1980 Brownlow Medal

Award
1980 Brownlow Medal
WinnerKelvin Templeton (Footscray)
23 votes
Television/radio coverage
NetworkSeven Network
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The 1980 Brownlow Medal was the 53rd 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] Kelvin Templeton of the Footscray Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-three votes during the 1980 VFL season.[2]

Leading votegetters

Player Votes
1st Kelvin Templeton (Footscray) 23
2nd Merv Neagle (Essendon) 20
3rd Rod Blake (Geelong) 19
4th Peter Moore (Collingwood) 18
5th Tim Watson (Essendon) 17
=6th Chris Smith (Fitzroy) 16
Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn)
Mark Lee (Richmond)
=9th Keith Greig (North Melbourne) 15
Gary Dempsey (North Melbourne)

References

  1. ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
  2. ^ "1980 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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