 A midfielder , he was a member of the All @-@ Australian team eight times and won the Brownlow Medal twice , in 1997 and 1998 , for the best and fairest player in the Australian Football League . In addition , he was voted the AFL 's MVP in 1997 by his peers and also won the Trevor Barker Award for St Kilda 's best and fairest four times . He played in one grand final , in 1997 , when the Saints lost to the Adelaide Crows . His brother , Anthony , played for St Kilda and captained Norwood to the 1997 SANFL premiership . 
