To avoid situations like this in the future, the rules were altered to a 3-2-1 system in 1931. In 1989, the VFL retrospectively eliminated the countbacks from all tied Brownlow Medal results, and Hopkins and Collier, while both still living, were awarded joint 1930 Brownlow Medals.
To avoid similar occurrences in the future, the rules underwent a change to a 3-2-1 system in 1931. In 1989, the VFL retrospectively removed countbacks from all tied Brownlow Medal results, and Hopkins and Collier were awarded joint 1930 Brownlow Medals despite still being alive.