1997 Brownlow Medal
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 1997 Brownlow Medal
| image =
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| date =
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| holder_label = Winner
| holder = Robert Harvey ({{AFL StK}})
26 votes
| network = Seven Network
| host =
| previous = 1996
| main = Brownlow Medal
| next = 1998
}}
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.{{cite book|title=AFL Record Season Guide 2009|year=2009|editor=Lovett, Michael|publisher=Slattery Media Group|location=Docklands, Victoria|pages=496|isbn=978-0-9805162-6-5}} Robert Harvey of the St Kilda Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-six votes during the 1997 AFL season.{{cite web|title=1997 Brownlow Medal|url=http://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow1997.html|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=7 November 2016}} Despite polling more votes than Harvey, Chris Grant of the Western Bulldogs was ineligible due to suspension.
Leading vote-getters
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" | ||
| width="50" | | width="250" | Player | width="50" | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Grant ({{AFL WB}})* | 27 | |
| style="background: #CCFFCC;
| 1st | Robert Harvey ({{AFL StK}}) | 26 |
| rowspan=2| =2nd | Peter Matera ({{AFL WC}}) | rowspan=2| 21 |
| Paul Kelly ({{AFL Syd}}) | ||
| rowspan=2| =4th | Nathan Burke ({{AFL StK}}) | rowspan=2| 18 |
| Mark Ricciuto ({{AFL Ade}}) | ||
| 6th | Brad Sholl ({{AFL Gee}}) | 16 |
| rowspan=2| =7th | Andrew Wills ({{AFL Fre}}) | rowspan=2| 15 |
| Craig Bradley ({{AFL Car}}) | ||
| rowspan=2| =9th | Paul Salmon ({{AFL Haw}}) | rowspan=2| 13 |
| Nathan Buckley ({{AFL Col}}) | ||
| rowspan=2| | Darren Jarman ({{AFL Ade}})* | rowspan=2| 13 |
| Dale Lewis ({{AFL Syd}})* |