1998 Brownlow Medal

1998 Brownlow Medal
WinnerRobert Harvey (St Kilda)
32 votes
Television/radio coverage
NetworkSeven 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
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

  1. ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
  2. ^ "1998 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Brownlow Medal Winners". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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