1939 Brownlow Medal
| 1939 Brownlow Medal | |
|---|---|
| Winner |
Marcus Whelan (Collingwood) 23 votes |
The 1939 Brownlow Medal was the 16th 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] Marcus Whelan of the Collingwood Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-three votes during the 1939 VFL season.[2]
Leading votegetters
| Player | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marcus Whelan (Collingwood) | 23 |
| 2nd | Harry Hickey (Footscray) | 20 |
| 3rd | Dick Reynolds (Essendon) | 19 |
| 4th | Jack Dyer (Richmond) | 17 |
| 5th | Wilfred Smallhorn (Fitzroy) | 16 |
| =6th | Jock Cordner (North Melbourne) | 14 |
| Syd Dyer (North Melbourne) | ||
| 8th | Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne) | 13 |
| 9th | Stan Spinks (Hawthorn) | 12 |
| =10th | Alby Pannam (Collingwood) | 11 |
| Hugh Torney (Essendon) | ||
| Jim Cleary (South Melbourne) | ||
| Jack Mueller (Melbourne)* | 11 |
* The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the VFL Tribunal during the year.
References
- ↑ Lovett, Michael (ed.). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
- ↑ "1939 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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