The Brownlow Medal has been awarded to the best and fairest player in the home-and-away competition since 1924.
Our Club has produced a total of 11 Brownlow Medallists - eight from Fitzroy, one from the Bears and two since forming as the merged Brisbane Lions.
CLUB BROWNLOW MEDALLISTS
|
Year
|
Player
|
|
1931
|
Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy)
|
|
1932
|
Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy)
|
|
1933
|
Wilfred Smallhorn (Fitzroy)
|
|
1935
|
Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy)
|
| 1936 | Denis Ryan (Fitzroy) |
| 1950 | Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy) |
| 1969 | Kevin Murray (Fitzroy) |
| 1981 |
Bernie Quinlan (Fitzroy)
|
| 1996 | Michael Voss (Bears) |
| 2001 | Jason Akermanis (Lions) |
| 2002 | Simon Black (Lions) |
HIGHEST BROWNLOW MEDAL VOTE-GETTERS (ALL-TIME)
|
Votes
|
Player
|
|
184
|
Simon Black (Lions)
|
| 178 | Kevin Murray (Fitzroy) |
|
161
|
Garry Wilson (Fitzroy)
|
|
150
|
Michael Voss (Bears/Lions)
|
| 122 | Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy) |
| 112 | Jonathan Brown (Lions) |
| 100 | Wilfred Smallhorn (Fitzroy) |
| 98* |
Paul Roos (Fitzroy)
|
| 97* | John Murphy (Fitzroy) |
| 97 | Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy) |
| 93 | Nigel Lappin (Bears/Lions) |
| 91* | Jason Akermanis (Bears/Lions) |
| 83 | Luke Power (Lions) |
| 68 | Tom Rockliff (Lions) |
| 62* | Bernie Quinlan (Fitzroy) |
| 59 | Bill Stephen (Fitzroy) |
| 51 | Ron Alexander (Fitzroy) |
| 50 | Fred Hughson (Fitzroy) |
| 48 | Denis Ryan (Fitzroy) |
| 44* | Richard Osborne (Fitzroy) |
| 43 | Alastair Lynch (Fitzroy/Bears/Lions) |
* also received Brownlow Medal votes for other clubs
Current player
HIGHEST BROWNLOW MEDAL VOTE-GETTERS (CURRENT)
|
Votes
|
Player
|
| 68 | Tom Rockliff |
| 41 | Dayne Zorko |
| 28 | Daniel Rich |
| 26 | Dayne Beams* |
| 17 | Stefan Martin |
| 6 | Mitch Robinson* |
| 5 | Sam Mayes |
| 2 | Eric Hipwood |
| 1 | Rohan Bewick |
| 1 | Claye Beams |
| 1 | Ryan Lester |
| 1 | Lewis Taylor |
* also received Brownlow Medal votes for other clubs
Please find below a list of all Lions Brownlow Medal vote-getters year-by-year since 1997, along with the eventual winners.
2017
| Total Votes | Player |
| 17 | Dayne Beams |
| 14 | Dayne Zorko* |
| 6 | Stefan Martin |
| 4 | Daniel Rich |
| 2 | Tom Rockliff |
| 2 | Eric Hipwood |
| 1 | Ryan Lester |
| 1 | Lewis Taylor |
WINNER: Dustin Martin (Richmond) – 36 votes
2016
| Total Votes | Player |
| 9 | Tom Rockliff |
| 5 | Dayne Zorko |
| 3 | Pearce Hanley |
| 3 | Mitch Robinson |
WINNER: Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) – 35 votes
2015
| Total Votes | Player |
| 9 | Dayne Beams |
| 7 | Stefan Martin |
| 5 | Dayne Zorko |
| 4 | Tom Rockliff |
| 3 | Daniel Rich |
| 3 | Pearce Hanley |
| 3 | Mitch Robinson |
| 1 | Jack Redden |
WINNER: Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) – 31 votes
2014
|
Total Votes
|
Player
|
|
15
|
Tom Rockliff
|
|
9
|
Pearce Hanley
|
|
8
|
Dayne Zorko
|
|
5
|
Jack Redden
|
|
4
|
Stefan Martin
|
|
1
|
Rohan Bewick
|
WINNER: Matthew Priddis (West Coast) – 26 votes
2013
|
Total Votes
|
Player
|
|
21
|
Tom Rockliff
|
|
8
|
Matthew Leuenberger
|
|
8
|
Pearce Hanley
|
|
5
|
Sam Mayes
|
|
5
|
Simon Black
|
|
5
|
Daniel Rich
|
| 3 | Dayne Zorko |
|
2
|
Jonathan Brown |
| 2 | Daniel Merrett |
| 2 | Brent Moloney |
| 1 | Jack Redden |
| 1 | Ash McGrath |
| 1 | Joel Patfull |
WINNER: Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) – 28 votes
2012
|
Total Votes
|
Player
|
|
8
|
Daniel Rich
|
|
8
|
Tom Rockliff
|
|
6
|
Dayne Zorko
|
|
6
|
Jack Redden
|
|
6
|
Simon Black
|
|
5
|
Daniel Merrett
|
| 4 | Pearce Hanley |
|
4
|
Jonathan Brown |
| 3 | Josh Drummond |
| 2 | Ben Hudson |
| 1 | Niall McKeever |
| 1 | Matt Maguire |
| 1 | Claye Beams |
WINNER: Jobe Watson (Essendon) – 30 votes
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Votes from previous years. |
