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Brownlow Medal History Trivia Quiz

G'day. Everyone knows how prestigious the Brownlow is but do you know the basic questions for it?

A multiple-choice quiz by hankbulger. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
hankbulger

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
165,102

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
3 / 5

Plays
1471

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Question 1 of 5

1. What year was the first Brownlow Medal awarded? Hint

1887

1924

1900

1899

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Question 2 of 5

2. Who was the Brownlow Medal named after? Hint

Billy Brown

Charles Brownlow

Charles Brown

George Brownlow

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Question 3 of 5

3. Who was the first player to receive the Brownlow Medal? Hint

Syd Coventry

Colin Watson

'Carji' Greeves

Ivor Warne-Smith

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Question 4 of 5

4. The 1986 season saw a tie in the Brownlow between which two stars? Hint

Bernie Quinlan & Barry Round

Tony Lockett & John Platten

Tony Lockett & Robert DiPierdomenico

Robert DiPierdomenico & Greg Williams

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Question 5 of 5

5. How many votes did the first winner of the Brownlow receive? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year was the first Brownlow Medal awarded?

Answer: 1924

The Brownlow Medal was first instituted in 1924 where the best and fairest player of the season would be fully recognized. Before this time players would receive only a pat on the back.

2. Who was the Brownlow Medal named after?

Answer: Charles Brownlow

Charles Brownlow was one of the greatest players of the early years. After his retirement a medal was made in his honor to be awarded to the best and fairest player during the regular season.

3. Who was the first player to receive the Brownlow Medal?

Answer: 'Carji' Greeves

Greeves was the 1924 winner of the prized Brownlow, then came Watson in 1925, Warne-Smith in 1926 & the great man Coventry in 1927.

4. The 1986 season saw a tie in the Brownlow between which two stars?

Answer: Robert DiPierdomenico & Greg Williams

Dipper and Williams were champions during the 80's and took out the 1986 Brownlow. Quinlan and Round won the 1981 medal. Platten and Lockett won the 1987 medal while Dipper and Lockett never tied a medal together. The countback is a system to determine the votes by somone reading the votes and another or others recording then adding the votes if the player already has some.

5. How many votes did the first winner of the Brownlow receive?

Answer: 7

The very first winner received only 7 votes because at this time only one vote was awarded per match by the media. It wasn't until about 10 years after the 1924 Brownlow that umpires would award the votes.

Source: Author hankbulger

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