1978 Brownlow Medal

The 1978 Brownlow Medal was the 51st 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] Malcolm Blight of the North Melbourne Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-two votes during the 1978 VFL season.^[2]

1978 Brownlow Medal
Date	25 September
Location	Southern Cross Ballroom
Winner	Malcolm Blight (North Melbourne) 22 votes
Television/radio coverage
Network	Seven Network
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Leading votegetters

	Player	Votes
1st	Malcolm Blight (North Melbourne)	22
2nd	Peter Knights (Hawthorn)	21
3rd	Garry Wilson (Fitzroy)	20
4th	Kevin Bartlett (Richmond)	19
5th	Gary Dempsey (Footscray)	16
6th	Graham Teasdale (South Melbourne)	15
=7th	Michael Tuck (Hawthorn)	14
	Geoff Raines (Richmond)
	Robert Flower (Melbourne)
	Ray Shaw (Collingwood)*	14

* The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the VFL Tribunal during the year.