bROWNLOW mEDAL
Since 2003 we've brought you the Brownlow Medal votes live online every year.
  MARK OF THE YEAR   |  AFL FOOTBALL   |  AFL FIXTURE  

2005 Brownlow Medal winner - Ben Cousins
AFTER ROUND 22

2005 Brownlow
TOP VOTE GETTERS
TEAM
VOTES

Ben Cousins with his Brownlow medal
2005 Brownlow Medal winner Ben Cousins
1 B.Cousins West Coast 20
2 D.Kerr West Coast 19
3 N.Dal Santo St Kilda 18
4 S.West Bulldogs 17
5 T.Edwards Adelaide 16
6 B.Hall Sydney 16
7 L.Hodge Hawthorn 15
8 M.Pavlich Fremantle 14
9 L.Power Brisbane 14
10 J.Bolton Sydney 13

2005 Brownlow Fashions
Ben Cousins

Past Brownlow Medallists - View the previous Brownlow Medallists and votes by round:

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.

PAST BROWNLOW MEDAL WINNERS LIST
YEAR
PLAYER
CLUB
VOTES
2004 C.Judd West Coast 30
2003 N.Buckley Collingwood 22
2003 A.Goodes Sydney 22
2003 M.Ricciuto Adelaide 22
2002 Simon Black Brisbane 25
2001 Jason Akermanis Brisbane 23
2000 Shane Woewodin Melbourne 24
THE 90s
1999 Shane Crawford Hawthorn 28
1998 Robert Harvey St Kilda 32
1997 Robert Harvey St Kilda 26
1996 James Hird Essendon 21
1996 Michael Voss Brisbane 21
1995 Paul Kelly Sydney 21
1994 Greg Williams Carlton 30
1993 Gavin Wanganeen Essendon 18
1992 Scott Wynd Footscray 20
1991 Jim Stynes Melbourne 25
1990 Tony Liberatore Footscray 20
THE 80s
1989 Paul Couch Geelong 22
1988 Gerard Healy Sydney 20
1987 Tony Lockett St Kilda 20
1987 John Platten Hawthorn 20
1986 Robert Dipierdomenico Hawthorn 17
1986 Greg Williams Sydney 17
1985 Brad Hardie Footscray 22
1984 Peter Moore Melbourne 24
1983 Ross Glendinning North Melbourne 24
1982 Brian Wilson Melbourne 23
1981 Bernie Quinlan Fitzroy 22
1981 Barry Round South Melbourne 22
1980 Kelvin Templeton Footscray 23
THE 70s
1979 Peter Moore Collingwood 22
1978 Malcolm Blight North Melbourne 22
1977 Graham Teasdale South Melbourne 59
1976 Graham Moss Essendon 48
1975 Gary Dempsey Footscray 20
1974 Keith Craig North Melbourne 27
1973 Keith Craig North Melbourne 27
1972 Len Thompson Collingwood 25
1971 Ian Stewart Richmond 21
1970 Peter Bedford South Melbourne 25
THE 60s
1969 Kevin Murray Fitzroy 19
1968 Bob Skilton South Melbourne 24
1967 Ross G. Smith St Kilda 24
1966 Ian Stewart St Kilda 21
1965 Ian Stewart St Kilda 20
1965 Noel Teasdale North Melbourne 20
1964 Gordon Collis Carlton 27
1963 Bob Skilton South Melbourne 20
1962 Alistair Lord Geelong 28
1961 John James Carlton 21
1960 John Schultz Footscray 20
THE 50s
1959 Verdun Howell St Kilda 20
1959 Bob Skilton South Melbourne 20
1958 Neil Roberts St Kilda 24
1957 Brian Gleeson St ilda 24
1956 Peter Box Footscray 22
1955 Fred Goldsmith South Melbourne 21
1954 Roy Wright Richmond 29
1953 Bill Hutchison Essendon 26
1952 Roy Wright Richmond 21
1952 Bill Hutchison Essendon 21
1951 Bernie Smith Geelong 23
1950 Allan Ruthven Fitzroy 21
THE 40s
1949 Ron Clegg South Melbourne 23
1949 Col Austen Hawthorn 23
1948 Bill Morris Richmond 24
1947 Bert Deacon Carlton 23
1946 Don Cordner Melbourne 20
1941 Norman Ware Footscray 23
1940 Des Fothergill Collingwood 32
THE 30s
1939 Marcus Whelan Collingwood 23
1938 Dick Reynolds Essendon 18
1937 Dick Reynolds Essendon 27
1936 'Dinny' Ryan Fitzroy 26
1935 Haydn Bunton Fitzroy 24
1934 Dick Reynolds Essendon 19
1933 'Chicken' Smallhorn Fitzroy 18
1932 Haydn Bunton Fitzroy 23
1931 Haydn Bunton Fitzroy 26
1930 Stan Judkins Richmond 4
1930 Harry Collier Collingwood 4
THE 20s
1929 Albert Collier Collingwood 6
1928 Ivor Warne-Smith Melbourne 8
1927 Syd Coventry Collingwood 7
1926 Ivor Warne-Smith Melbourne 9
1925 Colin Watson St Kilda 9
1924 'Carji' Greeves Geelong 7