The highest polling games of the season were round 16 and 21, with 174 votes awarded in both matches. In round 16 against Collingwood, Matthew Lloyd polled 26 votes for his eight goals, while in the Bombers 99 point win over Carlton, Mark Johnson polled 27 votes for his six goals.
It was the highest number of votes given for the season, with Adam McPhee (27) and Andrew Lovett (27) the only other players to reach that mark, both doing it against Fremantle in Round 8.
Dustin Fletcher got off to a flying start with an average of over 20 votes in the first five rounds. He finished in 5th position, an excellent effort in a season restricted to 17 games.
Second year player Brent Stanton came home like a steam train to finish in third position. Stanton played 19 games for the season and after round 8, had only 8 votes. From there on, he polled in every match to finish the count with 253 votes saving his best return to round 22 where he polled 24 votes.
Round by round voting
Rd 1 v Melbourne
20 – Dustin Fletcher
19 – Kepler Bradley
19 – Scott Lucas
18 – Justin Murphy
15 – Andrew Welsh
12 – Mark Bolton
11 – Mark Johnson
9 – Adam McPhee
5 – Jason Johnson
Rd 2 v Carlton
24 – Scott Lucas
23 – Mark Johnson
19 – Andrew Welsh
17 – Damien Peverill
17 – Dustin Fletcher
15 – Jason Johnson
13 – Mark Bolton
4 – Adam McPhee
4 – Kepler Bradley
3 – Ty Zantuck
Rd 3 v Hawthorn
24 – Dustin Fletcher
22 – Kepler Bradley
18 – Jason Johnson
18 – Mark Johnson
17 – Andrew Welsh
13 – Aaron Henneman
8 – Dean Solomon
7 – Damien Peverill
4 – Brent Stanton
3 – Aaron Henneman
Rd 4 v Geelong
22 – Dustin Fletcher
19 – James Hird
19 – Matthew Lloyd
16 – Damien Peverill
15 – Mark Johnson
14 – Jason Johnson
3 – Andrew Lovett
3 – Kepler Bradley
3 – Ricky Dyson
Rd 5 v Collingwood
23 – Andrew Lovett
22 – Dustin Fletcher
20 – James Hird
20 – Mark McVeigh
20 – Jason Laycock
18 – Andrew Welsh
17 – Damien Peverill
16 – Adam McPhee
Rd 6 v Brisbane
22 – Mark Johnson
22 – Damien Peverill
17 – Adam McPhee
15 – Andrew Lovett
13 – Jason Johnson
12 – Mark McVeigh
12 – Justin Murphy
Rd 7 v Sydney
24 – Adam McPhee
17 – Scott Lucas
17 – Damien Peverill
16 – Jason Laycock
12 – Andrew Lovett
10 – Matthew Lloyd
9 – Ty Zantuck
8 – Dustin Fletcher
4 – Brent Stanton
4 – Mark McVeigh
4 – Andrew Welsh
Rd 8 v Fremantle
27 – Adam McPhee
27 – Andrew Lovett
21 – Mark Johnson
21 – Scott Lucas
20 – Damien Peverill
17 – Jason Johnson
17 – Andrew Welsh
Rd 9 v Port Adelaide
24 – Mark Johnson
23 – Damien Peverill
18 – Mark McVeigh
17 – Mark McVeigh
15 – Brent Stanton
14 – Jason Johnson
9 – Justin Murphy
8 – Adam McPhee
5 – Ty Zantuck
3 – Scott Lucas
Rd 10 v Western Bulldogs
24 – Dustin Fletcher
24 – James Hird
19 – Brent Stanton
18 – Jason Johnson
17 – Adam McPhee
16 – Justin Murphy
11 – Nathan Lovett-Murray
10 – Scott Lucas
7 – Mark Johnson
5 – Mark Alvey
Rd 11 v Adelaide
21 – David Hille
16 – Adam McPhee
12 – James Hird
9 – Mark Johnson
8 – Brent Stanton
3 – Andrew Welsh
3 – Nathan Lovett-Murray
3 – Ty Zantuck
Rd 12 v West Coast
26 – Mark Johnson
21 – Scott Lucas
21 – Adam McPhee
20 – David Hille
20 – Brent Stanton
19 – James Hird
18 – Jason Johnson
5 – Andrew Welsh
5 – Angus Monfries
Rd 13 v St Kilda
26 – Justin Murphy
23 – James Hird
21 – David Hille
20 – Nathan Lovett-Murray
20 – Dean Rioli
20 – Brent Stanton
19 – Dean Solomon
12 – Jason Johnson
5 – Andrew Lovett
Rd 14 v Kangaroos
20 – Jason Johnson
18 – Mark Johnson
14 – Matthew Lloyd
11 – Andrew Welsh
10 – James Hird
6 – Andrew Lovett
3 – Brent Stanton
3 – Justin Murphy
Rd 15 v Richmond
23 – Jason Johnson
18 – Brent Stanton
18 – Kepler Bradley
17 – Matthew Lloyd
14 – Paul Thomas
10 – Dustin Fletcher
8 – Dean Solomon
7 – Andrew Welsh
Rd 16 v Collingwood
26 – Matthew Lloyd
24 – Scott Lucas
23 – Brent Stanton
21 – Jason Johnson
21 – Kepler Bradley
20 – Dustin Fletcher
18 – Mark McVeigh
16 – Damien Peverill
5 – Dean Solomon
Rd 17 v Brisbane
21 – Scott Lucas
20 – Brent Stanton
19 – Jason Johnson
18 – Andrew Lovett
17 – David Hille
15 – Dustin Fletcher
11 – Mark McVeigh
10 – Nathan Lovett-Murray
Rd 18 v Geelong
26 – Scott Lucas
26 – Dustin Fletcher
21 – Nathan Lovett-Murray
18 – Brent Stanton
18 – Mark McVeigh
12 – Mark Johnson
12 – James Hird
10 – Andrew Lovett
9 – Matthew Lloyd
6 – Jason Johnson
Rd 19 v Sydney
18 – Matthew Lloyd
18 – Ricky Dyson
17 – Brent Stanton
17 – James Hird
16 – Damien Peverill
15 – Andrew Welsh
14 – Jason Johnson
8 – Nathan Lovett-Murray
4 – Andrew Lovett
Rd 20 Hawthorn
21 – David Hille
19 – Brent Stanton
19 – Nathan Lovett-Murray
17 – Jason Johnson
15 – Andrew Lovett
11 – James Hird
10 – Mark Johnson
7 – Jobe Watson
6 – Mark McVeigh
Rd 21 v Carlton
27 – Mark Johnson
25 – James Hird
22 – Matthew Lloyd
22 – David Hille
21 – Brent Stanton
20 – Scott Lucas
20 – Jason Johnson
11 – Ricky Dyson
Rd 22 v Melbourne
24 – Brent Stanton
24 – Jason Johnson
22 – Mark Johnson
20 – David Hille
17 – Andrew Lovett
16 – Nathan Lovett-Murray
16 – James Hird
11 – Scott Lucas
5 – Ted Richards
The final finishing order in the 2005 Crichton Medal was:
Jason Johnson 308 votes
Mark Johnson 265
Brent Stanton 253
Scott Lucas 217
Dustin Fletcher 208
James Hird 208
Damien Peverill 171
Adam McPhee 159
Andrew Lovett 155
David Hille 142
Matthew Lloyd 135
Mark McVeigh 124
Andrew Welsh 123
Nathan Lovett-Murray 108
Kepler Bradley 87
Justin Murphy 84
Dean Solomon 40
Jason Laycock 36
Ricky Dyson 32
Mark Bolton 25
Ty Zantuck 25
Dean Rioli 20
Paul Thomas 14
Aaron Henneman 13
Ted Richards 8
Jobe Watson 7
Marl Alvey 5
Angus Monfries 5
