2006 Brownlow Medal

The 2006 Brownlow Medal was the 79th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League home and away season. Adam Goodes of the Sydney Swans won the medal by polling twenty-six votes during the 2006 AFL season. It was Goodes' second Brownlow Medal win, after his victory in 2003.

Leading vote-getters

	Player	Votes
1st	Adam Goodes	26
2nd	Scott West	23
	Daniel Kerr *	22
3rd	Chris Judd	21
4th	Brad Johnson	19
=5th	Shaun Burgoyne	15
=5th	Brendon Lade	15
=5th	Matthew Pavlich	15
8th	Paul Chapman	14
=9th	Jonathan Brown	13
=9th	Sam Mitchell	13
=9th	Nathan Thompson	13
=9th	Danyle Pearce	13
=9th	Ben Cousins	13

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

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.