2005 Brownlow Medal


The 2005 Brownlow Medal was the 78th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League home and away season. Ben Cousins of the West Coast Eagles won the medal by polling twenty votes during the 2005 AFL season. It was Cousins' first Brownlow Medal win, and with Daniel Kerr finishing the runner up, it was the first time in 79 years that the top two votegetters were from the same club.

Leading votegetters


PlayerVotes
1stBen Cousins 20
2ndDaniel Kerr 19
3rdNick Dal Santo 18
4thScott West 17
=5thTyson Edwards 16
=5thBarry Hall 16
7thLuke Hodge 15
Chris Judd *15
=8thMatthew Pavlich 14
=8thLuke Power 14
10thCameron Ling 13

* The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the AFL Tribunal during the year.

Voting procedure

The three field umpires confer after each match and award three votes, two votes and one vote to the players they regard as the best, second best and third best in the match, respectively. The votes are kept secret until the awards night, and are read and tallied on the evening.
As the medal is awarded to the fairest and best player in the league, those who have been suspended during the season by the AFL Tribunal are ineligible to win the award; however, they may still continue to poll votes.