AFL great Barry Round’s Brownlow Medal has been sold for an eye-watering amount at an auction on Thursday.
The family of the late AFL champion put up a number of his prized items up for sale, including the AFL’s most prestigious medal.
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The 1981 Brownlow Medal fetched a staggering $95,000, which was well over the $50,000-$75,000 range initially quoted.
This Brownlow Medal holds a special place in footy history as the first ever to be shared with Round’s good friend Bernie Quinlan also polling 22 votes to top the leaderboard.
“It is the most desirable, the most difficult to achieve individual sporting award in Australia,” Charles Leski of Leski Auctions told 7NEWS this week.
Round’s family put up a large collection of his memorabilia up alongside his Brownlow, including trophies, documents, match-worn jumpers and boots.
His J.J. Liston Trophy, awarded to the best player in the VFA, was sold for $3600, while his Norm Goss Medal — awarded to the best player in the 1990’s VFA grand final — sold for $2000.
A unique collection of documents, including his 1985 player contract with the Swans, State of Origin selection arrangements and VFL player registration forms, fetched $1600.
Round enjoyed a stellar 17-year career with Footscray and South Melbourne/Sydney, playing 328 games, which is the 46th-most of all-time.
After departing the Swans, he joined Williamstown in the VFA where he captained and coached the team.
He was an inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2001 and was also a member of Sydney’s Team of the Century, which was revealed in 2003.
Round died from organ failure in 2022 at age 72.
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