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.[1][2]
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 2023, the Brownlow Medal has been awarded 110 times to 90 different players in 95 medal counts.
^ abcdefghMedal 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.
^ abThe voting system in 1976 and 1977 had both field umpires awarding votes, resulting in higher vote tallies than in other years.
^ abMedal was awarded retrospectively: Jobe Watson of Essendon was the original winner, but was ruled ineligible after found guilty of a doping violation.[3]
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 votesedit
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.[4]
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 winnersedit
The following players have won the Brownlow Medal multiple times.
Since 1924, the voting system for the Brownlow has changed three times.
1924–1930
One vote per game
1931–1975, 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
From 1930 to 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.
From 1931 to 1980, with the introduction of 3–2–1 voting, the winner was the player with the most three-vote games.[2] In 1980, the countback system was removed, and in the event of a tie, players have been considered joint winners.[2] In 1989, the then VFL awarded retrospective medals to all players who had tied but lost on countback prior to 1980.[5]
^Sean Miller. "What makes the Brownlow so special?". Premier Media Group. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
^ abc. Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
^"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.
^"1980–1989". AFL BigPond Network. 11 December 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
External linksedit
Brownlow winners list from AFL Tables
Brownlow Medal Winners interactive visualization
November 11, 2023
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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 1 2 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 2023 the Brownlow Medal has been awarded 110 times to 90 different players in 95 medal counts Contents 1 Winners by season 2 Ineligible players who polled the most votes 3 Multiple winners 4 Voting systems 5 Brownlow wins by clubs 6 See also 7 Notes 8 External linksWinners by season edit nbsp Michael Voss 1996 Brownlow Medallist nbsp Robert Harvey 1997 and 1998 Brownlow Medallist nbsp Adam Goodes 2003 and 2006 Brownlow Medallist nbsp Chris Judd 2004 and 2010 Brownlow Medallist nbsp Jimmy Bartel 2007 Brownlow Medallist nbsp Gary Ablett Jr 2009 and 2013 Brownlow Medallist nbsp Lachie Neale 2020 and 2023 Brownlow Medallist Votes were awarded in 16 games Votes were awarded in 17 games Votes were awarded in 18 games Votes were awarded in 19 games Votes were awarded in 20 games Votes were awarded in 22 games Votes were awarded in 23 games One vote per game was awarded Six votes per game were awarded Twelve votes per game were awarded Year Player Team Votes1924 Edward Greeves Jr Geelong 7 1925 Colin Watson St Kilda 9 1926 Ivor Warne Smith 1 2 Melbourne 9 1927 Syd Coventry Collingwood 7 1928 Ivor Warne Smith 2 2 Melbourne 8 1929 Albert Collier Collingwood 6 1930 Harry Collier i Collingwood 4 Allan Hopkins i Footscray 4 Stan Judkins Richmond 4 1931 Haydn Bunton Sr 1 3 Fitzroy 26 1932 Haydn Bunton Sr 2 3 Fitzroy 23 1933 Wilfred Chicken Smallhorn Fitzroy 18 1934 Dick Reynolds 1 3 Essendon 19 1935 Haydn Bunton Sr 3 3 Fitzroy 24 1936 Denis Ryan Fitzroy 26 1937 Dick Reynolds 2 3 Essendon 27 1938 Dick Reynolds 3 3 Essendon 18 1939 Marcus Whelan Collingwood 23 1940 ii Des Fothergill i Collingwood 32 Herbie Matthews i South Melbourne 32 1941 Norman Ware Footscray 23 1942 No medal awarded due to World War II1943194419451946 Don Cordner Melbourne 20 1947 Bert Deacon Carlton 20 1948 Bill Morris Richmond 24 1949 Col Austen i Hawthorn 23 Ron Clegg South Melbourne 23 1950 Allan Ruthven Fitzroy 21 1951 Bernie Smith Geelong 23 1952 Roy Wright 1 2 Richmond 21 Bill Hutchison i 1 2 Essendon 21 1953 Bill Hutchison 2 2 Essendon 26 1954 Roy Wright 2 2 Richmond 29 1955 Fred Goldsmith South Melbourne 21 1956 Peter Box Footscray 22 1957 Brian Gleeson St Kilda 24 1958 Neil Roberts St Kilda 20 1959 Verdun Howell i St Kilda 20 Bob Skilton 1 3 South Melbourne 20 1960 John Schultz Footscray 20 1961 John James Carlton 21 1962 Alistair Lord Geelong 28 1963 Bob Skilton 2 3 South Melbourne 20 1964 Gordon Collis Carlton 27 1965 Noel Teasdale i North Melbourne 20 Ian Stewart 1 3 St Kilda 20 1966 Ian Stewart 2 3 St Kilda 21 1967 Ross Smith St Kilda 24 1968 Bob Skilton 3 3 South Melbourne 24 1969 Kevin Murray Fitzroy 19 1970 Peter Bedford South Melbourne 25 1971 Ian Stewart 3 3 Richmond 21 1972 Len Thompson Collingwood 25 1973 Keith Greig 1 2 North Melbourne 27 1974 Keith Greig 2 2 North Melbourne 27 1975 Gary Dempsey Footscray 20 1976 Graham Moss Essendon 48 iii 1977 Graham Teasdale South Melbourne 59 iii 1978 Malcolm Blight North Melbourne 22 1979 Peter Moore 1 2 Collingwood 22 1980 Kelvin Templeton Footscray 23 1981 Bernie Quinlan Fitzroy 22 Barry Round South Melbourne 22 1982 Brian Wilson Melbourne 23 1983 Ross Glendinning North Melbourne 24 1984 Peter Moore 2 2 Melbourne 24 1985 Brad Hardie Footscray 22 1986 Robert DiPierdomenico Hawthorn 17 Greg Williams 1 2 Sydney 17 1987 John Platten Hawthorn 20 Tony Lockett St Kilda 20 1988 Gerard Healy Sydney 20 1989 Paul Couch Geelong 22 1990 Tony Liberatore Footscray 18 1991 Jim Stynes Melbourne 25 1992 Scott Wynd Footscray 20 1993 Gavin Wanganeen Essendon 18 1994 Greg Williams 2 2 Carlton 30 1995 Paul Kelly Sydney 21 1996 James Hird Essendon 21 Michael Voss Brisbane Bears 21 1997 Robert Harvey 1 2 St Kilda 26 1998 Robert Harvey 2 2 St Kilda 32 1999 Shane Crawford Hawthorn 28 2000 Shane Woewodin Melbourne 24 2001 Jason Akermanis Brisbane Lions 23 2002 Simon Black Brisbane Lions 25 2003 Mark Ricciuto Adelaide 22 Nathan Buckley Collingwood 22 Adam Goodes 1 2 Sydney 22 2004 Chris Judd 1 2 West Coast 30 2005 Ben Cousins West Coast 20 2006 Adam Goodes 2 2 Sydney 26 2007 Jimmy Bartel Geelong 29 2008 Adam Cooney Western Bulldogs 24 2009 Gary Ablett Jr 1 2 Geelong 30 2010 Chris Judd 2 2 Carlton 30 2011 Dane Swan Collingwood 34 2012 Sam Mitchell Hawthorn 26 iv Trent Cotchin Richmond 26 iv 2013 Gary Ablett Jr 2 2 Gold Coast 28 2014 Matt Priddis West Coast 26 2015 Nat Fyfe 1 2 Fremantle 31 2016 Patrick Dangerfield Geelong 35 2017 Dustin Martin Richmond 36 2018 Tom Mitchell Hawthorn 28 2019 Nat Fyfe 2 2 Fremantle 33 2020 Lachie Neale 1 2 Brisbane Lions 31 2021 Ollie Wines Port Adelaide 36 2022 Patrick Cripps Carlton 29 2023 Lachie Neale 2 2 Brisbane Lions 31 nbsp Nat Fyfe 2015 and 2019 Brownlow Medallist nbsp Ollie Wines 2021 Brownlow MedallistNotes a b c d e f g h 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 a b The voting system in 1976 and 1977 had both field umpires awarding votes resulting in higher vote tallies than in other years a b Medal was awarded retrospectively Jobe Watson of Essendon was the original winner but was ruled ineligible after found guilty of a doping violation 3 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 editA 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 4 Player Team Year Votes OutcomeCorey 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 edit nbsp Haydn Bunton Sr seen here representing Victoria circa 1930 was the first of four three time Brownlow Medal winners This feat has not been replicated since Ian Stewart more than half a century ago The following players have won the Brownlow Medal multiple times Medals Player Team Seasons3 Haydn Bunton Sr Fitzroy 1931 1932 1935Dick Reynolds Essendon 1934 1937 1938Bob Skilton South Melbourne 1959 1963 1968Ian Stewart St Kilda Richmond 1965 1966 19712 Ivor Warne Smith Melbourne 1926 1928Bill Hutchison Essendon 1952 1953Roy Wright Richmond 1952 1954Keith Greig North Melbourne 1973 1974Peter Moore Collingwood Melbourne 1979 1984Greg Williams Sydney Carlton 1986 1994Robert Harvey St Kilda 1997 1998Adam Goodes Sydney 2003 2006Chris Judd West Coast Carlton 2004 2010Gary Ablett Jr Geelong Gold Coast 2009 2013Nat Fyfe Fremantle 2015 2019Lachie Neale Brisbane Lions 2020 2023Voting systems editMain article Brownlow Medal Since 1924 the voting system for the Brownlow has changed three times 1924 1930 One vote per game1931 1975 1978 present Six votes per game 3 votes 2 votes and 1 vote1976 1977 Twelve votes per game 3 votes 2 votes and 1 vote from each of the two field umpiresFrom 1930 to 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 From 1931 to 1980 with the introduction of 3 2 1 voting the winner was the player with the most three vote games 2 In 1980 the countback system was removed and in the event of a tie players have been considered joint winners 2 In 1989 the then VFL awarded retrospective medals to all players who had tied but lost on countback prior to 1980 5 Brownlow wins by clubs editTeam Wins Years WonSouth Melbourne Sydney 14 1940 1949 1955 1959 1963 1968 1970 1977 1981 1986 1988 19952003 2006Footscray Western Bulldogs 10 1930 1941 1956 1960 1975 1980 1985 1990 1992 2008St Kilda 10 1925 1957 1958 1959 1965 1966 1967 1987 1997 1998Collingwood 9 1927 1929 1930 1939 1940 1972 1979 2003 2011Fitzroy 8 1931 1932 1933 1935 1936 1950 1969 1981Essendon 8 1934 1937 1938 1952 1953 1976 1993 1996Richmond 7 1930 1948 1952 1954 1971 2012 2017Melbourne 7 1926 1928 1946 1982 1984 1991 2000Geelong 7 1924 1951 1962 1989 2007 2009 2016Hawthorn 6 1949 1986 1987 1999 2012 2018Carlton 6 1947 1961 1964 1994 2010 2022North Melbourne 5 1965 1973 1974 1978 1983Brisbane Lions 4 2001 2002 2020 2023West Coast 3 2004 2005 2014Fremantle 2 2015 2019Gold Coast 1 2013Brisbane Bears 1 1996Adelaide 1 2003Port Adelaide 1 2021GWS 0University 0See also editBrownlow MedalNotes edit Sean Miller What makes the Brownlow so special Premier Media Group Retrieved 15 November 2008 a b c Brownlow Medal AFL Brownlow Medal Australian Football League Archived from the original on 12 June 2008 Retrieved 15 November 2008 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 1980 1989 AFL BigPond Network 11 December 2006 Archived from the original on 16 July 2012 Retrieved 10 July 2011 External links editBrownlow winners list from AFL Tables Brownlow Medal Winners interactive visualization Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Brownlow Medal winners amp oldid 1178490978, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,