1997 Brownlow Medal


The 1997 Brownlow Medal was the 70th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League home-and-away season. Robert Harvey of the St Kilda Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-six votes during the 1997 AFL season. Despite polling more votes than Harvey, Chris Grant of the Western Bulldogs was ineligible due to suspension.

Leading vote-getters


PlayerVotes
Chris Grant *27
1stRobert Harvey 26
=2ndPeter Matera 21
=2ndPaul Kelly 21
=4thNathan Burke 18
=4thMark Ricciuto 18
6thBrad Sholl 16
=7thAndrew Wills 15
=7thCraig Bradley 15
=9thPaul Salmon 13
=9thNathan Buckley 13
Darren Jarman *13
Dale Lewis *13

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