2010 Brownlow Medal


The 2010 Brownlow Medal was the 83rd 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 Carlton Football Club won the medal by polling thirty votes during the 2010 AFL season. It was broadcast on Channel Ten and, for the first time, simultaneously on One live and nationally.

Leading votegetters


PlayerVotes
1stChris Judd 30
2ndGary Ablett 26
3rdDane Swan 24
=4thScott Pendlebury 21
=4thJoel Selwood 21
=6thMatthew Boyd 20
=6thAaron Sandilands 20
8thLenny Hayes 19
=9thTravis Boak 16
=9thLuke Hodge 16
=9thLeigh Montagna 16
=9thJobe Watson 16

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.

Ineligible players

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. Some Australian rules football journalists argued that Judd was lucky to escape any AFL Tribunal action following an incident involving 's Matthew Pavlich in round 13, where Judd elbowed Pavlich in the face. Additionally, Judd served a three-match suspension during the 2010 season, but because the incident for which he was suspended took place in the 2009 finals, this did not affect his eligibility.