]
	\|-		\|-
	\|] \|\| ] ~~\|\| 1997, 1998~~		\|]
			\|2
			\|], ]
	\|-		\|-
			\|]
	\|] \|\| ] \|\| 2003, 2006
	\|}		\|1
			\|]

	==Voting systems==
	{{Main\|Brownlow Medal#Voting Procedure\|l1=Brownlow Medal}}
	Since 1924, the vote system for the Brownlow has changed three times.
	{\|
	\|'''1924-1930'''
	\|One vote per game.
	\|-		\|-
			\|]
	\|'''1931-1976, 1978-present'''
			\|1
	\|Six votes per game: 3 votes, 2 votes, and 1 vote
			\|]
	\|-		\|-
			\|]
	\|'''1976-1977'''
			\|1
	\|Twelve votes per game: 3 votes, 2 votes, and 1 vote from the two field umpires
			\|]
	\|-		\|-
			\|]
	\|colspan=2\|The lengths of the home and away season have also changed since 1924.
	\|-		\|1
			\|]
	\|nowrap\|'''1924-1941, 1950-1967'''
	\|18 games
	\|-
	\|'''1946-1949'''
	\|19
	\|-
	\|'''1968-1969, 1993'''
	\|20 games
	\|-
	\|'''1970-1992, 1994-present'''
	\|22 games
	\|}		\|}

			==See also==
	From ] to ], 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.<ref name=AFL/> In 1980, the countback system was removed and all players who had tied were awarded the medal retrospectively.<ref name = AFL/> In the event of a tie in the current system, the players are considered joint winners. <ref name = AFL/>
			*]

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	{{~~reflist~~}}		{{Reflist\|30em}}


	==See also==
	*]

	==External links==		==External links==
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			{{Brownlow Medal}}
			{{Brownlow Medal winners}}
	{{Australian Football League awards}}		{{Australian Football League awards}}
	{{Australian ~~rules~~ ~~football~~}}		{{Australian Football League}}

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The Brownlow Medal (formally the Charles Brownlow Trophy) is an individual award given to the player judged fairest and best in the Australian Football League (AFL) 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. As of 2024, the Brownlow Medal has been awarded 111 times to 90 different players in 96 medal counts.

Winners by season

Voting systems:

1924–1930 – Single umpire awards 1 vote to best on ground only
1931–1975 – Single umpire awards 3–2–1 votes to best three on ground
1976–1977 – Two umpires separately award 3–2–1 votes to best three on ground
1978–pres – Umpiring team collectively awards 3–2–1 votes to best three on ground

Until 1980, a countback system was used to determine the winner in the event of a tie. In 1930, Judkins was awarded the medal as he had played in the fewest games; and from 1931 to 1980, the winner was the player with the most three-vote games. In 1980, the countback system was removed, and in the event of a tie, players have been considered joint winners. In 1989, the countback was retroactively removed from all previous counts, and all players who had previously lost on countback were considered joint winners.

Year	Player	Team	Votes	Matches
1924	Edward Greeves Jr.	Geelong	7	16
1925	Colin Watson	St Kilda	9	17
1926	Ivor Warne-Smith (1/2)	Melbourne	9	18
1927	Syd Coventry	Collingwood	7	18
1928	Ivor Warne-Smith (2/2)	Melbourne	8	18
1929	Albert Collier	Collingwood	6	16
1930	Harry Collier	Collingwood	4	18
	Allan Hopkins	Footscray	4
	Stan Judkins	Richmond	4
1931	Haydn Bunton Sr. (1/3)	Fitzroy	26	18
1932	Haydn Bunton Sr. (2/3)	Fitzroy	23	18
1933	Wilfred "Chicken" Smallhorn	Fitzroy	18	18
1934	Dick Reynolds (1/3)	Essendon	19	18
1935	Haydn Bunton Sr. (3/3)	Fitzroy	24	18
1936	Denis Ryan	Fitzroy	26	18
1937	Dick Reynolds (2/3)	Essendon	27	18
1938	Dick Reynolds (3/3)	Essendon	18	18
1939	Marcus Whelan	Collingwood	23	18
1940	Des Fothergill	Collingwood	32	18
1940	Herbie Matthews	South Melbourne	32	18
1941	Norman Ware	Footscray	23	18
1942	No medal awarded due to World War II
1943
1944
1945
1946	Don Cordner	Melbourne	20	19
1947	Bert Deacon	Carlton	20	19
1948	Bill Morris	Richmond	24	19
1949	Col Austen	Hawthorn	23	19
1949	Ron Clegg	South Melbourne	23	19
1950	Allan Ruthven	Fitzroy	21	18
1951	Bernie Smith	Geelong	23	18
1952	Roy Wright (1/2)	Richmond	21	19
1952	Bill Hutchison (1/2)	Essendon	21	19
1953	Bill Hutchison (2/2)	Essendon	26	18
1954	Roy Wright (2/2)	Richmond	29	18
1955	Fred Goldsmith	South Melbourne	21	18
1956	Peter Box	Footscray	22	18
1957	Brian Gleeson	St Kilda	24	18
1958	Neil Roberts	St Kilda	20	18
1959	Verdun Howell	St Kilda	20	18
1959	Bob Skilton (1/3)	South Melbourne	20	18
1960	John Schultz	Footscray	20	18
1961	John James	Carlton	21	18
1962	Alistair Lord	Geelong	28	18
1963	Bob Skilton (2/3)	South Melbourne	20	18
1964	Gordon Collis	Carlton	27	18
1965	Noel Teasdale	North Melbourne	20	18
1965	Ian Stewart (1/3)	St Kilda	20	18
1966	Ian Stewart (2/3)	St Kilda	21	18
1967	Ross Smith	St Kilda	24	18
1968	Bob Skilton (3/3)	South Melbourne	24	20
1969	Kevin Murray	Fitzroy	19	20
1970	Peter Bedford	South Melbourne	25	22
1971	Ian Stewart (3/3)	Richmond	21	22
1972	Len Thompson	Collingwood	25	22
1973	Keith Greig (1/2)	North Melbourne	27	22
1974	Keith Greig (2/2)	North Melbourne	27	22
1975	Gary Dempsey	Footscray	20	22
1976	Graham Moss	Essendon	48	22
1977	Graham Teasdale	South Melbourne	59	22
1978	Malcolm Blight	North Melbourne	22	22
1979	Peter Moore (1/2)	Collingwood	22	22
1980	Kelvin Templeton	Footscray	23	22
1981	Bernie Quinlan	Fitzroy	22	22
1981	Barry Round	South Melbourne	22	22
1982	Brian Wilson	Melbourne	23	22
1983	Ross Glendinning	North Melbourne	24	22
1984	Peter Moore (2/2)	Melbourne	24	22
1985	Brad Hardie	Footscray	22	22
1986	Robert DiPierdomenico	Hawthorn	17	22
1986	Greg Williams (1/2)	Sydney	17	22
1987	John Platten	Hawthorn	20	22
1987	Tony Lockett	St Kilda	20	22
1988	Gerard Healy	Sydney	20	22
1989	Paul Couch	Geelong	22	22
1990	Tony Liberatore	Footscray	18	22
1991	Jim Stynes	Melbourne	25	22
1992	Scott Wynd	Footscray	20	22
1993	Gavin Wanganeen	Essendon	18	20
1994	Greg Williams (2/2)	Carlton	30	22
1995	Paul Kelly	Sydney	21	22
1996	James Hird	Essendon	21	22
1996	Michael Voss	Brisbane Bears	21	22
1997	Robert Harvey (1/2)	St Kilda	26	22
1998	Robert Harvey (2/2)	St Kilda	32	22
1999	Shane Crawford	Hawthorn	28	22
2000	Shane Woewodin	Melbourne	24	22
2001	Jason Akermanis	Brisbane Lions	23	22
2002	Simon Black	Brisbane Lions	25	22
2003	Mark Ricciuto	Adelaide	22	22
	Nathan Buckley	Collingwood	22
	Adam Goodes (1/2)	Sydney	22
2004	Chris Judd (1/2)	West Coast	30	22
2005	Ben Cousins	West Coast	20	22
2006	Adam Goodes (2/2)	Sydney	26	22
2007	Jimmy Bartel	Geelong	29	22
2008	Adam Cooney	Western Bulldogs	24	22
2009	Gary Ablett Jr. (1/2)	Geelong	30	22
2010	Chris Judd (2/2)	Carlton	30	22
2011	Dane Swan	Collingwood	34	22
2012	Sam Mitchell	Hawthorn	26	22
2012	Trent Cotchin	Richmond	26	22
2013	Gary Ablett Jr. (2/2)	Gold Coast	28	22
2014	Matt Priddis	West Coast	26	22
2015	Nat Fyfe (1/2)	Fremantle	31	22
2016	Patrick Dangerfield	Geelong	35	22
2017	Dustin Martin	Richmond	36	22
2018	Tom Mitchell	Hawthorn	28	22
2019	Nat Fyfe (2/2)	Fremantle	33	22
2020	Lachie Neale (1/2)	Brisbane Lions	31	17
2021	Ollie Wines	Port Adelaide	36	22
2022	Patrick Cripps (1/2)	Carlton	29	22
2023	Lachie Neale (2/2)	Brisbane Lions	31	23
2024	Patrick Cripps (2/2)	Carlton	45	23

Nat Fyfe, 2015 and 2019 Brownlow Medallist

Notes:

^ Medal was awarded retrospectively, as a countback rule was applied until 1980.
No winner was declared in 1940: Des Fothergill and Herbie Matthews being recognised retrospectively as joint winners in 1989 after having initially received replica medals.
^ The voting system in 1976 and 1977 had both field umpires awarding votes, resulting in higher vote tallies than in other years.
^ Medal was awarded retrospectively: Jobe Watson of Essendon was the original winner, but was ruled ineligible after found guilty of a doping violation.

As a mark of respect to soldiers fighting overseas in World War II, the medal was not awarded during 1942–1945.

Ineligible players who polled the most votes

A player 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 three occasions. In the third of those cases, Jobe Watson, who won in 2012, was later found guilty of breaching WADA's anti-doping code in the 2012 season, and was retrospectively ruled ineligible by the AFL Commission in November 2016.

Player	Team	Year	Votes	Outcome
Corey McKernan	North Melbourne	1996	21	Suspended; would have been joint winner with Hird and Voss.
Chris Grant	Western Bulldogs	1997	27	Suspended; would have won outright, beating Harvey by one vote.
Jobe Watson	Essendon	2012	30	Awarded the medal in 2012, beating Mitchell and Cotchin by four votes. In 2016 he was retrospectively ruled ineligible because of his involvement in the Essendon supplements saga.

Multiple winners

The following players have won the Brownlow Medal multiple times.

Medals	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
	Chris Judd	West Coast / Carlton	2004, 2010
	Gary Ablett Jr.	Geelong / Gold Coast	2009, 2013
	Nat Fyfe	Fremantle	2015, 2019
	Lachie Neale	Brisbane Lions	2020, 2023
	Patrick Cripps	Carlton	2022, 2024

Brownlow wins by clubs


Team	Wins	Years Won
South Melbourne/Sydney	14	1940, 1949, 1955, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1977, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1995 2003, 2006
Footscray/Western Bulldogs	10	1930, 1941, 1956, 1960, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1992, 2008
St Kilda	10	1925, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1987, 1997, 1998
Collingwood	9	1927, 1929, 1930, 1939, 1940, 1972 1979, 2003, 2011
Fitzroy	8	1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1950 1969, 1981
Essendon	8	1934, 1937, 1938, 1952, 1953, 1976 1993, 1996
Richmond	7	1930, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1971, 2012, 2017
Melbourne	7	1926, 1928, 1946, 1982, 1984, 1991, 2000
Geelong	7	1924, 1951, 1962, 1989, 2007, 2009, 2016
Carlton	7	1947, 1961, 1964, 1994, 2010, 2022, 2024
Hawthorn	6	1949, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2012, 2018
North Melbourne	5	1965, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1983
Brisbane Lions	4	2001, 2002, 2020, 2023
West Coast	3	2004, 2005, 2014
Fremantle	2	2015, 2019
Gold Coast	1	2013
Brisbane Bears	1	1996
Adelaide	1	2003
Port Adelaide	1	2021

Notes

Sean Miller. "What makes the Brownlow so special?". Premier Media Group. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
^ "Brownlow Medal – AFL Brownlow Medal". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
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List of winners

Brownlow Medal

List of winners

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Brownlow Medal winners

v t e Awards in the Australian Football League
AFL awards	AFL Rising Star All-Australian team (umpires) Brownlow Medal (winners) Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Mark of the Year Michael Tuck Medal Norm Smith Medal
AFL Players Association awards	Leigh Matthews Trophy
Club best and fairest awards	Malcolm Blight Medal (Adelaide) Merrett–Murray Medal (Brisbane Lions) John Nicholls Medal (Carlton) Copeland Trophy (Collingwood) W. S. Crichton Medal (Essendon) Doig Medal (Fremantle) Carji Greeves Medal (Geelong) Gold Coast Suns Club Champion (Gold Coast) Kevin Sheedy Medal (Greater Western Sydney) Peter Crimmins Medal (Hawthorn) Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy (Melbourne) Syd Barker Medal (North Melbourne) John Cahill Medal (Port Adelaide) Jack Dyer Medal (Richmond) Trevor Barker Award (St Kilda) Bob Skilton Medal (Sydney) John Worsfold Medal (West Coast) Charles Sutton Medal (Western Bulldogs)
Other awards	AFL Coaches Association awards Australian Football Media Association Player of the Year Geoff Christian Medal Herald Sun Player of the Year Lou Richards Medal Merv Agars Medal

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Former	Brisbane Bears Fitzroy University

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Current	AFL National Championships Talent League South Australian National Football League Victorian Football League West Australian Football League
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Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924

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