2008 Brownlow Medal

December 2017 December 2020 2008 Brownlow Medal Cooney.jpg 2008 Brownlow Medallist, Adam Cooney 22 September Crown Palladium Winner Adam Cooney ()24 votes Network Ten Stephen Quartermain 2007 Brownlow Medal 2009 The 2008 Brownlow Medal was the 81st 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 Adam Cooney of the Western Bulldogs won the medal by polling twenty-four votes during the 2008 AFL season.2008 Brownlow Medal http://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow2008.html AFL Tables 8 November 2016 Pre-vote favourite, Gary Ablett and sentimental favourite, Matthew Richardson finished equal third on twenty-two votes.http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24386319-23211,00.html Cooney a shock Brownlow winner 22 September 2008 Fox Sports (Australia) News Corp Australia 22 September 2008 Cooney polled twenty-four votes, one ahead of 's Simon Black, who won the award in 2002 and was equal second in 2007. Leading vote-getters Player Votes 1st Adam Cooney () 24 2nd Simon Black () 23=3rd Gary Ablett () 22 Matthew Richardson () Adam Goodes ()* 21 Lance Franklin ()* 20 5th Joel Selwood () 19=6th Brent Harvey () 17 Matthew Pavlich ()=8th Chris Judd () 16 Brad Sewell ()=10th Joel Corey () 15 Lenny Hayes () Scott Thompson () Sam Mitchell ()* 15 * The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the AFL Tribunal during the year. Voting procedure The three field umpires (those umpires who control the flow of the game, as opposed to goal or boundary umpires) confer after each match and award three votes, two votes, and one vote to the players they regard as the best, second-best and third-best in the match, respectively. The votes are kept secret until the awards night, and they are read and tallied on the evening.Brownlow Medal history and winners - AFL.com.au http://www.afl.com.au/news/event-news/brownlow/about-the-brownlow 27 August 2018 afl.com.au Ineligible players As the medal is awarded to the fairest and best player in the league, those who have been suspended during the season by the AFL Tribunal (or, who avoided suspension only because of a discount for a good record or an early guilty plea) are ineligible to win the award; however, they may still continue to poll votes. In 2008 many of the leading contenders including Coleman Medallist Lance Franklin, Sam Mitchell, Adam Goodes, Brett Burton and Daniel Kerr all were found guilty of an offence and were ineligible to win the medal.http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/medal-favourites-fall-like-flies/2008/06/16/1213468334431.html Medal favourites fall like flies Johnson Lyall 17 June 2008 The Age Pre-count betting Despite changing clubs after the 2007 season, Chris Judd was installed as the early favourite when betting opened,http://www.rwwa.com.au/home/1638.html Judd Favourite for 2008 Brownlow 19 December 2007 Racing & Wagering Western Australia 2 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081002054431/http://www.rwwa.com.au/home/1638.html 2 October 2008 dead but as the season progressed Gary Ablett became a short-priced favourite. When Ablett injured his ankle and missed three matches, Brent Harvey moved to outright favourite. By the end of the season however, Ablett had returned to favouritism, with 2007 winner Jimmy Bartel, Harvey and Adam Cooney close behind.http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/harvey-ablett-headtohead-in-a-medaldefining-match/2008/08/18/1218911570765.html Harvey, Ablett head-to-head in a medal-defining match Connolly Rohan 19 August 2008 The Age References Category:2008 in Australian rules football Category:2008 AFL season 2008