1959 Brownlow Medal

1959 Brownlow Medal
Winner Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)
Verdun Howell (St Kilda)
20 votes
Television/Radio coverage
Network Seven Network

The 1959 Brownlow Medal was the 32nd 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] Bob Skilton of the South Melbourne Football Club and Verdun Howell of the St Kilda Football Club both won the medal by polling twenty votes during the 1959 VFL season.[2]

Leading votegetters

Player Votes
=1st Bob Skilton (South Melbourne) 20
Verdun Howell (St Kilda)
=3rd Ray Gabelich (Collingwood) 14
Bill Serong (Collingwood)
Hugh Mitchell (Essendon)
Ted Whitten (Footscray)
=7th Thorold Merrett (Collingwood) 12
Ron Hovey (Geelong)
Graham Donaldson (Carlton)* 11
=10th Bob Johnson (Melbourne) 10
Brian McGowan (South Melbourne)

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

References

  1. Lovett, Michael (ed.). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
  2. "1959 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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