2006 Brownlow Medal


The 2006 Brownlow Medal was the 79th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League home and away season. Adam Goodes of the Sydney Swans won the medal by polling twenty-six votes during the 2006 AFL season. It was Goodes' second Brownlow Medal win, after his victory in 2003.

Leading votegetters


PlayerVotes
1stAdam Goodes 26
2ndScott West 23
Daniel Kerr *22
3rdChris Judd 21
4thBrad Johnson 19
=5thShaun Burgoyne 15
=5thBrendon Lade 15
=5thMatthew Pavlich 15
8thPaul Chapman 14
=9thJonathan Brown 13
=9thSam Mitchell 13
=9thNathan Thompson 13
=9thDanyle Pearce 13
=9thBen Cousins 13

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

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.