2013 Brownlow Medal

The 2013 Brownlow Medal was the 86th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League home and away season. Gary Ablett of the Gold Coast Football Club won the medal for the second time by polling twenty-eight votes during the 2013 AFL season.

Leading vote-getters

	Player	Votes
1st	Gary Ablett	28
2nd	Joel Selwood	27
3rd	Dane Swan	26
	Steve Johnson *	25
4th	Patrick Dangerfield	22
=5th	Dan Hannebery	21
=5th	Scott Pendlebury	21
=5th	Tom Rockliff	21
=8th	Trent Cotchin	19
=8th	Kieren Jack	19
10th	Nathan Fyfe	18

* 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.