1997 Brownlow Medal

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1997 Brownlow Medal
WinnerRobert Harvey (St Kilda)
26 votes
Television/radio coverage
NetworkSeven Network
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The 1997 Brownlow Medal was the 70th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home-and-away season.[1] Robert Harvey of the St Kilda Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-six votes during the 1997 AFL season.[2] Despite polling more votes than Harvey, Chris Grant of the Western Bulldogs was ineligible due to suspension.

Leading vote-getters

Player Votes
Chris Grant (Western Bulldogs)* 27
1st Robert Harvey (St Kilda) 26
=2nd Peter Matera (West Coast) 21
Paul Kelly (Sydney)
=4th Nathan Burke (St Kilda) 18
Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide)
6th Brad Sholl (Geelong) 16
=7th Andrew Wills (Fremantle) 15
Craig Bradley (Carlton)
=9th Paul Salmon (Hawthorn) 13
Nathan Buckley (Collingwood)
Darren Jarman (Adelaide)* 13
Dale Lewis (Sydney)*

* The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the AFL Tribunal during the year.

References

  1. ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
  2. ^ "1997 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 November 2016.