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The '''1986 [[Brownlow Medal]]''' was the 59th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the [[best and fairest|fairest and best]] player during the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL) home and away season.<ref name="seasonguide">{{cite book|title=AFL Record Season Guide 2009|year=2009|editor=Lovett, Michael|publisher=Slattery Media Group|location=[[Docklands, Victoria]]|pages=496|isbn=978-0-9805162-6-5}}</ref> [[Robert DiPierdomenico]] of the [[Hawthorn Football Club]] and [[Greg Williams (Australian footballer)|Greg Williams]] of the [[Sydney Swans]] both won the medal by polling seventeen votes during the [[1986 VFL season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1986 Brownlow Medal|url=http://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow1986.html|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=20 August 2015}}</ref> |
The '''1986 [[Brownlow Medal]]''' was the 59th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the [[best and fairest|fairest and best]] player during the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL) home and away season.<ref name="seasonguide">{{cite book|title=AFL Record Season Guide 2009|year=2009|editor=Lovett, Michael|publisher=Slattery Media Group|location=[[Docklands, Victoria]]|pages=496|isbn=978-0-9805162-6-5}}</ref> [[Robert DiPierdomenico]] of the [[Hawthorn Football Club]] and [[Greg Williams (Australian footballer)|Greg Williams]] of the [[Sydney Swans]] both won the medal by polling seventeen votes during the [[1986 VFL season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1986 Brownlow Medal|url=http://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow1986.html|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=20 August 2015}}</ref> |
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The winning tally of 17 votes, at only 0.77 votes per game played, both set new records for the lowest in Brownlow Medal history under the 3-2-1 voting system; as of 2021, these records have not been surpassed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow_idx.html|title=Brownlow Medal Winners|accessdate=25 December 2021|publisher=AFL Tables}}</ref> |
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== Leading votegetters == |
== Leading votegetters == |
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Revision as of 21:37, 24 December 2021
| 1986 Brownlow Medal | |
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| Winners | Robert DiPierdomenico (Hawthorn) Greg Williams (Sydney) 17 votes |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Seven Network |
The 1986 Brownlow Medal was the 59th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.[1] Robert DiPierdomenico of the Hawthorn Football Club and Greg Williams of the Sydney Swans both won the medal by polling seventeen votes during the 1986 VFL season.[2]
The winning tally of 17 votes, at only 0.77 votes per game played, both set new records for the lowest in Brownlow Medal history under the 3-2-1 voting system; as of 2021, these records have not been surpassed.[3]
Leading votegetters
| Player | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| =1st | Robert DiPierdomenico (Hawthorn) | 17 |
| Greg Williams (Sydney) | ||
| 3rd | Paul Roos (Fitzroy) | 16 |
| 4th | Glenn Hawker (Essendon) | 15 |
| 5th | John Platten (Hawthorn) | 14 |
| 6th | Bruce Abernethy (Collingwood) | 13 |
| =7th | Shane Morwood (Collingwood) | 12 |
| Wayne Harmes (Carlton) | ||
| Jon Dorotich (Carlton)* | 12 | |
| 9th | Richard Loveridge (Hawthorn) | 11 |
| =10th | Peter McConville (Carlton) | 10 |
| Alan Ezard Essendon | ||
| Paul Meldrum Carlton | ||
| Peter Daicos Collingwood | ||
| Dennis Carroll Sydney | ||
| Mark Dwyer Fitzroy |
* The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the VFL 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.
- ^ "1986 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Brownlow Medal Winners". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 December 2021.