1958 Brownlow Medal

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1958 Brownlow Medal
Winner Neil Roberts (St Kilda)
24 votes
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Network Seven Network

The 1958 Brownlow Medal was the 31st year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season. [1] Neil Roberts of the St Kilda Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-four votes during the 1958 VFL season. [2]

Leading votegetters

PlayerVotes
1st Neil Roberts (St Kilda)24
2nd Brendan Edwards (Hawthorn)22
3rd Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)19
4th Allen Aylett (North Melbourne)17
5th Bill Gunn (South Melbourne)16
=6th John Birt (Essendon)15
Jack Clarke (Essendon)
Jeff Gamble (Essendon)
=9th Harry Sullivan (Collingwood)14
Ted Whitten (Footscray)

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The 1925 Brownlow Medal was the second year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season. Colin Watson of the St Kilda Football Club won the medal by polling nine votes during the 1925 VFL season.

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The 1982 Brownlow Medal was the 55th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the 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.

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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. "1958 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2016.