Brownlow Medal Winners

[By Team] [Multiple Winners] [Averages]
[Miscellaneous Records 1984-2025]

[Player Career Totals] [Alltime Team Totals]

Year	Player	Team	Votes	GM	3	2	1	GP	Ave
2025	Matt Rowell	Gold Coast	39	23	8	6	3	17	1.70
2024	Patrick Cripps	Carlton	45	23	12	4	1	17	1.96
2023	Lachie Neale	Brisbane Lions	31	23	7	3	4	14	1.35
2022	Patrick Cripps	Carlton	29	21	7	2	4	13	1.38
2021	Ollie Wines	Port Adelaide	36	22	8	4	4	16	1.64
2020	Lachie Neale	Brisbane Lions	31	17	10		1	11	1.82
2019	Nat Fyfe	Fremantle	33	20	9	2	2	13	1.65
2018	Tom Mitchell	Hawthorn	28	22	6	4	2	12	1.27
2017	Dustin Martin	Richmond	36	22	11		3	14	1.64
2016	Patrick Dangerfield	Geelong	35	22	9	2	4	15	1.59
2015	Nat Fyfe	Fremantle	31	18	9	2		11	1.72
2014	Matt Priddis	West Coast	26	22	4	5	4	13	1.18
2013	Gary Ablett	Gold Coast	28	21	7	2	3	12	1.33
2012	Sam Mitchell	Hawthorn	26	21	4	6	2	12	1.24
2012	Trent Cotchin	Richmond	26	22	6	3	2	11	1.18
2011	Dane Swan	Collingwood	34	21	7	6	1	14	1.62
2010	Chris Judd	Carlton	30	19	8	2	2	12	1.58
2009	Gary Ablett	Geelong	30	19	8	1	4	13	1.58
2008	Adam Cooney	Western Bulldogs	24	22	6	3		9	1.09
2007	Jimmy Bartel	Geelong	29	20	8	2	1	11	1.45
2006	Adam Goodes	Sydney	26	22	7	2	1	10	1.18
2005	Ben Cousins	West Coast	20	21	4	3	2	9	0.95
2004	Chris Judd	West Coast	30	22	7	3	3	13	1.36
2003	Mark Ricciuto	Adelaide	22	22	4	4	2	10	1.00
	Nathan Buckley	Collingwood	22	21	2	6	4	12	1.05
	Adam Goodes	Sydney	22	22	2	7	2	11	1.00
2002	Simon Black	Brisbane Lions	25	22	5	4	2	11	1.14
2001	Jason Akermanis	Brisbane Lions	23	21	5	4		9	1.10
2000	Shane Woewodin	Melbourne	24	22	4	5	2	11	1.09
1999	Shane Crawford	Hawthorn	28	22	5	6	1	12	1.27
1998	Robert Harvey	St Kilda	32	22	6	6	2	14	1.45
1997	Robert Harvey	St Kilda	26	22	7	2	1	10	1.18
1996	Michael Voss	Brisbane Bears	21	22	5	2	2	9	0.95
1996	James Hird	Essendon	21	21	4	4	1	9	1.00
1995	Paul Kelly	Sydney	21	22	3	4	4	11	0.95
1994	Greg Williams	Carlton	30	20	9	1	1	11	1.50
1993	Gavin Wanganeen	Essendon	18	18	4	3		7	1.00
1992	Scott Wynd	Footscray	20	22	3	4	3	10	0.91
1991	Jim Stynes	Melbourne	25	22	5	4	2	11	1.14
1990	Tony Liberatore	Footscray	18	19	3	3	3	9	0.95
1989	Paul Couch	Geelong	22	22	5	3	1	9	1.00
1988	Gerard Healy	Sydney	20	20	5	2	1	8	1.00
1987	Tony Lockett	St Kilda	20	22	4	3	2	9	0.91
1987	John Platten	Hawthorn	20	22	3	4	3	10	0.91
1986	Robert DiPierdomenico	Hawthorn	17	22	4	2	1	7	0.77
1986	Greg Williams	Sydney	17	22	3	3	2	8	0.77
1985	Brad Hardie	Footscray	22	22	5	3	1	9	1.00
1984	Peter Moore	Melbourne	24	22	4	5	2	11	1.09
1983	Ross Glendinning	North Melbourne	24	22	4	5	2	11	1.09
1982	Brian Wilson	Melbourne	23	21	7	1		8	1.10
1981	Bernie Quinlan	Fitzroy	22	22	6	2		8	1.00
1981	Barry Round	South Melbourne	22	22	6	1	2	9	1.00
1980	Kelvin Templeton	Footscray	23	22	5	3	2	10	1.05
1979	Peter Moore	Collingwood	22	21	5	2	3	10	1.05
1978	Malcolm Blight	North Melbourne	22	21	5	3	1	9	1.05
1977	Graham Teasdale	South Melbourne	59	21	17	3	2		1.40*
1976	Graham Moss	Essendon	48	20	12	4	4		1.20*
1975	Gary Dempsey	Footscray	20	21	5	2	1	8	0.95
1974	Keith Greig	North Melbourne	27	20	6	4	1	11	1.35
1973	Keith Greig	North Melbourne	27	21	6	3	3	12	1.29
1972	Len Thompson	Collingwood	25	21	6	3	1	10	1.19
1971	Ian Stewart	Richmond	21	21	6		3	9	1.00
1970	Peter Bedford	South Melbourne	25	22	5	4	2	11	1.14
1969	Kevin Murray	Fitzroy	19	19	2	5	3	10	1.00
1968	Bob Skilton	South Melbourne	24	17	5	4	1	10	1.41
1967	Ross Smith	St Kilda	24	17	5	2	5	12	1.41
1966	Ian Stewart	St Kilda	21	16	5	3		8	1.31
1965	Ian Stewart	St Kilda	20	14	6	1		7	1.43
1965	Noel Teasdale	North Melbourne	20	17	5	1	3	9	1.18
1964	Gordon Collis	Carlton	27	17	7	2	2	11	1.59
1963	Bob Skilton	South Melbourne	20	17	4	2	4	10	1.18
1962	Alistair Lord	Geelong	28	18	3	9	1	13	1.56
1961	John James	Carlton	21	17	5	3		8	1.24
1960	John Schultz	Footscray	20	17	4	3	2	9	1.18
1959	Bob Skilton	South Melbourne	20	16	5	2	1	8	1.25
1959	Verdun Howell	St Kilda	20	17	3	5	1	9	1.18
1958	Neil Roberts	St Kilda	20	17	5	4	1	10	1.18
1957	Brian Gleeson	St Kilda	24	15	6	2	2	10	1.60
1956	Peter Box	Footscray	22	17	5	2	3	10	1.29
1955	Fred Goldsmith	South Melbourne	21	18	5	3		8	1.17
1954	Roy Wright	Richmond	29	17	7	4		11	1.71
1953	Bill Hutchison	Essendon	26	17	8	1		9	1.53
1952	Roy Wright	Richmond	21	17	5	3		8	1.24
1952	Bill Hutchison	Essendon	21	17	5	2	2	9	1.24
1951	Bernie Smith	Geelong	23	18	6	2	1	9	1.28
1950	Alan Ruthven	Fitzroy	21	17					1.24
1949	Ron Clegg	South Melbourne	23	18					1.28
1949	Colin Austen	Hawthorn	23	17					1.35
1948	Bill Morris	Richmond	24	18					1.33
1947	Bert Deacon	Carlton	23	18	4	3	5	12	1.28
1946	Don Cordner	Melbourne	20	19					1.05
1941	Norm Ware	Footscray	23	18					1.28
1940	Des Fothergill	Collingwood	32	18					1.78
1940	Herbie Matthews	South Melbourne	32	18					1.78
1939	Marcus Whelan	Collingwood	23	17					1.35
1938	Dick Reynolds	Essendon	18	17					1.06
1937	Dick Reynolds	Essendon	27	15					1.80
1936	Denis Ryan	Fitzroy	26	18					1.44
1935	Haydn Bunton	Fitzroy	24	17					1.41
1934	Dick Reynolds	Essendon	19	16					1.19
1933	Wilfred Smallhorn	Fitzroy	18	17					1.06
1932	Haydn Bunton	Fitzroy	23	14	5	2	4	11	1.64
1931	Haydn Bunton	Fitzroy	26	18	6	3	2	11	1.44
1930	Stan Judkins	Richmond	4	12	4			4	1.00*
	Allan Hopkins	Footscray	4	15	4			4	0.80*
	Harry Collier	Collingwood	4	18	4			4	0.67*
1929	Albert Collier	Collingwood	6	16	6			6	1.13*
1928	Ivor Warne-Smith	Melbourne	8	18	8			8	1.33*
1927	Syd Coventry	Collingwood	7	18	7			7	1.17*
1926	Ivor Warne-Smith	Melbourne	9	17	9			9	1.59*
1925	Colin Watson	St Kilda	9	15	9			9	1.80*
1924	Edward Greeves	Geelong	7	14	7			7	1.50*
No Medal awarded 1942-1945 due to WWII Voting systems: 1924-1930:One vote per game (equiv. to 3 vote status in 3-2-1 tallies) 1931-present:Six votes per game:3,2,1; (except 1976-77:12 votes per game:3,2,1 from each of two field umpires) * Ave using adjusted totals

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Team	Totals	ES	S/M	Winning Seasons
Sydney	14	98	7.00	1940 , 1949 , 1955 , 1959 , 1963 , 1968 , 1970 , 1977 , 1981 , 1986 , 1988 , 1995 , 2003 , 2006
Western Bulldogs	10	97	9.70	1930 , 1941 , 1956 , 1960 , 1975 , 1980 , 1985 , 1990 , 1992 , 2008
St Kilda	10	98	9.80	1925 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1987 , 1997 , 1998
Collingwood	9	98	10.89	1927 , 1929 , 1930 , 1939 , 1940 , 1972 , 1979 , 2003 , 2011
Fitzroy	8	69	8.63	1931 , 1932 , 1933 , 1935 , 1936 , 1950 , 1969 , 1981
Essendon	8	98	12.25	1934 , 1937 , 1938 , 1952 , 1953 , 1976 , 1993 , 1996
Richmond	7	98	14.00	1930 , 1948 , 1952 , 1954 , 1971 , 2012 , 2017
Melbourne	7	98	14.00	1926 , 1928 , 1946 , 1982 , 1984 , 1991 , 2000
Geelong	7	98	14.00	1924 , 1951 , 1962 , 1989 , 2007 , 2009 , 2016
Carlton	7	98	14.00	1947 , 1961 , 1964 , 1994 , 2010 , 2022 , 2024
Hawthorn	6	97	16.17	1949 , 1986 , 1987 , 1999 , 2012 , 2018
North Melbourne	5	97	19.40	1965 , 1973 , 1974 , 1978 , 1983
Brisbane Lions	4	29	7.25	2001 , 2002 , 2020 , 2023
West Coast	3	39	13.00	2004 , 2005 , 2014
Gold Coast	2	15	7.50	2013 , 2025
Fremantle	2	31	15.50	2015 , 2019
Brisbane Bears	1	10	10.00	1996
Port Adelaide	1	29	29.00	2021
Adelaide	1	35	35.00	2003
University	0	0
Greater Western Sydney	0	14
ES = Eligible seasons, S/M = Seasons per Medal

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Multiple Winners	Wins	Seasons
Haydn Bunton	3	Fitzroy 1931 Fitzroy 1932 Fitzroy 1935
Ian Stewart	3	St Kilda 1965 St Kilda 1966 Richmond 1971
Dick Reynolds	3	Essendon 1934 Essendon 1937 Essendon 1938
Bob Skilton	3	South Melbourne 1959 South Melbourne 1963 South Melbourne 1968
Greg Williams	2	Sydney 1986 Carlton 1994
Robert Harvey	2	St Kilda 1997 St Kilda 1998
Adam Goodes	2	Sydney 2003 Sydney 2006
Gary Ablett	2	Geelong 2009 Gold Coast 2013
Chris Judd	2	West Coast 2004 Carlton 2010
Keith Greig	2	North Melbourne 1973 North Melbourne 1974
Bill Hutchison	2	Essendon 1952 Essendon 1953
Peter Moore	2	Collingwood 1979 Melbourne 1984
Ivor Warne-Smith	2	Melbourne 1926 Melbourne 1928
Roy Wright	2	Richmond 1952 Richmond 1954
Nat Fyfe	2	Fremantle 2015 Fremantle 2019
Lachie Neale	2	Brisbane Lions 2020 Brisbane Lions 2023
Patrick Cripps	2	Carlton 2022 Carlton 2024

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Average Votes Per Game	TM	Adj. Votes	EG	Ave.	Most Games, No Votes	TM	EG
Nick Daicos	CW	109	88	1.24	Harry Cunningham	SY	204
Haydn Bunton	FI	122	117	1.04	Taylor Duryea	HW,WB	202
Graham Moss	ES	79	83	0.95	Jordan Roughead	WB,CW	193
Patrick Cripps	CA	205	226	0.91	Tom Lonergan	GE	191
Harold Bray	SK	106	121	0.88	Nick Smith	SY	191
Marcus Bontempelli	WB	213	245	0.87	Ben Stratton	HW	183
Herbie Matthews	SM	117	136	0.86	Luke Brown	AD	182
Bill Hutchison	ES	172	201	0.86	Jimmy Webster	SK	179
Des Fothergill	CW	71	84	0.85	Jake Kolodjashnij	GE	177
Bill Morris	RI	85	101	0.84	Adam Tomlinson	GW,ME	174
Lachie Neale	FR,BL	225	269	0.84	Nathan Brown	CW,SK	173
Matt Rowell	GC	89	108	0.82	Darcy Gardiner	BL	169
Nat Fyfe	FR	190	236	0.81	Jake Kelly	AD,ES	165
Chris Judd	WC,CA	210	262	0.80	Aidan Corr	GW,NM	165
Gary Ablett	GE,GC	262	332	0.79	Trent McKenzie	GC,PA	159
Patrick Dangerfield	AD,GE	259	329	0.79	Neville Jetta	ME	156
Dane Swan	CW	186	238	0.78	Shannon Watt	NM	150
Keith Shea	CA	65	85	0.77	Nathan Wilson	GW,FR	150
Bob Skilton	SM	180	236	0.76	Ross Henshaw	NM	150
Bert Deacon	CA	63	84	0.75	Zac Dawson	HW,SK,FR	149
Sam Mitchell	HW,WC	227	303	0.75	Sean Lemmens	GC	149
Dustin Martin	RI	213	286	0.75	Tyson Goldsack	CW	148
Ian Stewart	SK,RI	139	188	0.74	Nick Holman	CA,GC	147
Norm Ware	FO	130	177	0.73	Adam Kennedy	GW	147
Chad Warner	SY	73	100	0.73	Alan Toovey	CW	146
Jai Newcombe	HW	70	97	0.72	Lachie Plowman	GW,CA	145
Peter Pianto	GE	78	109	0.72	Michael Jamison	CA	145
Caleb Serong	FR	88	124	0.71	Jayden Laverde	ES	143
Minimum 50 eligible games (H&A 1924-2025, excl. 1942-1945), votes 1976-77 count half, 1924-1930 count as 3

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