While Gary Dempsey only took home one Brownlow in his career, he finished in the top ten of the award between 1970-79.
The ruckman, a former Footscray Captain, was the recipient of the Charles Sutton Medal on six occasions (1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977).
He played 207 games for Footscray between 1967-1978 and went on to play a further 122 matches with North Melbourne between 1979-1984.
1975 Brownlow Medal Leaderboard
Player |
Team |
Votes |
| Gary Dempsey | Footscray | 20 |
| Stan Alves | Melbourne | 19 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | Carlton | 18 |
| Graham Moss | Essendon | 18 |
| John Hendrie | Hawthorn | 18 |
| Phil Carman | Phil Carman | 17 |
| Brian Roberts | Richmond/South Melbourne* | 17 |
| Keith Greig | North Melbourne | 16 |
| George Young | St Kilda | 15 |
*Roberts was traded from Richmond to South Melbourne during the 1975 VFL Season.
