2004 Brownlow Medal
The 2004 Brownlow Medal was the 77th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League home-and-away season. Chris Judd of the West Coast Eagles won the medal by polling thirty votes during the 2004 AFL season.
Leading vote-getters
| Player | Votes | |
| 1st | Chris Judd | 30 |
| 2nd | Mark Ricciuto | 23 |
| 3rd | Chad Cornes | 22 |
| =4th | Scott West | 20 |
| =4th | Brett Kirk | 20 |
| 6th | Simon Black | 18 |
| =7th | Luke Power | 17 |
| =7th | Nick Riewoldt | 17 |
| =7th | Nigel Lappin | 17 |
| =10th | Jeff White | 15 |
| =10th | Warren Tredrea | 15 |
Voting procedure
The three field 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.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 are ineligible to win the award; however, they may still continue to poll votes.