1940 Brownlow Medal
[1939][1941][1940 Team Totals]
| Player | TM | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Des Fothergill | Collingwood | 32 |
| Herbie Matthews | South Melbourne | 32 |
| Hugh Torney | Essendon | 24 |
| Norm Ware | Footscray | 20 |
| Harry Hickey | Footscray | 15 |
| George Smeaton | Richmond | 14 |
| George Dougherty | Geelong | 12 |
| Stan Spinks | Hawthorn | 12 |
| Jack Dyer | Richmond | 12 |
| Wally Buttsworth | Essendon | 11 |
| Ron Baggott | Melbourne | 11 |
| Jack Barker | Hawthorn | 10 |
| Jack Graham | South Melbourne | 10 |
| Jim Park | Carlton | 9 |
| Fred Hughson | Fitzroy | 9 |
| Len Smith | Fitzroy | 9 |
| Frank Stubbs | North Melbourne | 9 |
| Jim Cleary | South Melbourne | 9 |
| Alan Killigrew | St Kilda | 9 |
| Arthur Olliver | Footscray | 8 |
| Jack Kelly | St Kilda | 8 |
| Jim Mooring | Carlton | 7 |
| Jimmy Adamson | North Melbourne | 7 |
| Ernie Coward | Essendon | 6 |
| Des Calverley | Fitzroy | 6 |
| Bruce Calverley | Fitzroy | 6 |
| Claude Curtin | Fitzroy | 6 |
| Keith Stackpole | Fitzroy | 6 |
| Jack Butcher | Geelong | 6 |
| Allan Everett | Geelong | 6 |
| Jack Blackman | Hawthorn | 6 |
| Wally Lock | Melbourne | 6 |
| Bill Findlay | North Melbourne | 6 |
| Sel Murray | North Melbourne | 6 |
| Mickey Crisp | Carlton | 5 |
| Dick Reynolds | Essendon | 5 |
| Jack Carmody | Hawthorn | 5 |
| Albert Naismith | Hawthorn | 5 |
| Jack Mueller | Melbourne | 5 |
| Frank Roberts | Melbourne | 5 |
| Syd Dyer | North Melbourne | 5 |
| Bob Bawden | Richmond | 5 |
| Jack Crane | Richmond | 5 |
| Jack Hale | Carlton | 4 |
| Jack Wrout | Carlton | 4 |
| Albert Pannam | Collingwood | 4 |
| Mick Hughson | Fitzroy | 4 |
| Shadrach James | Fitzroy | 4 |
| Ted Ellis | Footscray | 4 |
| Geoff Mahon | Geelong | 4 |
| Angie Muller | Geelong | 4 |
| Ted Whitfield | South Melbourne | 4 |
| Alby Weiss | St Kilda | 4 |
| Jack Carney | Carlton | 3 |
| Cyril Mann | Carlton | 3 |
| Paul Schmidt | Carlton | 3 |
| Jack Skinner | Carlton | 3 |
| Ron Dowling | Collingwood | 3 |
| Phonse Kyne | Collingwood | 3 |
| Jack Ross | Collingwood | 3 |
| George Bell | Essendon | 3 |
| Ted Bryce | Essendon | 3 |
| Arthur Hart | Fitzroy | 3 |
| Mickey Sharp | Fitzroy | 3 |
| Wilfred Smallhorn | Fitzroy | 3 |
| George Bennett | Footscray | 3 |
| Alf Boniface | Footscray | 3 |
| Tom Arklay | Geelong | 3 |
| George Gniel | Geelong | 3 |
| Joe Sellwood | Geelong | 3 |
| Vin Doherty | Hawthorn | 3 |
| Bert Mills | Hawthorn | 3 |
| Richie Emselle | Melbourne | 3 |
| Allan La Fontaine | Melbourne | 3 |
| Maurie Gibb | Melbourne | 3 |
| Jack OKeefe | Melbourne | 3 |
| Ray Wartman | Melbourne | 3 |
| Jock McCorkell | North Melbourne | 3 |
| Tom Roulent | North Melbourne | 3 |
| Charles Skinner | North Melbourne | 3 |
| Bert Edwards | Richmond | 3 |
| Kevin ONeill | Richmond | 3 |
| Jack Scott | Richmond | 3 |
| Reg Coyle | South Melbourne | 3 |
| Jack Hacker | South Melbourne | 3 |
| Reg Garvin | St Kilda | 3 |
| Ted Hoppen | St Kilda | 3 |
| Ken Walker | St Kilda | 3 |
| Ken Baxter | Carlton | 2 |
| Rod McLean | Carlton | 2 |
| Ron Savage | Carlton | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | Collingwood | 2 |
| Jack Caesar | Essendon | 2 |
| Murray Exelby | Essendon | 2 |
| Fred Green | Essendon | 2 |
| Frank Curcio | Fitzroy | 2 |
| Horrie Dawson | Fitzroy | 2 |
| Maurie Hearn | Fitzroy | 2 |
| Alan Collins | Footscray | 2 |
| Jim Miller | Footscray | 2 |
| Charlie Page | Footscray | 2 |
| Norm Glenister | Geelong | 2 |
| Andrew Angwin | Hawthorn | 2 |
| Jim Bohan | Hawthorn | 2 |
| Reg Farrant | Hawthorn | 2 |
| Frank Samblebe | Hawthorn | 2 |
| Gordon Waters | Hawthorn | 2 |
| Ron Barassi | Melbourne | 2 |
| Col McLean | Melbourne | 2 |
| Bernie Neenan | Melbourne | 2 |
| Len Thomas | North Melbourne | 2 |
| Perce Bentley | Richmond | 2 |
| Jack Cotter | Richmond | 2 |
| Laird Smith | Richmond | 2 |
| Jack Titus | Richmond | 2 |
| Reg Ritchie | South Melbourne | 2 |
| Keith Smith | South Melbourne | 2 |
| Jack Cliff | St Kilda | 2 |
| Jim Yewers | St Kilda | 2 |
| Frank Anderson | Carlton | 1 |
| Jack Bennett | Carlton | 1 |
| Gordon Cameron | Carlton | 1 |
| Jim Francis | Carlton | 1 |
| Charlie McInnes | Carlton | 1 |
| Pat Fricker | Collingwood | 1 |
| Jack Knight | Collingwood | 1 |
| Bill Noonan | Collingwood | 1 |
| Jack Regan | Collingwood | 1 |
| Norm Baker | Essendon | 1 |
| William Luff | Essendon | 1 |
| Joe Ryan | Footscray | 1 |
| Jim Thoms | Footscray | 1 |
| Leo Dean | Geelong | 1 |
| Jack Lynch | Geelong | 1 |
| Colin Austen | Hawthorn | 1 |
| Percy Beames | Melbourne | 1 |
| Dick Hingston | Melbourne | 1 |
| Norm Smith | Melbourne | 1 |
| George Kennedy | North Melbourne | 1 |
| Jack Ryan | North Melbourne | 1 |
| William Wells | North Melbourne | 1 |
| Dick Harris | Richmond | 1 |
| Jack Lowry | St Kilda | 1 |
| Les Maskell | St Kilda | 1 |
| Keith Miller | St Kilda | 1 |
| Ron Mudge | St Kilda | 1 |
| Col Williamson | St Kilda | 1 |
| Ron Wilson | St Kilda | 1 |
| Team | Votes |
|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 65 |
| Fitzroy | 65 |
| Footscray | 61 |
| Essendon | 60 |
| Hawthorn | 55 |
| Richmond | 54 |
| Carlton | 52 |
| Melbourne | 51 |
| Collingwood | 51 |
| North Melbourne | 47 |
| Geelong | 45 |
| St Kilda | 40 |