1940 Brownlow Medal

November 2016 November 2016 1940 Brownlow Medal Winner Des Fothergill ()Herbie Matthews ()32 votes 1939 Brownlow Medal 1941 The 1940 Brownlow Medal was the 17th 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 Des Fothergill of the Collingwood Football Club and Herbie Matthews of the South Melbourne Football Club both won the medal by polling thirty-two votes during the 1940 VFL season.1940 Brownlow Medal http://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow1940.html AFL Tables 3 November 2016 The count was the first tie since the introduction of the new voting system and tie-break in 1931: both players polled thirty-two votes, comprising seven 3-vote games, four 2-vote games and three 1-vote games.The Argus Melbourne, VIC Matthews and Fothergill 5 September 1940 12 Under the rules at the time, the medal had neither another tie-breaker, nor a provision for more than one winner. One week after the count, the League opted to strike three medals: the true Brownlow Medal to remain in League hands, and Matthews and Fothergill each to receive a replica inscribed with the words "Tied for best and fairest" and "Presented to ... in recognition of being equal first for Brownlow Award in 1940".The Argus Melbourne, VIC Awards for players 11 14 September 1940The Argus Melbourne, VIC Clubs receive £700 each 13 26 October 1940 The 1940 Brownlow Medal count was the only tie for the award which could not be separated by tie-breakers between 1931 and 1980, after which the provision was added for tied players to be considered true joint winners. In 1989, the League elected to award retrospective Brownlow Medals to all players who had previously polled the most votes but failed to win on a tie-breaker; this included Fothergill and Matthews, who were awarded official Brownlow Medals to supersede their replicas.Ross (1996), p 332http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11325670 Football Matthews and Fothergill Tie for Medal. The Argus Melbourne 5 September 1940 30 October 2012 12 National Library of Australia Matthews' and Fothergill's tallies of 32 votes set a new record as the highest under the medal's 3–2–1 voting system. This went on to be a long-standing record, held outright until it was tied by Robert Harvey in 1998, and finally beaten by Dane Swan (34 votes) in 2011.https://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow_idx.html 27 November 2021 Brownlow Medal Winners AFL Tables Leading votegetters Player Votes =1st Des Fothergill () 32 Herbie Matthews () 3rd Hugh Torney () 24 4th Norman Ware () 20 5th Harry Hickey () 15 6th George Smeaton () 14 =7th George Dougherty () 12 Stan Spinks () Jack Dyer () =10th Wally Buttsworth () 11 Ron Baggott () References Category:1940 in Australian rules football 1940