List of Brownlow Medal winners

Determined by votes cast by the officiating umpires after each game, it is considered the highest honour for individual players in the AFL.

[1][2] The medal has been awarded every year since 1924, with the exception of an intermission from 1942–1945 due to World War II.

[2] In 1980, the countback system was removed, and in the event of a tie, players have been considered joint winners.

[3] Notes: As a mark of respect to soldiers fighting overseas in World War II, the medal was not awarded during 1942–1945.

In the third of those cases, Jobe Watson, who won in 2012, was later found guilty of breaching WADA's anti-doping code in the 2012 season, and was retrospectively ruled ineligible by the AFL Commission in November 2016.