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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. [1][2] The medal has been awarded every year since 1924, with the exception of an intermission from 1942-1945 for World War II.

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Winners by Season

      Indicates that medal was awarded retrospectively
* = Denotes the player with the most votes was ineligible due to suspension.

Year Player Team Votes
2009 Gary Ablett, Jr. Geelong 30 [3]
2008 Adam Cooney Western Bulldogs 24 [4]
2007 Jimmy Bartel Geelong 29 [5]
2006 Adam Goodes Sydney 26 [6]
2005 Ben Cousins West Coast Eagles 20 [7]
2004 Chris Judd West Coast Eagles 30 [8]
2003 Mark Ricciuto Adelaide 22 [9]
Nathan Buckley Collingwood
Adam Goodes Sydney
2002 Simon Black Brisbane Lions 25 [10]
2001 Jason Akermanis Brisbane Lions 23 [11]
2000 Shane Woewodin Melbourne 24 [12]
1999 Shane Crawford Hawthorn 28 [13]
1998 Robert Harvey St Kilda 32 [14]
1997 Robert Harvey St Kilda 26* [15]
1996 Michael Voss Brisbane Bears 21* [16]
James Hird Essendon
1995 Paul Kelly Sydney 21 [17]
1994 Greg Williams Carlton 30 [18]
1993 Gavin Wanganeen Essendon 18 [19]
1992 Scott Wynd Footscray 20 [20]
1991 Jim Stynes Melbourne 25 [21]
1990 Tony Liberatore Footscray 18 [22]
1989 Paul Couch Geelong 22 [23]
1988 Gerard Healy Sydney 20 [24]
1987 Tony Lockett St Kilda 20 [25]
John Platten Hawthorn
1986 Robert DiPierdomenico Hawthorn 17 [26]
Greg Williams Sydney
1985 Brad Hardie Footscray 22 [27]
1984 Peter Moore Melbourne 24 [28]
1983 Ross Glendinning North Melbourne 24 [29]
1982 Brian Wilson Melbourne 23 [30]
1981 Bernie Quinlan Fitzroy 22 [31]
Barry Round South Melbourne
1980 Kelvin Templeton Footscray 23 [32]
1979 Peter Moore Collingwood 22 [33]
1978 Malcolm Blight North Melbourne 22 [34]
1977 Graham Teasdale South Melbourne 59 [35]
1976 Graham Moss Essendon 48 [36]
1975 Gary Dempsey Footscray 20 [37]
1974 Keith Greig North Melbourne 27 [38]
1973 Keith Greig North Melbourne 27 [39]
1972 Len Thompson Collingwood 25 [40]
1971 Ian Stewart Richmond 21 [41]
1970 Peter Bedford South Melbourne 25 [42]
1969 Kevin Murray Fitzroy 19 [43]
1968 Bob Skilton South Melbourne 24 [44]
1967 Ross Smith St Kilda 24 [45]
1966 Ian Stewart St Kilda 21 [46]
1965 Noel Teasdale North Melbourne 20 [47]
Ian Stewart St Kilda
1964 Gordon Collis Carlton 27 [48]
1963 Bob Skilton South Melbourne 20 [49]
1962 Alistair Lord Geelong 28 [50]
1961 John James Carlton 21 [51]
1960 John Schultz Footscray 20 [52]
1959 Verdun Howell St Kilda 20 [53]
Bob Skilton South Melbourne
1958 Neil Roberts St Kilda 20 [54]
1957 Brian Gleeson St Kilda 24 [55]
1956 Peter Box Footscray 22 [56]
1955 Fred Goldsmith
 South Melbourne 21 [57]
1954 Roy Wright Richmond 29 [58]
1953 Bill Hutchison
 Essendon 26 [59]
1952 Bill Hutchison Essendon 21 [60]
Roy Wright Richmond
1951 Bernie Smith Geelong 23 [61]
1950 Alan Ruthven Fitzroy 21 [62]
1949 Ron Clegg South Melbourne 23 [63]
Col Austen Hawthorn
1948 Bill Morris
 Richmond 24 [64]
1947 Bert Deacon
 Carlton 20 [65]
1946 Don Cordner
 Melbourne 20 [66]
1941 Norman Ware Footscray 23 [67]
1940 Des Fothergill
 Collingwood 32 [68]
Herbie Matthews South Melbourne
1939 Marcus Whelan
 Collingwood 23 [69]
1938 Dick Reynolds
 Essendon 18 [70]
1937 Dick Reynolds Essendon 27 [71]
1936 Denis Ryan
 Fitzroy 26 [72]
1935 Haydn Bunton, Sr.
 Fitzroy 24 [73]
1934 Dick Reynolds Essendon 19 [74]
1933 Wilfred Smallhorn Fitzroy 18 [75]
1932 Haydn Bunton, Sr. Fitzroy 23 [76]
1931 Haydn Bunton, Sr. Fitzroy 26 [77]
1930 Harry Collier Collingwood 4 [78]
Allan Hopkins Footscray
Stan Judkins Richmond
1929 Albert Collier Collingwood 6 [79]
1928 Ivor Warne-Smith Melbourne 8 [80]
1927 Syd Coventry Collingwood 7 [81]
1926 Ivor Warne-Smith Melbourne 9 [82]
1925 Colin Watson St Kilda 9 [83]
1924 Edward Greeves Geelong 7 [84]

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

Main article: Brownlow Medal

Since 1924, the vote system for the Brownlow has changed three times.

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 the two field umpires
The lengths of the home and away season have also changed since 1924.
1924-1941, 1950-1967 18 games
1946-1949 19
1968-1969, 1993 20 games
1970-1992, 1994-present 22 games

From 1930 to 1980, 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.[2] In 1980, the countback system was removed and all players who had tied were awarded the medal retrospectively.[2] In the event of a tie in the current system, the players are considered joint winners. [2]

Notes

  1. ^ Sean Miller. "What makes the Brownlow so special?". Premier Media Group. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24392814-5017892,00.html. Retrieved 15 November 2008.  
  2. ^ a b c d "Brownlow Medal - AFL Brownlow Medal". Australian Football League. http://www.afl.com.au/aflhq/awards/brownlow/tabid/263/default.aspx. Retrieved 15 November 2008.  
  3. ^ The Age, 22 September 2009
  4. ^ The Age, 23 September 2008
  5. ^ The Age, 25 September 2007
  6. ^ The Age, 26 September 2006
  7. ^ The Age, 20 September 2005
  8. ^ The Age, 21 September 2004
  9. ^ The Age, 23 September 2003
  10. ^ The Age, 24 September 2002
  11. ^ The Herald-Sun, 25 September 2001
  12. ^ The Herald-Sun, 29 August 2000
  13. ^ The Herald-Sun, 21 September 1999
  14. ^ The Age, 22 September 1998
  15. ^ The Age, 23 September 1997
  16. ^ The Age, 24 September 1996
  17. ^ The Age, 26 September 1995
  18. ^ The Age, 27 September 1994
  19. ^ The Age, 21 September 1993
  20. ^ The Age, 22 September 1992
  21. ^ The Australian, 24 September 1991
  22. ^ The Australian, 25 September 1990
  23. ^ The Australian, 26 September 1989
  24. ^ The Age, 20 September 1988
  25. ^ The Age, 22 September 1987
  26. ^ The Australian, 23 September 1986
  27. ^ The Australian, 24 September 1985
  28. ^ The Age, 25 September 1984
  29. ^ The Age, 20 September 1983
  30. ^ The Age, 21 September 1982
  31. ^ The Age,22 September 1981
  32. ^ The Age, 23 September 1980
  33. ^ The Age, 25 September 1979
  34. ^ The Age, 26 September 1978
  35. ^ The Age, 30 August 1977
  36. ^ The Age, 31 August 1976
  37. ^ The Age, 2 September 1975
  38. ^ The Age, 3 September 1974
  39. ^ The Age, 4 September 1973
  40. ^ The Age, 5 September 1972
  41. ^ The Age, 31 August 1971
  42. ^ The Age, 1 September 1970
  43. ^ The Age, 2 September 1969
  44. ^ The Age, 3 September 1968
  45. ^ The Age, 29 August 1967
  46. ^ The Age, 30 August 1966
  47. ^ The Age, 31 August 1965
  48. ^ The Age, 26 August 1964
  49. ^ The Age, 12 September 1963
  50. ^ The Age, 30 August 1962
  51. ^ The Age, 31 August 1961
  52. ^ The Age, 1 September 1960
  53. ^ The Age, 3 September 1959
  54. ^ The Age, 28 August 1958
  55. ^ The Age, 29 August 1957
  56. ^ The Age, 23 August 1956
  57. ^ The Age, 25 August 1955
  58. ^ The Age, 2 September 1954
  59. ^ The Age, 3 September 1953
  60. ^ The Age, 4 September 1952
  61. ^ The Age, 7 September 1951
  62. ^ The Age, 31 August 1950
  63. ^ The Age, 31 August 1949
  64. ^ The Age, 8 September 1948
  65. ^ The Advocate (Burnie), 4 September 1947
  66. ^ The Age, 5 September 1946
  67. ^ The Argus, 4 September 1941
  68. ^ The Argus, 5 September 1940
  69. ^ The Argus, 7 September 1939
  70. ^ The Argus, 1 September 1938
  71. ^ The Argus, 2 September 1937
  72. ^ The Argus, 10 September 1936
  73. ^ The Argus, 12 September 1935
  74. ^ The Argus, 20 September 1934
  75. ^ The Argus, 12 September 1933
  76. ^ The Argus, 8 September 1932
  77. ^ The Argus, 17 September 1931
  78. ^ The Argus, 20 September 1930
  79. ^ The Argus, 5 September 1929
  80. ^ The Argus, 6 September 1928
  81. ^ The Argus, 15 September 1927
  82. ^ The Argus, 17 September 1926
  83. ^ The Argus, 1 October 1925
  84. ^ The Argus, 18 September 1924

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