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The ''']''' (formally the '''Charles Brownlow Trophy''') 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, due to ]. | |||
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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== | ==Winners by season== | ||
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], also known as Carji Greeves, the ] Brownlow Medallist]] | ||
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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> | |||
{| 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 | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 7 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1944 | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 9 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1945 | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 9 | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|{{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 | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 7 | |||
|- | |||
|{{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. | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 8 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{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 ]. | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 6 | |||
|} | |||
==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 | |||
| ] || ]{{dagger}}<br>]{{dagger}}<br>] || ] <br> ]<br>]|| 4 | |||
| ] || ] || 1931, 1932, 1935 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ] || ] || 1934, 1937, 1938 | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 26 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ] || ] || 1959, 1963, 1968 | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 23 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ] |
| ]||] / ] || 1965, 1966, 1971 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="13" style="text-align:center;" |2 | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 19 | |||
| ] || ] || 1926, 1928 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ] || ] <BR> || ] || |
| ] || ] || 1952, 1953 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ] || ] |
| ] || ] || 1952, 1954 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ] || ] || ] || |
| ] || ] || 1973, 1974 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ] || ] |
| ] || ] / ] || 1979, 1984 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ] || ] |
| ] || ] / ] || 1986, 1994 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ] || ] || 1997, 1998 | |||
| ] || ]{{dagger}}<br>]{{dagger}} || ] <br> ]||32 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ] || ] |
| ] || ] || 2003, 2006 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ] || ] |
| ] || ] / ] || 2004, 2010 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ] || ] |
| ] || ] / ]|| 2009, 2013 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ] || ] <BR> || ] || |
| ] || ] || 2015, 2019 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ] || ] || 2020, 2023 | |||
| ] || ]{{dagger}}<br>] || ]<br>] || 23 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 21 | |||
|] | |||
|- | |||
|2022, 2024 | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 23 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ]{{dagger}}<br>] || ]<br>] || 21 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] <BR> || ] || 26 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 29 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] <BR> || ] || 21 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 22 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 24 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 20 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ]{{dagger}}<br>] || ]<br>]|| 20 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 20 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 21 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 28 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 20 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 27 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ]<br>]{{dagger}} || ]<br>] || 20 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 21 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 24 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 24 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 19 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 25 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 21 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 25 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 27 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 27 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 20 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 48{{double-dagger}} | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 59{{double-dagger}} | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 22 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 22 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 23 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] <br>] || ]<br>] ||22 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 23 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 24 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 24 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 22 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ]<br>]|| ]<br>] || 17 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ]<br>]|| ]<br>] || 20 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 20 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 22 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 18 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 25 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 20 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 18 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 30 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 21 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ]<br>] || ]<br> ] || 21 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 26 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 32 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 28 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 24 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 23 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 25 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ]<br>]<br>] || ]<br>]<br>] || 22 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 30 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 20 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 26 | |||
|- | |||
| ] || ] || ] || 29 | |||
|- | |||
|] || ] || ] || 24 | |||
|- | |||
|] || ] || ] || 30 | |||
|- | |||
|] || ] || ] || 30 | |||
|- | |||
|] || ] || ] || |34 | |||
|- | |||
|] || ] || ] || |30 | |||
|- | |||
|] || ] || ] || 28 | |||
|} | |} | ||
Notes: | |||
*The medal was not awarded between 1942 and 1945, as a mark of respect to soldiers fighting overseas in ]. | |||
*{{dagger}} Indicates that medal was awarded retrospectively as a countback rule was enforced until 1980 | |||
*{{double-dagger}} The voting system in 1976 and 1977 had both field umpires awarding votes, resulting in higher vote tallies than other years. | |||
== Brownlow wins by clubs == | |||
==Ineligible players who polled the most votes== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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. | |||
|+ | |||
!Team | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
!Wins | |||
!Years Won | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
!Player !! Team !! Year !! Votes !! Outcome if player was not suspended | |||
| |
|14 | ||
|], ], ], ], ], ], | |||
|]||]||1996||21||Would have been joint winner with ] and ]. | |||
], ], ], ], ], ] | |||
|- | |||
|]||]||1997||27||Would have won outright, beating ] by one vote. | |||
|} | |||
], ] | |||
==Multiple winners== | |||
The following have won the Brownlow Medal on more than one occasion. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
! Number !! Player !! Team !! Seasons | |||
|10 | |||
|], ], ], ], ], ], | |||
], ], ], ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|10 | |||
|], ], ], ], ], ], | |||
], ], ], ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
<!--- ROWSPAN AMOUNT MUST BE AMOUNT OF PLAYERS + 1 --> | |||
|9 | |||
|valign="center" rowspan=5|3 | |||
|], ], ], ], ], ] | |||
], ], ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| |
|] | ||
|8 | |||
|], ], ], ], ], ] | |||
], ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| |
|] | ||
|8 | |||
|], ], ], ], ], ] | |||
], ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|] || ] || 1959, 1963, 1968 | |||
|7 | |||
|], ], ], ], ], ], | |||
] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|]||] / ] || 1965, 1966, 1971 | |||
|7 | |||
|], ], ], ], ], ], | |||
] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|valign="center" rowspan=10| 2 | |||
|7 | |||
|], ], ], ], ], ], | |||
] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] || ] |
|] | ||
|7 | |||
|], ], ], ], ], ], ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] || ] |
|] | ||
|6 | |||
|], ], ], ], ], ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] || ] |
|] | ||
|5 | |||
|], ], ], ], ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|] || ] || 1973, 1974 | |||
|4 | |||
|], ], ], ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|] || ] / ] || 1979, 1984 | |||
|3 | |||
|], ], ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|] || ] / ] || 1986, 1994 | |||
|2 | |||
|], ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|] || ] || 1997, 1998 | |||
|1 | |||
|] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|] || ] || 2003, 2006 | |||
|1 | |||
|] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|] || ] / ] || 2004, 2010 | |||
|1 | |||
|] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|] || ] / ] || 2009, 2013 | |||
|1 | |||
|] | |||
|} | |} | ||
== |
==See also== | ||
*] | |||
Since 1924, the voting system for the Brownlow has changed three times. | |||
{| class=wikitable | |||
|'''1924–1930''' | |||
|One vote per game. | |||
|- | |||
|'''1931–1976, 1978–present''' | |||
|Six votes per game: 3 votes, 2 votes, and 1 vote | |||
|- | |||
|'''1976–1977''' | |||
|Twelve votes per game: 3 votes, 2 votes, and 1 vote from each of the two field umpires | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
The lengths of the home and away season have also changed since 1924. | |||
{| class=wikitable | |||
|nowrap|'''1924–1941, 1950–1967''' | |||
|18 games | |||
|- | |||
|'''1946–1949''' | |||
|19 | |||
|- | |||
|'''1968–1969, 1993''' | |||
|20 games | |||
|- | |||
|'''1970–1992, 1994–pres''' | |||
|22 games | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
From ] to ], 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. From 1931 onwards, with the introduction of 3-2-1 voting, the winner was the player with the most three-vote games.<ref name=AFL/> In 1980, the countback system was removed – in the event of a tie since then, players are considered joint winners.<ref name = AFL/> In 1989, the then ] awarded retrospective medals to all players who had tied, but lost on countback, prior to 1980.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=36355 |title=1980–1989 |publisher = AFL BigPond Network |date= 11 December 2006 |accessdate = 10 July 2011}}</ref> | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{Reflist|30em}} | {{Reflist|30em}} | ||
==See also== | |||
*] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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{{Brownlow Medal}} | {{Brownlow Medal}} | ||
{{Brownlow Medal winners}} | |||
{{Australian Football League awards}} | {{Australian Football League awards}} | ||
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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.
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, |
Footscray/Western Bulldogs | 10 | 1930, 1941, 1956, 1960, 1975, 1980, |
St Kilda | 10 | 1925, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1966, |
Collingwood | 9 | 1927, 1929, 1930, 1939, 1940, 1972 |
Fitzroy | 8 | 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1950 |
Essendon | 8 | 1934, 1937, 1938, 1952, 1953, 1976 |
Richmond | 7 | 1930, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1971, 2012, |
Melbourne | 7 | 1926, 1928, 1946, 1982, 1984, 1991, |
Geelong | 7 | 1924, 1951, 1962, 1989, 2007, 2009, |
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 |
See also
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.
- "1980–1989". AFL BigPond Network. 11 December 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- "Sam Mitchell, Trent Cotchin accept 2012 Brownlow Medal with 'mixed emotions'". ABC News. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- "AFL Commission statement on 2012 Brownlow Medal". Australian Football League. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.