The 1987 Brownlow Medal was the 60th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home-and-away season. Tony Lockett of the St Kilda Football Club and John Platten of the Hawthorn Football Club both won the medal by polling twenty votes during the 1987 VFL season.
The Count was notable for being the first use of the theme from "The Untouchables" as the winner's theme, which has subsequently been used every year since.
It remains the first and only time a full-forward (Lockett) won the award in the history of the medal.
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