The 1924

Brownlow Medal The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...

was the inaugural year the award was presented to the player adjudged the

fairest and best In Australian sport, the best and fairest award recognises the player(s) adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition. The awards are sometimes dependent on not receiving a suspensi ...

player during the

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(VFL) home and away season.

Edward 'Carji' Greeves Edward Goderich "Carji" Greeves, Junior (1 November 1903 – 15 April 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), now known as the Australian Football League (AFL). H ...

of the

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won the medal by polling seven votes during the

1924 VFL season The 1924 VFL season was the 28th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured nine clubs, ran from 26 April until 27 September, and comprised a 16- ...

Voting system

The voting system used in the 1924 Brownlow Medal was as follows: * 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.

Votes

Leading vote-getters

The following list shows the leading vote-getters for the 1924 Brownlow Medal.

was the winner, with

George Shorten George William "Tich" Shorten (19 March 1901 – 26 June 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL during the 1920s. Shorten was the lightest player in Essendon's famed "Mosquito Fleet", with estimates on hi ...

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.Lovett, p. 502 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 votes. Geelong topped the list with 11 votes, 7 of them made up by 'Carji' Greeves.

The team that polled the most votes, , 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 votes polled.

Presentation

The Brownlow Medal was presented to the player at League Headquarters, without the fanfare, glitz and glamour of the award today.Lovett, p. 503

References

External links

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