The 1986 Brownlow Medal was the 59th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season. Robert DiPierdomenico of the Hawthorn Football Club and Greg Williams of the Sydney Swans both won the medal by polling seventeen votes during the 1986 VFL season.
The winning tally of 17 votes, at only 0.77 votes per game played, both set new records for the lowest in Brownlow Medal history under the 3-2-1 voting system; as of 2024, these records have not been surpassed.
Leading votegetters Player Votes=1st Robert DiPierdomenico () 17 Greg Williams () 3rd Paul Roos () 16 4th Glenn Hawker () 15 5th John Platten () 14 6th Bruce Abernethy () 13=7th Shane Morwood () 12 Wayne Harmes () Jon Dorotich ()* 12 9th Richard Loveridge () 11=10th Peter McConville () 10 Alan Ezard () Paul Meldrum () Peter Daicos () Dennis Carroll () Mark Dwyer () * The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the VFL Tribunal during the year.
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