The 2003 Brownlow Medal...Three-way Tie!

2003 BROWNLOW IS A THREE-WAY TIE!
The 2003 Brownlow medal has been won by three players all with 22 votes from the season. Nathan Buckley of Collingwood, Adam Goodes of Sydney, and Mark Ricciuto of Adelaide all polled 22 votes each to share the 2003 Brownlow Medal.

BROWNLOW TELECAST
The 2003 Brownlow Medal will be telecast live on Channel Nine and will be hosted by Eddie McGuire. Prior to the live medal count will be a half-hour special dedicated to the fashions of players and their partners. The show will be hosted by Sam Newman and Gary Lyon and is entitled "Brownlow Medal Red Carpet Arrivals".

BROWNLOW RESULT ALREADY LEAKED?
As with previous years, an email has begun circulating that allegedly contains the leaked results of this years Brownlow Medal voting. The email claims Robert Harvey will receive 26 votes to win his third Brownlow medal, ahead of Michael Voss and James Hird. The leaked Brownlow rumour sparked a betting plunge on Harvey this week, forcing SportsTab to suspend betting at one stage.

Similar "leaked Brownlow" results were posted earlier this week on footy forum site Big Footy. Although the forum has already explained the posting was a joke, the Melbourne media is watching the story closely after BigFooty published the leaked and accurate results of the All Australian team last week.

What is the Brownlow Medal?
The Brownlow Medal is awarded annually at the end of each AFL season to the best and fairest player in the league. The medal is named after Geelong football legend Chas Brownlow, and has been awarded since 1924.

How are votes awarded?
At the end of each round of the regular season, the field umpires for each match award votes to the players they judge as being the best and fairest for the match. Votes are awarded in the order of three, two, one, for the best three players. The votes are kept confidential until the end of the season. If a player is suspended during the season by the AFL tribunal, they are ruled ineligible to win the award.