In May, AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan said the commissioners would "dread" making the decision about Watson's medal.
"I think the people charged with the responsibility of making that decision will not have made a more difficult decision - not just in their time in football, but almost in their lives," McLachlan told Fox Footy.
"I don't want to over-dramatise it, but that will be as hard a decision as anyone on the Commission has had to make, I'm sure of it."
It's actually a very easy decision. He played while using a performance enhancing substance so he's disqualified from winning the Brownlow medal.