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1980 Brownlow Medal
The 1980 Brownlow Medal was the 53rd year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.[1] Kelvin Templeton of the Footscray Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-three votes during the 1980 VFL season.[2]
| 1980 Brownlow Medal | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Kelvin Templeton (Footscray) 23 votes |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| |
Leading votegetters
| Player | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kelvin Templeton (Footscray) | 23 |
| 2nd | Merv Neagle (Essendon) | 20 |
| 3rd | Rod Blake (Geelong) | 19 |
| 4th | Peter Moore (Collingwood) | 18 |
| 5th | Tim Watson (Essendon) | 17 |
| =6th | Chris Smith (Fitzroy) | 16 |
| Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn) | ||
| Mark Lee (Richmond) | ||
| =9th | Keith Greig (North Melbourne) | 15 |
| Gary Dempsey (North Melbourne) |
References
- ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
- ^ "1980 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 February 2016.