31:
516:(or, who avoided suspension only because of a discount for a good record or an early guilty plea) are ineligible to win the award; however, they may still continue to poll votes. This caused some confusion, as with the points system in use, a player can be ineligible if they were found guilty, but due to points discounts from a previous good record or guilty plea, they were not actually suspended during the year. In the weeks before the count it was discovered that
504:(those umpires who control the flow of the game, as opposed to goal or boundary umpires) confer after each match and award three votes, two votes, and one vote to the players they regard as the best, second-best and third-best in the match, respectively. The votes are kept secret until the awards night, and they are read and tallied on the evening.
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was the early leader, setting the record for polling votes in the most consecutive games with votes in the first eight games, before not receiving another vote for the remainder of the season.
2017:
865:
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1765:
1032:
609:
773:
401:
55:
826:
379:
683:
1945:
1940:
1920:
501:
1915:
1895:
893:
966:
990:
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1819:
1732:
512:
As the medal is awarded to the fairest and best player in the league, those who have been suspended during the season by the
520:
was ineligible due to a guilty plea in round 8, but remained active in the betting markets for the remainder of the season.
1900:
1758:
268:
1930:
1910:
1905:
1885:
1844:
1025:
879:
777:
757:
563:
471:
185:
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1955:
1890:
154:
1960:
870:
717:
687:
345:
302:
1824:
1751:
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2012:
1018:
747:
737:
667:
603:
593:
573:
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1798:
916:
723:
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383:
306:
1849:
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328:
227:
181:
162:
80:
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30:
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129:
111:
1859:
822:
697:
456:
283:
1864:
623:
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324:
150:
1793:
1774:
629:
619:
166:
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727:
677:
559:
467:
423:
405:
250:
193:
145:
120:
65:
842:
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713:
639:
549:
180:
won by seven votes despite missing the final two games after having an appendectomy.
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264:
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75:
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539:
529:
356:
279:
246:
971:
921:
703:
517:
452:
440:
197:
569:
341:
149:
was the 80th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the
486:
The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the
1743:
184:
polled the most votes of all teams with 108 total votes, although
1010:
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1014:
523:
165:
won the medal by polling twenty-nine votes during the
965:
Manley, Michael; Hamilton, Adam (14 September 2007).
1969:
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1781:
95:
90:
71:
61:
51:
43:
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941:"Brownlow Medal history and winners - AFL.com.au"
864:Australian Associated Press (25 September 2007).
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1752:
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1033:
1019:
1011:
29:
20:
917:"Chris Judd count's blistering beginning"
203:
915:Williams, Rebecca (25 September 2007).
805:
2018:2007 Australian Football League season
866:"Geelong's Bartel wins Brownlow Medal"
821:: Slattery Media Group. p. 496.
7:
196:also had 16 players receive votes.
14:
2008:2007 in Australian rules football
1820:AFL Players Association awards
991:"Brownlow count: club by club"
1:
967:"Brownlow Medal bungle grows"
813:Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009).
815:AFL Record Season Guide 2009
157:(AFL) home and away season.
894:"MWB Analysis at Footstats"
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155:Australian Football League
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1050:
871:The Sydney Morning Herald
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105:
91:Television/radio coverage
35:2007 Brownlow Medallist,
28:
900:. 2007. Archived from
1850:Leigh Matthews Trophy
843:"2007 Brownlow Medal"
163:Geelong Football Club
1003:. 25 September 2007.
904:on 10 November 2007.
882:on 19 February 2013.
173:Leading vote-getters
1825:All-Australian team
1001:News Corp Australia
977:News Corp Australia
927:News Corp Australia
819:Docklands, Victoria
24:2007 Brownlow Medal
1860:Michael Tuck Medal
1794:Premiership season
508:Ineligible players
153:player during the
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1845:Goal of the Year
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490:during the year.
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204:
151:fairest and best
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56:Crown Palladium
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