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title="Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex">Crown Palladium Ballroom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data location">Australia</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First awarded</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1924_Brownlow_Medal" title="1924 Brownlow Medal">1924</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Currently held by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Cripps" title="Patrick Cripps">Patrick Cripps</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.afl.com.au/news/event-news/brownlow">Brownlow Medal</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Television/radio coverage</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Seven_Network" title="Seven Network">Seven Network</a> (1970–2001, 2007, 2009, 2011–present)<br /><a href="/wiki/Fox_Footy" title="Fox Footy">Fox Footy</a> (2012–2016)<br /><a href="/wiki/Network_Ten" class="mw-redirect" title="Network Ten">Network Ten</a> (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)<br /><a href="/wiki/Nine_Network" title="Nine Network">Nine Network</a> (2003, 2005)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Charles Brownlow Trophy</b>, better known as the <b>Brownlow Medal</b> (and informally as <b>Charlie</b>), is awarded to the <a href="/wiki/Best_and_fairest" title="Best and fairest">best and fairest</a> player in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a> (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by the four officiating <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Umpire (Australian rules football)">field umpires</a> after each game. It is the most prestigious award for individual players in the AFL. It is also widely acknowledged as the highest individual honour in the sport of <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a>. </p><p>The medal was first awarded by the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League_(1897%E2%80%931989)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian Football League (1897–1989)">Victorian Football League</a> (VFL). It was created and named in honour of <a href="/wiki/Chas_Brownlow" title="Chas Brownlow">Charles Brownlow</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong Football Club</a> footballer (1880–1891) and club secretary (1885–1923), and VFL president (1918–19), who had died in January 1924 after an extended illness. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fairest_and_best">Fairest and best</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Fairest and best"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although the award is generally spoken of the <i>best and fairest</i>, the award's specific criterion is <i>fairest and best</i>, reflecting an emphasis on sportsmanship and fair play (this also explains the decision to have the votes cast by the umpires), as the 1924 <a href="/wiki/Illuminated_manuscript" title="Illuminated manuscript">illuminated</a> facsimile expressly states:<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>You were selected as the fairest and best player and we have pleasure in presenting the accompanying Gold Medal in recognition of those sterling qualities.</p></blockquote> <p>The VFL was the last of the three elite leagues to strike an award for league best and fairest, with the <a href="/wiki/SANFL" class="mw-redirect" title="SANFL">SANFL</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Magarey_Medal" title="Magarey Medal">Magarey Medal</a> being first awarded in 1898, and the <a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">WAFL</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sandover_Medal" title="Sandover Medal">Sandover Medal</a> first being awarded since 1921. Over time, all three awards have migrated towards similar rules regarding voting and eligibility. </p><p>Excluding the change of the monogram from VFL to AFL in 1990, the design, shape and size of the medallion have been virtually unchanged since 1924. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criteria_for_"fairest"_and_"best""><span id="Criteria_for_.22fairest.22_and_.22best.22"></span>Criteria for "fairest" and "best"</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Criteria for "fairest" and "best""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AFL_umpires.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/AFL_umpires.jpg/220px-AFL_umpires.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/AFL_umpires.jpg/330px-AFL_umpires.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/AFL_umpires.jpg/440px-AFL_umpires.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Brownlow Medal votes are allocated by field umpires (pictured wearing numbered shirts).</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Voting_procedure_for_"best""><span id="Voting_procedure_for_.22best.22"></span>Voting procedure for "best"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Voting procedure for "best""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To determine the <i>best</i> player, the four field umpires (not the goal umpires or boundary umpires) confer after each home-and-away match and award 3 votes, 2 votes and 1 vote to the players they regard as the best, second best and third best in the match respectively. On the awards night, the votes from each match are tallied, and the player(s) with the highest number of votes is awarded the medal (subject to eligibility – see below). </p><p>The current voting system has been used for the vast majority of Brownlow Medal counts. There have been different voting systems for short periods in the past: </p> <ul><li>until 1930, only one vote was cast in each game. This was changed to the current 3–2–1 system after the 1930 season saw three players tied on four votes apiece;<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>in 1976, the VFL introduced a second field umpire, and both umpires individually awarded 3–2–1 votes; this voting system was abandoned in 1978, and the two (and later, three and then four) umpires conferred to give a single set of 3–2–1 votes.</li></ul> <p>Since the rules were changed after the 1980 season, if two or more eligible players score the equal highest number of votes, each wins a Brownlow medal. Up to 1980, if two or more players were tied, a single winner was chosen on a countback: </p> <ul><li>under the initial rules until 1930, the umpiring panel would be called to meet and agree upon a winner among the tied players<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-conflict_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-conflict-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>added to the rules at some stage prior to 1930 (but without removing the previous stipulation – causing confusion in the tied <a href="/wiki/1930_Brownlow_Medal" title="1930 Brownlow Medal">1930 count</a>), the winner was the player who had the highest percentage of votes polled vs games played;<sup id="cite_ref-conflict_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-conflict-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>after 1930, the winner was the player who had the most 3-vote games; then, if still tied, the most 2-vote games.</li></ul> <p>Even with these considerations, these countbacks failed to separate <a href="/wiki/Des_Fothergill" title="Des Fothergill">Des Fothergill</a> and <a href="/wiki/Herbie_Matthews" title="Herbie Matthews">Herbie Matthews</a>, who tied for the medal in 1940.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league decided to keep the original medal and award replica medals to the two winners.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1989, the eight players who since the inception of the award had tied on votes but lost on a countback were awarded <a href="/wiki/Retrospective" title="Retrospective">retrospective</a> medals.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ineligibility">Ineligibility</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ineligibility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jobe_Watson_2017.1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Jobe_Watson_2017.1.jpg/220px-Jobe_Watson_2017.1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Jobe_Watson_2017.1.jpg/330px-Jobe_Watson_2017.1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Jobe_Watson_2017.1.jpg/440px-Jobe_Watson_2017.1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1246" data-file-height="1873" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jobe_Watson" title="Jobe Watson">Jobe Watson</a> was originally declared the winner of the 2012 Brownlow Medal by polling four more votes than runners up <a href="/wiki/Trent_Cotchin" title="Trent Cotchin">Trent Cotchin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sam_Mitchell_(footballer)" title="Sam Mitchell (footballer)">Sam Mitchell</a>; however, in November 2016, he was retrospectively deemed ineligible for the award due to his part in the <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club_supplements_saga" title="Essendon Football Club supplements saga">Essendon Football Club supplements saga</a>, and the title was given to Cotchin and Mitchell.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <i>fairest</i> component of the medal is achieved by making ineligible any player who is suspended by the AFL Tribunal during the home-and-away season. An ineligible player cannot win the Brownlow Medal, regardless of the number of votes he has received. </p><p>A player remains eligible for the Brownlow Medal under the following circumstances: </p> <ul><li>if he is suspended during the finals or pre-season;</li> <li>if he serves a suspension in the current season which was earned for an offence committed in the previous season;</li> <li>he receives any sort of club-imposed suspension which is not recognised by the AFL Tribunal;</li> <li>if he is found guilty by the AFL Tribunal of an offence which attracts only a financial penalty.</li></ul> <p>The application of the ineligibility criteria has remained fairly consistent throughout the history of the award, with some subtle changes, since it was introduced in 1931.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The main exception was from 2005 until 2014, when a player would become ineligible if he committed an infringement that the Tribunal's Match Review Panel judged as being worthy of a one-game suspension, before applying adjustments based on a player's good or bad record, or for accepting an early guilty plea – meaning that players with a good record or early plea could be ineligible despite avoiding suspension, or a player with a bad record could be eligible despite having been suspended.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Umpires cast their votes for each game independent of eligibility criteria of the players; <i>i.e.</i> umpires can cast votes for players who have already been suspended during that season if they perceive them to be amongst the best on the ground. Prior to 1991, votes could not be awarded to a player in a match in which he was reported, but this rule was eliminated in 1991 so that a player would not be disadvantaged if he would have gained votes in a match in which he was reported but later cleared by the tribunal.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On three occasions, an ineligible player has tallied the highest number of Brownlow votes: </p> <ul><li>In <a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corey_McKernan" title="Corey McKernan">Corey McKernan</a> received the same number of votes as the joint-winners <a href="/wiki/James_Hird" title="James Hird">James Hird</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Voss" title="Michael Voss">Michael Voss</a>. McKernan was suspended for one match during the season for kneeing. McKernan was named the <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy" title="Leigh Matthews Trophy">AFL Players Association MVP</a> in the same year, which is not subject to the same eligibility criteria.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season" title="1997 AFL season">1997</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Grant_(footballer)" title="Chris Grant (footballer)">Chris Grant</a> polled one more vote than winner <a href="/wiki/Robert_Harvey_(footballer)" title="Robert Harvey (footballer)">Robert Harvey</a>. Grant was suspended for one match during the season for striking.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_season" title="2012 AFL season">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jobe_Watson" title="Jobe Watson">Jobe Watson</a> was originally declared the winner by polling four more votes than runners up <a href="/wiki/Trent_Cotchin" title="Trent Cotchin">Trent Cotchin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sam_Mitchell_(footballer)" title="Sam Mitchell (footballer)">Sam Mitchell</a>, however in November 2016, he was retrospectively deemed ineligible for the award, due to his part in the <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club_supplements_saga" title="Essendon Football Club supplements saga">Essendon Football Club supplements saga</a>, and the title was given to Cotchin and Mitchell.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The voting system has come under scrutiny because the medal is almost always won by midfield players, with relatively few key-position players ever winning. Some of the game's greatest players in these positions never even came close to winning the Brownlow despite having high reputations amongst their peers and coaches. This is primarily because players who are most valuable to their teams in key or defensive positions tend not to attract enough attention to feature amongst the top three players on the ground. It is also perceived that umpires may not be best suited to judging the quality of gameplay. This view has existed for a very long time, appearing in opinion columns even as early as the 1930s.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several prominent coaches, including <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Sheedy_(Australian_footballer)" title="Kevin Sheedy (Australian footballer)">Kevin Sheedy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews" title="Leigh Matthews">Leigh Matthews</a>, have publicly criticised the voting process.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The eligibility system has also come under criticism. The argument has been made that many offences worthy only of a one-match suspension are caused by negligent play, rather than intentionally unfair play, and hence that suspension is not a reasonable measure of fairness. The temporary break from tradition under the demerit points-based tribunal system (which saw player being ineligible despite not having served suspensions) was also criticised as confusing. Prominent players, including dual-winner <a href="/wiki/Chris_Judd" title="Chris Judd">Chris Judd</a>, have indicated a desire to have the eligibility criterion removed from the award (effectively eliminating the <i>fairest</i> component altogether);<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but this view is not universally held, and 1958 winner <a href="/wiki/Neil_Roberts_(Australian_footballer)" title="Neil Roberts (Australian footballer)">Neil Roberts</a> stated in 1988 that he would hand back his medal if the fairness criterion were removed.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Award_ceremony">Award ceremony</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Award ceremony"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CrownTowers-hotel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/CrownTowers-hotel.jpg/220px-CrownTowers-hotel.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/CrownTowers-hotel.jpg/330px-CrownTowers-hotel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/CrownTowers-hotel.jpg/440px-CrownTowers-hotel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Crown Resorts, current home of the Brownlow Medal ceremony</figcaption></figure> <p>Over the years, the award ceremony has become increasingly elaborate, with footballers and their dates gradually becoming more fashion-conscious.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This aspect of the night has become widely reported by gossip columns, with the <a href="/wiki/Red_carpet" title="Red carpet">red carpet</a> arrival often humorously referred to as the 'Gownlow'.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ceremony is currently held at <a href="/wiki/Crown_Melbourne" title="Crown Melbourne">Crown Melbourne</a> on the Monday five days prior to the <a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final">AFL Grand Final</a>. Only three times since the award's inception in 1924 has the count been held outside of Melbourne: when it was held in Sydney in 1999,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 2020 and 2021 when the event was held virtually due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> preventing the event from being held in Melbourne.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In years past, prospective Grand Final players have attended the ceremony in person, but in recent years non-Victorian Grand Final teams have declined to attend the ceremony due to the inconvenience of travel in such an important week; a live video link to Brownlow functions in their home city is done instead. </p><p>The event itself consists of the votes for each match being read out in succession by the CEO of the AFL, interspersed with a retrospective look at highlights from each round of the season and commentary from the broadcast network's usual football commentary team. </p><p>The integrity of the award is upheld by the tight security and secrecy surrounding the votes. Once the umpires make their decision, the votes are locked away and transported by armoured security vehicles. No one except the three umpires knows exactly who has been voted for, and as different umpires vote on different games, no one can be sure of who will win. Unlike most award ceremonies, the votes are not tallied or even opened until they are actually announced on the night, so the drama is maintained until late on the actual night, when the result sometimes comes down to the final round of votes. </p><p>From 1959 until 1974 radio stations including <a href="/wiki/3UZ" class="mw-redirect" title="3UZ">3UZ</a>, <a href="/wiki/3KZ" class="mw-redirect" title="3KZ">3KZ</a> and <a href="/wiki/3AW" title="3AW">3AW</a> broadcast the vote counts. <a href="/wiki/1116_SEN" title="1116 SEN">1116 SEN</a> now covers the count. Direct television telecasts began in 1970, when the venue was the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Brooks_Hall" title="Dallas Brooks Hall">Dallas Brooks Hall</a>, and have occurred every year since. </p><p>Some bookmakers offer bets on the winner of the Brownlow Medal. A number of well-publicised plunges on the betting odds of supposed winners has led to increasingly elaborate security measures to ensure the Brownlow votes are kept secret until the vote count.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 1987, the theme used in the moments after the winning player has been announced is the end credits theme from <a href="/wiki/The_Untouchables_(film)" title="The Untouchables (film)"><i>The Untouchables</i></a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Winners">Winners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a list of winners, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_Brownlow_Medal_winners" title="List of Brownlow Medal winners">List of Brownlow Medal winners</a>.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Haydn_Bunton_Snr_leap.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Haydn_Bunton_Snr_leap.jpg/170px-Haydn_Bunton_Snr_leap.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="231" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Haydn_Bunton_Snr_leap.jpg/255px-Haydn_Bunton_Snr_leap.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Haydn_Bunton_Snr_leap.jpg/340px-Haydn_Bunton_Snr_leap.jpg 2x" data-file-width="466" data-file-height="634" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Haydn_Bunton_Sr." title="Haydn Bunton Sr.">Haydn Bunton Sr.</a>, the first of four players to win three Brownlow Medals. He also holds the record for the highest career average of votes per game.</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style> <dl><dt>Most medals by player</dt></dl> <ul><li>3 – <a href="/wiki/Haydn_Bunton_Sr." title="Haydn Bunton Sr.">Haydn Bunton Sr.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a>), <a href="/wiki/Dick_Reynolds" title="Dick Reynolds">Dick Reynolds</a> (<a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>), <a href="/wiki/Bob_Skilton" title="Bob Skilton">Bob Skilton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a>), <a href="/wiki/Ian_Stewart_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer)">Ian Stewart</a> (<a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>/<a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Most medals by club</dt></dl> <ul><li>14 – <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney/South Melbourne</a> (1940, 1949, 1955, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1977, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1995, 2003, 2006)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Most votes in a season</dt></dl> <ul><li>3–2–1 voting system: 45 – <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Cripps" title="Patrick Cripps">Patrick Cripps</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>, 2024)</li> <li>All voting systems: 59 – <a href="/wiki/Graham_Teasdale" title="Graham Teasdale">Graham Teasdale</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a>, 1977)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Most career votes</dt></dl> <ul><li>262 – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Ablett_Jr." title="Gary Ablett Jr.">Gary Ablett Jr.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a>/<a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Highest career average of votes per game</dt></dl> <ul><li>1.04 – <a href="/wiki/Haydn_Bunton_Sr." title="Haydn Bunton Sr.">Haydn Bunton Sr.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Youngest winner</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Reynolds" title="Dick Reynolds">Dick Reynolds</a> (<a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>, 1934) – 19 years, 91 days</li></ul> <dl><dt>Oldest winner</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Round" title="Barry Round">Barry Round</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a>, 1981) – 31 years, 238 days</li></ul> <dl><dt>Winners with multiple clubs</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Stewart_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer)">Ian Stewart</a> (<a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>, 1965 & 1966; <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>, 1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Moore_(Australian_Rules_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Moore (Australian Rules footballer)">Peter Moore</a> (<a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a>, 1979; <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a>, 1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Williams_(Australian_footballer)" title="Greg Williams (Australian footballer)">Greg Williams</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney Swans</a>, 1986; <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>, 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Judd" title="Chris Judd">Chris Judd</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a>, 2004; <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>, 2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ablett_Jr." title="Gary Ablett Jr.">Gary Ablett Jr.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a>, 2009; <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a>, 2013)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Most votes by a club in a season (3–2–1 voting system)</dt></dl> <ul><li>116 – <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> (2000)<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>Fewest votes by a club in a season (3–2–1 voting system)</dt></dl> <ul><li>15 – <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> (2022)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Changi_Brownlow_Medal">Changi Brownlow Medal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Changi Brownlow Medal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During World War II, there was an Australian rules football competition amongst the prisoners of war held at <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>'s Changi prison. There were four teams named "Geelong", "Essendon", "Collingwood" and "Carlton". The standard was reportedly high, with some of the players having appeared in the major league in Australia. At the end of the final season in 1943, Corporal <a href="/wiki/Peter_Chitty" title="Peter Chitty">Peter Chitty</a> won a makeshift award known as the "Changi Brownlow", which his family later donated to the Australian War Memorial. It is variously claimed the medal was originally a piece of an aircraft wing or part of a kitchen utensil. The War Memorial states that it may have been an old soccer medallion found in stores and refashioned and engraved. The presentation was made by former Brownlow Medallist <a href="/wiki/Wilfred_Smallhorn" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilfred Smallhorn">Wilfred Smallhorn</a>, who was too ill to play.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210510022702/https://collection.australiansportsmuseum.org.au/objects/16584/facsimile-of-brownlow-medal-certificate-awarded-to-mr-edward-goodrich-greeves-geelong-football-club-for-season-1924">Archived</a> from the original on 10 May 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Melbourne. 5 September 1940. p. 12. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220411113546/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11325670">Archived</a> from the original on 11 April 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Fox Sports Australia. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220411113613/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/shane-crawford-winning-brownlow-changes-your-life-but-it-shouldnt-change-your-approach-to-footy/news-story/04e27a8b68f5d9241a91408a7e7463d8">Archived</a> from the original on 11 April 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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AFL.com.au. 16 September 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201017140557/https://www.afl.com.au/news/501413/made-for-tv-brownlow-medal-count-to-be-virtual-event">Archived</a> from the original on 17 October 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 December</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Brownlow+Medallists%3A+Nathan+Buckley&rft.aulast=McFarlane&rft.aufirst=Glenn&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fforever.collingwoodfc.com.au%2Fthe-brownlow-medallists-nathan-buckley%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrownlow+Medal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWalsh2013" class="citation news cs1">Walsh, Courtney (23 September 2013). <span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/plunge-on-sam-mitchell-but-gary-ablett-is-brownlow-medal-favourite/story-fnca0u4y-1226724751521">"Plunge on Sam Mitchell but Gary Ablett is Brownlow Medal favourite"</a></span>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Australian" title="The Australian">The Australian</a></i>. News Corp.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Australian&rft.atitle=Plunge+on+Sam+Mitchell+but+Gary+Ablett+is+Brownlow+Medal+favourite&rft.date=2013-09-23&rft.aulast=Walsh&rft.aufirst=Courtney&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fsport%2Fafl%2Fplunge-on-sam-mitchell-but-gary-ablett-is-brownlow-medal-favourite%2Fstory-fnca0u4y-1226724751521&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrownlow+Medal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFjs_kay2018" class="citation web cs1">@js_kay (28 August 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/js_kay/status/1034332607482195968">"OTD in 2000 @EssendonFC polled a VFL / AFL record 116 (of possible 132) #Brownlow votes. The club polled... – all 6 votes in 14 rounds – the 3 votes in 20 rounds – at least one vote in all rounds – 74 of 78 votes in first 13 rounds"</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>) – via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=OTD+in+2000+%40EssendonFC+polled+a+VFL+%2F+AFL+record+116+%28of+possible+132%29+%23Brownlow+votes.+The+club+polled...+%E2%80%93+all+6+votes+in+14+rounds+%E2%80%93+the+3+votes+in+20+rounds+%E2%80%93+at+least+one+vote+in+all+rounds+%E2%80%93+74+of+78+votes+in+first+13+rounds&rft.date=2018-08-28&rft.au=js_kay&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fjs_kay%2Fstatus%2F1034332607482195968&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrownlow+Medal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080328213112/http://saints.com.au/Season2008/News/NewsArticle/tabid/5315/Default.aspx?newsId=18985">Allan Grant, "Saints in World Wars. Legends of the game – Peter Chitty" (St Kilda Football Club Web-site, 9 January 2006) – An account of the 1943 Changi Brownlow Medal won by Peter Chitty (includes a photograph of the medallion)</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wilson, N. 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href="/wiki/1925_Brownlow_Medal" title="1925 Brownlow Medal">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_Brownlow_Medal" title="1926 Brownlow Medal">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_Brownlow_Medal" title="1927 Brownlow Medal">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_Brownlow_Medal" title="1928 Brownlow Medal">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_Brownlow_Medal" title="1929 Brownlow Medal">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_Brownlow_Medal" title="1930 Brownlow Medal">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_Brownlow_Medal" title="1931 Brownlow Medal">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_Brownlow_Medal" title="1932 Brownlow Medal">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_Brownlow_Medal" title="1933 Brownlow Medal">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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href="/wiki/1947_Brownlow_Medal" title="1947 Brownlow Medal">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_Brownlow_Medal" title="1948 Brownlow Medal">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_Brownlow_Medal" title="1949 Brownlow Medal">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_Brownlow_Medal" title="1950 Brownlow Medal">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_Brownlow_Medal" title="1951 Brownlow Medal">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_Brownlow_Medal" title="1952 Brownlow Medal">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_Brownlow_Medal" title="1953 Brownlow Medal">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_Brownlow_Medal" title="1954 Brownlow Medal">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_Brownlow_Medal" title="1955 Brownlow Medal">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_Brownlow_Medal" title="1956 Brownlow Medal">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_Brownlow_Medal" title="1957 Brownlow Medal">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_Brownlow_Medal" title="1958 Brownlow Medal">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_Brownlow_Medal" title="1959 Brownlow Medal">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_Brownlow_Medal" title="1960 Brownlow Medal">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_Brownlow_Medal" title="1961 Brownlow Medal">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_Brownlow_Medal" title="1962 Brownlow Medal">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_Brownlow_Medal" title="1963 Brownlow Medal">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_Brownlow_Medal" title="1964 Brownlow Medal">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_Brownlow_Medal" title="1965 Brownlow Medal">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_Brownlow_Medal" title="1966 Brownlow Medal">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_Brownlow_Medal" title="1967 Brownlow Medal">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_Brownlow_Medal" title="1968 Brownlow Medal">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_Brownlow_Medal" title="1969 Brownlow Medal">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_Brownlow_Medal" title="1970 Brownlow Medal">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_Brownlow_Medal" title="1971 Brownlow Medal">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_Brownlow_Medal" title="1972 Brownlow Medal">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_Brownlow_Medal" title="1973 Brownlow Medal">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_Brownlow_Medal" title="1974 Brownlow Medal">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_Brownlow_Medal" title="1975 Brownlow Medal">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_Brownlow_Medal" title="1976 Brownlow Medal">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_Brownlow_Medal" title="1977 Brownlow Medal">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_Brownlow_Medal" title="1978 Brownlow Medal">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_Brownlow_Medal" title="1979 Brownlow Medal">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Brownlow_Medal" title="1980 Brownlow Medal">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Brownlow_Medal" title="1981 Brownlow Medal">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_Brownlow_Medal" title="1982 Brownlow Medal">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_Brownlow_Medal" title="1983 Brownlow Medal">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_Brownlow_Medal" title="1984 Brownlow Medal">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_Brownlow_Medal" title="1985 Brownlow Medal">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_Brownlow_Medal" title="1986 Brownlow Medal">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_Brownlow_Medal" title="1987 Brownlow Medal">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Brownlow_Medal" title="1988 Brownlow Medal">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_Brownlow_Medal" title="1989 Brownlow Medal">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_Brownlow_Medal" title="1990 Brownlow Medal">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_Brownlow_Medal" title="1991 Brownlow Medal">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_Brownlow_Medal" title="1992 Brownlow Medal">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_Brownlow_Medal" title="1993 Brownlow Medal">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_Brownlow_Medal" title="1994 Brownlow Medal">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_Brownlow_Medal" title="1995 Brownlow Medal">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_Brownlow_Medal" title="1996 Brownlow Medal">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_Brownlow_Medal" title="1997 Brownlow Medal">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Brownlow_Medal" title="1998 Brownlow Medal">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_Brownlow_Medal" title="1999 Brownlow Medal">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_Brownlow_Medal" title="2000 Brownlow Medal">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_Brownlow_Medal" title="2001 Brownlow Medal">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_Brownlow_Medal" title="2002 Brownlow Medal">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_Brownlow_Medal" title="2003 Brownlow Medal">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_Brownlow_Medal" title="2004 Brownlow Medal">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_Brownlow_Medal" title="2005 Brownlow Medal">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_Brownlow_Medal" title="2006 Brownlow Medal">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_Brownlow_Medal" title="2007 Brownlow Medal">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Brownlow_Medal" title="2008 Brownlow Medal">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_Brownlow_Medal" title="2009 Brownlow Medal">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_Brownlow_Medal" title="2010 Brownlow Medal">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_Brownlow_Medal" title="2011 Brownlow Medal">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Brownlow_Medal" title="2012 Brownlow Medal">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_Brownlow_Medal" title="2013 Brownlow Medal">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_Brownlow_Medal" title="2014 Brownlow Medal">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_Brownlow_Medal" title="2015 Brownlow Medal">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_Brownlow_Medal" title="2016 Brownlow Medal">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_Brownlow_Medal" title="2017 Brownlow Medal">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_Brownlow_Medal" title="2018 Brownlow Medal">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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Truscott Trophy">Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syd_Barker_Medal" title="Syd Barker Medal">Syd Barker Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cahill_Medal" title="John Cahill Medal">John Cahill Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Dyer_Medal" title="Jack Dyer Medal">Jack Dyer Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Barker_Award" title="Trevor Barker Award">Trevor Barker Award</a> (<a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Skilton_Medal" title="Bob Skilton Medal">Bob Skilton Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Worsfold_Medal" title="John Worsfold Medal">John Worsfold Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Sutton_Medal" title="Charles Sutton Medal">Charles Sutton Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bfd7ff;">Former awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears_Club_Champion" title="Brisbane Bears Club Champion">Brisbane Bears Club Champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Medal" title="Mitchell Medal">Mitchell Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football 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Medal">John Nicholls Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Copeland_Trophy" title="Copeland Trophy">Copeland Trophy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._S._Crichton_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="W. S. Crichton Medal">W. S. Crichton Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doig_Medal" title="Doig Medal">Doig Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carji_Greeves_Medal" title="Carji Greeves Medal">Carji Greeves Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns_Club_Champion" title="Gold Coast Suns Club Champion">Gold Coast Suns Club Champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Sheedy_Medal" title="Kevin Sheedy Medal">Kevin Sheedy Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Crimmins_Medal" title="Peter Crimmins Medal">Peter Crimmins Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_%27Bluey%27_Truscott_Trophy" title="Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy">Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syd_Barker_Medal" title="Syd Barker Medal">Syd Barker Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cahill_Medal" title="John Cahill Medal">John Cahill Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Dyer_Medal" title="Jack Dyer Medal">Jack Dyer Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Barker_Award" title="Trevor Barker Award">Trevor Barker Award</a> (<a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Skilton_Medal" title="Bob Skilton Medal">Bob Skilton Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Worsfold_Medal" title="John Worsfold Medal">John Worsfold Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Sutton_Medal" title="Charles Sutton Medal">Charles Sutton Medal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bfd7ff;">Other awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFL_Coaches_Association_awards" title="AFL Coaches Association awards">AFL Coaches Association awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_Media_Association_Player_of_the_Year" title="Australian Football Media Association Player of the Year">Australian Football Media Association Player of the Year</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Christian_Medal" title="Geoff Christian Medal">Geoff Christian Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herald_Sun_Player_of_the_Year" title="Herald Sun Player of the Year"><i>Herald Sun</i> Player of the Year</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Richards_Medal" title="Lou Richards Medal">Lou Richards Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merv_Agars" title="Merv Agars">Merv Agars Medal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Australian_Football_League" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;background:#F0001B; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C3F91, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C3F91;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Australian_Football_League" title="Template:Australian Football League"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:white">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Australian_Football_League" title="Template talk:Australian Football League"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:white">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Australian_Football_League" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Australian 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minor premiers"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Minor premiers</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Brownlow Medal</span></a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Brownlow_Medal_winners" title="List of Brownlow Medal winners"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">winners</span></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL/AFL_games_records" title="VFL/AFL games records"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Games records</span></a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_players_to_have_played_200_games_for_one_club" title="List of VFL/AFL players to have played 200 games for one club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">200-game players for one club</span></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL/AFL_goalkicking_records" title="VFL/AFL goalkicking records"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Goalkicking records</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/All-Australian_team" title="All-Australian team"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">All-Australian team</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Coleman Medal</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Rising_Star" title="AFL Rising Star"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Rising Star</span></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Clubs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tasmania_Football_Club" title="Tasmania Football Club">Tasmania</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_University_Football_Club" title="Melbourne University Football Club">University</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1897_VFL_season" title="1897 VFL season">1897</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_season" title="1898 VFL season">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_season" title="1899 VFL season">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_season" title="1900 VFL season">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_season" title="1901 VFL season">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_season" title="1902 VFL season">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_season" title="1903 VFL season">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_season" title="1904 VFL season">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_season" title="1905 VFL season">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_season" title="1906 VFL season">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_season" title="1917 VFL season">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_season" title="1918 VFL season">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_season" title="1919 VFL season">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_season" title="1920 VFL season">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_season" title="1921 VFL season">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_season" title="1922 VFL season">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_season" title="1923 VFL season">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_season" title="1926 VFL season">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_season" title="1927 VFL season">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_season" title="1928 VFL season">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_season" title="1929 VFL season">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_season" title="1930 VFL season">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_season" title="1931 VFL season">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_season" title="1932 VFL season">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_season" title="1933 VFL season">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_season" title="1934 VFL season">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_season" title="1937 VFL season">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_season" title="1939 VFL season">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_season" title="1940 VFL season">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_season" title="1941 VFL season">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_season" title="1944 VFL season">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_season" title="1945 VFL season">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_season" title="1946 VFL season">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_season" title="1947 VFL season">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_season" title="1948 VFL season">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_season" title="1949 VFL season">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_season" title="1950 VFL season">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_season" title="1951 VFL season">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_season" title="1952 VFL season">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_season" title="1953 VFL season">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_season" title="1955 VFL season">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_season" title="1956 VFL season">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_season" title="1957 VFL season">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_season" title="1958 VFL season">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_season" title="1959 VFL season">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_season" title="1960 VFL season">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_season" title="1961 VFL season">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_season" title="1962 VFL season">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_season" title="1963 VFL season">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_season" title="1964 VFL season">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_season" title="1965 VFL season">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_season" title="1966 VFL season">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_season" title="1967 VFL season">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_season" title="1968 VFL season">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_season" title="1969 VFL season">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_season" title="1970 VFL season">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_season" title="1971 VFL season">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_season" title="1972 VFL season">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_season" title="1973 VFL season">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_season" title="1974 VFL season">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_season" title="1975 VFL season">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_season" title="1976 VFL season">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_season" title="1977 VFL season">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_season" title="1978 VFL season">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_season" title="1979 VFL season">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_season" title="1981 VFL season">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_season" title="1983 VFL season">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_season" title="1984 VFL season">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_season" title="1985 VFL season">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_season" title="1987 VFL season">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_season" title="1988 VFL season">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_season" title="1990 AFL season">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_season" title="1991 AFL season">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_season" title="1992 AFL season">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_season" title="1993 AFL season">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_season" title="1994 AFL season">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_season" title="1995 AFL season">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season" title="1997 AFL season">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_season" title="1998 AFL season">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_season" title="1999 AFL season">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_season" title="2000 AFL season">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_season" title="2001 AFL season">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_season" title="2002 AFL season">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_season" title="2003 AFL season">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_season" title="2004 AFL season">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_season" title="2005 AFL season">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_season" title="2006 AFL season">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_season" title="2007 AFL season">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_season" title="2008 AFL season">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_season" title="2009 AFL season">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_season" title="2010 AFL season">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_season" title="2011 AFL season">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_season" title="2012 AFL season">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_season" title="2013 AFL season">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_season" title="2014 AFL season">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_season" title="2015 AFL season">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_season" title="2016 AFL season">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_season" title="2017 AFL season">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_season" title="2018 AFL season">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_season" title="2019 AFL season">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_season" title="2020 AFL season">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_season" title="2021 AFL season">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_season" title="2022 AFL season">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_season" title="2023 AFL season">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_season" title="2024 AFL season">2024</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2025_AFL_season" title="2025 AFL season">2025</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Grand finals</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1897</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_grand_final" title="1898 VFL grand final">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_grand_final" title="1899 VFL grand final">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_grand_final" title="1900 VFL grand final">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_grand_final" title="1901 VFL grand final">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_grand_final" title="1902 VFL grand final">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_grand_final" title="1903 VFL grand final">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_grand_final" title="1904 VFL grand final">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_grand_final" title="1905 VFL grand final">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_grand_final" title="1906 VFL grand final">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_grand_final" title="1907 VFL grand final">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_grand_final" title="1908 VFL grand final">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_grand_final" title="1909 VFL grand final">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_grand_final" title="1910 VFL grand final">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_grand_final" title="1911 VFL grand final">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_grand_final" title="1912 VFL grand final">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_grand_final" title="1913 VFL grand final">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_grand_final" title="1914 VFL grand final">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_grand_final" title="1915 VFL grand final">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_grand_final" title="1916 VFL grand final">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_grand_final" title="1917 VFL grand final">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_grand_final" title="1918 VFL grand final">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_grand_final" title="1919 VFL grand final">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_grand_final" title="1920 VFL grand final">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_grand_final" title="1921 VFL grand final">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_grand_final" title="1922 VFL grand final">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_grand_final" title="1923 VFL grand final">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1924</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_grand_final" title="1925 VFL grand final">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_grand_final" title="1926 VFL grand final">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_grand_final" title="1927 VFL grand final">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_grand_final" title="1928 VFL grand final">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_grand_final" title="1929 VFL grand final">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_grand_final" title="1930 VFL grand final">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_grand_final" title="1931 VFL grand final">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_grand_final" title="1932 VFL grand final">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_grand_final" title="1933 VFL grand final">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_grand_final" title="1934 VFL grand final">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_grand_final" title="1935 VFL grand final">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_grand_final" title="1936 VFL grand final">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_grand_final" title="1937 VFL grand final">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_grand_final" title="1938 VFL grand final">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_grand_final" title="1939 VFL grand final">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_grand_final" title="1940 VFL grand final">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_grand_final" title="1941 VFL grand final">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_grand_final" title="1942 VFL grand final">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_grand_final" title="1943 VFL grand final">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_grand_final" title="1944 VFL grand final">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_grand_final" title="1945 VFL grand final">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_grand_final" title="1946 VFL grand final">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_grand_final" title="1947 VFL grand final">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_grand_final" title="1948 VFL grand final">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_grand_final" title="1949 VFL grand final">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_grand_final" title="1950 VFL grand final">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_grand_final" title="1951 VFL grand final">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_grand_final" title="1952 VFL grand final">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_grand_final" title="1953 VFL grand final">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_grand_final" title="1954 VFL grand final">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_grand_final" title="1955 VFL grand final">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_grand_final" title="1956 VFL grand final">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_grand_final" title="1957 VFL grand final">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_grand_final" title="1958 VFL grand final">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_grand_final" title="1959 VFL grand final">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_grand_final" title="1960 VFL grand final">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_grand_final" title="1961 VFL grand final">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_grand_final" title="1962 VFL grand final">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_grand_final" title="1963 VFL grand final">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_grand_final" title="1964 VFL grand final">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_grand_final" title="1965 VFL grand final">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_grand_final" title="1966 VFL grand final">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_grand_final" title="1967 VFL grand final">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_grand_final" title="1968 VFL grand final">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_grand_final" title="1969 VFL grand final">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_grand_final" title="1970 VFL grand final">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_grand_final" title="1971 VFL grand final">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_grand_final" title="1972 VFL grand final">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_grand_final" title="1973 VFL grand final">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_grand_final" title="1974 VFL grand final">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_grand_final" title="1975 VFL grand final">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_grand_final" title="1976 VFL grand final">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_grand_final" title="1977 VFL grand final">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_grand_final" title="1978 VFL grand final">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_grand_final" title="1979 VFL grand final">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_grand_final" title="1980 VFL grand final">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_grand_final" title="1981 VFL grand final">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_grand_final" title="1982 VFL grand final">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_grand_final" title="1983 VFL grand final">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_grand_final" title="1984 VFL grand final">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_grand_final" title="1985 VFL grand final">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_grand_final" title="1986 VFL grand final">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_grand_final" title="1987 VFL grand final">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_grand_final" title="1988 VFL grand final">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_grand_final" title="1989 VFL grand final">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1990 AFL Grand Final">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1991 AFL Grand Final">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1992 AFL Grand Final">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1993 AFL Grand Final">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1994 AFL Grand Final">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1995 AFL Grand Final">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1996 AFL Grand Final">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1997 AFL Grand Final">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1998 AFL Grand Final">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1999 AFL Grand Final">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2000 AFL Grand Final">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2001 AFL Grand Final">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2002 AFL Grand Final">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2003 AFL Grand Final">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2004 AFL Grand Final">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2005 AFL Grand Final">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2006 AFL Grand Final">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2007 AFL Grand Final">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2008 AFL Grand Final">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2009 AFL Grand Final">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2010 AFL Grand Final">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2011 AFL Grand Final">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2012 AFL Grand Final">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2013 AFL Grand Final">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2014 AFL Grand Final">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2015 AFL Grand Final">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2017 AFL Grand Final">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Grand Final">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2019 AFL Grand Final">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2020 AFL Grand Final">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Grand Final">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2022 AFL Grand Final">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2023 AFL Grand Final">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2024 AFL Grand Final">2024</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><abbr title="Venues that hosted matches during the 2024 season">Venues</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Oval" title="Adelaide Oval">Adelaide Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bellerive_Oval" title="Bellerive Oval">Blundstone Arena</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Engie Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">GMHBA Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eureka_Stadium" title="Eureka Stadium">Mars Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Marvel Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norwood_Oval" title="Norwood Oval">Norwood Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Perth_Stadium" title="Perth Stadium">Optus Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">People First Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Summit_Sport_and_Recreation_Park" title="Summit Sport and Recreation Park">Summit Sport and Recreation Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">Sydney Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">TIO Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Traeger_Park" title="Traeger Park">TIO Traeger Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">University of Tasmania Stadium</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Other awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Coaches_Association_awards" title="AFL Coaches Association awards">AFL Coaches Association awards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association_awards" title="AFL Players Association awards">AFL Players Association awards</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy" title="Leigh Matthews Trophy">Leigh Matthews Trophy</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Goal_of_the_Year_(AFL)" title="Goal of the Year (AFL)">Goal of the Year</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mark_of_the_Year" title="Mark of the Year">Mark of the Year</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Major recurring<br />events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Football League Draft">AFL draft</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_finals_series" title="AFL finals series">AFL finals series</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Futures_match" title="AFL Futures match">AFL Futures match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final">AFL Grand Final</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match#Other_ANZAC_Day_fixtures" title="Anzac Day match">Anzac Day Eve match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match" title="Anzac Day match">Anzac Day match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dreamtime_at_the_%27G" title="Dreamtime at the 'G">Dreamtime at the 'G</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League#Hawthorn_v_Geelong" title="Rivalries in the Australian Football League">Easter Monday clash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/E._J._Whitten_Legends_Game" title="E. J. Whitten Legends Game">E. J. Whitten Legends Game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gather_Round" title="Gather Round">Gather Round</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Birthday_match" title="King's Birthday match">King's Birthday match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match#Len_Hall_Tribute_game" title="Anzac Day match">Len Hall Tribute game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League#Richmond_v_Carlton" title="Rivalries in the Australian Football League">Opening game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/QClash" title="QClash">QClash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Showdown_(AFL)" title="Showdown (AFL)">Showdown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Derby_(AFL)" title="Sydney Derby (AFL)">Sydney Derby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Western_Derby" title="Western Derby">Western Derby</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Second-tier and<br />junior competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_National_Championships" title="AFL National Championships">AFL National Championships</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Talent_League" title="Talent League">Talent League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Australian_National_Football_League" title="South Australian National Football League">South Australian National Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">Victorian Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">West Australian Football League</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_reserves" title="AFL reserves">AFL reserves</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_under-19s" title="AFL under-19s">AFL under-19s</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_East_Australian_Football_League" title="North East Australian Football League">North East Australian Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL_Sub-Districts" title="VFL Sub-Districts">VFL Sub-Districts</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Coaches_Association" title="AFL Coaches Association">AFL Coaches Association</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Commission" title="AFL Commission">AFL Commission</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association" title="AFL Players Association">AFL Players Association</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/AFL_Record" title="AFL Record">AFL Record</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Umpires_Association" title="AFL Umpires Association">AFL Umpires 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Grand Final pre-match performances">Grand Final pre-match performances</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Football_League" title="History of the Australian Football League">History</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_individual_match_awards_in_the_Australian_Football_League" title="List of individual match awards in the Australian Football League">Individual match awards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/International_Rules_Series" title="International Rules Series">International Rules Series</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/McClelland_Trophy" title="McClelland Trophy">McClelland Trophy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club_tanking_scandal" title="Melbourne Football Club tanking scandal">Melbourne tanking scandal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiership_captains_and_coaches" 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