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Victorian Football League
also see Reference_ VFL - Brownlow Medal
Until 1980, if multiple players received the same number of winning votes, there was a countback to determine a single winner. This system was replaced in 1980 when all players polling the highest number of votes received a medal. In 1989, retrospective medals were awarded to all previous players who had polled the most votes but missed out on a medal.
This list allows that all retrospective winners have received the award so that no members of this list polled the same number of votes as the eventual winners.
1931-present:Six votes per game:3,2,1;
Since 1980, If two or more eligible players score the equal highest number of votes, each wins a Brownlow medal
In 1989 Brownlow medals retrospectively awarded to past players who had the same number of votes as the medal winner.
also see Reference_ VFL - Brownlow Medal
Introduction
The Brownlow medal is the award for the best and fairest player in the V.F.L. (now AFL). This is a list of the second place getters. More accurately, this is a list of the players that did not win a medal but were the next place getters.Until 1980, if multiple players received the same number of winning votes, there was a countback to determine a single winner. This system was replaced in 1980 when all players polling the highest number of votes received a medal. In 1989, retrospective medals were awarded to all previous players who had polled the most votes but missed out on a medal.
This list allows that all retrospective winners have received the award so that no members of this list polled the same number of votes as the eventual winners.
| Year | Player | Teams | Votes | Margin | Winner | Winner Votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Shorten,George | Essendon | 6 | 1 | Greeves, Edward | 7 | |
| 1924 | Chadwick,Bert | Melbourne | 6 | 1 | Greeves, Edward | 7 | |
| 1925 | Greeves,Edward | Geelong | 7 | 2 | Watson, Colin | 9 | |
| 1926 | Greeves,Edward | Geelong | 5 | 4 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | 9 | |
| 1926 | Johnson,Bob | Melbourne | 5 | 4 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | 9 | |
| 1926 | Geddes,Allan | Richmond | 5 | 4 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | 9 | |
| 1927 | Duncan,Alex | Carlton | 6 | 1 | Coventry, Syd | 7 | |
| 1928 | Greeves,Edward | Geelong | 5 | 3 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | 8 | |
| 1929 | Batchelor,Arthur | Fitzroy | 4 | 2 | Collier, Albert | 6 | |
| 1929 | Hopkins,Alan | Footscray | 4 | 2 | Collier, Albert | 6 | |
| 1929 | Warne-Smith,Ivor | Melbourne | 4 | 2 | Collier, Albert | 6 | |
| 1930 | Collier,Albert | Collingwood | 3 | 1 | Collier, Harry & Hopkins, Allan &Judkins, Stan | 4 | |
| 1930 | Forbes,Keith | Essendon | 3 | 1 | Collier, Harry & Hopkins, Allan &Judkins, Stan | 4 | |
| 1930 | Chapman,Charlie | Fitzroy | 3 | 1 | Collier, Harry & Hopkins, Allan &Judkins, Stan | 4 | |
| 1930 | Todd,George | Geelong | 3 | 1 | Collier, Harry & Hopkins, Allan &Judkins, Stan | 4 | |
| 1930 | Sharpley,Jack | Hawthorn | 3 | 1 | Collier, Harry & Hopkins, Allan &Judkins, Stan | 4 | |
| 1930 | Johnson,Bob | Melbourne | 3 | 1 | Collier, Harry & Hopkins, Allan &Judkins, Stan | 4 | |
| 1930 | Foster,Bert | Richmond | 3 | 1 | Collier, Harry & Hopkins, Allan &Judkins, Stan | 4 | |
| 1930 | Reville,Peter | South Melbourne | 3 | 1 | Collier, Harry & Hopkins, Allan &Judkins, Stan | 4 |
1931-present:Six votes per game:3,2,1;
| Year | Player | Teams | Votes | Margin | Winner | Winner Votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Hopkins,Alan | Footscray | 25 | 1 | Bunton, Haydn | 26 | |
| 1932 | Moloney,George | Geelong | 16 | 5 | Bunton, Haydn | 23 | |
| 1932 | Faul,Bill | South Melbourne | 16 | 5 | Bunton, Haydn | 23 | |
| 1933 | Lowenthal,Bill | Essendon | 17 | 1 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | 18 | |
| 1934 | Bunton,Haydn | Fitzroy | 18 | 1 | Reynolds, Dick | 19 | |
| 1935 | Forbes,Keith | Essendon | 17 | 8 | Bunton, Haydn | 25 | |
| 1936 | Hickey,Reg | Geelong | 21 | 5 | Ryan, Denis | 26 | |
| 1937 | Matthews,Herbie | South Melbourne | 23 | 4 | Reynolds, Dick | 27 | |
| 1938 | Spinks,Stan | Hawthorn | 17 | 1 | Reynolds, Dick | 18 | |
| 1939 | Hickey,Harry | Footscray | 20 | 3 | Whelan, Marcus | 23 | |
| 1940 | Torney,Hugh | Essendon | 24 | 8 | Fothergill, Des & Matthews, Herbie | 32 | |
| 1941 | Matthews,Herbie | South Melbourne | 22 | 1 | Ware, Norm | 23 | |
| 1942-45 | No Medal awarded due to WWII | ||||||
| 1946 | Howell,Jack | Carlton | 19 | 1 | Cordner, Don | 20 | |
| 1946 | Morris,Bill | Richmond | 19 | 1 | Cordner, Don | 20 | |
| 1947 | Bray,Harold | St Kilda | 21 | 2 | Deacon, Bert | 23 | |
| 1948 | Grieve,Ollie | Carlton | 21 | 3 | Morris, Bill | 24 | |
| 1949 | Bray,Harold | St Kilda | 20 | 3 | Austen, Colin & Clegg, Ron | 23 | |
| 1950 | Flanagan,Fred | Geelong | 18 | 3 | Ruthven, Alan | 21 | |
| 1951 | Clegg,Ron | South Melbourne | 20 | 3 | Smith, Bernie | 23 | |
| 1952 | Bray,Harold | St Kilda | 19 | 2 | Hutchison, Bill & Wright, Roy | 21 | |
| 1953 | Rose,Bob | Collingwood | 22 | 4 | Hutchison, Bill | 26 | |
| 1954 | Mann,Neil | Collingwood | 19 | 10 | Wright, Roy | 29 | |
| 1955 | Hutchison,Bill | Essendon | 20 | 1 | Goldsmith, Fred | 21 | |
| 1956 | Pianto,Peter | Geelong | 16 | 6 | Box, Peter | 22 | |
| 1957 | Wright,Roy | Richmond | 20 | 4 | Gleeson, Brian | 24 | |
| 1958 | Edwards,Brendan | Hawthorn | 22 | 2 | Roberts, Neil | 24 | |
| 1959 | Gabelich,Ray | Collingwood | 14 | 6 | Skilton, Bob & Howell, Verdun | 20 | |
| 1959 | Serong,Bill | Collingwood | 14 | 6 | Skilton, Bob & Howell, Verdun | 20 | |
| 1959 | Mitchell,Hugh | Essendon | 14 | 6 | Skilton, Bob & Howell, Verdun | 20 | |
| 1959 | Whitten,Ted | Footscray | 14 | 6 | Skilton, Bob & Howell, Verdun | 20 | |
| 1960 | Murray,Kevin | Fitzroy | 19 | 1 | Schultz, John | 21 | |
| 1961 | Dwyer,Laurie | North Melbourne | 19 | 1 | James, John | 21 | |
| 1962 | Fraser,Ken | Essendon | 19 | 9 | Lord, Alistair | 28 | |
| 1962 | Murray,Kevin | Fitzroy | 19 | 9 | Lord, Alistair | 28 | |
| 1962 | Branton,Ron | Richmond | 19 | 9 | Lord, Alistair | 28 | |
| 1963 | Farmer,Graham | Geelong | 17 | 3 | Skilton, Bob | 20 | |
| 1963 | Baldock,Darrel | St Kilda | 17 | 3 | Skilton, Bob | 20 | |
| 1964 | Fraser,Ken | Essendon | 19 | 8 | Collis, Gordon | 27 | |
| 1964 | Hay,Phil | Hawthorn | 19 | 8 | Collis, Gordon | 27 | |
| 1965 | Baldock,Darrel | St Kilda | 18 | 2 | Teasdale, Noel & Stewart, Ian | 20 | |
| 1966 | Nicholls,John | Carlton | 17 | 4 | Stewart, Ian | 21 | |
| 1967 | Dwyer,Laurie | North Melbourne | 17 | 7 | Smith, Ross | 24 | |
| 1968 | Marshall,Denis | Geelong | 21 | 3 | Skilton, Bob | 24 | |
| 1969 | Davis,Barry | Essendon | 18 | 1 | Murray, Kevin | 19 | |
| 1969 | Bisset,George | Footscray | 18 | 1 | Murray, Kevin | 19 | |
| 1970 | Dempsey,Gary | Footscray | 21 | 4 | Bedford, Peter | 25 | |
| 1971 | Davis,Barry | Essendon | 18 | 3 | Stewart, Ian | 21 | |
| 1971 | Hudson,Peter | Hawthorn | 18 | 3 | Stewart, Ian | 21 | |
| 1971 | McIntosh,John | St Kilda | 18 | 3 | Stewart, Ian | 21 | |
| 1972 | Wells,Greg | Melbourne | 22 | 3 | Thompson, Len | 25 | |
| 1973 | Moss,Graham | Essendon | 25 | 2 | Greig, Keith | 27 | |
| 1974 | Hardeman,Gary | Melbourne | 23 | 4 | Greig, Keith | 27 | |
| 1975 | Alves,Stan | Melbourne | 19 | 1 | Dempsey, Gary | 20 | |
| 1976 | Knights,Peter | Hawthorn | 45 | 3 | Moss, Graham | 48 | * both field umpires awarded votes |
| 1977 | Bartlett,Kevin | Richmond | 45 | 14 | Teasdale, Graham | 59 | * both field umpires awarded votes |
| 1978 | Knights,Peter | Hawthorn | 21 | 1 | Blight, Malcolm | 22 | |
| 1979 | Wilson,Garry | Fitzroy | 21 | 1 | Moore, Peter | 22 |
Since 1980, If two or more eligible players score the equal highest number of votes, each wins a Brownlow medal
In 1989 Brownlow medals retrospectively awarded to past players who had the same number of votes as the medal winner.
| Year | Player | Teams | Votes | Margin | Winner | Winner Votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Neagle,Merv | Essendon | 20 | 3 | Templeton, Kelvin | 23 | |
| 1981 | Ashman,Rodney | Carlton | 21 | 1 | Quinlan, Bernie & Round, Barry | 22 | |
| 1982 | Glendinning,Ross | North Melbourne | 18 | 5 | Wilson, Brian | 23 | |
| 1983 | Rioli,Maurice | Richmond | 23 | 1 | Glendinning, Ross | 24 | |
| 1984 | Cloke,David | Collingwood | 21 | 3 | Moore, Peter | 24 | |
| 1985 | Madden,Justin | Carlton | 21 | 3 | Hardie, Brad | 22 | |
| 1986 | Roos,Paul | Fitzroy | 16 | 1 | DiPierdomenico, Robert & Williams, Greg | 17 | |
| 1987 | Meldrum,Paul | Carlton | 15 | 5 | Lockett, Tony & Platten, John | 20 | |
| 1987 | McGuinness,Tony | Footscray | 15 | 5 | Lockett, Tony & Platten, John | 20 | |
| 1987 | Royal,Brian | Footscray | 15 | 5 | Lockett, Tony & Platten, John | 20 | |
| 1988 | Madden,Simon | Essendon | 16 | 4 | Healy, Gerard | 20 | |
| 1988 | Dunstall,Jason | Hawthorn | 16 | 4 | Healy, Gerard | 20 | |
| 1989 | Platten,John | Hawthorn | 20 | 2 | Couch, Paul | 22 | |
| 1990 | Wright,Graham | Collingwood | 17 | 1 | Liberatore, Tony | 18 | |
| 1991 | Turley,Craig | West Coast | 20 | 5 | Stynes, Jim | 25 | |
| 1992 | Dunstall,Jason | Hawthorn | 18 | 2 | Wynd, Scott | 20 | |
| 1993 | Hocking,Garry | Geelong | 17 | 1 | Wanganeen, Gavin | 18 | |
| 1993 | Williams,Greg | Carlton | 17 | 1 | Wanganeen, Gavin | 18 | |
| 1994 | Matera,Peter | West Coast | 28 | 2 | Williams, Greg | 30 | |
| 1995 | Jarman,Darren | Hawthorn | 18 | 3 | Kelly, Paul | 21 | |
| 1996 | Grant,Chris | Footscray | 20 | 1 | Voss, Michael & Hird, James | 21 | *Corey McKernan (21 votes) ineligible to win due to suspension |
| 1996 | Burke,Nathan | St Kilda | 20 | 1 | Voss, Michael & Hird, James | 21 | *Corey McKernan (21 votes) ineligible to win due to suspension |
| 1997 | Matera,Peter | West Coast | 21 | 5 | Harvey, Robert | 26 | *Chris Grant (27 votes) ineligible to win due to suspension |
| 1997 | Kelly,Paul | Sydney | 21 | 5 | Harvey, Robert | 26 | *Chris Grant (27 votes) ineligible to win due to suspension |
| 1998 | Buckley,Nathan | Collingwood | 24 | 8 | Harvey, Robert | 32 | |
| 1999 | Mercuri,Mark | Essendon | 22 | 6 | Crawford, Shane | 28 | |
| 2000 | West,Scott | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 2 | Woewodin, Shane | 24 | |
| 2001 | McLeod,Andrew | Adelaide | 21 | 2 | Akermanis, Jason | 23 | |
| 2002 | Francou,Josh | Port Adelaide | 21 | 4 | Black, Simon | 25 | |
| 2003 | Cousins,Ben | West Coast | 21 | 1 | Ricciuto, Mark & Goodes, Adam & Buckley, Nathan | 22 | |
| 2003 | Wanganeen,Gavin | Port Adelaide | 21 | 1 | Ricciuto, Mark & Goodes, Adam & Buckley, Nathan | 22 | |
| 2003 | Crawford,Shane | Hawthorn | 21 | 1 | Ricciuto, Mark & Goodes, Adam & Buckley, Nathan | 22 | |
| 2004 | Ricciuto,Mark | Adelaide | 23 | 7 | Judd, Chris | 30 | |
| 2005 | Kerr,Daniel | West Coast | 19 | 1 | Cousins, Ben | 20 | |
| 2006 | West,Scott | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 3 | Goodes, Adam | 26 | |
| 2007 | Harvey,Brent | Kangaroos | 22 | 7 | Bartel, Jimmy | 29 | |
| 2008 | Black,Simon | Brisbane Lions | 23 | 1 | Cooney, Adam | 24 | |
| 2009 | Judd,Chris | Carlton | 22 | 8 | Ablett, Gary | 30 | |
| 2010 | Ablett,Gary | Geelong | 26 | 4 | Judd, Chris | 30 | |
| 2011 | Mitchell,Sam | Hawthorn | 30 | 4 | Swan, Dane | 34 | |
| 2012 | Cotchin,Trent | Richmond | 26 | 4 | Watson, Jobe | 30 | |
| 2013 | Selwood,Joel | Geelong | 27 | 1 | Ablett, Gary | 28 |