1924 Brownlow Medal

1924 Brownlow Medal
Date	17 September[1]
Location	VFL Headquarters
Winner	Edward 'Carji' Greeves(Geelong) 7 votes

The 1924 Brownlow Medal was the inaugural year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.[2] Edward 'Carji' Greeves of the Geelong Football Club won the medal by polling seven votes during the 1924 VFL season.

Voting system

The voting system used in the 1924 Brownlow Medal was as follows:[2]

• The field umpire awarded one vote to whom he adjudged the best player on the field.
• The player who finished with the most votes would be awarded the 1924 Brownlow Medal.
• In the event of a tie, the umpiring panel would meet and agree upon a winner among the tied players.[3]

Votes

Leading vote-getters

The following list shows the leading vote-getters for the 1924 Brownlow Medal.[4] Edward 'Carji' Greeves was the winner, with George Shorten and Bert Chadwick runners-up.

	Player	Votes
1st	Edward Greeves, Jr. (Geelong)	7
=2nd	George Shorten (Essendon)	6
	Bert Chadwick (Melbourne)
4th	Doug Hayes (Richmond)	4
=5th	Paddy O'Brien (Carlton)	3
	Jack Moriarty (Fitzroy)
	Arthur Pink (Geelong)
	Mark Tandy (South Melbourne)
=9th	Maurie Beasy (Carlton)	2
	Norm Beckton (Essendon)
	Les Bryant (Fitzroy)
	Jim Spain (Richmond)
	Colin Watson (St Kilda)
	Wels Eicke (St Kilda)
	Jack O'Connell (South Melbourne)
	Roy Cazaly (South Melbourne)

Greeves' outstanding season is further outlined by the fact that he is one of the youngest players to win the award, aged just 20 years 312 days at the time.[5]

Greeves' seven best-on-ground awards in just fourteen games played[6] is another outstanding statistic. With vote inflation included (where 1 vote in 1924 equals 3 votes), Greeves is one of the most consistent vote-getters of all time, with an average of 0.81 votes per game throughout his 10-season career.[7]

Team totals

The following list shows the teams whose players polled the most votes.[8] Geelong topped the list with 11 votes, 7 of them made up by 'Carji' Greeves.

	Team	Votes
1st	Geelong	11
= 2nd	Richmond Essendon	10
4th	Fitzroy	9
5th	South Melbourne	8
6th	Melbourne	7
= 7th	St Kilda Carlton	6
9th	Collingwood	5

The team that polled the most votes, Geelong, missed the 1924 VFL finals by two games, finishing 5th.[9]

Leading vote-getters by team

The following list shows the players who topped their team for the most votes polled.[4]

Team	Player	Votes
Carlton	Paddy O'Brien	3
Collingwood	Syd Coventry Reg Baker Joe Poulter Charlie Tyson Gordon Coventry	1
Essendon	George Shorten	6
Fitzroy	Jack Moriarty	3
Geelong	Edward 'Carji' Greeves	7
Melbourne	Bert Chadwick	6
Richmond	Doug Hayes	4
South Melbourne	Mark Tandy	3
St Kilda	Colin Watson Wels Eicke	2

Presentation

The Brownlow Medal was presented to the player at League Headquarters, without the fanfare, glitz and glamour of the award today.[10]

References

1. "Best and Fairest Player: Greeves (Geelong) wins medal". The Argus. 18 September 1924. p. 18. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
2. Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
3. "Brownlow Medal". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 24 April 1924. p. 9.
4. "1924 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
5. Lovett, p. 502
6. "Edward Greeves – Statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
7. "Brownlow Medal – Averages". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
8. "1924 Brownlow Medal – Team Totals". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
9. "1924 Season Scores – Ladder". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
10. Lovett, p. 503

External links

• 1924 Brownlow Medal at AFL Tables