1978 Brownlow Medal
[1977][1979][1978 Team Totals]
| Player | TM | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Blight | North Melbourne | 22 |
| Peter Knights | Hawthorn | 21 |
| Garry Wilson | Fitzroy | 20 |
| Kevin Bartlett | Richmond | 19 |
| Gary Dempsey | Footscray | 16 |
| Graham Teasdale | South Melbourne | 15 |
| Ray Shaw | Collingwood | 14 |
| Michael Tuck | Hawthorn | 14 |
| Robert Flower | Melbourne | 14 |
| Geoff Raines | Richmond | 14 |
| Ron Alexander | Fitzroy | 13 |
| Val Perovic | St Kilda | 13 |
| Dennis Collins | Carlton | 12 |
| Ricky Barham | Collingwood | 12 |
| Kevin Higgins | Geelong | 12 |
| John Murphy | South Melbourne | 12 |
| Geoff Jennings | Footscray | 11 |
| Peter Jones | Carlton | 10 |
| David McKay | Carlton | 10 |
| Ian Nankervis | Geelong | 10 |
| Michael Turner | Geelong | 10 |
| Garry Sidebottom | St Kilda | 10 |
| Chris Smith | Fitzroy | 9 |
| Bruce Nankervis | Geelong | 9 |
| Norm Goss | Hawthorn | 9 |
| Ross Glendinning | North Melbourne | 9 |
| Barry Round | South Melbourne | 9 |
| Bruce Doull | Carlton | 8 |
| Ken Fletcher | Essendon | 8 |
| Gary Baker | Melbourne | 8 |
| Barry Breen | St Kilda | 8 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | Carlton | 7 |
| Ron Andrews | Essendon | 7 |
| Max Crow | Essendon | 7 |
| Simon Madden | Essendon | 7 |
| Ian Dunstan | Footscray | 7 |
| Henry Coles | Melbourne | 7 |
| David Cloke | Richmond | 7 |
| Trevor Barker | St Kilda | 7 |
| Jeff Dunne | St Kilda | 7 |
| Mark MacLure | Carlton | 6 |
| Stan Magro | Collingwood | 6 |
| Wayne Primmer | Essendon | 6 |
| Jack Hawkins | Geelong | 6 |
| Robert Neal | Geelong | 6 |
| Anthony Dullard | Melbourne | 6 |
| Ray Huppatz | North Melbourne | 6 |
| Peter Keenan | North Melbourne | 6 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | North Melbourne | 6 |
| Mark Browning | South Melbourne | 6 |
| Russell Greene | St Kilda | 6 |
| Wayne Harmes | Carlton | 5 |
| Geoff Southby | Carlton | 5 |
| Shane Heard | Essendon | 5 |
| David McMahon | Fitzroy | 5 |
| Ian Hampshire | Footscray | 5 |
| Kelvin Templeton | Footscray | 5 |
| Don Scott | Hawthorn | 5 |
| Keith Greig | North Melbourne | 5 |
| Jim Jess | Richmond | 5 |
| Barry Armstrong | Carlton | 4 |
| Vin Catoggio | Carlton | 4 |
| Greg Towns | Carlton | 4 |
| Rene Kink | Collingwood | 4 |
| Ian Marsh | Essendon | 4 |
| Tim Watson | Essendon | 4 |
| Brian Brown | Fitzroy | 4 |
| Chris Hansen | Fitzroy | 4 |
| Bernie Quinlan | Fitzroy | 4 |
| Ross Abbey | Footscray | 4 |
| David Clark | Geelong | 4 |
| Geoff Ablett | Hawthorn | 4 |
| Alan Martello | Hawthorn | 4 |
| Shane Grambeau | Melbourne | 4 |
| John Burns | North Melbourne | 4 |
| Stephen McCann | North Melbourne | 4 |
| Bernie Evans | South Melbourne | 4 |
| Rex Hunt | St Kilda | 4 |
| Rod Galt | Carlton | 3 |
| Leigh Carlson | Collingwood | 3 |
| Peter McCormack | Collingwood | 3 |
| Peter Moore | Collingwood | 3 |
| Rod Oborne | Collingwood | 3 |
| Kevin Worthington | Collingwood | 3 |
| Garry Foulds | Essendon | 3 |
| Stephen Robins | Essendon | 3 |
| Bob Beecroft | Fitzroy | 3 |
| Peter Brown | Fitzroy | 3 |
| Doug Hawkins | Footscray | 3 |
| Mick Kelly | Footscray | 3 |
| Andy Preston | Geelong | 3 |
| John Hendrie | Hawthorn | 3 |
| Warren Lee | Hawthorn | 3 |
| Leigh Matthews | Hawthorn | 3 |
| Greg Wells | Melbourne | 3 |
| Maurice Boyse | North Melbourne | 3 |
| John Cassin | North Melbourne | 3 |
| Neil Balme | Richmond | 3 |
| Neville Fields | South Melbourne | 3 |
| Francis Jackson | South Melbourne | 3 |
| Terry ONeill | South Melbourne | 3 |
| Gary Lofts | St Kilda | 3 |
| Jim Buckley | Carlton | 2 |
| Trevor Keogh | Carlton | 2 |
| Alan Atkinson | Collingwood | 2 |
| Andrew Ireland | Collingwood | 2 |
| Phil Manassa | Collingwood | 2 |
| Bill Picken | Collingwood | 2 |
| Max Richardson | Collingwood | 2 |
| Wayne Richardson | Collingwood | 2 |
| Len Thompson | Collingwood | 2 |
| Geoff Burdett | Essendon | 2 |
| Terry Daniher | Essendon | 2 |
| Mick Conlan | Fitzroy | 2 |
| Wayne Foreman | Footscray | 2 |
| Paul Jeffreys | Geelong | 2 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | Hawthorn | 2 |
| Rodney Eade | Hawthorn | 2 |
| David Polkinghorne | Hawthorn | 2 |
| Chris Woodman | Melbourne | 2 |
| Phil Baker | North Melbourne | 2 |
| Graeme Melrose | North Melbourne | 2 |
| Ken Montgomery | North Melbourne | 2 |
| Bill Nettlefold | North Melbourne | 2 |
| Darryl Sutton | North Melbourne | 2 |
| Allan Edwards | Richmond | 2 |
| Daryl Freame | Richmond | 2 |
| Peter Laughlin | Richmond | 2 |
| Bruce Monteath | Richmond | 2 |
| Gary Brice | South Melbourne | 2 |
| John Rantall | South Melbourne | 2 |
| Graeme Bond | St Kilda | 2 |
| Graeme Gellie | St Kilda | 2 |
| Jim ODea | St Kilda | 2 |
| Phil Carman | Collingwood | 1 |
| Craig Stewart | Collingwood | 1 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | Collingwood | 1 |
| Paul Van Der Haar | Essendon | 1 |
| Russ Hodges | Fitzroy | 1 |
| Harvey Merrigan | Fitzroy | 1 |
| Laurie Serafini | Fitzroy | 1 |
| Alan Stoneham | Footscray | 1 |
| Larry Donohue | Geelong | 1 |
| Gary Malarkey | Geelong | 1 |
| Sam Newman | Geelong | 1 |
| Michael Moncrieff | Hawthorn | 1 |
| Barry Rowlings | Hawthorn | 1 |
| Shane Fitzsimmons | Melbourne | 1 |
| Graham Gaunt | Melbourne | 1 |
| Peter Hamilton | Melbourne | 1 |
| Barry Norsworthy | Melbourne | 1 |
| Brent Crosswell | North Melbourne | 1 |
| Stephen Easton | North Melbourne | 1 |
| Alan Jarrott | North Melbourne | 1 |
| Kevin Sheedy | Richmond | 1 |
| Dale Weightman | Richmond | 1 |
| Colin Hounsell | South Melbourne | 1 |
| Max James | South Melbourne | 1 |
| Peter Morrison | South Melbourne | 1 |
| David Young | South Melbourne | 1 |
| Carl Ditterich | St Kilda | 1 |
| Jeff Sarau | St Kilda | 1 |
| George Young | St Kilda | 1 |
| Team | Votes |
|---|---|
| Carlton | 82 |
| North Melbourne | 81 |
| Hawthorn | 74 |
| Fitzroy | 70 |
| Collingwood | 68 |
| St Kilda | 67 |
| Geelong | 65 |
| South Melbourne | 63 |
| Essendon | 59 |
| Richmond | 58 |
| Footscray | 57 |
| Melbourne | 48 |