1998 Brownlow Medal

December 2017 December 2017 1998 Brownlow Medal Winner Robert Harvey ()32 votes Seven Network 1997 Brownlow Medal 1999 The 1998 Brownlow Medal was the 71st 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 for the second consecutive year by polling 32 votes during the 1998 AFL season.1998 Brownlow Medal http://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow1998.html AFL Tables 7 November 2016 Harvey's tally of 32 votes tied Herbie Matthews's and Des Fothergill's long-standing 1940 record for most votes in a season under the 3–2–1 voting system.https://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow_idx.html 27 November 2021 Brownlow Medal Winners AFL Tables Leading vote-getters Player Votes 1st Robert Harvey () 32 2nd Nathan Buckley () 24 3rd Scott West () 23 4th Shaun Rehn () 22 5th Mark Ricciuto () 21=6th Todd Viney () 20 Wayne Carey () 8th Ben Cousins () 18 Fraser Brown ()* 18 Matthew Knights ()* Shane Crawford ()* 17=9th Tony Lockett () 15 Wayne Schwass () * The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the AFL Tribunal during the year. References Brownlow Medal 1998 Brownlow Medal