The 1997 Brownlow Medal nominees included which former player who was ineligible due to suspension?
1997 Brownlow Medal The 1997 Brownlow Medal was the 70th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season. Robert Harvey of the St Kilda Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-six votes during the 1997 AFL season. Despite polling more votes than Harvey, Chris Grant of the Western Bulldogs was ineligible due to suspension.
Hayden Kennedy Hayden Kennedy (born 16 October 1965 in Airport West, Melbourne) is a former Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL) and is also a teacher at St Bernard's College Essendon.