1993 Brownlow Medal


The 1993 Brownlow Medal was the 66th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League home and away season. Gavin Wanganeen of the Essendon Football Club won the medal by polling eighteen votes during the 1993 AFL season. Wanganeen was the first Aboriginal player to win the Brownlow Medal in the history of the award and at age 20, he was the youngest winner since Denis Ryan in 1936. The South Australian also added a Premiership Medallion to his collection after Essendon defeated Carlton in the 1993 premiership decider. Both medals were already in addition to the 1993 Michael Tuck Medal Wanganeen was awarded for being 'best on ground' in the Night / Pre-Season Grand Final.
Controversy and credibility still hang over the legitimacy of the medal win. Greg Williams of Carlton received no votes for a 44 possession game against Melbourne in round 10.In 2006 former umpire Murray Bird verified a conversation with main umpire John Russo after the game that revealed Russo refused to give any votes to Williams - “well did he make your job any easier?”
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Leading votegetters


PlayerVotes
1stGavin Wanganeen 18
2ndGreg Williams 17
Garry Hocking *17
=3rdJason Dunstall 16
=3rdWayne Carey 16
=5thLeon Cameron 14
=5thNathan Buckley 14
Wayne Schwass *14
7thMatthew Knights 13
Gary Ablett *13
=8thRobert Harvey 12
=8thDamian Monkhorst 12
=8thJim Stynes 12
=8thScott Wynd 12

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