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The medal was first awarded by the [[Victorian Football League (1897–1989)|Victorian Football League]] (VFL). It was created and named in honour of [[Chas Brownlow|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.
There is also a "Changi Brownlow Medal" on display at the [[Australian War Memorial]] that was awarded to Corporal [[Peter Chitty]] as part of the AFL competition amongst [[POW]]s held at [[Changi prison]] during the [[Second World War]].
==Fairest and best==
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* 15 – {{AFL Wce}} (2022){{cn|date=September 2022}}
==Changi Brownlow Medal==
During World War II, there was an AFL competition amongst the 15,000 prisoners of war held at [[Singapore]]'s [[Changi prison]]. There were four teams named "Geelong", "Essendon", "Collingwood" and "Carlton". The standard was reportedly high with some of the players having appeared in the major league in Australia. At the end of the final season in 1943, Peter Chitty won the only "Changi Brownlow" to be awarded as part of the competition that his family later donated to the Australian War Memorial. In the match which drew 10,000 spectators, Chitty captained a side of players from Victoria versus a team consisting of players from the rest of Australia. It is variously claimed the medal was originally a piece of an aircraft wing or part of a kitchen utensil. The War Memorial states that it may have been an old soccer medallion found in stores and refashioned and engraved. The presentation was made by former Brownlow Medallist [[Wilfred Smallhorn]] who was too ill to play.<ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20080328213112/http://saints.com.au/Season2008/News/NewsArticle/tabid/5315/Default.aspx?newsId=18985 Allan Grant, "Saints in World Wars. Legends of the game – Peter Chitty" (St Kilda Football Club Web-site, 9 January 2006) – An account of the 1943 Changi Brownlow Medal won by Peter Chitty (includes a photograph of the medallion)]</ref>
In 2024, it was reported in the [[Corryong Courier]] that the [[Australian Flag Society]] had discovered an [[Australian red ensign]] bearing the words "Changi '41 '42" and "Chitty flag", which may have flown over the game where Chitty was awarded the Changi Brownlow. Also found were a leather football and whistle with the inscription "Changi Football League", along with a basketball bearing the words "Changi Basketball League."[<ref>{{cite news | location=Corryong | newspaper=[[Corryong Courier]] | title=History of war flag sought | date=4 April 2024 | page=4 }}</ref>
==See also==
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==External links==
* [http://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow_idx.html Complete Brownlow Medal results]
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