1978 Brownlow Medal

1978 Brownlow Medal
Date	25 September
Location	Southern Cross Ballroom
Winner	Malcolm Blight (North Melbourne) 22 votes
Television/Radio coverage
Network	Seven Network

The 1978 Brownlow Medal was awarded to Malcolm Blight from the North Melbourne Football Club as the fairest and best player during the 1978 Victorian Football League home-and-away season.

Leading votegetters

	Player	Votes
1st	Malcolm Blight (North Melbourne)	22
2nd	Peter Knights (Hawthorn)	21
3rd	Garry Wilson (Fitzroy)	20
4th	Kevin Bartlett (Richmond)	19
5th	Gary Dempsey (Western Bulldogs)	16
6th	Graham Teasdale (Sydney)	15
=7th	Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) Ray Shaw (Collingwood)* Geoff Raines (Richmond) Robert Flower (Melbourne)	14

* ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the VFL Tribunal during the season.

References

AFL Record Season Guide 2009

Brownlow Medal

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