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1982 Brownlow Medal
The 1982 Brownlow Medal was the 55th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the best and fairest, fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season. Brian Wilson of the Melbourne Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-three votes during the 1982 VFL season. Leading votegetters * The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the AFL Tribunal, VFL Tribunal during the year. References 1982 in Australian rules football Brownlow Medal, 1982 {{AFL-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Wilson (Australian Rules Footballer)
Brian Wilson (born 30 September 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Early in his career, he played in the centre and later became a forward pocket. At Melbourne he developed into an aggressive player, winning possessions in packs and showed great handballing skills. Believed to be the only player to have won a Brownlow Medal at his third club. At 20 years of age, he was also the youngest winner since Bob Skilton in 1959. Playing career From the suburb of Braybrook in Melbourne, Wilson began his VFL career with the Footscray Football Club in 1978, playing four matches, after being recruited from the Braybrook Football Club. Following the 1979 VFL season, Wilson transferred to , playing two seasons with the Kangaroos before moving to ahead of the 1982 VFL season. Wilson would play nine seasons with Melbourne, playing for the club in the 1988 VFL grand final loss against . He would transfer to ahead of the 1991 AFL season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |