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1924 Brownlow Medal

Victorian Football League player award

Field	Value
name	1924 Brownlow Medal
date	17 September
location	VFL Headquarters
holder_label	Winner
holder	Edward 'Carji' Greeves()
7 votes
main	Brownlow Medal
next	1925

7 votes The 1924 Brownlow Medal was the inaugural year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season. Edward 'Carji' Greeves of the Geelong Football Club won the medal by polling seven votes during the 1924 VFL season.

Voting system

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

The field umpire awarded one vote to whom he adjudged the best player on the field.
The player who finished with the most votes would be awarded the 1924 Brownlow Medal.
In the event of a tie, the umpiring panel would meet and agree upon a winner among the tied players.

Votes

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 and Bert Chadwick runners-up.

Player	Votes
1st	Edward Greeves, Jr. ()
=2nd	George Shorten ()

Bert Chadwick ()
4th	Doug Hayes ()
=5th	Paddy O'Brien ()
Jack Moriarty ()
Arthur Pink ()
Mark Tandy ()
=9th	Maurie Beasy ()
Norm Beckton ()
Les Bryant ()
Jim Spain ()
Colin Watson ()
Wels Eicke ()
Jack O'Connell ()
Roy Cazaly ()

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-ground awards in just fourteen games played is another outstanding 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 votes. Geelong topped the list with 11 votes, 7 of them made up by 'Carji' Greeves.

Team	Votes
1st
= 2nd

4th
5th
6th
= 7th

9th

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 votes polled.

Team	Player	Votes
	Paddy O'Brien	3
	Syd Coventry
Reg Baker
Joe Poulter
Charlie Tyson
Gordon Coventry	1
	George Shorten	6
	Jack Moriarty	3
	Edward 'Carji' Greeves	7
	Bert Chadwick	6
	Doug Hayes	4
	Mark Tandy	3
	Colin Watson
Wels Eicke	2

Presentation

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

References

(18 September 1924). "Best and Fairest Player: Greeves (Geelong) wins medal". The Argus.
(2009). "AFL Record Season Guide 2009". Slattery Media Group.
(24 April 1924). "Brownlow Medal". The Age.
"1924 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables.
Lovett, p. 502
"Edward Greeves – Statistics". AFL Tables.
"Brownlow Medal – Averages". AFL Tables.
"1924 Brownlow Medal – Team Totals". AFL Tables.
"1924 Season Scores – Ladder". AFL Tables.
Lovett, p. 503

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