2013 Brownlow Medal


The 2013 Brownlow Medal was the 86th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League home and away season. Gary Ablett of the Gold Coast Football Club won the medal for the second time by polling twenty-eight votes during the 2013 AFL season.
The 16 votes collected by players is the lowest ever by any team in a single season under a multiple voting system. The entire top ten outpolled the club.

Leading votegetters


PlayerVotes
1stGary Ablett 28
2ndJoel Selwood 27
3rdDane Swan 26
Steve Johnson *25
4thPatrick Dangerfield 22
=5thDan Hannebery 21
=5thScott Pendlebury 21
=5thTom Rockliff 21
=8thTrent Cotchin 19
=8thKieren Jack 19
10thNathan Fyfe 18

* 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.

Graph Of 2013 Brownlow count