2004 Brownlow Medal


The 2004 Brownlow Medal was the 77th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League home and away season. Chris Judd of the West Coast Eagles won the medal by polling thirty votes during the 2004 AFL season.

Leading votegetters


PlayerVotes
1stChris Judd 30
2ndMark Ricciuto 23
3rdChad Cornes 22
=4thScott West 20
=4thBrett Kirk 20
6thSimon Black 18
=7thLuke Power 17
=7thNick Riewoldt 17
=7thNigel Lappin 17
=10thJeff White 15
=10thWarren Tredrea 15

Voting procedure

The three field umpires confer after each match and award three votes, two votes and one vote to the players they regard as the best, second best and third best in the match, respectively. The votes are kept secret until the awards night, and are read and tallied on the evening.
As the medal is awarded to the fairest and best player in the league, those who have been suspended during the season by the AFL Tribunal are ineligible to win the award; however, they may still continue to poll votes.