1978 VFL Season: Brownlow Medal
Top 10 Players
| Rank | Player | Team(s) | Vote(s) | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Malcolm Blight | North Melbourne | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2nd | Peter Knights | Hawthorn | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd | Garry Wilson | Fitzroy | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 4th | Kevin Bartlett | Richmond | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 5th | Gary Dempsey | Footscray | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 6th | Graham Teasdale | South Melbourne | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 7th | Robert Flower | Melbourne | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Geoff Raines | Richmond | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Michael Tuck | Hawthorn | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| * | Ray Shaw | Collingwood | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th | Ron Alexander | Fitzroy | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Val Perovic | St Kilda | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
*: Player was ineligible to receive the medal this season.
Team Summary
| Rank | Team | Vote(s) | Leader(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Carlton | 82 | Dennis Collins (12) |
| 2nd | North Melbourne | 81 | Malcolm Blight (22) |
| 3rd | Hawthorn | 74 | Peter Knights (21) |
| 4th | Fitzroy | 70 | Garry Wilson (20) |
| 5th | Collingwood | 68 | Ray Shaw (14) |
| 6th | St Kilda | 67 | Val Perovic (13) |
| 7th | Geelong | 65 | Kevin Higgins (12) |
| 8th | South Melbourne | 63 | Graham Teasdale (15) |
| 9th | Essendon | 59 | Ken Fletcher (8) |
| 10th | Richmond | 58 | Kevin Bartlett (19) |
| 11th | Footscray | 57 | Gary Dempsey (16) |
| 12th | Melbourne | 48 | Robert Flower (14) |
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