Most Brownlow Votes

Current to end 2024

The most total votes for Melbourne players in the Brownlow Medal. The award has been conducted under a variety of voting systems.

1924-1930 - One vote per game (Counted as three votes)
1931-1941 and 1946-1975 - 3, 2, 1 votes
1942-1945 - No award due to World War II
1976-1977 - Each umpire awarded votes
1978-present - 3, 2, 1 votes

	Total
Robert Flower	150
Greg Wells	127*
Max Gawn	121
Clayton Oliver	121
Christian Petracca	114
Jim Stynes	105
Gary Hardeman	104
Denis Cordner	93
Jack Viney	83
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
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
Eddie Jackson	11
Kysaiah Pickett	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
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
Christian Salem	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
Jake Melksham	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
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
Kate 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
Peter Thorne	1
Ian Thorogood	1
Alan Ryan	1
Jack Sambell	1
Michael Seddon	1
Neville Stone	1
Glenn Swan	1
Dean Terlich	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
Simon Buckley	1
David Flintoff	1
Peter Hamilton	1
Rod Payne	1
Rodney Wright	1
Greg Wood	1
Joel Macdonald	1
Luke Beveridge	1
Daniel Nicholson	1
Alistair Nicholson	1
Dean Kent	1
Oscar McDonald	1
Jack Trengove	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