1998 Brownlow Medal
Award
1998 Brownlow Medal | ||||
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Winner | Robert Harvey (St Kilda) 32 votes | |||
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Network | Seven Network | |||
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The 1998 Brownlow Medal was the 71st year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home-and-away season.[1] Robert Harvey of the St Kilda Football Club won the medal for the second consecutive year by polling 32 votes during the 1998 AFL season.[2]
Harvey's tally of 32 votes tied Herbie Matthews's and Des Fothergill's long-standing 1940 record for most votes in a season under the 3–2–1 voting system.[3]
Leading vote-getters
Player | Votes | |
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1st | Robert Harvey (St Kilda) | 32 |
2nd | Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) | 24 |
3rd | Scott West (Western Bulldogs) | 23 |
4th | Shaun Rehn (Adelaide) | 22 |
5th | Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) | 21 |
=6th | Todd Viney (Melbourne) | 20 |
Wayne Carey (Kangaroos) | ||
8th | Ben Cousins (West Coast) | 18 |
Fraser Brown (Carlton)* | 18 | |
Matthew Knights (Richmond)* | ||
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)* | 17 | |
=9th | Tony Lockett (Sydney) | 15 |
Wayne Schwass (Sydney) |
* The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the AFL Tribunal during the year.
References
- ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
- ^ "1998 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Brownlow Medal Winners". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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