The 1997 Brownlow Medal was the 70th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home-and-away season. Robert Harvey of the St Kilda Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-six votes during the 1997 AFL season. Despite polling more votes than Harvey, Chris Grant of the Western Bulldogs was ineligible due to suspension.
Leading vote-getters
Player Votes Chris Grant ()* 27 1st Robert Harvey () 26 =2nd Peter Matera () 21 Paul Kelly () =4th Nathan Burke () 18 Mark Ricciuto () 6th Brad Sholl () 16 =7th Andrew Wills () 15 Craig Bradley () =9th Paul Salmon () 13 Nathan Buckley () Darren Jarman ()* 13 Dale Lewis ()* * The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the AFL Tribunal during the year.
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