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vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">2009 Brownlow Medal</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Geelong_Cats_AFL_Premiers_2009_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Geelong_Cats_AFL_Premiers_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Geelong_Cats_AFL_Premiers_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Geelong_Cats_AFL_Premiers_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Geelong_Cats_AFL_Premiers_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Geelong_Cats_AFL_Premiers_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Geelong_Cats_AFL_Premiers_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="621" data-file-height="931" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">2009 Brownlow Medal winner Ablett Jr would go on to win the <a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2009 AFL Grand Final">2009 AFL Grand Final</a> with Geelong later in the week.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">21 September</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Crown_Casino_and_Entertainment_Complex" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex">Crown Palladium</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Hosted by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Roberts" title="Sandy Roberts">Sandy Roberts</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Winner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ablett,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Gary Ablett, Jr.">Gary Ablett, Jr.</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a>)<br />30 votes</small></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></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #000; padding-top: 5px; font-weight: bold;"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2008_Brownlow_Medal" title="2008 Brownlow Medal">2008</a> <b>·</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal">Brownlow Medal</a></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/2010_Brownlow_Medal" title="2010 Brownlow Medal">2010</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2009 <a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal">Brownlow Medal</a></b> was the 82nd year the award was presented to the player adjudged the <a href="/wiki/Best_and_fairest" title="Best and fairest">fairest and best</a> player during the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a> (AFL) home-and-away season.<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> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Ablett_Jr." title="Gary Ablett Jr.">Gary Ablett Jr</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong Football Club</a> won the medal by polling 30 votes during the <a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_season" title="2009 AFL season">2009 AFL season</a>.<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><p>Ablett won the award with thirty votes, eight votes ahead of <a href="/wiki/2004_Brownlow_Medal" title="2004 Brownlow Medal">2004</a> medal winner, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Judd" title="Chris Judd">Chris Judd</a>. It was Ablett's first Brownlow despite winning many other awards in the previous few years and being the Brownlow pre-count favourite for the previous three years.<sup id="cite_ref-Gleeson_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gleeson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the second time in three years that a player from Geelong won the Brownlow Medal.<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> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leading_vote-getters">Leading vote-getters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Leading vote-getters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="50"></th> <th width="250">Player</th> <th width="50">Votes </th></tr> <tr style="background: #CCFFCC; font-weight: bold;"> <td>1st</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ablett,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Gary Ablett, Jr.">Gary Ablett, Jr.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a>)</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2nd</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Judd" title="Chris Judd">Chris Judd</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>)</td> <td><b>22</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3rd</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Hayes" title="Lenny Hayes">Lenny Hayes</a> (<a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>)</td> <td><b>20</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>=4th</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Brown_(Australian_footballer)" title="Jonathan Brown (Australian footballer)">Jonathan Brown</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Simon_Black" title="Simon Black">Simon Black</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane</a>)</td> <td><b>19</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>=6th</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Dal_Santo" title="Nick Dal Santo">Nick Dal Santo</a> (<a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Adam_Goodes" title="Adam Goodes">Adam Goodes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a>)</td> <td><b>17</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>8th</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Selwood" title="Joel Selwood">Joel Selwood</a> (<a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a>)</td> <td><b>16</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>=9th</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryce_Gibbs_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Bryce Gibbs (Australian rules footballer)">Bryce Gibbs</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Marc_Murphy_(footballer)" title="Marc Murphy (footballer)">Marc Murphy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Nick_Riewoldt" title="Nick Riewoldt">Nick Riewoldt</a> (<a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>)</td> <td><b>15</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ablett's_victory"><span id="Ablett.27s_victory"></span>Ablett's victory</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ablett's victory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gary Ablett's victory in the 2009 medal followed his sixth-place finish in <a href="/wiki/2007_Brownlow_Medal" title="2007 Brownlow Medal">2007</a> and his third-place finish in <a href="/wiki/2008_Brownlow_Medal" title="2008 Brownlow Medal">2008</a>. In all three years he was the favourite to win the award.<sup id="cite_ref-Gleeson_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gleeson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ablett polled in 13 matches, including eight best-on-ground performances.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His seventh consecutive best-on-ground performance in round 20 confirmed his victory, as his 26-vote tally at this point was seven votes ahead of Judd, Brown and Hayes, who were all equal on 19 votes with only six votes left from the remaining two rounds.<sup id="cite_ref-Gleeson_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gleeson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his acceptance speech, Ablett referred to his father, <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Australian Football Hall of Fame">Australian Football Hall of Fame</a> member <a href="/wiki/Gary_Ablett_Sr." title="Gary Ablett Sr.">Gary Ablett Sr.</a>, who, despite being considered one of the best footballers players of all time, never won a Brownlow medal.<sup id="cite_ref-Dad_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dad-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote centered" style="width:66%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>I can at least say I've done something he hasn't done... I've always said I'd be happy to be half as good. He's the best player to play the game, in my opinion. </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">Gary Ablett, Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-Dad_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dad-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Voting_procedure">Voting procedure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Voting procedure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The three field <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Umpire (Australian rules football)">umpires</a> (those umpires who control the flow of the game, as opposed to goal or boundary umpires) confer after each match and award three votes, two votes, and one vote to the players they regard as the best, second-best and third-best in the match, respectively. The votes are kept secret until the awards night, and they are read and tallied on the evening.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ineligible_players">Ineligible players</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ineligible players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As the medal is awarded to the fairest and best player in the league, those who have been suspended during the season by the <a href="/wiki/AFL_Tribunal" title="AFL Tribunal">AFL Tribunal</a> (or, who avoided suspension only because of a discount for a good record or an early guilty plea) are ineligible to win the award; however, they may still continue to poll votes. <a href="/wiki/Sam_Mitchell_(footballer)" title="Sam Mitchell (footballer)">Sam Mitchell</a> was the leading ineligible player after being found guilty of striking Adelaide's <a href="/wiki/David_Mackay_(footballer)" title="David Mackay (footballer)">David Mackay</a>.<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> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Judd" title="Chris Judd">Chris Judd</a> was suspended for an incident during the finals, but under the rules he remained eligible for both this year's and the 2010 medal, the latter of which he won.<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> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Anthony_(footballer)" title="Jack Anthony (footballer)">Jack Anthony</a> (<a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Akermanis" title="Jason Akermanis">Jason Akermanis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chance_Bateman" title="Chance Bateman">Chance Bateman</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jared_Brennan" title="Jared Brennan">Jared Brennan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Brogan" title="Dean Brogan">Dean Brogan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Cassisi" title="Domenic Cassisi">Domenic Cassisi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joel_Corey" title="Joel Corey">Joel Corey</a> (<a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trent_Cotchin" title="Trent Cotchin">Trent Cotchin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Franklin" title="Lance Franklin">Lance Franklin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Gardiner" title="Michael Gardiner">Michael Gardiner</a> (<a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Hall" title="Barry Hall">Barry Hall</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Kerr" title="Daniel Kerr">Daniel Kerr</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Koschitzke" title="Justin Koschitzke">Justin Koschitzke</a> (<a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Ling" title="Cameron Ling">Cameron Ling</a> (<a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Lloyd" title="Matthew Lloyd">Matthew Lloyd</a> (<a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Maxwell" title="Nick Maxwell">Nick Maxwell</a> (<a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_McPhee" title="Adam McPhee">Adam McPhee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mitchell_(footballer)" title="Sam Mitchell (footballer)">Sam Mitchell</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Mooney" title="Cameron Mooney">Cameron Mooney</a> (<a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Petrie" title="Drew Petrie">Drew Petrie</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Riewoldt" title="Jack Riewoldt">Jack Riewoldt</a> (<a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ryder" class="mw-redirect" title="Patrick Ryder">Patrick Ryder</a> (<a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heath_Shaw" title="Heath Shaw">Heath Shaw</a> (<a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kade_Simpson" title="Kade Simpson">Kade Simpson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Sylvia" title="Colin Sylvia">Colin Sylvia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a>) <ul><li>Source:<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></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-count_favourites">Pre-count favourites</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Pre-count favourites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ablett_Jr." title="Gary Ablett Jr.">Gary Ablett</a> started the year as the favourite to win the medal with both the bookmakers<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> and in a poll of all 16 AFL captains.<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> He remained as favourite throughout the year and entered the count as the leading contender for the third consecutive year.<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> Other leading contenders included <a href="/wiki/Dane_Swan" title="Dane Swan">Dane Swan</a> and St Kilda midfielders <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Montagna" title="Leigh Montagna">Leigh Montagna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Dal_Santo" title="Nick Dal Santo">Nick Dal Santo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Hayes" title="Lenny Hayes">Lenny Hayes</a>.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Brendan_Fevola_controversy">Brendan Fevola controversy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Brendan Fevola controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ablett's win was overshadowed by the behaviour of <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> full-forward <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Fevola" title="Brendan Fevola">Brendan Fevola</a>. Fevola was <a href="/wiki/Public_intoxication" title="Public intoxication">heavily intoxicated</a> at the function, and while on camera (or alleged to have been) verbally abused guests, gave his opinion on Brownlow votes, had a bottle of beer knocked out of his hands by <a href="/wiki/2008_Brownlow_Medal" title="2008 Brownlow Medal">2008 Brownlow Medallist</a> <a href="/wiki/Adam_Cooney" title="Adam Cooney">Adam Cooney</a>, vomited and urinated on Casino fixtures, simulated sex acts, sexually harassed unsuspecting female guests and bystanders, sang <a href="/wiki/A_cappella" title="A cappella">a cappella</a> on stage at the Brownlow after party, and fought with a Channel 7 journalist and Crown security staff before being removed from the complex by his teammates. Fevola was fined $10,000 by the AFL, fired from the <a href="/wiki/The_Footy_Show_(AFL)#Grand_Final_spectacular" title="The Footy Show (AFL)">Grand Final</a> edition of <a href="/wiki/The_Footy_Show_(AFL)" title="The Footy Show (AFL)"><i>The Footy Show</i></a>, and voluntarily withdrew himself from the <a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal">Coleman Medallist</a>'s lap of honour at the <a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2009 AFL Grand Final">2009 AFL Grand Final</a>.<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="Blue_carpet_arrivals">Blue carpet arrivals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Blue carpet arrivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the first time, the carpet was blue, to celebrate the release of the new <a href="/wiki/Toyota_Prius" title="Toyota Prius">Toyota Prius</a>. The carpet arrivals were hosted by <a href="/wiki/Fifi_Box" title="Fifi Box">Fifi Box</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Brad_Sewell" title="Brad Sewell">Brad Sewell</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Brownlow_Medal&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFLovett,_Michael2009" class="citation book cs1">Lovett, Michael, ed. 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class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_Brownlow_Medal" title="1936 Brownlow Medal">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_Brownlow_Medal" title="1937 Brownlow Medal">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_Brownlow_Medal" title="1938 Brownlow Medal">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_Brownlow_Medal" title="1939 Brownlow Medal">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_Brownlow_Medal" title="1940 Brownlow Medal">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_Brownlow_Medal" title="1941 Brownlow Medal">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_Brownlow_Medal" title="1946 Brownlow Medal">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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 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