title: 1936 Brownlow Medal
text: # 1936 Brownlow Medal
  
  The 1936 Brownlow Medal was the 13th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season. Denis Ryan of the Fitzroy Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-six votes during the 1936 VFL season.
  
  ## Leading votegetters
  
  | | Player | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Denis Ryan (Fitzroy) | 26 |
  | 2nd | Reg Hickey (Geelong) | 21 |
  | 3rd | Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne) | 20 |
  | =4th | Allan La Fontaine (Melbourne) | 19 |
  | =4th | Alby Morrison (Footscray) | 19 |
  | =6th | Bill Mohr (St Kilda) | 17 |
  | =6th | Jack Regan (Collingwood) | 17 |
  | 8th | Tommy Quinn (Geelong) | 16 |
  | 9th | Dick Reynolds (Essendon) | 15 |
  | 10th | Norman Ware (Footscray) | 14 |
  