The 1997 Brownlow Medal was the 70th 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 by polling twenty-six votes during the 1997 AFL season.
[2] Despite polling more votes than Harvey, Chris Grant of the Western Bulldogs was ineligible due to suspension.
* The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the AFL Tribunal during the year.
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