1978 Brownlow Medal

December 2017 December 2020 1978 Brownlow Medal 25 September Southern Cross Ballroom Winner Malcolm Blight ()22 votes Seven Network 1977 Brownlow Medal 1979 The 1978 Brownlow Medal was the 51st year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.AFL Record Season Guide 2009 2009 Lovett, Michael Slattery Media Group Docklands, Victoria 496 978-0-9805162-6-5 Malcolm Blight of the North Melbourne Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-two votes during the 1978 VFL season.1978 Brownlow Medal http://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow1978.html AFL Tables 7 November 2016 Leading votegetters Player Votes 1st Malcolm Blight () 22 2nd Peter Knights () 21 3rd Garry Wilson () 20 4th Kevin Bartlett () 19 5th Gary Dempsey () 16 6th Graham Teasdale () 15=7th Michael Tuck () 14 Geoff Raines () Robert Flower () Ray Shaw ()* 14 * The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the VFL Tribunal during the year. References Category:1978 in Australian rules football 1978