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The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game. It is the most prestigious award for individual players in the AFL. It is also widely acknowledged as the highest individual honour in the sport of Australian rules football. The medal was first awarded by the Victorian Football League (VFL). It was created and named in honour of Charles Brownlow, a former Geelong Football Club footballer (1880–1891) and club secretary (1885–1923), and VFL president (1918–19), who had died in January 1924 after an extended illness. ==Format of citation== Although the award is generally spoken of the "best and fairest", the award's specific criterion is "fairest and best", reflecting an emphasis on sportsmanship and fair play (which also explains the decision to have the votes cast by the umpires), as the 1924 somewhat illuminated citation expressly states: :::::Mr. Edward Greeves ::::::Geelong Football Club :::::::(EMBLEM ) ::::THE CHARLES BROWNLOW TROPHY ::Dear Sir, ::::On behalf of the Victorian Football League, we desire ::to place on permanent record the appreciation of your excellent play ::during the Season 1924. ::::You were selected as the fairest and best player and we have ::pleasure in presenting the accompanying Gold Medal in recognition of those ::sterling qualities. ::::Trusting that you will be long spared to interest yourself in the ::adancement of the Game. ::::We are, yours sincerely :::::W. Baldwin Spencer (President), ::::M.E. Green (Treasurer), E. L. Wilson (Secretary)〔A photograph of the citation appears at Ross, (1996), p.116.〕 The VFL was the last of the four major mainland leagues to strike an award for league best and fairest: the SANFL's Magarey Medal had been awarded since 1898, while the WAFL's Sandover Medal (1921) and the VFA's Recorder Cup (1923) had been struck more recently. Over time, all of these awards have migrated towards similar rules regarding voting and eligibility. But for the change of the monogram from VFL to AFL in 1990, the design, shape and size of the medallion itself has remained virtually unchanged from that of 1924. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brownlow Medal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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