2020 Brownlow Medal

2020 Brownlow Medal
2020 Brownlow Medallist, Lachie Neale
Date18 October 2020
LocationVarious venues
Hosted byHamish McLachlan and Jacqui Felgate
WinnerLachie Neale (Brisbane Lions)
(31 votes)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkSeven Network
Telstra
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The 2020 Brownlow Medal was the 93rd year the award was presented to the player adjudged the best and fairest player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home-and-away season. Lachie Neale of the Brisbane Lions was the winner, with 31 votes.[1]

Neale's tally of 31 votes from only 17 matches (1.82 per game) in the shortened 2020 season set a new record for most votes per game by a winner under the 3–2–1 voting system. Neale broke the long-standing record of Dick Reynolds, who polled 27 votes from the 15 games he played in 1937 (1.80 per game); and held the record until it was broken by Patrick Cripps in 2024.[2]

  1. ^ Laughton, Max (18 October 2020). "It's a landslide! Lions star Neale claims crushing Brownlow win to cap stunning season". FOX Sports. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Brownlow Medal Winners". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 October 2024.