Brisbane star Lachie Neale backs up his 2020 wins with 2023 Brownlow Medal |
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THE BROWNLOW MEDAL |
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The Brownlow Medal is awarded annually to the player nominated by the umpires as the 'Best and
Fairest' player in all home and away rounds in matches excluding the final series. Points are awarded on a 3,2,1 basis by officiating umpires after each game and put into a sealed vault for opening on the Monday night preceding the AFL Grand Final. Players who have been disqualified for any length of time throughout the nominated season are ineligible to win the award. The award is presented at a function and dinner presided over by the Chairman of the AFL at the time and is a properly constituted meeting with a quorum necessary. It is 'live' televised to an estimated audience of several million. Originating in 1924 and named for an ex-chairman and player at the Geelong Football Club, Charles Brownlow, it is Australian Rules Football's most sought after and prestigious award. A list of winning players will be found below. |
| YEAR | MEDALLIST | CLUB | VOTES |
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| 1924 | Edward "Carji" Greeves | Geelong | 7 |
| 1925 | Colin Watson | St. Kilda | 9 |
| 1926 | Ivor Warne Smith | Melbourne | 9 |
| 1927 | Syd Coventry | Collingwood | 7 |
| 1928 | Ivor Warne Smith | Melbourne | 8 |
| 1929 | Albert Collier | Collingwood | 6 |
| 1930 | Stan Judkins | Richmond | 4 |
| Allan Hopkins | Footscray | 4 | |
| Harry Collier | Collingwood | 4 | |
| 1931 | Haydn Bunton | Fitzroy | 26 |
| 1932 | Haydn Bunton | Fitzroy | 23 |
| 1933 | Chicken Smallhorn | Fitzroy | 18 |
| 1934 | Dick Reynolds | Essendon | 19 |
| 1935 | Haydn Bunton | Fitzroy | 24 |
| 1936 | Dinny Ryan | Fitzroy | 26 |
| 1937 | Dick Reynolds | Essendon | 27 |
| 1938 | Dick Reynolds | Essendon | 18 |
| 1939 | Marcus Whelan | Collingwood | 23 |
| 1940 | Des Fothergill | Collingwood | 32 |
| Herbie Matthews | Sth. Melbourne | 32 | |
| 1941 | Norman Ware | Footscray | 23 |
| Suspended during WW2 | |||
| 1946 | Don Cordner | Melbourne | 20 |
| 1947 | Bert Deacon | Carlton | 20 |
| 1948 | Bill Morris | Richmond | 24 |
| 1949 | Ron Clegg | Sth. Melbourne | 23 |
| Col Austen | Hawthorn | 23 | |
| 1950 | Alan Ruthven | Fitzroy | 21 |
| 1951 | Bernie Smith | Geelong | 23 |
| 1952 | Roy Wright | Richmond | 21 |
| Bill Hutchison | Essendon | 21 | |
| 1953 | Bill Hutchison | Essendon | 26 |
| 1954 | Roy Wright | Richmond | 29 |
| 1955 | Fred Goldsmith | Sth. Melbourne | 21 |
| 1956 | Peter Box | Footscray | 22 |
| 1957 | Brian Gleeson | St. Kilda | 24 |
| 1958 | Neil Roberts | St. Kilda | 20 |
| 1959 | Bob Skilton | Sth. Melbourne | 20 |
| Verdun Howell | St. Kilda | 20 | |
| 1960 | John Schultz | Footscray | 20 |
| 1961 | John James | Carlton | 21 |
| 1962 | Alistair Lord | Geelong | 28 |
| 1963 | Bob Skilton | Sth. Melbourne | 20 |
| 1964 | Gordon Collis | Carlton | 27 |
| 1965 | Ian Stewart | St. Kilda | 20 |
| Noel Teasdale | Nth. Melbourne | 20 | |
| 1966 | Ian Stewart | St. Kilda | 21 |
| 1967 | Ross Smith | St. Kilda | 24 |
| 1968 | Bob Skilton | Sth. Melbourne | 24 |
| 1969 | Kevin Murray | Fitzroy | 19 |
| 1970 | Peter Bedford | Sth. Melbourne | 25 |
| 1971 | Ian Stewart | Richmond | 21 |
| 1972 | Len Thompson | Collingwood | 25 |
| 1973 | Keith Greig | Nth. Melbourne | 27 |
| 1974 | Keith Greig | Nth. Melbourne | 27 |
| 1975 | Gary Dempsey | Footscray | 20 |
| 1976 | Graham Moss | Essendon | 48 |
| 1977 | Graham Teasdale | Sth. Melbourne | 59 |
| 1978 | Malcolm Blight | North Melbourne | 22 |
| 1979 | Peter Moore | Collingwood | 22 |
| 1980 | Kelvin Templeton | Footscray | 23 |
| 1981 | Bernie Quinlan | Fitzroy | 22 |
| Barry Round | South Melbourne | 22 | |
| 1982 | Brian Wilson | Melbourne | 23 |
| 1983 | Ross Glendenning | Nth. Melbourne | 24 |
| 1984 | Peter Moore | Melbourne | 24 |
| 1985 | Brad Hardie | Footscray | 22 |
| 1986 | Robert DiPierdomenico | Hawthorn | 17 |
| Greg Williams | Sydney | 17 | |
| 1987 | Tony Lockett | St. Kilda | 20 |
| John Platten | Hawthorn | 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 | Carlton | 30 |
| 1995 | Paul Kelly | Sydney | 21 |
| 1996 | Michael Voss | Brisbane | 21 |
| James Hird | Essendon | 21 | |
| 1997 | Robert Harvey | St Kilda | 26 |
| 1998 | Robert Harvey | St Kilda | 32 |
| 1999 | Shane Crawford | Hawthorn | 28 |
| 2000 | Shane Woewodin | Melbourne | 24 |
| 2001 | Jason Akermanis | Brisbane | 24 |
| 2002 | Simon Black | Brisbane | 25 |
| 2003 | Mark Ricciuto | Adelaide | 22 |
| Nathan Buckley | Collingwood | 22 | |
| Adam Goodes | Sydney | 22 | |
| 2004 | Chris Judd | West Coast | 30 |
| 2005 | Ben Cousins | West Coast | 20 |
| 2006 | Adam Goodes | Sydney | 26 |
| 2007 | James Bartell | Geelong | 29 |
| 2008 | Adam Cooney | Western Bulldogs | 24 |
| 2009 | Gary Ablett | Geelong | 30 |
| 2010 | Chris Judd | Carlton | 30 |
| 2011 | Dane Swan | Collingwood | 34 |
| 2012 | Jobe Watson | Essendon | 30 |
| 2013 | Gary Ablett | Gold Coast | 28 |
| 2014 | Matt Priddis | West Coast | 26 |
| 2015 | Nat Fyfe | Fremantle | 31 |
| 2016 | Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong | 35 |
| 2017 | Dustin 'Dusty' Martin | Richmond | 36 (Record) |
| 2018 | Tom Mitchell | Hawthorn | 28 |
| 2019 | Nat Fyfe | Fremantle | 31 |
| 2020 (Covid 19) | Lachie Neale | Brisbane | 31 |
| 2021 (Covid 19) | Ollie Wines | Port Adelaide | 36 |
| 2022 | Patrick Cripps | Carlton | 29 |
| 2023 | Lachie Neale | Brisbane | 31 |
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