Brownlow Medal quiz: How many questions can you get right?
HOW well do you know your Brownlow Medal history? Take GILBERT GARDINER’S 25-question quiz. How many can you get right?
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Scroll down for the answers. How many can you get right?
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1. How many votes did Chris Judd poll to win each of his Brownlow medals?
2. Who finished equal second to Jobe Watson in the 2012 Brownlow Medal?
3. Who are the only three players to poll the maximum votes in five consecutive games?
4. Which two current players are among the six men to have polled more than 200 votes?
5. Who is the youngest player to win the Brownlow, at 19 years and 91 days?
6. Who was Richmond’s last Brownlow medallist?
7. Under the rules of the AFL, the Brownlow Medal is awarded to which player each season?
8. Which Brisbane Lions midfielder leads the club’s highest votes tally?
9. Name the ruckmen who won consecutive Brownlows in 1991 and 1992?
10. Which teammates finished first and second in the 2005 Brownlow Medal?
11. How many times has Brownlow medallist Gary Ablett Jr finished second in the medal count?
12. Who in 1997 registered 27 Brownlow votes, but was ineligible, and the medal was awarded to Robert Harvey with 26 votes?
13. In what year was the Brownlow Medal first awarded?
14. How many times has there been multiple Brownlows awarded in a single season, including those awarded retrospectively?
15. Name the four players to win three Brownlows?
16. Who won the 1990 Brownlow Medal?
17. In what year was then Carlton spearhead Brendan Fevola fined for being heavily intoxicated at the Brownlow Medal function?
18. Which club did inaugural winner Edward ‘Carji’ Greeves play for?
19. Melbourne midfielder Shane Woewodin won the 2000 Brownlow with 24 votes. Who finished second?
20. 1977 Brownlow medallist Graham Teasdale was famous for wearing what to the function?
21. Who holds the record for the most number of votes in a season (30) while being ineligible?
22. Since 1998, how many pre-count favourites have gone on to win the Brownlow Medal?
23. Who holds the record for the most career votes (246)?
24. Who was awarded the first three votes in the 2015 Brownlow Medal count?
25. In what year was the Brownlow Medal award night first televised, and who won the medal on that occasion?
ANSWERS
1. 30
2. Sam Mitchell and Trent Cotchin
3. Brent Harvey (2007), Justin Madden (1985), Chris Judd (2010)
4. Sam Mitchell (204*) and Gary Ablett (214*)
5. Dick Reynolds
6. Ian Stewart, 1971
7. “Fairest and best”
8. Simon Black
9. Jim Stynes (Melbourne) and Scott Wynd (Footscray)
10. Ben Cousins and Daniel Kerr
11. Twice (2010, 2014)
12. Chris Grant
13. 1924
14. 10
15. Haydn Bunton Sr, Dick Reynolds, Bob Skilton, Ian Stewart
16. Tony Liberatore
17. 2009
18. Geelong
19. Scott West
20. A brown velour suit
21. Sam Mitchell (2010; winner Dane Swan polled a record 34)
22. 7 (Shane Crawford 1999, Ben Cousins 2005, Adam Goodes 2006, Gary Ablett 2009 and 2013, Jobe Watson 2012, Nat Fyfe 2015)
23. Gary Dempsey
24. Taylor Hunt
25. 1970, Peter Bedford
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