1987 Brownlow Medal


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 home-and-away season. 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.
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.
It remains the first and only time a full-forward won the award in the history of the medal.

Leading vote-getters

PlayerVotes
=1stTony Lockett 20
=1stJohn Platten 20
=3rdPaul Meldrum 15
=3rdBrian Royal 15
=5thCraig Bradley 14
=5thMichael Tuck 14
=5thStephen Kernahan 14
Greg Williams *13
=9thBrian Wilson 12
=9thMark Naley 12

* The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the VFL Tribunal during the year.