2014 Brownlow Medal

2014 Brownlow Medal
Date22 September
LocationCrown Palladium
Hosted byBruce McAvaney
WinnerMatt Priddis (West Coast)
26 votes
Television/radio coverage
NetworkSeven Network
Fox Footy
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The 2014 Brownlow Medal was the 87th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season.[1] Matt Priddis of the West Coast Eagles won the medal by polling twenty-six votes during the 2014 AFL season.[2] Defending Brownlow Medallist Gary Ablett of the Gold Coast Football Club was the short-priced favourite for the medal until he suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in round 16. Betting on the medal was suspended while the extent of the injury to Ablett was determined.[3] Geelong captain Joel Selwood, Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury and Sydney's Josh Kennedy were considered to be among the new favourites in the wake of Ablett's injury,[4] but at the end of the season Ablett was still second favourite to have polled enough votes before his injury to win the award.[5] He ended up polling the equal-third most votes, tying with Sydney's Lance Franklin on 22 votes.

  1. ^ Lovett, Michael (ed.). AFL Record Season Guide 2016. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 593.
  2. ^ "2014 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. ^ Quayle, Emma; Schetzer, Alana (6 July 2014). "Gold Coast captain Gary Ablett's inconclusive scans delay diagnosis".
  4. ^ Spits, Scott; Brodie, Will; Cherny, Daniel; Giliberto, Richard; Absalom-Wong, Matthew (11 September 2014). "Brownlow Medal 2014: Top chances and a club-by-club guide". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  5. ^ Rohan Connolly (17 August 2014). "Brownlow Medal race shaping as a classic with Ablett, Franklin and Heppell in the frame". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 15 September 2014.