1979 VFL Season: Brownlow Medal
Top 10 Players
| Rank | Player | Team(s) | Vote(s) | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Peter Moore | Collingwood | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2nd | Garry Wilson | Fitzroy | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd | Robert Flower | Melbourne | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | Barry Round | South Melbourne | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5th | Gary Dempsey | North Melbourne | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 6th | Ross Glendinning | North Melbourne | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7th | Terry Daniher | Essendon | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Jeff Dunne | St Kilda | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Robbert Klomp | Carlton | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Mark MacLure | Carlton | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| * | Rene Kink | Collingwood | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
*: Player was ineligible to receive the medal this season.
Team Summary
| Rank | Team | Vote(s) | Leader(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Carlton | 91 | Robbert Klomp, Mark MacLure (13) |
| 2nd | Fitzroy | 83 | Garry Wilson (21) |
| 3rd | North Melbourne | 77 | Gary Dempsey (16) |
| 4th | Essendon | 76 | Terry Daniher (13) |
| 5th | Melbourne | 69 | Robert Flower (19) |
| Geelong | 69 | Ian Nankervis (10) | |
| 7th | Collingwood | 67 | Peter Moore (22) |
| 8th | Hawthorn | 62 | Michael Tuck (12) |
| 9th | Richmond | 61 | David Cloke, Michael Roach (9) |
| 10th | South Melbourne | 45 | Barry Round (17) |
| Footscray | 45 | Ian Hampshire (10) | |
| 12th | St Kilda | 43 | Jeff Dunne (13) |
| * | undesignated | 4 |
*:
Undesignated votes for players who played with more than one team during the home-and-away season (due to incomplete match-level records pre-1984).
Internal Links
- Brownlow (All): Click here
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