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1986 Brownlow Medal
1986 Brownlow Medal
Winners	Robert DiPierdomenico (Hawthorn); Greg Williams (Sydney); 17 votes
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The 1986 Brownlow Medal was the 59th 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] Robert DiPierdomenico of the Hawthorn Football Club and Greg Williams of the Sydney Swans both won the medal by polling seventeen votes during the 1986 VFL season.^[2]

The winning tally of 17 votes, at only 0.77 votes per game played, both set new records for the lowest in Brownlow Medal history under the 3-2-1 voting system; as of 2024, these records have not been surpassed.^[3]

Leading votegetters

	Player	Votes
=1st	Robert DiPierdomenico (Hawthorn)	17
=1st	Greg Williams (Sydney)	17
3rd	Paul Roos (Fitzroy)	16
4th	Glenn Hawker (Essendon)	15
5th	John Platten (Hawthorn)	14
6th	Bruce Abernethy (Collingwood)	13
=7th	Shane Morwood (Collingwood)	12
=7th	Wayne Harmes (Carlton)	12
	Jon Dorotich (Carlton)*	12
9th	Richard Loveridge (Hawthorn)	11
=10th	Peter McConville (Carlton)	10
	Alan Ezard Essendon
	Paul Meldrum Carlton
	Peter Daicos Collingwood
	Dennis Carroll Sydney
	Mark Dwyer Fitzroy

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

References

^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
^ "1986 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
^ "Brownlow Medal Winners". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

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[seasonguide-1] Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.

[2] "1986 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

[3] "Brownlow Medal Winners". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

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