1939 Brownlow Medal

1939 Brownlow Medal
Winner Marcus Whelan (Collingwood)
23 votes

The 1939 Brownlow Medal was the 16th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.[1] Marcus Whelan of the Collingwood Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-three votes during the 1939 VFL season.[2]

Leading votegetters

Player Votes
1st Marcus Whelan (Collingwood) 23
2nd Harry Hickey (Footscray) 20
3rd Dick Reynolds (Essendon) 19
4th Jack Dyer (Richmond) 17
5th Wilfred Smallhorn (Fitzroy) 16
=6th Jock Cordner (North Melbourne) 14
Syd Dyer (North Melbourne)
8th Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne) 13
9th Stan Spinks (Hawthorn) 12
=10th Alby Pannam (Collingwood) 11
Hugh Torney (Essendon)
Jim Cleary (South Melbourne)
Jack Mueller (Melbourne)* 11

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

References

  1. Lovett, Michael (ed.). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
  2. "1939 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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