Do footy's best and fairest awards achieve what they claim?

Football's awards season kicks off this week, with the AFL's Brownlow Medal awarded on Monday evening and the NRL's Dally M awarded on October 2.

Both medals aim to crown their league's best regular season player.

Historical voting patterns, however, question whether they achieve this objective, or rather award the most influential key position player from the season's most successful teams.

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