1999 Brownlow Medal

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1999 Brownlow Medal
LocationSydney, Australia
Winner Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)
28 votes
Television/radio coverage
Network Seven Network
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The 1999 Brownlow Medal was the 72nd 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] Shane Crawford of the Hawthorn Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-eight votes during the 1999 AFL season. [2]

The count was notable in that it was the first time since the award's inception in 1924 that it was held outside Melbourne. [3] [4]

Leading vote-getters

PlayerVotes
1st Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)28
2nd Mark Mercuri (Essendon)22
=3rd Matthew Allan (Carlton)20
Nathan Buckley (Collingwood)
5th Wayne Schwass (Sydney)19
6th Craig Bradley (Carlton)18
7th Matthew Richardson (Richmond)16
=8th Adrian Fletcher (Fremantle)15
Ben Cousins (West Coast)
10th Scott West (Western Bulldogs)14

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. ↑ "1999 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Browne, Ashley (16 November 2016). "Mitchell's triumph adds to Hawks' quirky Brownlow winners". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Crawford, Shane (22 September 2014). "Shane Crawford: Winning Brownlow changes your life, but it shouldn't change your approach to footy". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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