Voting Systems
Since 1924, the voting system for the Brownlow has changed three times.
| 1924–1930 | One vote per game. |
| 1931–1976, 1978–present | Six votes per game: 3 votes, 2 votes, and 1 vote |
| 1976–1977 | Twelve votes per game: 3 votes, 2 votes, and 1 vote from each of the two field umpires |
The lengths of the home and away season have also changed since 1924.
| 1924–1941, 1950–1967 | 18 games |
| 1946–1949 | 19 |
| 1968–1969, 1993 | 20 games |
| 1970–1992, 1994–pres | 22 games |
From 1930 to 1980, a countback system was used to determine the winner in the event of a tie. In 1930, Judkins was awarded the medal as he had played in the fewest games. From 1931 onwards, with the introduction of 3-2-1 voting, the winner was the player with the most three-vote games. In 1980, the countback system was removed – in the event of a tie since then, players are considered joint winners. In 1989, the then VFL awarded retrospective medals to all players who had tied, but lost on countback, prior to 1980.
Read more about this topic: List Of Brownlow Medal Winners
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