2005 Brownlow Medal

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2005 Brownlow Medal
Date 19 September
Location Crown Palladium
Winner Ben Cousins (West Coast)
Votes 20[1]
Broadcaster Network Ten
Host Stephen Quartermain
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The Brownlow Medal was awarded in 2005 to Ben Cousins from the West Coast Eagles for being the best and fairest player during the 2005 Australian Football League home and away season. It is the most prestigious individual award in Australian rules football and was held at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne, Victoria on 19 September 2005. It was Cousins first Brownlow Medal win, and the first 1–2 finish by a club in 86 years.[2]

Leading votegetters

Player Votes
1st Ben Cousins 20
2nd Daniel Kerr 19
3rd Nick Dal Santo 18
4th Scott West 17
=5th Tyson Edwards 16
=5th Barry Hall 16
7th Luke Hodge 15
=8th Mathew Pavlich 14
=8th Luke Power 14
10th Jude Bolton 13

Voting Procedure

Under the current procedures, the three field umpires (those umpires who control the flow of the game, as opposed to goal or boundary umpires) confer after each match and award 3 votes, 2 votes and 1 vote to the players they regard as the best, second best and third best in the match respectively.

References

  1. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow2005.html 2005
  2. Australian Associated Press (20 September 2005). "West Coast skipper claims Brownlow Medal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 February 2011. 

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