2005 Brownlow Medal

December 2017 April 2020 2005 Brownlow Medal File:Ben Cousins warming up, 2005 AFL Grand Final.jpg 2005 Brownlow Medallist, Ben Cousins 19 September Crown Palladium Winner Ben Cousins ()20 votes Nine Network Eddie McGuire 2004 Brownlow Medal 2006 The 2005 Brownlow Medal was the 78th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season.AFL Record Season Guide 2009 2009 Lovett, Michael Slattery Media Group Docklands, Victoria 496 978-0-9805162-6-5 Ben Cousins of the West Coast Eagles won the medal by polling twenty votes during the 2005 AFL season.2005 Brownlow Medal http://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow2005.html AFL Tables 8 November 2016 It was Cousins' first Brownlow Medal win, and with Daniel Kerr finishing the runner up, it was the first time in 79 years that the top two votegetters were from the same club.Australian Associated Press West Coast skipper claims Brownlow Medal http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/west-coast-skipper-claims-brownlow-medal/2005/09/20/1126982006745.html 26 February 2011 The Sydney Morning Herald 20 September 2005 Leading votegetters Player Votes 1st Ben Cousins () 20 2nd Daniel Kerr () 19 3rd Nick Dal Santo () 18 4th Scott West () 17=5th Tyson Edwards () 16 Barry Hall () 7th Luke Hodge () 15 Chris Judd ()* 15=8th Matthew Pavlich () 14 Luke Power () 10th Cameron Ling () 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 (those umpires who control the flow of the game, as opposed to goal or boundary 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 (or, who avoided suspension only because of a discount for a good record or an early guilty plea) are ineligible to win the award; however, they may still continue to poll votes. References Brownlow Medal, 2005 Category:Brownlow Medal Brownlow Medal