| 1981 Brownlow Medal | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Bernie Quinlan(Fitzroy) Barry Round(South Melbourne) 22 votes |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Seven Network |
The1981Brownlow Medal was the 54th year the award was presented to the player adjudged thefairest and best player during theVictorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.[1]Bernie Quinlan of theFitzroy Football Club andBarry Round of theSouth Melbourne Football Club both won the medal by polling twenty-two votes during the1981 VFL season.[2]
Prior the 1981 season, the VFL amended the rules to allow for the awarding Brownlow Medals jointly to all players tied for the most votes; this eliminated tie-breakers which had previously been in place to ensure there would be only a single winner. The tie between Round and Quinlan meant that this new provision was used in its first season.[3]
| Player | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| =1st | Bernie Quinlan (Fitzroy) | 22 |
| Barry Round (South Melbourne) | ||
| 3rd | Rodney Ashman (Carlton) | 21 |
| 4th | Peter Moore (Collingwood) | 16 |
| =5th | Merv Neagle (Essendon) | 15 |
| John Mossop (Geelong) | ||
| Trevor Barker (St Kilda) | ||
| 8th | Tony Buhagiar (Essendon) | 14 |
| 9th | Geoff Cunningham (St Kilda) | 13 |
| 10th | Ken Hunter (Carlton) | 12 |
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