The 1924
Brownlow Medal
The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as Charlie), is awarded to the best and fairest player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by the f ...
was the inaugural year the award was presented to the player adjudged the
fairest and best player during the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...
(VFL) home and away season.
of the
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based at Kardinia Park in South Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier comp ...
won the medal by polling seven votes during the
1924 VFL season
The 1924 VFL season was the 28th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured nine clubs and ran from 26 April to 27 September, comprising a 16-ma ...
.
Voting system
The voting system used in the 1924 Brownlow Medal was as follows:
* 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.
Votes
Leading vote-getters
The following list shows the leading vote-getters for the 1924 Brownlow Medal.
was the winner, with
George Shorten and
Bert Chadwick runners-up.
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.
[Lovett, p. 502]
Greeves' seven
best-on-ground awards in just fourteen games played
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.
Team totals
The following list shows the teams whose players polled the most votes.
Geelong topped the list with 11 votes, 7 of them made up by
'Carji' Greeves.
The team that polled the most votes, , missed the
1924 VFL finals by two games, finishing 5th.
Leading vote-getters by team
The following list shows the players who topped their team for the most votes polled.
Presentation
The Brownlow Medal was presented to the player at League Headquarters, without the fanfare, glitz and glamour of the award today.
[Lovett, p. 503]
References
External links
1924 Brownlow Medala
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Brownlow Medal, 1924
Brownlow Medal