1924 Brownlow Medal
| 1924 Brownlow Medal | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 September Edward 'Carji' Greeves(Geelong )7 votes |
The 1924
Voting system
The voting system used in the 1924 Brownlow Medal was as follows:[2]
- The field umpire awarded one vote to whom he adjudged the best player on the field.
- The player who finished with the most votes would be awarded the 1924 Brownlow Medal.
- In the event of a tie, the umpiring panel would meet and agree upon a winner among the tied players.[3]
Votes
Leading vote-getters
The following list shows the leading vote-getters for the 1924 Brownlow Medal.
| Player | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Edward Greeves, Jr. (Geelong ) |
7 |
| =2nd | George Shorten (Essendon) |
6 |
| Bert Chadwick (Melbourne) | ||
| 4th | Doug Hayes (Richmond) | 4 |
| =5th | Paddy O'Brien (Carlton) | 3 |
| Jack Moriarty (Fitzroy) | ||
| Arthur Pink (Geelong) | ||
Mark Tandy (South Melbourne )
| ||
| =9th | Maurie Beasy (Carlton) | 2 |
| Norm Beckton (Essendon) | ||
| Les Bryant (Fitzroy) | ||
| Jim Spain (Richmond) | ||
| Colin Watson (St Kilda) | ||
| Wels Eicke (St Kilda) | ||
| Jack O'Connell (South Melbourne) | ||
| Roy Cazaly (South Melbourne) |
Greeves' outstanding season is further outlined by the fact that he is one of the youngest players to win the award, aged just 20 years 312 days at the time.[5]
Greeves' seven
Team totals
The following list shows the teams whose players polled the most votes.
| Team | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Geelong | 11 |
| = 2nd | Richmond Essendon |
10 |
| 4th | Fitzroy | 9 |
| 5th | South Melbourne | 8 |
| 6th | Melbourne | 7 |
| = 7th | St Kilda Carlton |
6 |
| 9th | Collingwood | 5 |
The team that polled the most votes, Geelong, missed the 1924 VFL finals by two games, finishing 5th.[9]
Leading vote-getters by team
The following list shows the players who topped their team for the most votes polled.[4]
| Team | Player | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Carlton | Paddy O'Brien | 3 |
| Collingwood | Syd Coventry Reg Baker Joe Poulter Charlie Tyson Gordon Coventry |
1 |
| Essendon | George Shorten | 6 |
| Fitzroy | Jack Moriarty | 3 |
| Geelong | Edward 'Carji' Greeves |
7 |
| Melbourne | Bert Chadwick | 6 |
| Richmond | Doug Hayes | 4 |
| South Melbourne | Mark Tandy |
3 |
| St Kilda | Colin Watson Wels Eicke |
2 |
Presentation
The Brownlow Medal was presented to the player at League Headquarters, without the fanfare, glitz and glamour of the award today.[10]
References
- ^ "Best and Fairest Player: Greeves (Geelong) wins medal". The Argus. 18 September 1924. p. 18. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
- ^ "Brownlow Medal". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 24 April 1924. p. 9.
- ^ a b "1924 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ Lovett, p. 502
- ^ "Edward Greeves – Statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ "Brownlow Medal – Averages". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ "1924 Brownlow Medal – Team Totals". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ "1924 Season Scores – Ladder". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ Lovett, p. 503