1993 Brownlow Medal

December 2017 December 2017 1993 Brownlow Medal Winner Gavin Wanganeen ()18 votes Seven Network 1992 Brownlow Medal 1994 The 1993 Brownlow Medal was the 66th 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 Gavin Wanganeen of the Essendon Football Club won the medal by polling eighteen votes during the 1993 AFL season.1993 Brownlow Medal http://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow1993.html AFL Tables 7 November 2016 Wanganeen was the first Aboriginal player to win the Brownlow Medal in the history of the award, and, at age 20, he was the youngest winner since Denis Ryan in 1936.Greg Hobbs Brownlow Fever 6–7 Football Record 82 26 25 September 1993 Advance The South Australian also added a premiership medallion to his collection after Essendon defeated Carlton in the 1993 premiership decider. Both medals were already in addition to the 1993 Michael Tuck Medal Wanganeen was awarded for being judged best on ground in the pre-season grand final. Controversy and credibility still hang over the legitimacy of the medal win. Greg Williams of Carlton received no votes for a 44-possession game against Melbourne in Round 10. In 2006, former umpire Murray Bird verified a conversation with main umpire John Russo after the game that revealed Russo refused to give any votes to Williams.Ump backs Diesel in fight https://amp.heraldsun.com.au/sport/ump-backs-diesel-in-fight/news-story/57b989806d321c70143ec26fabcc6faa 2021-09-20 amp.heraldsun.com.au Leading vote-getters Player Votes 1st Gavin Wanganeen () 18 2nd Greg Williams () 17 Garry Hocking ()* 17=3rd Jason Dunstall () 16 Wayne Carey ()=5th Leon Cameron () 14 Nathan Buckley () Wayne Schwass ()* 14 7th Matthew Knights () 13 Gary Ablett ()* 13=8th Robert Harvey (StK) 12 Damian Monkhorst () Jim Stynes () Scott Wynd () * The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the AFL Tribunal during the year. References Brownlow Medal 1993 Brownlow Medal