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Brownlow Medal Winners

[By Team] [Multiple Winners] [Averages]

[Player Career Totals] [Alltime Team Totals]

YearPlayerTeamVotes (3-2-1)
2008Adam CooneyWestern Bulldogs 24 (6-3-0)
2007Jimmy BartelGeelong 29 (8-2-1)
2006Adam GoodesSydney 26 (7-2-1)
2005Ben CousinsWest Coast 20 (4-3-2)
2004Chris JuddWest Coast 30 (7-3-3)
2003Mark RicciutoAdelaide 22 (4-4-2)
Nathan BuckleyCollingwood 22 (2-6-4)
Adam GoodesSydney 22 (2-7-2)
2002Simon BlackBrisbane Lions 25 (5-4-2)
2001Jason AkermanisBrisbane Lions 23 (5-4-0)
2000Shane WoewodinMelbourne 24 (4-5-2)
1999Shane CrawfordHawthorn 28 (5-6-1)
1998Robert HarveySt Kilda 32 (6-6-2)
1997Robert HarveySt Kilda 26 (7-2-1)
1996Michael VossBrisbane Bears 21 (5-2-2)
James HirdEssendon 21 (4-4-1)
1995Paul KellySydney 21 (3-4-4)
1994Greg WilliamsCarlton 30 (9-1-1)
1993Gavin WanganeenEssendon 18 (4-3-0)
1992Scott WyndWestern Bulldogs 20 (3-4-3)
1991Jim StynesMelbourne 25 (5-4-2)
1990Tony LiberatoreWestern Bulldogs 18 (3-3-3)
1989Paul CouchGeelong 22 (5-3-1)
1988Gerard HealySydney 20 (5-2-1)
1987Tony LockettSt Kilda 20 (4-3-2)
John PlattenHawthorn 20 (3-4-3)
1986Robert DiPierdomenicoHawthorn 17 (4-2-1)
Greg WilliamsSydney 17 (3-3-2)
1985Brad HardieWestern Bulldogs 22 (5-3-1)
1984Peter MooreMelbourne 24 (4-5-2)
1983Ross GlendinningNorth Melbourne 24
1982Brian WilsonMelbourne 23
1981Bernie QuinlanFitzroy 22
Barry RoundSydney 22
1980Kelvin TempletonWestern Bulldogs 23
1979Peter MooreCollingwood 22
1978Malcolm BlightNorth Melbourne 22
1977Graham TeasdaleSydney 59
1976Graham MossEssendon 48
1975Gary DempseyWestern Bulldogs 20
1974Keith GreigNorth Melbourne 27
1973Keith GreigNorth Melbourne 27
1972Len ThompsonCollingwood 25
1971Ian StewartRichmond 21
1970Peter BedfordSydney 25
1969Kevin MurrayFitzroy 19
1968Bob SkiltonSydney 24
1967Ross SmithSt Kilda 24
1966Ian StewartSt Kilda 21
1965Ian StewartSt Kilda 20
Noel TeasdaleNorth Melbourne 20
1964Gordon CollisCarlton 27
1963Bob SkiltonSydney 20
1962Alistair LordGeelong 28
1961John JamesCarlton 21
1960John SchultzWestern Bulldogs 20
1959Bob SkiltonSydney 20
Verdun HowellSt Kilda 20
1958Neil RobertsSt Kilda 20
1957Brian GleesonSt Kilda 24
1956Peter BoxWestern Bulldogs 22
1955Fred GoldsmithSydney 21
1954Roy WrightRichmond 29
1953Bill HutchisonEssendon 26
1952Roy WrightRichmond 21
Bill HutchisonEssendon 21
1951Bernie SmithGeelong 23
1950Alan RuthvenFitzroy 21
1949Ron CleggSydney 23
Colin AustenHawthorn 23
1948Bill MorrisRichmond 24
1947Bert DeaconCarlton 20
1946Don CordnerMelbourne 20
1941Norm WareWestern Bulldogs 23
1940Des FothergillCollingwood 32
Herbie MatthewsSydney 32
1939Marcus WhelanCollingwood 23
1938Dick ReynoldsEssendon 18
1937Dick ReynoldsEssendon 27
1936Denis RyanFitzroy 26
1935Haydn BuntonFitzroy 24
1934Dick ReynoldsEssendon 19
1933Wilfred SmallhornFitzroy 18
1932Haydn BuntonFitzroy 23
1931Haydn BuntonFitzroy 26
1930Stan JudkinsRichmond 4
Allan HopkinsWestern Bulldogs 4
Harry CollierCollingwood 4
1929Albert CollierCollingwood 6
1928Ivor Warne-SmithMelbourne 8
1927Syd CoventryCollingwood 7
1926Ivor Warne-SmithMelbourne 9
1925Colin WatsonSt Kilda 9
1924Edward GreevesGeelong 7
Voting systems: 1924-1930:One vote per game; 1931-present:Six votes per game:3,2,1;
(except 1976-77:12 votes per game:3,2,1 from each of two field umpires)
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TeamTotalSeasons
Sydney 14 1940, 1949, 1955, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1977, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1995, 2003, 2006
St Kilda 10 1925, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1987, 1997, 1998
Western Bulldogs 10 1930, 1941, 1956, 1960, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1992, 2008
Fitzroy 8 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1950, 1969, 1981
Essendon 8 1934, 1937, 1938, 1952, 1953, 1976, 1993, 1996
Collingwood 8 1927, 1929, 1930, 1939, 1940, 1972, 1979, 2003
Melbourne 7 1926, 1928, 1946, 1982, 1984, 1991, 2000
Richmond 5 1930, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1971
North Melbourne 5 1965, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1983
Geelong 5 1924, 1951, 1962, 1989, 2007
Hawthorn 4 1949, 1986, 1987, 1999
Carlton 4 1947, 1961, 1964, 1994
Brisbane Lions 2 2001, 2002
West Coast 2 2004, 2005
Brisbane Bears 1 1996
Adelaide 1 2003
University 0 
Port Adelaide 0 
Fremantle 0 
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Multiple WinnersTeamsCareerSeasons
3Haydn BuntonFI1931-1942 6 1931, 6 1932, 6 1935
3Ian StewartSK/RI1963-1975 15 1965, 15 1966, 14 1971
3Dick ReynoldsES1933-1951 5 1934, 5 1937, 5 1938
3Bob SkiltonSM1956-1971 16 1959, 16 1963, 16 1968
2Greg WilliamsGE/SY/CA1984-1997 16 1986, 3 1994
2Robert HarveySK1988-2008 15 1997, 15 1998
2Adam GoodesSY1999-2009 16 2003, 16 2006
2Keith GreigNM1971-1985 12 1973, 12 1974
2Bill HutchisonES1942-1957 5 1952, 5 1953
2Peter MooreCW/ME1974-1987 4 1979, 11 1984
2Ivor Warne-SmithME1919-1932 11 1926, 11 1928
2Roy WrightRI1946-1959 14 1952, 14 1954
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Average votes per gameTeamsCareerGames*Adj. Votes†Most Games*, No VotesTeamsCareer
1.04Haydn BuntonFI1931-1942 117 122 150Ross HenshawNM1971-1983
0.95Graham MossES1973-1976 83 79 147Shannon WattNM1998-2008
0.88Harold BraySK1941-1952 121 106 136Aaron FioraRI/SK2000-2008
0.86Herbie MatthewsSM1932-1945 136 117 136Ryan HargraveWB2002-2009
0.86Bill HutchisonES1942-1957 201 172 135Ian GillettSM1951-1958
0.85Des FothergillCW1937-1947 84 71 135Daryl OBrienNM1960-1969
0.84Bill MorrisRI1942-1951 101 85 133Luke McCabeHW1995-2004
0.81Edward GreevesGE1923-1933 107 87 128Jason BlakeSK2000-2009
0.76Keith SheaCA/HW1932-1945 85 65 123Glenn FreebornKA/CW1995-2003
0.76Chris JuddWC/CA2002-2009 144 110 119Denis OCallaghanCW1968-1975
0.76Bob SkiltonSM1956-1971 236 180 118Ted JohnsonSM1923-1931
0.75Bert DeaconCA1942-1951 84 63 113Matthew DentFI/WB/HW1994-2001
0.74Ian StewartSK/RI1963-1975 188 139 113Andrew WilliamsWC/CW1998-2005
0.73Norm WareFO1932-1946 177 130 108Daniel MetropolisWC/FR1992-2001
0.72Colin WatsonSK1920-1935 65 47 108Alan SquireSK1948-1954
0.72Peter PiantoGE1951-1957 109 78 108John ManzieSK1967-1975
0.69Denis RyanFI1935-1939 70 48 107Jack GreenCW1938-1949
0.68Gary DempseyFO/NM1967-1984 319 218.5 104Phil RyanNM1970-1976
0.67Wilfred SmallhornFI1930-1940 150 100 103Sam PowerWB/NM2002-2009
0.67Denis MarshallGE1964-1968 75 50 103Bob CorbettME1920-1929
* Home & away games 1924-2008 (excluding 1942-1945), minimum of 50 games played. † Votes 1924-1930 count as 3 each, votes 1976-77 count as half.
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Thanks go to Mark & Robert, who helped compile this section