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Brownlow Medal

The Chas Brownlow Trophy was first presented in 1924 to the "fairest and best" player in the, then, VFL competition. It was created and named in honor of former Geelong player and adminstrator, and VFL president, who had died earlier that year after a long illness. Players are ineligible to win the medal if they have been suspended, or given a number of sanctions across the season that equal a suspension.

Six Melbourne players have won the award a total of seven times. Ivor Warne-Smith is Melbourne's only multiple winner.

Winners/AFL Top MFC player Most votes

Winners


Voting systems
1924-1930 - One vote per game
1931-1975 - 3, 2, 1 votes
1976-1977 - 3, 2, 1 votes from each umpire
1978-present - 3, 2, 1 votes

Top MFC player

YearTop MFC playerVotesNotes
1924 Bert Chadwick 6 =2nd
1925 Bert Chadwick 4
1926 Ivor Warne-Smith 9 Winner
1927 Richard Taylor 6 =2nd
1928 Ivor Warne-Smith 8 Winner
1929 Ivor Warne-Smith 4 =2nd
1930 Robert B Johnson 3 =2nd
1931 Percy Beames 15
1932 Percy Beames 12
1933 Eric Glass 7
1934 Allan La Fontaine 10
1935 Allan La Fontaine 15
1936 Allan La Fontaine 19
1937 Jack Mueller 17
1938 Gordon Jones 12
1939 Jack Mueller 11
1940 Ron Baggott 11
1941 Allan La Fontaine 11
1946 Don Cordner 20 Winner
1947 Don Cordner 16
1948 Alby Rodda 11
1949 Don Cordner 12
1950 Denis Cordner 12
1951 Denis Cordner 14
1952 Denis Cordner and Stuart Spencer 11
1953 Denis Cordner 9
1954 Denis Cordner 12
1955 Denis Cordner 15
1956 John Beckwith and Ron Barassi 13
1957 John Beckwith 13
1958 John Beckwith 11
1959 Robert B Johnson 10
1960 John Beckwith 15
1961 Ron Barassi 10
1962 Hassa Mann 11
1963 Ron Barassi and Brian Dixon 10
1964 Hassa Mann 11
1965 Don Williams 9
1966 Hassa Mann 12
1967 Hassa Mann 12
1968 Greg Parke 11
1969 Denis Clark, Greg Parke and Tassie Johnson 6
1970 Barry Bourke and Greg Parke 9
1971 Stan Alves and Greg Wells 10
1972 Greg Wells 22 2nd
1973 Greg Wells 16
1974 Gary Hardeman 23 2nd
1975 Stan Alves 19 2nd
1976 Greg Wells 28
1977 Gary Hardeman 27
1978 Robert Flower 14
1979 Robert Flower 19
1980 Robert Flower 14
1981 Paul O'Brien, Steven Smith, Graham Gaunt, Robert Flower 3
1982 Brian Wilson 23 Winner
1983 Steven Icke 13
1984 Peter Moore 24Winner
1985 Gerard Healy 8
1986 Alan Johnson 6
1987 Brian Wilson 12
1988 Brett Lovett and Steven O'Dwyer 10
1989 Stephen Newport and Jim Stynes 10
1990 Brett Lovett 15
1991 Jim Stynes 25 Winner
1992 Jim Stynes 8
1993 Jim Stynes 12
1994 David Schwarz 15
1995 Jim Stynes 15
1996 Jim Stynes 11
1997 Todd Viney 9
1998 Todd Viney 20
1999 Scott Chisholm and Jeff Farmer 6
2000 Shane Woewodin 24 Winner
2001 Peter Walsh 11
2002 Adem Yze 17
2003 Cameron Bruce and David Neitz 8
2004 Jeff White 15
2005 Travis Johnstone 11
2006 Travis Johnstone 11
2007 James McDonald 6
2008 Brock McLean and Paul Wheatley 5
2009 Aaron Davey 6
2010 Aaron Davey and Colin Sylvia 10
2011 Brent Moloney 19
2012 Nathan Jones 14
2013 Nathan Jones 6
2014 Nathan Jones 13
2015 Bernie Vince 14
2016 Max Gawn 16
2017 Clayton Oliver 12
2018 Angus Brayshaw 213rd
2019 Max Gawn 17
2020 Christian Petracca 203rd
2021 Clayton Oliver 313rd
2022 Clayton Oliver 25
2023 Christian Petracca 26
2024 Christian Petracca 16
2025 Max Gawn 23

Most votes

PlayerVotes
Robert Flower 150
Max Gawn 144
Greg Wells 127*
Christian Petracca 130
Clayton Oliver 121
Jim Stynes 105
Gary Hardeman 104
Denis Cordner 93
Jack Viney 91
Stan Alves 82
Nathan Jones 81
David Neitz 79
Ivor Warne-Smith 78
Jack Mueller 73
Adem Yze 71
Hassa Mann 70
Allan La Fontaine 66
Brian Dixon 65
Ron Barassi 61
John Beckwith 60
Todd Viney 83
Don Cordner 54
Percy Beames 53
Brian Wilson 52
Travis Johnstone 51
Jeff White 47
Don Williams 47
Cameron Bruce 46
Alan Johnson 45
Brett Lovett 45
Shane Woewodin 43
Richard Taylor 43
Tassie Johnson 42
Garry Lyon 40
Stuart Spencer 39
Robert C Johnson 36
Bert Chadwick 36
Shane McGrath 35
Stephen Tingay 35
Peter Moore 35
Lance Arnold 34
Robert B Johnson 34
Brent Moloney 34
Laurie Fowler 33
Greg Parke 33
David Schwarz 31
Peter Keenan 30
Alby Rodda 29
Tom McDonald 29
Glenn Lovett 28
Angus Brayshaw 28
Brock McLean 27
Norm Smith 27
Colin Sylvia 27
Andrew Leoncelli 26
Bernie Vince 26
Jeff Farmer 25
John Lord 25
Geoff Tunbridge 24
Frank Adams 23
Steven Icke 23
Ian McLean 23
Nathan Brown 23
Brad Green 23
George Bickford 22
Aaron Davey 22
James McDonald 22
Barry Bourke 21
Len Dockett 21
Steven Febey 21
Kysaiah Pickett 21
Graeme Yeats 21
Ron Baggott 20
Garry Baker 20
Frank Roberts 20
Dom Tyson 20
Ray Biffin 19
Jesse Hogan 19
Geoff McGivern 19
Andy Lovell 19
Andrew Obst 18
Denis Clark 18
Ross Dillon 18
Peter Marquis 18
Graham Osborne 18
Henry Coles 17
Fred Fanning 17
Neil Crompton 17
Ricky Jackson 17
Russell Robertson 17
Paul Callery 17
Adrian Dullard 17
Robert McKenzie 17
Earl Spalding 17
Noel McMahen 17
Laurie Mithen 17
Steven O'Dwyer 17
Peter Walsh 17
Bayley Fritsch 16
Carl Ditterich 15
Steven Stretch 15
Tony Sullivan 15
Allen Jakovich 15
Rowley Fischer 15
Richie Emselle 15
Colin Graham 15
Stan Wittman 15
Maurie Gibb 14
Gerard Healy 14
Wally Lock 14
Tony Elshaug 14
Frank Davis 14
Steven Smith 14
Brian Roet 13
Ray Wartman 13
Ray Usher 13
Jack Watts 13
Don Hooper 12
Gordon Jones 12
Francis Vine 12
Shaun Smith 12
Darren Bennett 12
Mike Woods 12
James Harmes 12
Ed Langdon 12
Harry Long 12
Les Jones 11
Eric Glass 11
Christian Salem 11
Eddie Jackson 11
Dick Hingston 10
Bryan Kenneally 10
George Margitich 10
Col McLean 10
Graham Molloy 10
Kevin Dyson 10
Mark Jamar 10
Stephen Newport 10
Gordon Ogden 10
Shane Grambeau 10
Chris Connolly 9
Graham Gaunt 9
Jack Grimes 9
Jake Melksham 9
Max Spittle 9
John Tilbrook 9
Bill Tymms 9
Russell Richards 9
Ian Ridley 9
Geoff Case 8
Matthew Febey 8
James Frawley 8
Brad Miller 8
Michael Hibberd 8
Steven May 8
Matthew Bate 7
Billy Deans 7
Jimmy Davidson 7
Warren Dean 7
Roy Dowsing 7
Robert Walters 7
Clyde Laidlaw 7
Ted Cordner 7
Terry Gleeson 7
Jim Mitchell 7
Sean Wight 7
Jake Lever 7
Trent Rivers 7
Barry Norsworthy 7
Graham Wise 7
Stan Rule 7
John Townsend 7
Barrie Vagg 7
Paul Wheatley 7
Greg Healy 6
Danny Hughes 6
Col Deane 6
Arthur Dickens 6
David Allday 6
Stephen Kerley 6
Adrian Battiston 6
Ron Barassi Sr 6
Ross Brewer 6
Lynden Dunn 6
Roger Ellingworth 6
Ken Emselle 6
John Lewis 6
Paul O'Brien 6
Scott Chisholm 6
Athol Webb 6
Herbert White 6
Guy Rigoni 6
Stephen Powell 6
Jeff Hilton 6
Jeremy Howe 6
Anthony Ingerson 6
Jordie McKenzie 6
Clint Bizzell 5
Byron Pickett 5
Daniel Ward 5
Michael Pickering 5
Anthony McDonald 5
Robin White 5
Craig McKellar 5
Peter McLean 5
Ken Melville 5
Colin Niven 5
Simon Eishold 5
Robert Elliott 5
Ken Albiston 5
Noel Clarke 5
Luke Jackson 5
Allan Davis 5
Harrison Petty 5
Ray Smith 5*
Kelvin Templeton 5
Frank Giampaolo 5
Peter Giles 5
Ray Groom 5
Jack Power 5
Tom Scully 5
Rod Keogh 4
Cale Morton 4
Peter Rohde 4
Liam Jurrah 4
Lou Reiffel 4*
Rod Grinter 4
Bret Bailey 4
Ray Carr 4
David Cordner 4
Mark Withers 4
Chris Woodman 4
Cameron Pedersen 4
Alan Jarrott 4
Hugh Murnane 4
Len Mann 4
Keith Robinson 4
Trevor Rollinson 4
Paul Rowlands 4
Phil Seaton 4
Jeff Garlett 4
Jake Bowey 3
Frank Smith 3
Keith Truscott 3
Ralph Lane 3
Brian Leahy 3
Charlie Lilley 3
Charlie Longhurst 3
Glenn McLean 3
Derek Mollison 3
Kelly O'Donnell 3
Jack O'Keefe 3
Geoff Collins 3
Jack Collins 3
Bill Deague 3
Keith Carroll 3
Harold Ball 3
Glenn Elliott 3
Vince Driver 3
John Gallus 3
Trevor Johnson 3
Frank Kelly 3
Denis Jones 3
Sam Blease 3
Sean Charles 3
Alastair Clarkson 3
Matthew Collins 3
Colin Garland 3
Lachie Hunter 3
Alex Neal-Bullen 3
Lou Riley 3*
Robert Pyman 3
Jacob van Rooyen 3
Scott Thompson 3
Jim Wilson 3
David Williams 3
Daniel Bell 3
Rod Owen 3
Chris Heffernan 3
Aaron vandenBerg 3
Dean Irving 2
Kade Chandler 2
Craig Nettelbeck 2
Maurice Wingate 2
Craig Turley 2
Mal Owens 2
Archie Roberts 2
Mitch Brown 2
Shannon Byrnes 2
Steven Clark 2
Darren Cuthbertson 2
Nathan Carroll 2
Chris Fowler 2
Mark Jackson 2
Tony Dullard 2
Ricky Petterd 2
Tony Anderson 2
Derek Feldmann 2
Sid Catlin 2
Ben Holland 2
Paul Hopgood 2
Paul Johnson 2
Daryl Cumming 2
Hec Davidson 2
Chris Dawes 2
Jordan Gysberts 2
Jimmy Abernethy 2
Nigel Kol 2
Bernie Neenan 2
Michael O'Sullivan 2
Tony Thiessen 2
Steve Turner 2
Alan Rowarth 2
Simon Godfrey 2
James Magner 2
Ron McMahon 2
Bernie Massey 2
Herbie Matthews 2*
Robert Miller 2
Jordan Lewis 2
Judd McVee 1
Ryan Ferguson 1
Brent Grgic 1
Alan Ryan 1
Jack Sambell 1
Michael Seddon 1
Neville Stone 1
Glenn Swan 1
Dean Terlich 1
Peter Thorne 1
Ian Thorogood 1
Max Walker 1
Terry Wilkins 1
Bill Nettlefold 1
Frank O'Connor 1
Terry Leahy 1
Bob McKenzie 1
Andrew Moir 1
Joe Kinnear 1
Jack Leith 1
Marty Hore 1
Jayden Hunt 1
George Lakes 1
Bill Adams 1
Matthew Whelan 1
Shane Valenti 1
Chris Sullivan 1
Ben Brown 1
Len Catton 1*
Les Bamblett 1
Tony Campbell 1
Phil Carman 1
John Clennett 1
Shane Fitzsimmons 1
Troy Broadbridge 1
Phil Read 1
Jared Rivers 1
Craig Smoker 1
Martin Pike 1
Chris Johnson 1
Darren Kowal 1
Paul Bryce 1
Rod Payne 1
Luke Beveridge 1
Simon Buckley 1
.David Flintoff 1
Peter Hamilton 1
Joel Macdonald 1
Daniel Nicholson 1
Alistair Nicholson 1
Dean Kent 1
Oscar McDonald 1
Jack Trengove 1
Greg Wood 1
Rodney Wright 1

  • Riley played for both Collingwood and Melbourne in 1934
  • Catton played for both Fitzroy and Melbourne in 1938
  • Reiffel played for both Melbourne and South Melbourne in 1939
  • Matthews played for Melbourne and South Melbourne in 1964
  • Smith played for Essendon and Melbourne in 1975
  • Wells played for Melbourne and Carlton in 1980