| 1977 Brownlow Medal | ||||
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| Date | 29 August | |||
| Location | Southern Cross Ballroom | |||
| Winner | Graham Teasdale(South Melbourne) 59 votes | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | Seven Network | |||
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The1977Brownlow Medal was the 50th year the award was presented to the player adjudged thefairest and best player during theVictorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.[1]Graham Teasdale of theSouth Melbourne Football Club won the medal by polling fifty-nine votes during the1977 VFL season.[2] The count was the second of two occasions in which the two field umpires independently voted for the best players on the ground under the 3-2-1 system. This meant that the winner of the Brownlow had a higher number of votes than usual, and Teasdale's fifty-nine votes set and holds the record for the most votes ever polled in a single season. From 1978 onwards, the field umpires conferred after each game and awarded a single set of votes, rather than voting independently.
| Player | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Graham Teasdale (South Melbourne) | 59 |
| 2nd | Kevin Bartlett (Richmond) | 45 |
| 3rd | Bill Picken (Collingwood) | 41 |
| =4th | Bruce Doull (Carlton) | 34 |
| Len Thompson (Collingwood) | ||
| Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn) | ||
| Jeff Sarau (St Kilda)* | 30 | |
| =7th | Gary Dempsey (North Melbourne) | 27 |
| Gary Hardeman (Melbourne) | ||
| 9th | David Dench (North Melbourne) | 26 |
| 10th | Simon Madden (Essendon) | 25 |
*The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by theVFL Tribunal during the year.
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