The 1947 Brownlow Medal was the 20th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.[1] Bert Deacon of the Carlton Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-three votes during the 1947 VFL season.[2]
| 1947 Brownlow Medal | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Bert Deacon (Carlton) 23 votes |
Leading votegetters edit
| Player | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bert Deacon (Carlton) | 23 |
| 2nd | Harold Bray (St Kilda) | 21 |
| =3rd | Wally Culpitt (Hawthorn) | 18 |
| Ron Bywater (South Melbourne) | ||
| 5th | Fred Flanagan (Geelong) | 17 |
| =6th | Fred Hughson (Fitzroy) | 16 |
| Don Cordner (Melbourne) | ||
| 8th | Bill Morris (Richmond) | 14 |
| 9th | Bill Hutchison (Essendon) | 13 |
| =10th | Noel Jarvis (Fitzroy) | 12 |
| Kevin Dynon (North Melbourne) | ||
| Bill Williams (South Melbourne) |
References edit
- ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
- ^ "1947 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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