The 1924 Brownlow Medal

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The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...

was awarded to Edward 'Carji' Greeves of Geelong

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, who was adjudged to have been the best and fairest

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 player during the 1924

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Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1924.-Premiership season:In 1924, the VFL competition consisted of nine teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their...

 Victorian Football League

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 home and away

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 season. It was the first time that the Brownlow Medal, now the most prestigious award in the league, was presented.

Voting system

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

• The field umpire
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   awarded one vote to who he adjudged was the best player on the field.
• The player that finished with the most amount of votes would be awarded the 1924 Brownlow Medal.
• In the event of a tie, the players with the most amount of votes would both receive a replica of the medal.

Inelegibility

A player would be deemed ineligible for the award if the player was reported in any match (including finals), found guilty and suspended.

Leading vote-getters

The following list shows the leading vote-getters for the 1924 Brownlow Medal. Edward 'Carji' Greeves was the winner, with George Shorten

George Shorten

George 'Tich' Shorten was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL during the 1920s....

 and Bert Chadwick

Albert Chadwick

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 runners-up.

	| Player	| Votes
1st	Edward Greeves, Jr.	7
= 2nd	George Shorten George Shorten George 'Tich' Shorten was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL during the 1920s....   Bert Chadwick Albert Chadwick Sir Albert Edward "Bert" Chadwick was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He was born in Beechworth and educated at Tungamah High School....	6
4th	Doug Hayes	4
= 5th	Paddy O'Brien  Jack Moriarty Jack Moriarty Jack Moriarty was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .- Background :Moriarty, the son of dual Fitzroy premiership player Geoff, was a lightly built full forward who became a spectacular success after leaving Essendon Football Club at the end of 1923 and crossing to...   Arthur Pink  Mark Tandy Mark Tandy (Australian rules footballer) Mark "Napper" Tandy was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League in the early 20th century....	3
= 9th	Maurie Beasy  Norm Beckton Norm Beckton Norm Beckton was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL during the 1920s.Beckton played as a ruckman and won Essendon's best and fairest in 1928. A premiership player in 1923 and 1924, Beckton also represented Victoria during his career. He captained Essendon in 1929...   Les Bryant  Jim Spain  Colin Watson Colin Watson (footballer) Colin C. Watson was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Watson played with St Kilda in various positions, predominantly on the half back line or across the centre. Spotted as a schoolboy by Roy Cazaly and was brought to Melbourne in 1919 where he played some games with...   Wels Eicke Wels Eicke Wellesley Hastings "Wels" Eicke was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.-Early life/career:Eicke was a talented young sportsman who was a champion swimmer at school level...   Jack O'Connell  Roy Cazaly Roy Cazaly Roy Cazaly was an Australian rules football player famous for his high marks and ruck work, which gave rise to the phrase "Up There Cazaly".-Early life/career:...	2

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.

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

	| Team	| Votes
1st		11
= 2nd		10
4th		9
5th		8
6th		7
= 7th		6
9th		5

Ironically, 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 amount of votes polled.

Team	| Player	| Votes
	Paddy O'Brien Paddy O'Brien (footballer) Patrick Joseph "Paddy" O'Brien was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League .O'Brien was a physically tough defender who usually played at centre half back...	3
	Syd Coventry Syd Coventry -St Kilda:Originally from Diamond Creek, Victoria, Coventry journeyed across the Bass Strait after the First World War to work in the mines at Queenstown, Tasmania, taking with him a reputation as a fine footballer... Reg Baker Joe Poulter Joe Poulter Joe Poulter was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .... Charlie Tyson Charlie Tyson Charlie Tyson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and North Melbourne in the VFL during the 1920s.... Gordon Coventry Gordon Coventry Gordon "Nuts" Coventry was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League . With 1,299 goals over 18 seasons, Coventry remains one of the greatest full forwards the game has ever seen...	1
	George Shorten George Shorten George 'Tich' Shorten was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL during the 1920s....	6
	Jack Moriarty Jack Moriarty Jack Moriarty was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .- Background :Moriarty, the son of dual Fitzroy premiership player Geoff, was a lightly built full forward who became a spectacular success after leaving Essendon Football Club at the end of 1923 and crossing to...	3
	Edward 'Carji' Greeves	7
	Bert Chadwick Albert Chadwick Sir Albert Edward "Bert" Chadwick was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He was born in Beechworth and educated at Tungamah High School....	6
	Doug Hayes	4
	Mark Tandy Mark Tandy (Australian rules footballer) Mark "Napper" Tandy was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League in the early 20th century....	3
	Colin Watson Colin Watson (footballer) Colin C. Watson was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Watson played with St Kilda in various positions, predominantly on the half back line or across the centre. Spotted as a schoolboy by Roy Cazaly and was brought to Melbourne in 1919 where he played some games with... Wels Eicke Wels Eicke Wellesley Hastings "Wels" Eicke was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.-Early life/career:Eicke was a talented young sportsman who was a champion swimmer at school level...	2

Presentation

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

External links

• 1924 Brownlow Medal at AFL Tables