2005 AFL Season - Awards

Awards

• The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Ben Cousins of West Coast. Ben Cousins received 21 votes to beat fellow West Coast midfielder Daniel Kerr.
• The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Ben Cousins of West Coast.
• The Coleman Medal was awarded to Fraser Gehrig of St Kilda.
• The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Chris Judd of West Coast.
• The AFL Rising Star award was awarded to Brett Deledio of Richmond.
• The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Carlton for coming last. They became the first team in AFL history to win the pre-season competition and then finish last in the season proper.