2000 Brownlow Medal
| 2000 Brownlow Medal | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Shane Woewodin (Melbourne) 24 votes |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Seven Network |
The 2000 Brownlow Medal was the 73rd 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] Shane Woewodin of the Melbourne Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-four votes during the 2000 AFL season.[2]
The Essendon Football Club set a record for the highest number of votes collected as a team, with 116 out of a possible 132 votes. The club polled at least one vote in every game, including all six votes in 14 games.[3]
Leading vote-getters
| Player | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shane Woewodin (Melbourne) | 24 |
| 2nd | Scott West (Western Bulldogs) | 22 |
| 3rd | Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) | 20 |
| 4th | Anthony Koutoufides (Carlton) | 19 |
| =5th | Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) | 18 |
| Brett Ratten (Carlton) | ||
| =7th | Michael O'Loughlin (Sydney) | 16 |
| Michael Voss (Brisbane Lions) | ||
| James Hird (Essendon) | ||
| =10th | Wayne Carey (Kangaroos) | 14 |
| Nick Holland (Hawthorn) | ||
| Adem Yze (Melbourne) | ||
| Brent Harvey (Kangaroos) | ||
| Tony Liberatore (Western Bulldogs) | ||
| Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) |
References
- ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
- ^ "2000 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ @js_kay (28 August 2018). "OTD in 2000 @EssendonFC polled a VFL / AFL record 116 (of possible 132) #Brownlow votes. The club polled... - all 6 votes in 14 rounds - the 3 votes in 20 rounds - at least one vote in all rounds - 74 of 78 votes in first 13 rounds" (Tweet) – via Twitter.