1997 Brownlow Medal
Award
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The 1997 Brownlow Medal was the 70th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home-and-away season.[1] Robert Harvey of the St Kilda Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-six votes during the 1997 AFL season.[2] Despite polling more votes than Harvey, Chris Grant of the Western Bulldogs was ineligible due to suspension.
WinnerRobert Harvey (St Kilda)
26 votes
26 votes
NetworkSeven Network
| 1997 Brownlow Medal | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Robert Harvey (St Kilda) 26 votes |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Seven Network |
Leading vote-getters
| Player | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Grant (Western Bulldogs)* | 27 | |
| 1st | Robert Harvey (St Kilda) | 26 |
| =2nd | Peter Matera (West Coast) | 21 |
| Paul Kelly (Sydney) | ||
| =4th | Nathan Burke (St Kilda) | 18 |
| Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) | ||
| 6th | Brad Sholl (Geelong) | 16 |
| =7th | Andrew Wills (Fremantle) | 15 |
| Craig Bradley (Carlton) | ||
| =9th | Paul Salmon (Hawthorn) | 13 |
| Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) | ||
| Darren Jarman (Adelaide)* | 13 | |
| Dale Lewis (Sydney)* |
* The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the AFL Tribunal during the year.
