1987 Brownlow Medal

June 2026 December 2017 1987 Brownlow Medal Monday, 21 September 1987 Ballroom, Hyatt on Collins Winners Tony Lockett ()John Platten ()(20 votes) Seven Network Peter Landy 1986 Brownlow Medal 1988 The 1987 Brownlow Medal was the 60th 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 Tony Lockett of the St Kilda Football Club and John Platten of the Hawthorn Football Club both won the medal by polling twenty votes during the 1987 VFL season.1987 Brownlow Medal http://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow1987.html AFL Tables 7 November 2016Cockerill Mike Mike Cockerill Favourites share Brownlow Medal The Sydney Morning Herald 22 September 1987 48 The Count was notable for being the first use of the theme from The Untouchables as the winner's theme, which has subsequently been used every year since.1987 Brownlow Medal 22 December 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4g_67cZWL8&t=6026s&ab_channel=StKildaF.CAFLArchive YouTube 7 January 2020 It remains the first and only time a full-forward (Lockett) won the award in the history of the medal. Leading vote-getters Player Votes =1st Tony Lockett () 20 John Platten ()=3rd Paul Meldrum () 15 Brian Royal ()=5th Craig Bradley () 14 Michael Tuck () Stephen Kernahan () Greg Williams ()* 13=9th Brian Wilson ()12 Mark Naley () * The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the VFL Tribunal during the year. References Brownlow Medal 1987