Date 17 September | Location VFL Headquarters | |
Winner Edward 'Carji' Greeves(Geelong)7 votes | ||
The 1924 Brownlow Medal was the inaugural year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season. Edward 'Carji' Greeves of the Geelong Football Club won the medal by polling seven votes during the 1924 VFL season.
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Voting system
The voting system used in the 1924 Brownlow Medal was as follows:
Ineligibility
A player would be deemed ineligible for the award if the player was reported in any match (including finals), found guilty and suspended.
Leading vote-getters
The following list shows the leading vote-getters for the 1924 Brownlow Medal. Edward 'Carji' Greeves was the winner, with George Shorten and Bert Chadwick runners-up.
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.
Greeves' seven best on grounds in just fourteen games played is another amazing statistic. With vote inflation included (where 1 vote in 1924 equals 3 votes), Greeves is one of the most consistent vote-getters of all time with an average of 0.81 votes per game throughout his 10-season career.
Team totals
The following list shows the teams whose players polled the most amount of votes. Geelong topped the list with 11 votes, 7 of them made up by 'Carji' Greeves.
Ironically, the team that polled the most votes, Geelong, missed the 1924 VFL finals by two games, finishing 5th.
Leading vote-getters by team
The following list shows the players who topped their team for the most amount of votes polled.
Presentation
The Brownlow Medal was presented to the player at League Headquarters, without the fanfare, glitz and glamour of the award today.