1998 Brownlow Medal


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 home-and-away season. 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.
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.

Leading vote-getters


PlayerVotes
1stRobert Harvey 32
2ndNathan Buckley 24
3rdScott West 23
4thShaun Rehn 22
5thMark Ricciuto 21
=6thTodd Viney 20
=6thWayne Carey 20
8thBen Cousins 18
Fraser Brown *18
Matthew Knights *18
Shane Crawford *17
=9thTony Lockett 15
=9thWayne Schwass 15

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