Brownlow Medal
Award in Australian Football League / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as Charlie), is awarded to the fairest and best player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by the four officiating field umpires after each game. It is the most prestigious award for individual players in the AFL. It is also widely acknowledged as the highest individual honour in the sport of Australian rules football.
Brownlow Medal | |
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Awarded for | The best and fairest player in the Australian Football League |
Location | Crown Palladium Ballroom |
Country | Australia |
Presented by | Australian Football League |
First awarded | 1924 |
Currently held by | Lachie Neale |
Website | Brownlow Medal |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | Seven Network (1970–2001, 2007, 2009, 2011–present) Fox Footy (2012–2016) Network Ten (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) Nine Network (2003, 2005) |
The medal was first awarded by the Victorian Football League (VFL). It was created and named in honour of Charles Brownlow, a former Geelong Football Club footballer (1880–1891) and club secretary (1885–1923), and VFL president (1918–19), who had died in January 1924 after an extended illness.