1997 Brownlow Medal

December 2017 December 2017 1997 Brownlow Medal Winner Robert Harvey ()26 votes Seven Network 1996 Brownlow Medal 1998 The 1997 Brownlow Medal was the 70th 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 Robert Harvey of the St Kilda Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-six votes during the 1997 AFL season.1997 Brownlow Medal http://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow1997.html AFL Tables 7 November 2016 Despite polling more votes than Harvey, Chris Grant of the Western Bulldogs was ineligible due to suspension. Leading vote-getters Player Votes Chris Grant ()* 27 1st Robert Harvey () 26 =2nd Peter Matera () 21 Paul Kelly () =4th Nathan Burke () 18 Mark Ricciuto () 6th Brad Sholl () 16 =7th Andrew Wills () 15 Craig Bradley () =9th Paul Salmon () 13 Nathan Buckley () Darren Jarman ()* 13 Dale Lewis ()* * The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the AFL Tribunal during the year. References Brownlow Medal 1997 Brownlow Medal