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AFL - AWARDS


AFL INTERCLUB MEDALS/TROPHIES

INTRODUCTION
AWARDS (A to Z)
AWARDS (CLUB by CLUB)
EVERY AWARD (WINNERS & BACKGROUND)
EXHIBITION/PRACTICE MATCH AWARDS
RESERVES/UNDER 19's AWARDS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

For nearly a century the premiership title was the sole focus of VFL-AFL clubs. Fast forward to today and the football landscape is littered with awards; some honour past greats, some are for a good cause, and others, frankly, seem to be awards for the sake of having an award (the Fila Cup, anyone?).

During the 2015 season there are over fifty trophies, shields, medals, cups (and even a plate) on offer. So when did this flood of silverware begin?

The earliest interclub award unearthed to date is the Lake Premiership Pennant awarded from 1938 to 1964 to the winner of matches between South Melbourne and St Kilda. Next was the Sir Keith Murdoch Cup (1949) contested by Geelong and North Melbourne.

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Kevin Murray and Ted Whitten hold the 1983 Centenary Cup aloft
The Bob McCaskill Trophy (1952) contested by Hawthorn and North Melbourne, and the T.M. Ferguson Trophy (1953) for the winner of Hawthorn-Melbourne games soon followed. Next up was the R.D. Barassi Trophy, introduced in 1965 following Barassi's controversial move from Melbourne to Carlton. Shortly after the Blues' win in 1972 the trophy disappeared into a cupboard at Princes Park where it was soon forgotten, gathering dust until rediscovered in 2002.

A handful of awards came and went in the 1980s; their lack of longevity due to them being introduced for marketing rather than historical purposes. South Melbourne's move to Sydney in 1982 saw the introduction of the Chateau Cup, provided by a club sponsor and awarded at the first SCG game of each season. This was followed by the Darlington Investment Services Centenary Cup (1983), the Eastcoast Challenge Cup (1985) and the Berry Street Cup (1986). The latter being the only one of these trophies to survive the decade.

Today's overcrowded trophy cabinets can be traced back to the 1990s. Collingwood and Carlton led-off in 1993 with the introduction of the Peter MacCallum Cup, followed in 1994 by the Alan Schwab Memorial Shield which was announced shortly after the long-serving AFL administrator died while on secondment to Sydney. The tipping point was 1995 with the launch of the Albert Thurgood Trophy (Essendon-Fremantle), Dockland Trophy (Fremantle-Port Adelaide), E.J. Whitten Cup (Essendon-Footscray), and the Nauru Challenge Cup (Fitzroy-West Coast). 

Far from fading away, the 2000s has seen this trend become the norm, with new awards announced on a near-annual basis. Read on for details of the various AFL interclub trophies and medals presented over the years, including a club-by-club list.
AWARDS (A to Z)

LIST OF AWARDS - A to Z

NOTE - grey shading indicates awards that are no longer presented.

AWARDS - A to Z (active)

COMPETING TEAMS

YEARS

Alan Schwab Memorial Shield

Brisbane-Sydney

1994-

Alec Campbell Cup

Tasmania Devils & Anzac Day opponent

2001-2008

Hawthorn & Anzac Day opponent (Launceston only)

2009-

Anzac Day Trophy

Collingwood-Essendon

2000-

Anzac Day Medal

Collingwood-Essendon (B.O.G.) - retrospective medals awarded in 2011

1995-1999

Collingwood-Essendon (B.O.G.)

2000-

Barker-Whitten Challenge Plate

St Kilda-Western Bulldogs

1997-

Beyond Blue Cup

Hawthorn-Geelong

2006-2012

Hawthorn-Collingwood

2013

Hawthorn-Sydney

2014-2018

Hawthorn-West Coast

2019

Hawthorn-Gold Coast

2020

Blue Ribbon Cup

Hawthorn-St Kilda

1999-

Bob Rose-Charlie Sutton Medal

Collingwood-Western Bulldogs (B.O.G.)

2007-

Brett Kirk Medal

GWS Giants-Sydney (B.O.G.)

2012-

Col Austen Trophy

Hawthorn-Richmond

1996-

David Parkin Cup

Carlton-Hawthorn (winning club)

1998-2002

David Parkin Medal

Carlton-Hawthorn (B.O.G.)

2003-

E.J. Whitten Cup

Essendon-Western Bulldogs

1995-

Frank MacDonald Medal

Tasmania Devils' & Anzac Day opponent's B.O.G. (dual medals)

2001-2008

Hawthorn vs Anzac Day opponent B.O.G. (one medal, Launceston only)

2009-

Glendinning-Allan Medal

Fremantle-West Coast (B.O.G.)

2018 (Rd.20)-

Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal

Sydney & their Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round opponent (B.O.G.)

2016-

HMAS Sydney II Memorial Trophy

Sydney-West Coast

2010-

HMAS Sydney II Best On Ground Award

Sydney-West Coast (B.O.G.)

2010-

Ian Stewart Medal

Richmond-St Kilda (B.O.G.)

2004-

Jack Dyer-Lou Richards Trophy

Collingwood-Richmond

1999-

Kennedy Cup

Port Adelaide & their opponent in Shanghai

2019-

Kevin Sheedy Cup

Essendon-Richmond (all premiership matches)

1998-2011

Essendon-Richmond: Clash of the Sash (the non-Dreamtime game)

2012-

Lockett-Coventry Cup

Collingwood-Sydney

2000-

Madden Trophy ("Madden Cup")

Carlton-Essendon

1997-

Marcus Ashcroft Medal

Brisbane-Gold Coast (B.O.G.)

2011-

Marn Grook Trophy

Sydney-Essendon

2002-2013

Sydney & their Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round opponent

2014-

Neale Daniher Trophy

Collingwood-Melbourne (B.O.G.)

2015-

Nicky Winmar Cup

St Kilda-West Coast

2003-

Peter Badcoe VC Medal

Port Adelaide & their Anzac Day opponent (B.O.G.)

2004-

Peter MacCallum Cup

Collingwood-Carlton (all premiership matches)

1993-2008

Collingwood-Carlton (Collingwood's home game only)

2009-

Polly Farmer Trophy

Geelong-West Coast

1996-

Q Clash Trophy

Brisbane-Gold Coast

2011-

R.D. Barassi Trophy

Carlton-Melbourne

1965-1972 / 2002-

RAC Derby Trophy

Fremantle-West Coast

2019-

Richard Pratt Cup

Carlton-Collingwood (Carlton's home game)

2009-

Richard Pratt Medal

Carlton-Collingwood (Carlton's home game B.O.G.)

2012-

Robert Rose Cup

Collingwood-Western Bulldogs

2000-

Ron Barassi Cup

Melbourne-Sydney

2003-

Shanghai Medal

Port Adelaide & their opponent in Shanghai (B.O.G.)

2017-

Showdown Trophy

Adelaide-Port Adelaide

1997-2017

Showdown Shield

Adelaide-Port Adelaide (official name is the Variety Showdown Shield)

2018-

Showdown Medal

Adelaide-Port Adelaide (B.O.G.)

2000-

Silk-Miller Medal

Hawthorn & St Kilda's B.O.G. in the Blue Ribbon Cup

1999-

Sydney Derby Cup

GWS Giants-Sydney

2019-

Tom Wills Award

Essendon-Geelong (Country Festival match B.O.G.)

2017-

Western Derby Trophy

Fremantle-West Coast

1997-2017 / 2019-

Wills-Harrison Shield

Geelong-Melbourne

1996-c.2001

Wills-Harrison Trophy

Geelong-Melbourne

c.2002-

Yiooken Award

Essendon-Richmond (Dreamtime at the 'G B.O.G.)

2006-

Zaidee Trophy

Hawthorn-Port Adelaide

2011-

AWARDS - A to Z (defunct)

COMPETING TEAMS

YEARS

Albert Thurgood Challenge Trophy

Essendon-Fremantle

1995-unknown

Anzac Day Medal

St Kilda & Anzac Day opponent (New Zealand only)

2013-2014

Archer-Hird Medal

Essendon-North Melbourne

2008-2013

Bartercard Cup

Richmond-St Kilda

1993-c.1995

Berry Street Cup

Melbourne-Richmond

1986-2013

Melbourne-North Melbourne

2014

Bob McCaskill Trophy

Hawthorn-North Melbourne

1952-c.1956

Brent Crosswell Medal

North Melbourne & various opponents B.O.G. (Hobart only)

2012-2015

Carlton Mid Derby Trophy

Fremantle-West Coast

2001-2014

Carlton Draught Derby Trophy

Fremantle-West Coast

2015-2017

Centenary Challenge Cup

Fitzroy-Footscray (Western Bulldogs)

1983

Chateau Cup

Sydney & their first home game opponent

1982

Crowl-McDonald Medal

St Kilda & Carlton B.O.G. (Anzac Day in NZ only)

2015

David Parkin Cup

Carlton-Hawthorn (replaced in 2003 by the David Parkin Medal)

1998-2002

Dockland Trophy

Fremantle-Port Adelaide

1995-2002

Eastcoast Challenge Cup

Footscray (Western Bulldogs) & their first home game opponent

1985-1986

EMU Export Western Derby Trophy

Fremantle-West Coast

1995-2000

Fila Cup

Geelong-Western Bulldogs

2000-2002

Gary Dempsey Medal

North Melbourne-Western Bulldogs

2009

Jason McCartney Medal

Collingwood-North Melbourne

2003-2009 / 2013

Kennedy-McHale Cup

Collingwood-Hawthorn

2000-2002

Lake Premiership Pennant

South Melbourne-St Kilda

1938-1964

Nauru Challenge Cup

Fitzroy-West Coast

1995

Nick Schernickau Trophy

Melbourne-St Kilda

1994-1998

Origin Energy Western Victoria Cup

Geelong-Western Bulldogs

2004-2005

Phillip Walsh Medal

Adelaide-Port Adelaide (B.O.G.)

2015 (Rd.16)

Prime Minister's Cup

GWS & various opponents (Canberra only)

2012-2015

Ross Glendinning Medal

Fremantle-West Coast (B.O.G.) (replaced by the Glendinning-Allan Medal)

2001-2018 (Rd.6)

Sands of Gallipoli Medal

Brisbane's best player (Anzac Day round)

2003-2010

Shanghai Cup

Port Adelaide & their opponent in Shanghai (replaced by Kennedy Cup)

2017-2018

Showdown Trophy

Adelaide-Port Adelaide (replaced in 2018 by the Variety Showdown Shield)

1997-2017

Simpson-Henderson Trophy

St Kilda & their Anzac Day opponent (New Zealand only)

2013-2015

Sir Keith Murdoch Cup

Geelong-North Melbourne

1949-c.1952

T.M. Ferguson Trophy

Hawthorn-Melbourne

1953-1960s

TAC Trophy

Footscray-Richmond

c.1989-c.1993

Westpac Community Cup

Adelaide-Collingwood

2010-2013

White Ribbon Trophy

GWS Giants-Sydney

2012-2018

Wills-Harrison Shield

Geelong-Melbourne (replaced c.2002 by the Wills-Harrison Trophy)

1996-c.2001

WINNING CLUB TROPHY + B.O.G.

COMPETING TEAMS

YEARS

ANZAC DAY - COLLINGWOOD & ESSENDON

Anzac Day Trophy

Collingwood-Essendon

2000-

Anzac Day Medal

Collingwood-Essendon (B.O.G.) - retrospective medals awarded in 2011

1995-1999

Collingwood-Essendon (B.O.G.)

2000-

ANZAC DAY - NEW ZEALAND

Simpson-Henderson Trophy

St Kilda & Anzac Day opponent

2013-2015

Anzac Day Medal

St Kilda & Anzac Day opponent (B.O.G.)

2013-2014

Crowl-McDonald Medal

St Kilda & Carlton (B.O.G.)

2015

ANZAC DAY - TASMANIA

Alec Campbell Cup

Tasmania Devils & Anzac Day opponent

2001-2008

Hawthorn & Anzac Day opponent (Launceston only)

2009-

Frank MacDonald Medal

Tasmania Devils' & Anzac Day opponent's B.O.G. (dual medals)

2001-2008

Hawthorn vs Anzac Day opponent B.O.G. (one medal, Launceston only)

2009-

BLUE RIBBON CUP

Blue Ribbon Cup

Hawthorn-St Kilda

1999-

Silk-Miller Medal

Hawthorn's B.O.G. & St Kilda's B.O.G.

1999-

DREAMTIME AT THE 'G

Kevin Sheedy Cup

Essendon-Richmond

2005-2011

Yiooken Award

Essendon-Richmond (B.O.G.)

2006-

HMAS SYDNEY II MEMORIAL GAME

HMAS Sydney II Memorial Trophy

Sydney-West Coast

2010-

HMAS Sydney II Best On Ground Trophy

Sydney-West Coast (B.O.G.)

2010-

PORT ADELAIDE & THEIR SHANGHAI OPPONENT

Shanghai Cup

Port Adelaide & their opponent in Shanghai

2017-2018

Kennedy Cup

Port Adelaide & their opponent in Shanghai

2019-

Shanghai Medal

Port Adelaide & their opponent in Shanghai (B.O.G.)

2017-

Q-CLASH

Q Clash Trophy

Brisbane-Gold Coast

2011-

Marcus Ashcroft Medal

Brisbane-Gold Coast (B.O.G.)

2011-

RICHARD PRATT CUP

Richard Pratt Cup

Carlton-Collingwood (Carlton's home game)

2009-

Richard Pratt Medal

Carlton-Collingwood (Carlton's home game B.O.G.)

2012-

ROBERT ROSE CUP

Robert Rose Cup

Collingwood-Western Bulldogs

2000-

Bob Rose-Charlie Sutton Medal

Collingwood-Western Bulldogs (B.O.G.)

2007-

SHOWDOWN

Showdown Trophy

Adelaide-Port Adelaide

1997-2017

Variety Showdown Shield

Adelaide-Port Adelaide

2018-

Showdown Medal

Adelaide-Port Adelaide (B.O.G.)

2000-

SYDNEY DERBY

White Ribbon Trophy

GWS Giants-Sydney

2012-2018

Sydney Derby Cup

GWS Giants-Sydney

2019-

Brett Kirk Medal

GWS Giants-Sydney (B.O.G.)

2012-

SYDNEY vs VARIOUS OPPONENTS (INDIGENOUS ROUND)

Marn Grook Trophy

Sydney-Essendon

2002-2013

Sydney & their Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round opponent

2014-

Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal

Sydney & their Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round opponent (B.O.G.)

2016-

WESTERN DERBY

EMU Export Western Derby Trophy

Fremantle-West Coast

1995-2000

Carlton Mid Derby Trophy

Fremantle-West Coast

2001-2014

Carlton Draught Derby Trophy

Fremantle-West Coast

2015-2017

RAC Derby Trophy

Fremantle-West Coast

2019-

Ross Glendinning Medal

Fremantle-West Coast (B.O.G.) - retrospective medals awarded in 2018

1995-2000

Ross Glendinning Medal

Fremantle-West Coast (B.O.G.)

2001-2018 (Rd.6)

Glendinning-Allan Medal

Fremantle-West Coast (B.O.G.)

2018 (Rd.20)-

THEMED MATCHES - NO AWARD

COMPETING TEAMS

YEARS

Clash for Cancer (Call to Arms Match)

Essendon-Melbourne

2006-2009

Essendon vs various opponents

2010-

Len Hall Tribute Game

Fremantle's Anzac Round match (note - no trophy/medal)

1996-

Maddie's Match

St Kilda-Richmond (Maddie Riewoldt tribute, Bone Marrow Failure treatment)

2016-

Pink Lady Match

Melbourne vs various opponents (Breast Cancer Network Australia fundraiser)

2005-

Pride Game

Sydney-Fremantle (Diversity and inclusion) - played pre-season

2015

Sydney-St Kilda (Diversity and inclusion)

2016-

Spud's Game: Time 2 Talk

St Kilda-Melbourne (Danny Frawley tribute, mental health awareness)

2021-

AWARDS - EXHIBITION MATCHES

COMPETING TEAMS

YEARS

Barry Cable Trophy

North Melbourne-East Perth

1980

Kaspersky Cup

Brisbane-Melbourne

2010

Syd Jackson Trophy

Indigenous All-Stars vs Carlton

2003

Sir Doug Nicholls Cup

Indigenous All-Stars vs Various Opponents

2005-

Polly Farmer Medal

Indigenous All-Stars vs Various Opponents (B.O.G.)

2005-

AWARDS - RESERVES / UNDER 19s

COMPETING TEAMS

YEARS

Jacob Tootell Shield

Geelong-North Melbourne (Reserves)

1952-unknown

Peter Crimmins Trophy

Fitzroy-Hawthorn (U'19s)

1977-c.1981

Sir Doug Nicholls Cup & B.O.G. Award

Essendon Reserves-Richmond Reserves (VFA-VFL)

2014-

 

AWARDS (CLUB by CLUB)

LIST OF AWARDS - CLUB BY CLUB

NOTE - grey shading indicates awards that are no longer presented.

OPPONENT

AWARD

YEARS

ADELAIDE CROWS

Port Adelaide

Showdown Trophy

1997-2017

Showdown Shield

2018-

Showdown Medal (B.O.G.)

2000-

Collingwood

Westpac Community Cup

2010-2013

Indigenous All-Stars (pre-season)

Sir Doug Nicholls Cup

2009

Port Adelaide

Phillip Walsh Medal (B.O.G.)

2015 (Rd.16)

BRISBANE LIONS

Gold Coast

Q-Clash Trophy

2011-

Marcus Ashcroft Medal (B.O.G.)

Sydney

Alan Schwab Memorial Shield

1994-

Anzac Round

Sands of Gallipoli Medal (Brisbane's B.O.G.)

2003-2010

St Kilda

Simpson-Henderson Trophy

2014

Anzac Day Medal (B.O.G.)

CARLTON

Collingwood (Away)

Peter MacCallum Cup

1993-2008 (H & A)

2009-

Collingwood (Home)

Richard Pratt Cup

2009-

Richard Pratt Medal (B.O.G.)

2012-

Essendon

Madden Trophy ("Madden Cup")

1997-

Hawthorn

David Parkin Cup (winning club)

1998-2002

David Parkin Medal (B.O.G.)

2003-

Melbourne

R.D. Barassi Trophy

1965-1972 / 2002-

Hawthorn

Alec Campbell Cup

2019

Indigenous All-Stars (pre-season)

Syd Jackson Trophy

2003

Port Adelaide

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2017

St Kilda

Simpson-Henderson Trophy

2015

Crowl-McDonald Medal (B.O.G)

Sydney

Marn Grook Trophy

2015 / 2018

Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal (B.O.G.)

2018

COLLINGWOOD

Cartton (Home)

Peter MacCallum Cup

1993-2008 (H & A)

2009-

Carlton (Away)

Richard Pratt Cup

2009-

Richard Pratt Medal (B.O.G.)

2012-

Essendon

Anzac Day Trophy

2000-

Anzac Day Medal (B.O.G.)

2000- (1995-99 retrospective)

Melbourne

Neale Daniher Trophy (B.O.G.)

2015-

Richmond

Jack Dyer-Lou Richards Trophy

1999-

Sydney

Lockett-Coventry Cup

2000-

Western Bulldogs

Robert Rose Cup

2000-

Bob Rose-Charlie Sutton Medal (B.O.G.)

2007-

Adelaide

Westpac Community Cup

2010-2013

Hawthorn

Kennedy-McHale Cup

2000-2002

Beyond Blue Cup

2013

North Melbourne

Jason McCartney Medal (B.O.G.)

2003-2009 / 2013

Sydney

Marn Grook Trophy

2019

Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal (B.O.G.)

ESSENDON

Carlton

Madden Trophy ("Madden Cup")

1997-

Collingwood

Anzac Day Trophy

2000-

Anzac Day Medal (B.O.G.)

2000- (1995-99 retrospective)

Geelong

Tom Wills Award (Country Festival B.O.G.)

2017-

Richmond (Clash of the Sash)

Kevin Sheedy Cup

1998-2011 (all matches)

2012- (non-Dreamtime)

Richmond (Dreamtime at the 'G)

Yiooken Award (B.O.G.)

2006-

Western Bulldogs

E.J. Whitten Cup

1995-

Fremantle

Albert Thurgood Challenge Trophy

1995-unknown

Indigenous All-Stars (pre-season)

Sir Doug Nicholls Cup

2007

North Melbourne

Archer-Hird Medal (B.O.G.)

2008-2013

Sydney

Chateau Cup

1982

Marn Grook Trophy

2002-2013

FITZROY LIONS

Footscray (Western Bulldogs)

Centenary Challenge Cup

1983

Sydney

Chateau Cup

1982 (*to be confirmed)

West Coast

Nauru Challenge Cup

1995

FREMANTLE

Anzac Day

Len Hall Tribute Game (NO trophy/medal)

1996-

West Coast

Western Derby Trophy

1997-2017 / 2019-

Ross Glendinning Medal (B.O.G.)

1995-2000 (retrospective)

2001-2018 (Rd.6)

Glendinning-Allan Medal (B.O.G.)

2018 (Rd.20)-

Essendon

Albert Thurgood Challenge Trophy

1995-unknown

Port Adelaide

Dockland Trophy

1995-2002

Sydney

Marn Grook Trophy

2020

Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal (B.O.G.)

GEELONG

Essendon

Tom Wills Award (Country Festival B.O.G.)

2017-

Melbourne

Wills-Harrison Shield

1996-c.2001

Wills-Harrison Trophy

c.2002-

West Coast

Polly Farmer Trophy

1996-

Footscray / Western Bulldogs

Eastcoast Challenge Cup

1985

Fila Cup

2000-2002

Origin Energy Western Victoria Cup

2004-2005

Hawthorn

Beyond Blue Cup

2006-2012

North Melbourne

Sir Keith Murdoch Cup

1949-c.1952

Port Adelaide

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2005 / 2014 / 2016 / 2018

Sydney

Marn Grook Trophy

2014

GOLD COAST

Brisbane

Q-Clash Trophy

2011-

Marcus Ashcroft Medal (B.O.G.)

Hawthorn

Beyond Blue Cup

2020

Port Adelaide

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2011

Shanghai Cup

2017-2018

Shanghai Medal (B.O.G.)

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY

Sydney

White Ribbon Trophy

2012-2018

Sydney Derby Cup

2019-

Brett Kirk Medal (B.O.G.)

2012-

Melbourne

Prime Minister's Cup

2015

North Melbourne

Prime Minister's Cup

2014

Western Bulldogs

Prime Minister's Cup

2012-2013

Various opponents (Canberra)

Prime Minister's Cup

2012-2013 (WB)

2014 (NM)

2015 (Melb)

HAWTHORN

Carlton

David Parkin Cup (winning club)

1998-2002

David Parkin Medal (B.O.G.)

2003-

Port Adelaide

Zaidee Trophy

2011-

Richmond

Col Austen Trophy

1996-

St Kilda

Blue Ribbon Cup

1999-

Silk-Miller Medal (B.O.G.)

Various opponents

Beyond Blue Cup

2006-2012 (GEEL)

2013 (COLL)

2014-2018 (SYD)

2019 (WCE)

2020 (GC)

Various opponents
(Anzac Day - Tasmania)

Alec Campbell Cup
Frank MacDonald Medal (B.O.G.)

2009 (WCE)

2010 (NM)

2012 (SYD)

2019 (CARL) *Cup only

Carlton

Alec Campbell Cup

2019

Collingwood

Kennedy-McHale Cup

2000-2002

Beyond Blue Cup

2013

Geelong

Beyond Blue Cup

2006-2012

Gold Coast

Beyond Blue Cup

2020

Melbourne

T.M. Ferguson Trophy

1953-1960s

North Melbourne

Bob McCaskill Trophy

1952-c.1956

Alec Campbell Cup (Anzac Day in TAS)

2010

Frank MacDonald Medal (Anzac B.O.G.)

Port Adelaide

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2015

Sydney

Alec Campbell Cup (Anzac Day in TAS)

2012

Frank MacDonald Medal (Anzac B.O.G.)

Beyond Blue Cup

2014-2018

Marn Grook Trophy (Indigenous Round)

2017

Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal (B.O.G.)

West Coast

Alec Campbell Cup (Anzac Day in TAS)

2009

Frank MacDonald Medal (Anzac B.O.G.)

Beyond Blue Cup

2019

MELBOURNE

Carlton

R.D. Barassi Trophy

1965-1972 / 2002-

Collingwood

Neale Daniher Trophy (B.O.G.)

2015-

Geelong

Wills-Harrison Shield

1996-c.2001

Wills-Harrison Trophy

c.2002-

Sydney

Ron Barassi Cup

2003-

Greater Western Sydney

Prime Minister's Cup

2015

Hawthorn

T.M. Ferguson Trophy

1953-1960s

North Melbourne

Berry Street Cup

2014

Richmond

Berry Street Cup

1986-2013

St Kilda

Nick Schernickau Trophy

1994-1998

Sydney

Chateau Cup

1982

Various opponents

Berry Street Cup

1986-2013 (RICH)

2014 (NM)

NORTH MELBOURNE

Collingwood

Jason McCartney Medal (B.O.G.)

2003-2009 / 2013

East Perth (pre-season)

Barry Cable Trophy

1980

Essendon

Archer-Hird Medal (B.O.G.)

2008-2013

Geelong

Sir Keith Murdoch Cup

1949-c.1952

Greater Western Sydney

Prime Minister's Cup

2014

Hawthorn

Bob McCaskill Trophy

1952-c.1956

Alec Campbell Cup (Anzac Day in TAS)

2010

Frank MacDonald Medal (Anzac B.O.G.)

Melbourne

Berry Street Cup

2014

Port Adelaide

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2019

Richmond

Brent Crosswell Medal (B.O.G.)

2015

St Kilda

Brent Crosswell Medal (B.O.G.)

2014

Sydney

Brent Crosswell Medal (B.O.G.)

2013

Marn Grook Trophy (Indigenous Round)

2016

Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal (B.O.G.)

West Coast

Brent Crosswell Medal (B.O.G.)

2012

Western Bulldogs

Gary Dempsey Medal (B.O.G.)

2009

Various opponents (Hobart)

Brent Crosswell Medal (B.O.G.)

2012 (WCE)

2013 (SYD)

2014 (STK)

2015 (RICH)

PORT ADELAIDE

Adelaide

Showdown Trophy

1997-2017

Showdown Shield

2018-

Showdown Medal (B.O.G.)

2000-

Hawthorn

Zaidee Trophy

2011-

Various opponents (Anzac Day)

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2004 (WB)

2005 (GEEL)

2006-2010 (STK)

2011 (GC)

2012 (SYD)

2013 (WCE)

2014 (STK)

2015 (HAW)

2016 (STK)

2017 (CARL)

2018 (GEEL)

2019 (NM)

Various opponents (China)

Shanghai Cup

2017-2018 (GC)

Shanghai Medal (B.O.G.)

Kennedy Cup

2019 (STK)

Shanghai Medal (B.O.G.)

Adelaide

Phillip Walsh Medal (B.O.G.)

2015 (Rd.16)

Carlton

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2017

Fremantle

Dockland Trophy

1995-2002

Geelong

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2005 / 2014 / 2016 / 2018

Gold Coast

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2011

Shanghai Cup

2017-2018

Shanghai Medal (B.O.G.)

Hawthorn

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2015

North Melbourne

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2019

St Kilda

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2006-2010

Kennedy Cup

2019

Shanghai Medal (B.O.G.)

West Coast

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2013

RICHMOND

Collingwood

Jack Dyer-Lou Richards Trophy

1999-

Essendon (Clash of the Sash)

Kevin Sheedy Cup

1998-2011 (all matches)

2012- (non-Dreamtime)

Essendon (Dreamtime at the 'G)

Yiooken Award (B.O.G.)

2006-

Hawthorn

Col Austen Trophy

1996-

St Kilda

Ian Stewart Medal (B.O.G.)

2004-

Footscray (Western Bulldogs)

TAC Trophy

c.1989-c.1993

Indigenous All-Stars (pre-season)

Sir Doug Nicholls Cup

2013

Melbourne

Berry Street Cup

1986-2013

North Melbourne

Brent Crosswell Medal (B.O.G.)

2015

St Kilda

Bartercard Cup

1993-c.1995

ST KILDA

Hawthorn

Blue Ribbon Cup

1999-

Silk-Miller Medal (B.O.G.)

Richmond

Ian Stewart Medal (B.O.G.)

2004-

West Coast

Nicky Winmar Cup

2003-

Western Bulldogs

Barker-Whitten Challenge Plate

1997-

Brisbane

Simpson-Henderson Trophy

2014

Anzac Day Medal (B.O.G.)

Carlton

Simpson-Henderson Trophy

2015

Crowl-McDonald Medal (B.O.G)

Footscray (Western Bulldogs)

Eastcoast Challenge Cup

1986

Melbourne

Nick Schernickau Trophy

1994-1998

North Melbourne

Brent Crosswell Medal (B.O.G.)

2014

Port Adelaide

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2006-2010

Kennedy Cup

2019

Shanghai Medal (B.O.G.)

Richmond

Bartercard Cup

1993-c.1995

South Melbourne / Sydney

Lake Premiership Pennant

1938-1964

Simpson-Henderson Trophy

2013

Anzac Day Medal (B.O.G.)

Various opponents (Anzac Day in NZ)

Simpson-Henderson Trophy

2013 (SYD)

Anzac Day Medal (B.O.G.)

2014 (BRIS)

Simpson-Henderson Trophy

2015 (CARL)

Crowl-McDonald Medal (B.O.G)

SYDNEY

Brisbane

Alan Schwab Memorial Shield

1994-

Collingwood

Lockett-Coventry Cup

2000-

Greater Western Sydney

White Ribbon Trophy

2012-2018

Sydney Derby Cup

2019-

Brett Kirk Medal (B.O.G.)

2012-

Melbourne

Ron Barassi Cup

2003-

West Coast

HMAS Sydney II Memorial Trophy

2010-

HMAS Sydney II Best On Ground Award

Various Opponents (Indigenous Round)

Marn Grook Trophy

2002-2013 (ESS)

2014 (GEEL)

2015 (CARL)

Marn Grook Trophy
Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal (B.O.G.)

2016 (NM)

2017 (HAW)

2018 (CARL)

2019 (COLL)

2020 (FREM)

Carlton

Marn Grook Trophy

2015 / 2018

Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal (B.O.G.)

2018

Collingwood

Marn Grook Trophy

2019

Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal (B.O.G.)

Essendon

Chateau Cup

1982

Marn Grook Trophy

2002-2013

Fitzroy

Chateau Cup

1982 (*to be confirmed)

Fremantle

Marn Grook Trophy

2020

Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal (B.O.G.)

Geelong

Marn Grook Trophy

2014

Hawthorn

Alec Campbell Cup (Anzac Day in TAS)

2012

Frank MacDonald Medal (Anzac B.O.G.)

Beyond Blue Cup

2014-2018

Marn Grook Trophy

2017

Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal (B.O.G.)

Melbourne

Chateau Cup

1982

North Melbourne

Brent Crosswell Medal (B.O.G.)

2013

Port Adelaide

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2012

St Kilda

Lake Premiership Pennant

1938-1964

Simpson-Henderson Trophy

2013

Anzac Day Medal (B.O.G.)

Various opponents ("1st Home Game")

Chateau Cup

1982 Rd.1 (MELB)

1982 Rd.4 (FITZ) *tbc

1982 Rd.6 (ESS)

WEST COAST

Fremantle

Western Derby Trophy

1997-2017 / 2019-

Ross Glendinning Medal (B.O.G.)

1995-2000 (retrospective)

2001-2018 (Rd.6)

Glendinning-Allan Medal (B.O.G.)

2018 (Rd.20)-

Geelong

Polly Farmer Trophy

1996-

St Kilda

Nicky Winmar Cup

2003-

Sydney

HMAS Sydney II Memorial Trophy

2010-

HMAS Sydney II Best On Ground Award

Fitzroy

Nauru Challenge Cup

1995

Hawthorn

Alec Campbell Cup (Anzac Day in TAS)

2009

Frank MacDonald Medal (Anzac B.O.G.)

Beyond Blue Cup

2019

Indigenous All-Stars (pre-season)

Sir Doug Nicholls Cup

2015

North Melbourne

Brent Crosswell Medal (B.O.G.)

2012

Port Adelaide

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2013

WESTERN BULLDOGS

Collingwood

Robert Rose Cup

2000-

Bob Rose-Charlie Sutton Medal (B.O.G.)

2007-

Essendon

E.J. Whitten Cup

1995-

St Kilda

Barker-Whitten Challenge Plate

1997-

Fitzroy

Centenary Challenge Cup

1983

Indigenous All-Stars (pre-season)

Sir Doug Nicholls Cup

2005

Geelong

Eastcoast Challenge Cup

1985

Fila Cup

2000-2002

Origin Energy Western Victoria Cup

2004-2005

Greater Western Sydney

Prime Minister's Cup

2012-2013

North Melbourne

Gary Dempsey Medal (B.O.G.)

2009

Port Adelaide

Peter Badcoe VC Medal (B.O.G.)

2004

Richmond

TAC Trophy

c.1989-c.1993

St Kilda

Eastcoast Challenge Cup

1986

Various opponents (1st Home Game)

Eastcoast Challenge Cup

1985 (GEEL)

1986 (STK)

INDIGENOUS ALL-STARS

Carlton

Syd Jackson Trophy

2003

Various Opponents

Sir Doug Nicholls Cup
Polly Farmer Medal (IAS B.O.G.)

2005 (WB)

2007 (ESS)

2009 (ADEL)

2013 (RICH)

2015 (WCE)

 

EVERY AWARD (WINNERS & BACKGROUND)

EVERY AWARD (WINNERS & BACKGROUND)

ALAN SCHWAB SHIELD
ALBERT THURGOOD CHALLENGE TROPHY
ALEC CAMPBELL CUP
ANZAC DAY - COLLINGWOOD & ESSENDON
ANZAC DAY - VARIOUS
ARCHER-HIRD MEDAL
BARKER-WHITTEN CHALLENGE PLATE
BARTERCARD CUP
BERRY STREET CUP
BEYOND BLUE CUP
BLUE RIBBON CUP
BOB McCASKILL TROPHY
BOB ROSE-CHARLIE SUTTON MEDAL
BRENT CROSSWELL MEDAL
BRETT KIRK MEDAL
CARLTON DERBY TROPHY
CENTENARY CHALLENGE CUP
CHATEAU CUP
COL AUSTEN TROPHY
CROWL-McDONALD MEDAL
DAVID PARKIN CUP / MEDAL
DOCKLAND TROPHY
DREAMTIME AT THE 'G
E.J. WHITTEN CUP
EASTCOAST CHALLENGE CUP
EMU EXPORT DERBY TROPHY
FILA CUP
FRANK MacDONALD MEDAL
GARY DEMPSEY MEDAL
GLENDINNING-ALLAN MEDAL
GOODES-O'LOUGHLIN MEDAL
HMAS SYDNEY II MEMORIAL TROPHY / BEST PLAYER AWARD
IAN STEWART MEDAL
JACK DYER-LOU RICHARDS TROPHY
JASON McCARTNEY MEDAL
KENNEDY CUP
KENNEDY-McHALE CUP
KEVIN SHEEDY CUP
LAKE PREMIERSHIP PENNANT
LEN HALL TRIBUTE GAME
LOCKETT-COVENTRY CUP
MADDEN TROPHY
MARCUS ASHCROFT MEDAL
MARN GROOK TROPHY
NAURU CHALLENGE CUP
NEALE DANIHER TROPHY
NICK SCHERNIKAU TROPHY
NICKY WINMAR CUP
ORIGIN ENERGY WESTERN VICTORIA CUP
PETER BADCOE (VC) MEDAL
PETER MacCALLUM CUP
PHILLIP WALSH MEDAL
POLLY FARMER TROPHY
PRIME MINISTER'S CUP
Q-CLASH
R.D. BARASSI TROPHY
RAC DERBY TROPHY
RICHARD PRATT CUP / MEDAL
ROBERT ROSE CUP
RON BARASSI CUP
ROSS GLENDINNING MEDAL
SANDS OF GALLIPOLI MEDAL
SHANGHAI CUP / MEDAL
SHOWDOWN
SHOWDOWN MEDAL
SHOWDOWN TROPHY / SHIELD
SILK-MILLER MEDAL
SIMPSON-HENDERSON TROPHY
SIR KEITH MURDOCH CUP
SYDNEY DERBY
T.M. FERGUSON TROPHY
TAC TROPHY
TOM WILLS AWARD
VARIETY SHOWDOWN SHIELD
WESTERN DERBY
WESTERN DERBY BEST ON GROUND MEDAL
WESTERN DERBY TROPHY
WESTERN VICTORIA CUP
WESTPAC COMMUNITY CUP
WHITE RIBBON TROPHY
WILLS-HARRISON SHIELD / TROPHY
YIOOKEN AWARD
ZAIDEE TROPHY
ALAN SCHWAB SHIELD

ALAN SCHWAB MEMORIAL SHIELD

Awarded since Round 1, 1994 to the winner of all premiership matches between Brisbane and Sydney.

By the early 1990s the Brisbane Bears and Sydney Swans were in a constant state of financial turmoil and perilously close to becoming insolvent.

Schwab was a long-serving Richmond and VFL administrator, and in later years a member of the AFL Commission. The commission first sent him north to oversee the administration of the Brisbane club to ensure their survival.

Following the success of that project he was transferred to Sydney with the same goal. He died in June 1993 while still on secondment to the Swans.

Following Schwab's passing the clubs played each other in August 1993 but nothing was awarded. The memorial shield was introduced for their opening clash of the 1994 season.

ALBERT THURGOOD CHALLENGE TROPHY

ALBERT THURGOOD CHALLENGE TROPHY

Known as 'The Great', Thurgood was a key member of the Essendon team that won VFA premierships in 1892-93-94. Thurgood also led the VFA goalkicking in those years with record-breaking season totals of 56, 64 and 63 goals.

He then moved to Western Australia to play for the original Fremantle football club, leading the WAFA's goalkicking in 1895-96-97. Thurgood later returned to Melbourne, leading the VFL goalkicking in 1900 and playing a vital role in Essendon's 1901 VFL Grand Final victory.

The trophy featured a quarter-scale replica of a cannon from Captain Cook's ship, the Endeavour. It was first presented at a 1995 pre-season Fremantle-Essendon practice match played at Fremantle Oval.

Picture
Mark Harvey, Scott Watters and Darren Bewick with the Thurgood Trophy (Facebook/rareessendonfcvideo)

A larger cannon was fired before every Fremantle home game against Essendon...

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The Thurgood Trophy's "big brother" in action - Round 2, 1995 (Twitter/FreoPope)

After the award was unveiled Age columnist Gary Walsh noted: "Fremantle has stumbled onto the secret of AFL success. Strike trophies for matches against other teams and make them so ugly that the opposition will not win them." [The Age 26-2-1995 / 17-6-1995]

The trophy disappeared with a whimper rather than a bang and ceased being awarded sometime around the early 2000s.

ALEC CAMPBELL CUP

ALEC CAMPBELL CUP

Named in honour of Alec Campbell, Tasmania's last known survivor of the Gallipoli campaign, who died at the age of 103 in 2002.

The cup was inaugurated in 2001 to coincide with the launch of the Tasmanian Devils Football Club. It was awarded to the winning team in all VFA-VFL Anzac Day matches involving the Devils.

The Tasmanian club folded after the 2008 season so the trophy has been presented since 2009 to the winning team in any Anzac Day match at Launceston involving Hawthorn Football Club.

ALEC CAMPBELL CUP (VFL)

YEAR

VENUE

WON BY

OPPONENT

2001

Ulverstone Rec. Ground

Murray Kangaroos

Tasmania

2002

North Hobart Oval

Tasmania

Frankston

2003

Bellerive Oval

Tasmania

North Ballarat

2004

North Hobart Oval

Tasmania

North Ballarat

2005

Bellerive Oval

Frankston

Tasmania

2006

York Park

Tasmania

Frankston

2007

York Park

Frankston

Tasmania

2008

York Park

Tasmania

Casey

ALEC CAMPBELL CUP (AFL)

2009

York Park

Hawthorn

West Coast

2010

York Park

North Melbourne

Hawthorn

2012

York Park

Sydney

Hawthorn

2019

York Park

Hawthorn

Carlton

2021

York Park

Hawthorn

Adelaide

2022

York Park

Sydney

Hawthorn

NOTE - Hawthorn played away from Launceston in years not shown above

 


There have been four versions of the trophy presented.

The original, VFL version presented 2001-2008:

Picture
Alec Campbell with the original cup named in his honour (Vet Affairs, Vol.18 No.2 - June 2002)

The second version, won by Hawthorn in 2009 (and later claimed by Sydney in 2012):

Picture
Alistair Clarkson with the 2009 version of the Alec Campbell Cup (hawthornfc.com.au)

The third version, won by North Melbourne in 2010. It was similar in design to the 2009/2012 trophy but not as large and featured an RSL logo / medal at the top:

Picture
Brent Harvey with the 2010 version of the trophy (nmfc.com.au/Lachlan Cunningham)
 
The fourth version, a noticeably smaller trophy, was presented for the 2019, 2021 and 2022 matches:

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Ben Stratton (Hawthorn) and Patrick Cripps (Carlton) with the 2019 version of the Alec Campbell Cup (carltonfc.com.au)


NOTE - a best on ground award, the Frank MacDonald Medal, has also been presented since 2001 in conjunction with the Alec Campbell Cup.

Refer to the FRANK MacDONALD MEDAL tab at left for more details.

ANZAC DAY - COLLINGWOOD & ESSENDON

ANZAC DAY - COLLINGWOOD & ESSENDON


THE ANZAC DAY TROPHY


Valued at $20,000 and donated in season 2000 by Unibic, a company that produces ANZAC biscuits. The trophy is made from glass, silver and bronze with a base made of ironbark from an ammunition wagon used in WWI. The centre column features the names of all league footballers who died in active service.

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The AFL Anzac Day Trophy (Karen Percy/ABC News)

THE ANZAC DAY MEDAL


Presented since 2000 to the best player in the annual Collingwood-Essendon Anzac Day match  (*retrospective medals for the 1995-99 matches were awarded in 2011).

ANZAC DAY MEDAL

 

YEAR

ROUND

WINNER

CLUB

 

1995

4

Sav Rocca *

Collingwood

 

1996

5

Scott Russell *

Collingwood

 

1997

5

Damian Monkhorst *

Collingwood

 

1998

5

Sav Rocca *

Collingwood

 

1999

5

Mark Mercuri *

Essendon

 

2000

7

James Hird

Essendon

 

2001

5

Chris Tarrant (x)

Collingwood

 

2002

5

Mark McGough

Collingwood

 

2003

5

James Hird

Essendon

 

2004

5

James Hird

Essendon

 

2005

5

Andrew Lovett

Essendon

 

2006

4

Ben Johnson

Collingwood

 

2007

5

Heath Shaw

Collingwood

 

2008

6

Paul Medhurst

Collingwood

 

2009

5

Paddy Ryder

Essendon

 

2010

5

Scott Pendlebury

Collingwood

 

2011

5

Scott Pendlebury

Collingwood

 

2012

5

Dane Swan

Collingwood

 

2013

5

David Zaharakis

Essendon

 

2014

6

Dane Swan

Collingwood

 

2015

4

Paul Seedsman

Collingwood

 

2016

5

Steele Sidebottom

Collingwood

 

2017

5

Joe Daniher

Essendon

 

2018

5

Adam Treloar

Collingwood

 

2019

6

Scott Pendlebury

Collingwood

 

2020

-

(no match due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

 

2021

6

Darcy Parish

Essendon

 

2022

6

Jack Ginnivan

Collingwood

* indicates a medal awarded retrospectively in 2011

(x) indicates a medallist from the losing team

 

Picture
Dane Swan, winner of the 2015 Anzac Day Medal (Michael Willson/AFL)

MULTIPLE ANZAC DAY B.O.G. MEDALS

3

James Hird

Essendon

Scott Pendlebury

Collingwood

2

Sav Rocca

Collingwood

Dane Swan

Collingwood

 

ANZAC DAY - VARIOUS

ANZAC DAY - BRISBANE


SANDS OF GALLIPOLI MEDAL

From 2003 to 2010 this medal was presented by the Queensland RSL to Brisbane's best player in their annual Anzac Day round match.

Refer to the SANDS OF GALLIPOLI MEDAL tab at left more information.

ANZAC DAY - FREMANTLE


LEN HALL TRIBUTE GAME

Since 1996 Fremantle's home game of each Anzac Round has been named the Len Hall tribute game in honour of Len Hall who was Western Australia's last surviving Gallipoli veteran, and who passed away in 1999 at the age of 102.

Sources such as FootyStats and Wikipedia state that Fremantle present an Anzac Day Trophy and Len Hall Medal each season but this is not correct (the error can be traced back to a 2011 article by Michelangelo Rucci).

Refer to the LEN HALL TRIBUTE GAME tab at left more information.

ANZAC DAY - MELBOURNE/RICHMOND


FRANK 'CHECKER' HUGHES MEDAL

Awarded since 2021 to the best on ground in Melbourne and Richmond's annual Anzac Day eve clash. Named in honour of seven-time premiership player and coach Frank 'Checker' Hughes. After serving with the AIF in France and Belgium during World War I, Hughes returned home to Victoria, winning premierships as a Richmond player in 1920-21.

Following his retirement as a player, Hughes coached Richmond 1927-32, leading the Tigers to the 1932 flag. He then moved across to Melbourne, coaching the Demons 1933-41 and winning the 1939-40-41 premierships. World War II intervened but Hughes returned post-war, leading Melbourne 1945-48 and bowing out with the 1948 flag, his fifth VFL premiership as a coach.

ANZAC DAY - NEW ZEALAND


SIMPSON-HENDERSON TROPHY


Awarded 2013-15 to the winning team in St Kilda's annual Anzac Day match played in Wellington, New Zealand. Named in honour of Private John Simpson (who served with the Australian Army Medical Corps at Gallipoli before being killed in action), and Private Richard Henderson (a stretcher-bearer in the New Zealand Medical Corps who took over from Simpson at Gallipoli).

Refer to the SIMPSON-HENDERSON TROPHY tab at left more information.

ANZAC DAY MEDAL
CROWL-McDONALD MEDAL


The Anzac Day Medal was awarded to the best on ground after St Kilda's Anzac Day matches in Wellington in 2013-14. In the lead-up to the 2015 Anzac Day match against Carlton, the medal was renamed in honour of two former players with a unique link.

Claude Crowl (three games with St Kilda) and Fenley 'Fen' McDonald (10 games with Carlton and one with Melbourne) made their VFL debuts as opponents at Princes Park on 29 July, 1911. Four years later they lost their lives on the same day at Gallipoli.

Refer to the CROWL-McDONALD MEDAL tab at left more information.

ANZAC DAY - PORT ADELAIDE


PETER BADCOE (VC) ANZAC DAY MEDAL

Awarded since 2004 to the player whose conduct and play in Port Adelaide's match during the Anzac Day round "best exemplifies the Anzac spirit of skill, courage in adversity, self-sacrifice, teamwork and fair play".

Refer to the PETER BADCOE (VC) MEDAL tab at left for more information.

ANZAC DAY - TASMANIA


Since 2001, two awards have been presented at Anzac Day matches in Tasmania, a trophy for the winning team (the Alec Campbell Cup) and a best on ground award (the Frank MacDonald Medal):

ALEC CAMPBELL CUP

Named in honour of Alec Campbell, Tasmania's last known survivor of the Gallipoli campaign, who died at the age of 103 in 2002.

The cup was inaugurated in 2001 to coincide with the launch of the Tasmanian Devils Football Club and was awarded to the winning team in all VFA-VFL Anzac Day matches involving the Devils.

The Tasmanian club folded after the 2008 season, so the trophy has been presented since 2009 to the winning team in any Anzac Day match at Launceston involving Hawthorn Football Club.

Refer to the ALEC CAMPBELL CUP tab at left for more information.

FRANK MacDONALD MEDAL

Named in honour of Tasmania's oldest World War I veteran, and last surviving serviceman to have been cited for bravery, who died at the age of 107 in 2003.

From 2001 to 2008 joint medals were awarded to the best player from each team in all Anzac Day matches involving the Tasmanian Devils.

From 2009 to 2012 a single medal was presented to the best on ground in any Anzac Day match played at Launceston involving the Hawthorn Football Club.

The award now appears to be defunct; in 2019 the David Parkin Medal (the best on ground award for Carlton-Hawthorn premiership matches) was presented instead, and no medal was presented after the 2021 and 2022 Anzac Day matches.

Refer to the FRANK MacDONALD MEDAL tab at left for more information.
ARCHER-HIRD MEDAL

ARCHER-HIRD MEDAL

Named in honour of Glenn Archer, who played 311 games for North Melbourne (1992-2007), including two premierships (1996/99) and a Norm Smith Medal (1996) for best on ground in the AFL Grand Final, and James Hird, who played 253 games for Essendon (1992-2007), including two premierships (1993/2000) and a Norm Smith Medal (2000).

The medal was awarded in the first game between these clubs each season to "the player who best epitomizes the values upheld by these legends" but it quietly disappeared after the 2013 season.

In an interview following the 2014 match Archer revealed he had approached North Melbourne officials to have the award scrapped: "We all agreed there are so many different medals and cups these days... so I said to the club before the season that I don't think you really need it and no-one aspires to win it".


ARCHER-HIRD MEDAL

YEAR

ROUND

WINNER

CLUB

2008

1

Mark McVeigh

Essendon

2009

4

Brent Harvey

North Melbourne

2010

17

Jobe Watson

Essendon

2011

13

Brent Harvey

North Melbourne

2012

1

Brent Stanton

Essendon

2013

21

Daniel Wells

North Melbourne

 


NOTE - the name of this award is frequently inverted to the Hird-Archer Medal in media articles and websites such as Big Footy, Wikipedia, etc.

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Hird appeared on one side of the medal, Archer on the other (nmfc.com.au / Michael Willson)
BARKER-WHITTEN CHALLENGE PLATE

BARKER-WHITTEN CHALLENGE PLATE

Awarded to the winner of premiership matches between St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs.

Named in honour of Footscray legend, E.J. 'Ted' Whitten, who died from cancer in 1995, and St Kilda champion Trevor Barker who died from cancer in 1996.

The award was inaugurated in 1997 and helps to promote and raise funds for three cancer charities: Challenge, the E.J. Whitten Foundation and the Trevor Barker Foundation.

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Nick Reiwoldt and TV host Tom Gleisner with the Barker-Whitten Challenge Plate (saints.com.au)
BARTERCARD CUP

BARTERCARD CUP

Awarded 1993-c.1995 to the winner of premiership matches between Richmond and St.Kilda.

Bartercard was a major sponsor of both clubs at that time.

As with the Fila Cup and other similar sponsor-linked awards, the trophy ceased to be awarded when the joint sponsorship ended.
BERRY STREET CUP

BERRY STREET CUP

One of the longest-running inter-club awards, this annual match served as a fundraiser for Berry Street, a child and family welfare organisation based in Richmond.

From 1986 to 2013 the cup was awarded annually to the winner of the second Melbourne-Richmond match of each season.

In 2014 it was presented to the winner of Melbourne's Round 14 home game against North Melbourne.

In 2016 Melbourne marked a 30 year partnership with Berry Street but the cup itself does not appear to have been awarded since 2014.
BEYOND BLUE CUP

BEYOND BLUE CUP

The award was first suggested by a Geelong coterie member whose brother died after a long-term battle with depression. Hawthorn's then president, Jeff Kennett was also serving as chairman of BeyondBlue, a depression awareness and treatment organisation, and he saw the award as an opportunity to help promote mental health awareness in the community.

From 2006 to 2012 the trophy was awarded to the winner of Geelong and Hawthorn's first premiership match of the season (except 2009 when it was awarded after their second match).

Since 2013 it has been awarded to the winner of a designated Hawthorn home game each season:

2013 (Rd.21) - Hawthorn vs Collingwood
2014-2018 - Hawthorn vs Sydney
2019 (Rd.15) - Hawthorn vs West Coast
2020 (Rd.18) - Hawthorn vs Gold Coast
2021 (Rd.5) - Hawthorn vs Melbourne
2022 (Rd.12) - Hawthorn vs Collingwood

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The Beyond Blue Cup (sydneyswans.com.au/Michael Dodge)
BLUE RIBBON CUP

BLUE RIBBON CUP

Awarded to the winner of the first Hawthorn-St Kilda premiership match each season.

In 1998 Sergeant Gary Silk and his partner Senior Constable Rodney Miller were murdered during a police stakeout. Shortly after the killings, Hawthorn (the club Silk had supported) and St Kilda (Miller's favourite club) announced they would play annually for the cup in support of the Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation which perpetuates the memory of Victorian police officers killed in the line of duty.

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The Blue Ribbon Cup (Twitter/vicpol)

NOTE - a best on ground award, the Silk-Miller Memorial Medal, has also been presented since 1999 in conjunction with the Blue Ribbon Cup.

Refer to the SILK-MILLER MEDAL tab at left for more details.

BOB McCASKILL TROPHY

BOB McCASKILL TROPHY

Awarded to the winner of all matches between Hawthorn and North Melbourne from 1952 to 1956 (and possibly later).

Robert 'Bob' McCaskill played 36 games for Richmond (1923-25) before returning to the country and launching a highly-successful coaching career.

McCaskill was captain-coach of Sandhurst FC in the Bendigo Football League from 1926 to 1940. In those fifteen seasons the club missed finals just once (1939) and played in 12 grand finals, winning 9 premierships (1927, 1929-30-31-32-33-34, 1937, 1940). The six straight flags from 1929-34 remain a BFL record.

He was appointed North Melbourne coach for the 1941 season then departed for military service after seven games in 1942. He returned to coach North 1944-47, leading them to their first final (1945) and becoming the first to coach the club for 100 games (1947). Despite being contracted for seasons 1948-50, the incoming administration at North fired him after a poor finish to the 1947 season.

McCaskill returned to VFL coaching in 1950 as Hawthorn's new leader. Officially, he was their senior coach from 1950 to 1952. However, he fell ill during the 1952 pre-season and did not coach a game that year, passing away on June 23  (Jack Hale led the team in his absence, was appointed head coach in July 1952 and coached until the end of the 1959 season).

Following McCaskill's passing, Hawthorn president Dave Prentice donated the Bob McCaskill Memorial Trophy. 

The trophy was first contested in Round 19 of 1952, and North Melbourne won the first six games (1952-1955). Hawthorn finally took possession of the trophy after their win in Round 9, 1956 and, to date, no further mention of the McCaskill Trophy has been unearthed.

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The McCaskill Trophy is announced (The Herald 17-7-1952)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: 
HardBallGet thanks Glenn Davies for alerting us to the existence of this award.

BOB ROSE-CHARLIE SUTTON MEDAL

BOB ROSE-CHARLIE SUTTON MEDAL

Awarded since 2007 to the Collingwood or Western Bulldogs player who displays the most courage, skill, leadership and sportsmanship in the annual Robert Rose Cup premiership match.

The medal is named after Bob Rose, Robert's father and a champion player/coach for Collingwood (he also briefly coached Footscray). Sutton is a Bulldogs legend who served as Footscray's captain-coach in their 1954 premiership season.


 

YEAR

ROUND

WINNER

CLUB

 

2007

8

Matthew Boyd

Western Bulldogs

 

2008

13

Ben Johnson

Collingwood

 

2009

15

Dane Swan

Collingwood

 

2010

11

Scott Pendlebury

Collingwood

 

2011

6

Heath Shaw

Collingwood

 

2012

6

Scott Pendlebury

Collingwood

 

2013

12

Heath Shaw

Collingwood

 

2014

13

Tom Liberatore

Western Bulldogs

 

2015

17

Lachie Hunter

Western Bulldogs

 

2016

10

Luke Dahlhaus

Western Bulldogs

 

2017

1

Scott Pendlebury

Collingwood

 

2018

10

Tom Phillips

Collingwood

 

2019

14

Brodie Grundy

Collingwood

 

2020

1

Brodie Grundy

Collingwood

 

2021

1

Bailey Smith

Western Bulldogs

 

2022

9

Adam Treloar

Western Bulldogs

 

Picture
Collingwood's Heath Shaw with his 2011 Bob Rose-Charlie Sutton Medal (collingwoodfc.com.au)

Refer to the ROBERT ROSE CUP tab at left for more details of the trophy awarded to the winning team.

BRENT CROSSWELL MEDAL

BRENT CROSSWELL MEDAL

Best on ground award presented annually at one of North Melbourne's premiership matches in Hobart. In 2012 it was awarded after the Kangaroos' second Bellerive Oval match of the season and from 2013 to 2015 it was awarded after their first match of the season at the venue.

No record of the medal being presented has been found since and it is now believed to be defunct.

The medal honoured Tasmanian football legend, Brent Crosswell who was one of North Melbourne's best players in their 1975 and 1977 VFL-AFL Grand Final victories.


BRENT CROSSWELL MEDAL

YEAR

ROUND

NORTH MELBOURNE vs

WINNER

2012

15

West Coast Eagles

Matt Priddis (WCE)

2013

3

Sydney Swans

unknown

2014

17

St Kilda

Brent Harvey (NM)

2015

6

Richmond

Todd Goldstein (NM)

 

BRETT KIRK MEDAL

BRETT KIRK MEDAL

Awarded since 2012 to the best player in every Sydney Derby/White Ribbon Cup match contested by the GWS Giants and Sydney Swans.

Refer to the SYDNEY DERBY tab for more info.

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GWS ruckman, Shane Mumford winner of the 2017 Brett Kirk Medal (GWS/Twitter)
CARLTON DERBY TROPHY

CARLTON MID DERBY TROPHY /
CARLTON DRAUGHT DERBY TROPHY

A trophy presented by Carlton and United Breweries to the winner of the Western Derby, contested by Fremantle and West Coast.

  • 2001 - 2014 - known as the Carlton Mid Derby Trophy.
  • 2015 - 2017 - known as the Carlton Draught Derby Trophy.

Refer to the WESTERN DERBY TROPHY tab at left for more information.

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Fremantle captain Matthew Pavlich with the Carlton Mid Derby Trophy... (news.com.au)
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...and with the rebranded Carlton Draught Derby Trophy (Adelaide Now/Daniel Wilkins)
CENTENARY CHALLENGE CUP

CENTENARY CHALLENGE CUP

The 1983 season marked the centenary year of the Fitzroy and Footscray football clubs. To mark the occasion a large trophy was provided by Darlington Investment Services, who were Fitzroy's naming rights sponsor at that time.

The trophy was presented to Footscray after their victory in the Centenary match played at Waverley in Round 9, 1983.

NOTE - No evidence of subsequent matches for the cup has been unearthed, yet the cup ended up in Fitzroy's possession and is currently on display in the Fitzroy Football Club Museum (located at Melbourne's Docklands Stadium).

If it was contested again, Fitzroy lost the return match in Round 20, 1983, so their first chance to claim the cup would have been their win over the Bulldogs in Round 4, 1984.

Picture
Legends Kevin Murray (left) and E.J. Whitten snr hold the Centenary Cup aloft (Football Record, 1983)
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(L-R) Jim Edmond, Chris Burton and Simon Beasley celebrate Footscray's 1983 Centenary Challenge Cup victory (Football Record, 1989 Rd.5)
CHATEAU CUP

CHATEAU CUP

The 1982 season marked the first year of the Swans' move from South Melbourne to Sydney. One of the club's new sponsors, the Chateau Hotels Group, announced this trophy would be presented to the winner of Sydney's first SCG home game each season.

The Swans claimed the trophy in Round 1, 1982 with a 29 point victory over Melbourne, but no mention has been found of the award being presented in subsequent seasons.

Picture
Ron Barassi and Ricky Quade applying the "wishbone" hold to the short-lived Chateau Cup (source: Football Record, Rd.1, 1982)

UPDATE (MAY 2021)

As mentioned above the Chateau Cup was supposed to be presented once a year at Sydney's first home game. However, Matt Gibbs has made a discovery that raises questions about the awarding of this trophy. Gibbsy's eagle-eye spotted the following in a publicity shot taken in front of the Essendon trophy cabinet:

CHATEAU CUP - ESSENDON V SOUTH MELBOURNE
​ESSENDON 18.9 (117) DEFEATED SOUTH...
​
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Chateau Cup Essendon v South Melbourne. Essendon 18.9 (117) defeated South... (Essendonfc twitter)

Although Essendon did play the Swans at the SCG in Round 1 of 1983, they lost that match: Sydney 17.9 (111) d. Essendon 15.20 (110) so, this removes the Chateau Cup for first SCG home game of the season policy from the list of possibilities.

The Essendon score on the trophy case in the image above -- 18.9 (117) -- is their score from Round 6, 1982, a six point victory over the Swans at the SCG.

Another clue pointing to 1982 is the Swans being named South Melbourne (instead of Sydney) in the image above.

Although South were playing all their home games in Sydney during 1982 they remained the 'South Melbourne Football Club' until June 2nd when they were officially renamed 'The Swans' (The Sun News-Pictorial - 3 June 1982, p. 67. "The Swans – officially"). They later became the Sydney Swans prior to the 1983 season. 

All signs now point to the Swans:
  • claiming the trophy in Round 2, 1982 with their defeat of Melbourne at the SCG
  • retaining the trophy in Round 4, 1982 with their defeat of Fitzroy at the SCG
  • losing the trophy in Round 6, 1982 with their loss to Essendon at the SCG

Note - to date, no reference to the trophy has been found in the Football Record or media coverage of the Round 4 match vs Fitzroy. The search continues to solve this mystery once and for all!
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COL AUSTEN TROPHY

COL AUSTEN MEMORIAL TROPHY

Awarded since 1996 to the winner of the first premiership match each season between Hawthorn and Richmond.

Col Austen played 85 games for Hawthorn (1941-43/46-49), which included the 1949 VFL Brownlow Medal and Hawthorn's Best and Fairest award. Following that season a huge rift at the club over the appointment of a new coach resulted in Austen moving to Richmond where he played a further 51 games (1950-52).

From 1953 to 1955 he served as captain-coach of Richmond's Seconds team, winning the Gardiner Medal (VFL Reserves Best & Fairest) in 1953 and leading the Tigers' Seconds to Reserves premierships in 1954 and 1955.

Austen then moved to Box Hill in the VFA, coaching them from 1956 to 1959, and coaching the VFA representative side at the 1958 National Carnival.

Austen fell seriously ill in late-1995 and received life membership from Richmond at that time. In Round 2, 1996 the perpetual Col Austen Trophy was inaugurated. He passed away later in 1996.

NOTE - since 2001 an unrelated Col Austen Trophy has been awarded to the Box Hill Hawks' best & fairest player.

CROWL-McDONALD MEDAL

CROWL-MCDONALD MEDAL

A best on ground award, the Anzac Day Medal, had been presented after St Kilda's Anzac round matches in Wellington in 2013-14.

In the lead-up to St Kilda's 2015 Anzac round match against Carlton, the best on ground medal was renamed in honour of two former players with a unique link.

Claude Crowl (three games with St Kilda) and Fenley 'Fen' McDonald (10 games with Carlton and one with Melbourne) had made their VFL debuts as opponents at Princes Park on 29 July, 1911. Four years later they lost their lives on the same day at Gallipoli.

UPDATE:
The Anzac Day Medal / Crowl-McDonald Medal has been defunct since February 2016, when it was announced that St Kilda would no longer play in New Zealand.

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The Anzac Day Medal / Crowl-McDonald Medal (saints.com.au)

ANZAC DAY (NEW ZEALAND)

YEAR

ROUND

ST KILDA vs

ANZAC DAY MEDAL

2013

5

Sydney

Daniel Hanneberry

Sydney

2014

6

Brisbane

Leigh Montagna

St Kilda

YEAR

ROUND

ST KILDA vs

CROWL-McDONALD MEDAL

2015

4

Carlton

Marc Murphy

Carlton

 


Refer to the SIMPSON-HENDERSON TROPHY tab at left for more details of the trophy awarded to the winning team for St.Kilda's Anzac round matches in New Zealand.

DAVID PARKIN CUP / MEDAL

DAVID PARKIN CUP / DAVID PARKIN MEDAL

Parkin played 211 games for Hawthorn (1961-74) and captained the Hawks' 1971 premiership team. He then forged a legendary coaching career, leading Hawthorn to the 1978 flag before transferring to Carlton where he was a premiership coach in 1981, 1982 and 1995.

The DAVID PARKIN CUP was introduced in 1998 [The Age 12-4-1998] and presented to the winner of all premiership matches between Carlton and Hawthorn.

In 2003 the award was changed to the DAVID PARKIN MEDAL, presented to the best on ground in the first premiership match between these teams each season.


DAVID PARKIN CUP

 

YEAR

ROUND

WINNING CLUB

 

1998

14

Carlton

 

1999

14

Carlton

 

2000

2

Carlton

 

2000

17

Carlton

 

2001

2

Hawthorn

 

2001

17

Hawthorn

 

2002

8

Hawthorn

DAVID PARKIN MEDAL

 

YEAR

ROUND

WINNER

CLUB

 

2003

21

Shane Crawford

Hawthorn

 

2004

12

Nick Stevens

Carlton

 

2005

6

Jarrad Waite

Carlton

 

2006

4

Trent Croad

Hawthorn

 

2007

12

Brad Sewell

Hawthorn

 

2008

22

Brendan Fevola

Carlton

 

2009

6

Jarryd Roughead

Hawthorn

 

2010

9

Luke Hodge

Hawthorn

 

2011

22

Jordan Lewis

Hawthorn

 

2012

12

Sam Mitchell

Hawthorn

 

2013

12

Brock McLean

Carlton

 

2014

12

Brad Sewell

Hawthorn

 

2015

17

Jordan Lewis

Hawthorn

 

2016

19

Jordan Lewis

Hawthorn

 

2017

22

Sam Docherty

Carlton

 

2018

18

Tom Mitchell

Hawthorn

 

2019

6

Jaeger O'Meara

Hawthorn

 

2020

9

Not awarded due to COVID-19 restrictions*

 

2021

10

Ed Curnow

Carlton

 

2022

3

Sam Docherty

Carlton

 


*No medal was awarded in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions (the match was played in Perth while Carlton and Hawthorn were based in the AFL's West Australian quarantine hub). The Hawthorn CEO included the following statement in a letter to members:

"Normally our match-up against Carlton would have seen us play for the David Parkin medal. Given the quarantine restrictions we are currently operating under both clubs agreed not to award the David Parkin medal in 2020, but rest assured, it will return".


Picture
The David Parkin Medal (hawthornfc.com.au)
DOCKLAND TROPHY

DOCKLAND TROPHY

Awarded to the winner of matches between Fremantle and Port Adelaide and often referred to, incorrectly, as the Docklands Trophy. The trophy was a large anchor mounted on a wooden base, and celebrated the dock working heritage of the two cities.

Like the Albert Thurgood Challenge Trophy (see tab above left) it was first awarded for a pre-season practice match; the newly-formed Fremantle Dockers claiming it with a 38-point win over the SANFL's Port Adelaide Magpies in 1995.

The two teams played for the trophy again during the 1996 pre-season and, after Port Adelaide's entry to the AFL in 1997, it continued to be presented for all matches between these clubs (including practice matches and pre-season cup games) until Round 14, 2002, when Port Adelaide claimed it a final time with a victory at Subiaco Oval.

Note, the engravings on the trophy end at 2001. The unengraved shield bottom right of the trophy is where the 2002 result should have been recorded but, for reasons unknown, was never added. A media release for the 2002 match confirms that it was contested for that game.

The trophy now resides permanently at Alberton Oval in Port Adelaide.

Picture
The Dockland Trophy, awarded 1995-2002 (Twitter/hoodlum6)
DREAMTIME AT THE 'G

DREAMTIME AT THE 'G

First played in 2005, this annual match between Essendon and Richmond celebrates the contribution of all Indigenous players to the AFL.

The first match was held in 2005 and the winning club received the Kevin Sheedy Cup (which had been awarded since Round 16, 1998 to the winner of all Essendon-Richmond premiership matches).

For the 2006 Dreamtime match a best on ground award, the Yiooken Award was also introduced.

Refer to the KEVIN SHEEDY CUP and YIOOKEN AWARD tabs at left more information.
E.J. WHITTEN CUP

E.J. WHITTEN CUP

First awarded in 1995 to honour the memory of E.J. 'Ted' Whitten senior, who played 321 games for Footscray (1951-70) and who passed away during the 1995 season after a lengthy battle with cancer.

The cup is contested once per season, at Essendon's home game in odd-numbered years, at the Western Bulldogs' home game in even years. If only one match between the teams is scheduled in any given season, the cup is contested regardless of whose turn it is to host.

The cup is presented to the winning captain each year by former Footscray player, E.J. Whitten junior. [source: Gregor McCaskie, Essendon FC historian]

Picture
James Hird with the E.J. Whitten Cup in 2004 (efc.com.au)
EASTCOAST CHALLENGE CUP

EASTCOAST CHALLENGE CUP

Eastcoast Jeans, Footscray's then naming rights sponsor, donated this "perpetual" trophy in 1985 to be awarded to the winner of the Bulldogs' first home game each season.

In 1985 the first home game was played at a neutral venue (Round 2 at VFL Park) so the trophy was contested the following week when Footscray defeated Geelong at the Western Oval.

In 1986 the Bulldogs retained the trophy by defeating St Kilda in their Round 1 clash at Western Oval. However, by 1987 Eastcoast had been replaced as naming rights sponsor by Hunters and the Eastcoast Challenge Cup was quickly forgotten.

Picture
The short-lived Eastcoast Challenge Cup, awarded 1985-86 (Football Record, 1985)
EMU EXPORT DERBY TROPHY

EMU EXPORT WESTERN DERBY TROPHY

The original trophy presented to the winner of the Western Derby, contested by Fremantle and West Coast.

It was donated by the Swan Brewery and awarded 1995-2000, then replaced by the Carlton Mid Derby Trophy.

Refer to the WESTERN DERBY TROPHY tab at left for more information.

Picture
Rival captains John Worsfold (West Coast) and Ben Allan (Fremantle) at the 1995 launch of the Western Derby (news.com.au)
Picture
Peter Mann and John Worsfold in 1997 with the original Western Derby Trophy (news.com.au)
FILA CUP

FILA CUP

During the late-1990s Italian sportswear manufacturer Fila began a push into AFL club sponsorship, signing in 1999 as the apparel sponsor for both Geelong and the Western Bulldogs. The company's sponsorship portfolio quickly expanded to four clubs in season 2000 with Essendon and Melbourne joining their ranks.

The company was eager to promote their brand further and donated a new trophy, the Fila Cup, to be presented to the winning captain after all premiership matches between Geelong and the Bulldogs.

Alas, this "perpetual" trophy became defunct after the 2002 season when Fila chose not to renew their apparel deal with either club, robbing the cup of the opportunity to take its place alongside such other cherished trophies in world sport as the AFL Premiership Cup, the Vince Lombardi Trophy (American football) and British soccer's FA Cup.

A replacement trophy of sorts was donated in 2004 by the Western Bulldogs new club sponsor, Origin Energy (refer to the Origin Energy Western Victoria Cup tab for more info).

FRANK MacDONALD MEDAL

FRANK MacDONALD MEDAL

Named in honour of Tasmania's oldest World War I veteran, and last surviving serviceman to have been cited for bravery, who died at the age of 107 in 2003.

From 2001 to 2008 joint medals were awarded to the best player from each team in all Anzac Day matches involving the Tasmanian Devils.

From 2009 to 2012 a single medal was presented to the best on ground in any Anzac Day match played at Launceston involving the Hawthorn Football Club.

The award now appears to be defunct; in 2019 the David Parkin Medal (the best on ground award for Carlton-Hawthorn premiership matches) was presented instead, and no medal was presented after the 2021 and 2022 Anzac Day matches.


FRANK MACDONALD MEDAL

YEAR

TASMANIA vs

TASMANIA's B.O.G.

OPPONENT's B.O.G.

2001

Murray Kangaroos

Nathan Howard

Digby Morell

2002

Frankston

Andrew Beveridge

Neil Winterton

2003

North Ballarat

Trent Bartlett

Josh Rudd

2004

North Ballarat

Brennan Savage

unknown

2005

Frankston

Ken Hall

Justin Berry

2006

Frankston

Cameron Thurley

Matt Burns

2007

Frankston

Sam Whish-Wilson

Justin Berry

2008

Casey Scorpions

James Charlesworth

Raphael Clarke

YEAR

HAWTHORN vs

BEST ON GROUND

2009

West Coast

Brad Sewell (Hawthorn)

2010

North Melbourne

Brady Rawlings (North Melbourne)

2012

Sydney

Josh P. Kennedy (Sydney)

2019

Carlton

(David Parkin Medal presented instead)

2021

Adelaide

(not awarded)

2022

Sydney

(not awarded)

NOTE - Hawthorn played away from Launceston in years not shown above

 

Picture
Josh Kennedy of the Swans, winner of the 2012 medal (Michael Willson)

NOTE - a winning team trophy, the Alec Campbell Cup, has also been presented since 2001 in conjunction with the Frank MacDonald Medal.

Refer to the ALEC CAMPBELL CUP tab at left for more information.

GARY DEMPSEY MEDAL

GARY DEMPSEY MEDAL

This one-off medal was awarded to the best on ground in the 2009 Western Bulldogs-North Melbourne Emergency Services Appreciation match.

It was named in honour of former ruckman, Gary Dempsey who played 207 games for Footscray (1967-78) and a further 122 games for North Melbourne (1979-84).

In 1969 Dempsey spent six weeks in hospital after being badly burnt by bushfires near his home in Melbourne's outer-western suburbs and was told he would not play league football again.

He fought back and won the Bulldogs' best & fairest player award the next season, the first of six best & fairests he would win during his time at Footscray. Dempsey also won the 1975 Brownlow Medal and North Melbourne's 1979 best & fairest award.

The 2009 Dempsey medal was presented to Ryan Griffen of the Western Bulldogs.

GLENDINNING-ALLAN MEDAL

GLENDINNING-ALLAN MEDAL

Named in honour of Ross Glendinning, the inaugural captain of West Coast in 1987, and Ben Allan, Fremantle's first captain in their 1995 debut season.

Awarded since Round 20, 2018, replacing the Ross Glendinning Medal which had been awarded since 2001.

Refer to the WESTERN DERBY BEST ON GROUND MEDAL tab at left for a full history of the award.

(a list of all medallists can be found on the WESTERN DERBY tab)
GOODES-O'LOUGHLIN MEDAL

GOODES-O'LOUGHLIN MEDAL

In 2016, Sydney introduced the Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal for the best on ground in their Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round match.

According to Design Awards, the company that produces the medal each year: "The design was adapted from artwork by Goodes' mother, Lisa Sansbury, and features striking colours and shapes representing the estuaries around Sydney Harbour."

Picture
The inaugural Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal (Phil Hillyard)

The medal honours two of the club's finest indigenous players:

Adam Goodes played 372 games for the Swans (a club record), was a member of the 2005 and 2012 premiership teams (the latter as captain), won the 2003 Brownlow Medal, 1999 AFL Rising Star award, 2003/2006/2011 Sydney Best & Fairest awards and was a four-time All-Australian and member of the Indigenous Team of the Century.

Michael O'Loughlin played 303 games for the Swans (3rd most for the club), was a member of the 2005 premiership team, won the 1998 Sydney Best & Fairest award, was a two-time All-Australian and a member of the Indigenous Team of the Century.


GOODES-O'LOUGHLIN MEDAL

 

YEAR

ROUND

SYDNEY vs

WINNER

CLUB

 

2016

10

North Melb.

Tom Mitchell

Sydney

 

2017

10

Hawthorn

Lance Franklin

Sydney

 

2018

11

Carlton

Isaac Heeney

Sydney

 

2019

10

Collingwood

Sam Reid

Sydney

 

2020

13

Fremantle

Luke Ryan

Fremantle

 

2021

11

Carlton

Isaac Heeney

Sydney

 

2022

11

Richmond

Lance Franklin

Sydney

 

Picture
Tom Mitchell, inaugural winner, with Adam Goodes and Michael O'Loughlin (sydneyswans.com.au)

NOTE - the Marn Grook Trophy is also awarded to the winning team in Sydney's match played during the Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round.

Refer to the MARN GROOK TROPHY tab at left for more information.

HMAS SYDNEY II MEMORIAL TROPHY / BEST PLAYER AWARD

HMAS SYDNEY II MEMORIAL TROPHY /
BEST ON GROUND AWARD

During World War II the Australian Navy warship, HMAS Sydney II was sunk off the coast of Western Australia by German warship, the Kormoran. A total of 645 crew perished in Australia's worst naval tragedy. The vessel remained lost until 2008 when it was discovered on the ocean floor, at a depth of 2,500 metres.

To remember the sailors lost that day on 19 November, 1941 a memorial trophy was introduced in 2010 for matches between Sydney (the ship's home port) and West Coast (the ship's last point of operations).

The trophy is designed to represent a naval warship's Battle Honour Board and features the HMAS Sydney II crest along with its campaign and battle honours.


Picture
The HMAS Sydney II Trophy (swans.com.au)

A second trophy, featuring a 76mm shell casing fired by the modern-day HMAS Sydney IV, is awarded to the player voted best on ground, along with a HMAS Sydney II commemorative coin struck by the Perth Mint.

Picture
Luke Parker, winner of the 2014 HMAS Sydney II best player trophy and medal (Twitter/Sydney Swans)

HMAS SYDNEY II - BEST ON GROUND AWARD

 

YEAR

ROUND

WINNER

CLUB

 

2010

5

Jarrad McVeigh

Sydney

 

2011

3

Dean Cox (x)

West Coast

 

2012

16

Ryan O'Keefe

Sydney

 

2013

17

Daniel Hanneberry

Sydney

 

2014

16

Luke Parker

Sydney

 

2015

17

Matt Priddis

West Coast

 

2016

5

Ted Richards

Sydney

 

2017

4

Luke Shuey*

West Coast

Elliott Yeo*

West Coast

 

2018

13

Jake Lloyd*

Sydney

Elliott Yeo* (x)

West Coast

 

2019

12

Tom Papley

Sydney

 

2020

5

Nick Naitanui

West Coast

 

2021

16

Callum Mills

Sydney

 

2022

5

Callum Mills

Sydney

*indicates a Best On Ground trophy awarded jointly

(x) indicates a Best On Ground from the losing team

 

IAN STEWART MEDAL

IAN STEWART MEDAL

Awarded since Round 16, 2004 to the best on ground in a designated premiership match between Richmond and St Kilda*.

A triple-Brownlow Medallist, Ian Stewart played 127 games for St Kilda (1963-70), including the 1966 premiership, and 78 games for Richmond (1971-75), including the 1973 premiership. He is the only VFL-AFL player to win a Brownlow Medal and a premiership at two different clubs.

*NOTE: unlike similar awards involving other clubs, Richmond and St Kilda do not seem to take turns hosting the medal match. From 2004 to 2016, on the six occasions when these teams have met twice in a season the medal was presented five times after Richmond's home game.

Picture
Dustin Martin, winner of the 2019 Ian Stewart Medal (richmondfc.com.au)

IAN STEWART MEDAL

 

YEAR

ROUND

WINNER

CLUB

 

2004

16

Austinn Jones

St Kilda

 

2005

5

Nick Dal Santo

St Kilda

 

2006

2

Lennie Hayes

St Kilda

 

2007

13

Leigh Montagna

St Kilda

 

2008

7

Stephen Milne

St Kilda

 

2009

13

Brendon Goddard

St Kilda

 

2010

21

Jack Riewoldt

Richmond

 

2011

2

Brett Deledio

Richmond

 

2012

10

Jack Riewoldt

Richmond

 

2013

14

Tyrone Vickery

Richmond

 

2014

15

Trent Cotchin

Richmond

 

2015

16

Brett Deledio

Richmond

 

2016

22

Seb Ross

St Kilda

 

2017

23

Dustin Martin

Richmond

 

2018

10

Josh Caddy

Richmond

 

2019

15

Dustin Martin

Richmond

 

2020

4

Dan Butler

St Kilda

 

2021

15

Luke Dunstan

St Kilda

 

2022

3

Brad Crouch

St Kilda

 

JACK DYER-LOU RICHARDS TROPHY

JACK DYER-LOU RICHARDS TROPHY

Awarded since Round 19, 1999 to the winner of premiership matches between Collingwood and Richmond.

Jack Dyer played 312 games for Richmond (1931-49), serving as captain-coach from 1941 to 1949 before adding three final seasons as a non-playing coach. He was a part of two Richmond premiership teams (1934/43) and captained Victoria on two occasions.

Lou Richards played 250 games for Collingwood (1941-55), captaining the side from 1952 to 1955, including a premiership in 1953.

Off-field Dyer and Richards became synonymous with the broadcast of VFL-AFL football, playing key roles in the football media for over forty years after retiring from the game.

JASON McCARTNEY MEDAL

JASON McCARTNEY MEDAL

Jason McCartney played 182 matches (1991-2003) for Collingwood, Adelaide, and North Melbourne. During the 2002 off-season he was holidaying in Bali when a terrorist bombing left him severely injured; suffering second degree burns to over fifty percent of his body.

McCartney nearly died during emergency surgery but after a lengthy rehabilitation program he returned to the field in June 2003 to play one last AFL game before retiring post-match.

The McCartney Medal was inaugurated later that season and awarded annually to the most courageous player in North Melbourne's home matches against Collingwood. It ceased to be awarded after the 2009 season, was briefly reinstated in 2013 and is now no longer awarded.

JASON McCARTNEY MEDAL

YEAR

ROUND

WINNER

CLUB

2003

14

Anthony Rocca

Collingwood

2004

10

Ben Johnson

Collingwood

2005

4

Brent Harvey

North Melbourne

2006

3

Chris Tarrant

Collingwood

2007

1

James Clement

Collingwood

2008

16

Drew Petrie

North Melbourne

2009

6

Tarkyn Lockyer

Collingwood

2010-12

-

not awarded*

2013

1

Scott Pendlebury

Collingwood

 

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The Jason McCartney Medal (Press Reader, 2003)
KENNEDY CUP

KENNEDY CUP


Awarded since 2019 to the winner of Port Adelaide's annual match in China.

Refer to the SHANGHAI CUP tab at left for more information.

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Rival captains Jarryn Geary and Travis Boak with the 2019 Kennedy Cup (advertiser.com.au)
KENNEDY-McHALE CUP

KENNEDY-McHALE CUP

The trophy was first presented in Round 16, 2000 to the winner of Collingwood's match against Hawthorn (won by the Hawks) and was provided by mobile phone retailer Crazy John's, a major sponsor of both clubs at that time.

Over the next two years it was presented to the winner of the first premiership match of the season between the clubs (Rd.1, 2001 - Hawthorn v Collingwood and Rd.4, 2002 - Collingwood v Hawthorn).

Crazy John's joint sponsorship continued throughout 2003 so it may have also been awarded for the Round 12 clash that season, the sole match between the clubs that year. However, the cup itself has only been engraved for the three games it was contested from 2000 to 2002. Extensive research has found no evidence of the cup being presented after 2003.

The award honoured two coaching legends; John Kennedy senior played 164 games for Hawthorn (1950-59) then coached Hawthorn and North Melbourne for 412 games, including VFL-AFL premierships in 1961, 1971 and 1976.

Jock McHale played 261 games for Collingwood (1903-20) and coached the Magpies in 714 games (1912-49), which stood as the VFL-AFL record until Mick Malthouse surpassed this total in season 2015. McHale was involved in nine Collingwood premierships: one as a player, one as a playing-coach, and seven as coach.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: 
HardBallGet thanks
Stemline (from BigFooty) for his extensive research on the Kennedy-McHale Cup which has resulted in the start/end date and additional background info for the award being added to this article.
KEVIN SHEEDY CUP

KEVIN SHEEDY CUP

Sheedy played 251 games for Richmond from 1967 to 1979, spent 1980 as their assistant coach, and then took over as Essendon's head coach in 1981 (a role he held until 2007).

The Round 16, 1998 Essendon-Richmond match was Sheedy's 416th game in charge of the Bombers, which surpassed Dick Reynolds' club record set in 1960 for most games coached.

To mark the occasion both clubs agreed to play for the inaugural Kevin Sheedy Perpetual Trophy, "a crystal vase roughly the size of Ryan O'Connor". [The Age 16/7/1998 and 20/7/1998]

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Rd.16, 1998 - Essendon's acting captain, Michael Long and head coach, Kevin Sheedy pose for the cameras after the first presentation of the Kevin Sheedy Cup (afl.com.au)
 
The award was soon renamed the Kevin Sheedy Cup and since 1999 has been presented to the winner of a designated premiership match each year between the two clubs, including their annual Dreamtime at the 'G match (first played in 2005).

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Round 9, 2007 - Long presents the Kevin Sheedy Cup following the Dreamtime at the 'G match
LAKE PREMIERSHIP PENNANT

LAKE PREMIERSHIP PENNANT

In the lead-up to the Round 3, 1938 clash between South Melbourne and St Kilda, South's president Jack Dickson donated a pennant valued at £5 to be awarded to the winner of all premiership matches between the clubs.

The award was officially named the Lake Premiership Pennant due to the clubs being located at opposite ends of the Albert Park Lake; South Melbourne at the Lake Oval and St Kilda at the Junction Oval.

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The rival presidents unveil the new pennant (The Herald, 5/5/1938, p.49)

St Kilda had never won a premiership pennant of any sort in their history and initially took the concept far more seriously than the Swans, who had won the most-recent of their six VFA/VFL premierships just five seasons before.

St Kilda claimed the inaugural Lake Premiership then offended the Swans by taking the pennant on their mid-season tour to Perth, showing it off to W.A. football officials, players and press. Word of their escapades made it back to Melbourne and a rivalry was forged with South players pledging to win "their" pennant back.  [The Age 27/4/1938 & 27/7/1938, The Daily News 13/7/1938]

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Billing's take on the growing rivalry between the Swans and the Saints over the Lake Premiership [The Age 27/7/1938]

Between 1938 and 1941 St Kilda won 5 of the first six games contested then didn't hold the pennant again until 1949. Such was the importance of the rivalry the South Melbourne Football Club annual report even dedicated a section to the rivalry each year with a running list of all matches played for the Lake Premiership!

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SMFC 1956 Annual Report (Craig Meade)

The series eventually ended in 1965 when St Kilda relocated to Moorabbin Oval in south-east Melbourne, leaving the overall tally at 45 games played, with South Melbourne winning 30 of them.

As for the whereabouts of the pennant today, St Kilda won the final Lake Premiership clash (Round 10, 1964 at the Junction Oval) so it is, presumably, resting somewhere within the Saints archives.

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Allan Jeans, second from left, and teammates celebrate claiming the pennant in 1957 (saints.com.au)
LEN HALL TRIBUTE GAME

LEN HALL TRIBUTE GAME

Sources such as FootyStats and Wikipedia state that Fremantle present an Anzac Day Trophy and Len Hall Medal each season but this is not correct (the error can be traced back to a 2011 article by Michelangelo Rucci).

Since 1996 Fremantle's home game of each Anzac Round has been named the Len Hall Anzac Day tribute game in honour of Western Australia's last surviving Gallipoli veteran, who passed away in 1999 at the age of 102.

Hall enlisted in August 1914 and saw service at Gallipoli and in the Middle East at Beersheba. He was a member of the 10th Light Horse Regiment and was one of the last soldiers to leave Gallipoli.

Each season the game commemorates a different Australian military battle and the men and women who served in that specific campaign. There is a pre-game observance ceremony and half-time tribute based on that year's theme... but there is no cup for the winning team or medal for the best player on the ground. [The Age 24-5-2005]

LOCKETT-COVENTRY CUP

LOCKETT-COVENTRY CUP

Awarded since Round 4, 2000 to the winner of premiership matches between Collingwood and Sydney. The cup honours the two all-time leading goalkickers in VFL-AFL history.

Gordon Coventry played 306 games for Collingwood (1920-37) and retired with a career total of 1299 goals, a league record that would stand until broken by Lockett in 1999.

Tony Lockett played 281 games for St Kilda and Sydney (1983-99/2002) and is currently the leading goalkicker in VFL-AFL history with a career total of 1360 goals.


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The Lockett-Coventry Cup (Football Record, Round 4, 2000)
MADDEN TROPHY

JUSTIN & SIMON MADDEN TROPHY

Awarded since Round 16, 1997 and named in honour of the Madden brothers, who are currently the only brothers in VFL-AFL history to have each played over 300 games.

Simon played 378 games for Essendon (1974-92), including the 1984 and 1985 premierships.

Justin played 332 games (1980-96), including 48 for Essendon before transferring to Carlton where he added a further 287 games and premierships in 1987 and 1995.

As with the E.J. Whitten Cup (see left), the trophy is contested once per season, with the home team alternating. If only one match between the teams is scheduled in any given season, the cup is contested regardless of whose turn it is to host.

NOTE - although the official name on the trophy is the Justin & Simon Madden Trophy, it is usually referred to in media articles and on football websites as the 'Madden Cup'.


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Dyson Heppell receives the Madden Trophy in 2019 from Simon (L) and Justin (Facebook/Essendon FC)
MARCUS ASHCROFT MEDAL

MARCUS ASHCROFT MEDAL

Awarded since 2011 to the best player in every Q-Clash premiership match contested by Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

Refer to the Q-CLASH tab at left for more information.

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The Marcus Ashcroft Medal (goldcoastfc.com.au)
MARN GROOK TROPHY

MARN GROOK TROPHY

The trophy was introduced in 2002 in recognition of the AFL's first match at Sydney's Olympic Stadium and is named in honour of the historical Aboriginal game of Marn Grook, which some football historians believe played a role in the formation of Australian football.

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The Marn Grook Trophy on display at the SCG (Twitter / Ken Williams)

From 2002 to 2013 the trophy was presented to the winner of Sydney's annual home game against Essendon (except in 2012 when their only match for the season was played in Melbourne at Docklands Stadium).

Since 2014 the trophy has been contested by Sydney and their opponent in the AFL's annual Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round.


 

YEAR

ROUND

WINNER

OPPONENT

SYDNEY vs ESSENDON

 

2002

9

Essendon

Sydney

 

2003

11

Sydney

Essendon

 

2004

21

Sydney

Essendon

 

2005

7

Sydney

Essendon

 

2006

18

Sydney

Essendon

 

2007

10

Essendon

Sydney

 

2008

8

Sydney

Essendon

 

2009

15

Essendon

Sydney

 

2010

11

Sydney

Essendon

 

2011

2

Sydney

Essendon

 

2012

11

Sydney

Essendon

 

2013

10

Sydney

Essendon

SYDNEY vs VARIOUS OPPONENTS

 

2014

11

Sydney

Geelong

 

2015

9

Sydney

Carlton

 

2016

10

Sydney

North Melbourne

 

2017

10

Hawthorn

Sydney

 

2018

11

Sydney

Carlton

 

2019

10

Collingwood

Sydney

 

2020

13

Fremantle

Sydney

 

2021

11

Sydney

Carlton

 

2022

11

Sydney

Richmond

 

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Adam Goodes, Lewis Jetta and Lance Franklin after the Swans won the 2015 Marn Grook Trophy (sydneyswans.com.au)

NOTE - In 2016, Sydney also introduced the Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal for the best on ground in their Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round match.

Refer to the GOODES-O'LOUGHLIN MEDAL tab for more info and a list of winners.

NAURU CHALLENGE CUP

NAURU CHALLENGE CUP

The ACTAFL had been lobbying the VFL-AFL since 1988 to have premiership matches played in Canberra, and in 1995 those plans finally came to fruition when Fitzroy's Round 9 match against West Coast was held at Bruce Stadium.

During the 1995 pre-season the pacific nation of Nauru signed-on as Fitzroy's major financial backer on the proviso the Lions boosted their membership and supporter numbers.

Thus, the game in Canberra was seen as possibly the first of up to three matches a season Fitzroy would play in the nation's capital, with the Nauru Challenge Cup to be presented annually to the winner of one of these games. [The Canberra Times 18-5-1995 & 26-5-1995] 

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Fitzroy's John McCarthy and Brad Boyd in Canberra promoting the Nauru Challenge Cup (Football Record, 1995)

A near-record Canberra crowd of 11,282 watched West Coast claim the trophy but it would not be contested again. Fitzroy never returned to Canberra and just over a year later their merger with the Brisbane Bears was announced.

The ACTAFL's ambitions were eventually realised with North Melbourne playing a premiership match in Canberra in 1998,  then three games a season starting in 2001 but the Nauru Challenge Cup remained a one-off award. It now resides in a trophy cabinet at the West Coast Eagles' headquarters.

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The Nauru Challenge Cup on display at Eagles HQ (Twitter/West Coast Eagles)
NEALE DANIHER TROPHY

NEALE DANIHER TROPHY

Awarded since 2015 to the best player in the annual Queen's Birthday match between Melbourne and Collingwood.

Neale Daniher was an exceptionally-talented player whose career was restricted to just 82 games for Essendon (1979-90) due to a series of knee injuries.

It was as a senior coach that he was able to flourish without the threat of injury, coaching Melbourne for 223 games (1998-2007); including a Grand Final appearance in 2000.

In August, 2014 it was announced that Daniher had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), which is currently incurable. At the 2015 Queen's Birthday match he launched a fundraising campaign aimed at finding a cure for MND and the perpetual trophy in his honour was unveiled. 

NEALE DANIHER TROPHY

 

YEAR

ROUND

WINNER

CLUB

 

2015

10

Travis Cloke

Collingwood

 

2016

12

Max Gawn

Melbourne

 

2017

12

Christian Petracca

Melbourne

 

2018

12

Mason Cox

Collingwood

 

2019

12

Adam Treloar

Collingwood

 

2020

12

Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic

 

2021

13

Scott Pendlebury

Collingwood

 

2022

13

Clayon Oliver (x)

Melbourne

(x) indicates a Best On Ground from the losing team

 

*No trophy was awarded in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions (the match was played in Brisbane while Collingwood and Melbourne were based in the AFL's Queensland quarantine hub).

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2017 Neale Daniher Trophy winner, Christian Petracca (foxsports)
NICK SCHERNIKAU TROPHY

NICK SCHERNIKAU MEMORIAL TROPHY

The trophy was named in memory of Nick Schernikau, a managing director of the Tooheys Brewing company who died in a helicopter crash at Mount Hotham on September 23rd, 1993.

Tooheys were St Kilda's jumper sponsor throughout 1993 and also signed-on as Melbourne's main sponsor shortly after the 1993 season ended.

Following Schernikau's death it was announced the trophy would be presented after every future home-and-away match and final contested by Melbourne and St Kilda, commencing with their Round 10, 1994 match. [The Age 4-10-1993]

In reality, the Schernikau Trophy lasted just five seasons (1994-1998). As with the Bartercard Cup, the Fila Cup and other sponsor-related awards, it ceased to be awarded when one of the clubs (in this case, St Kilda) moved to a different sponsor.

NICKY WINMAR CUP

NICKY WINMAR CUP

Awarded since Round 18, 2003 to the winning team in premiership matches between St Kilda and West Coast.

Born in Western Australia, Nicky Winmar played 90 WAFL games for South Fremantle (1983-86) before transferring to St Kilda where he played a further 230 games (1987-98). He finished his career with a further 21 games for the Western Bulldogs in 1999.

During his time at St Kilda, he became the first indigenous player to reach the 200 game milestone in the VFL-AFL. He also played eight State of Origin games for Western Australia.
ORIGIN ENERGY WESTERN VICTORIA CUP

ORIGIN ENERGY WESTERN VICTORIA CUP

This trophy was donated in 2004 by Origin Energy, the Western Bulldogs naming rights sponsor in 2004-05, and was an unofficial replacement for the Fila Cup (see the tab at left for more information about that award).

It was presented to the winner of premiership matches between Geelong and the Western Bulldogs for two seasons until the Western Bulldogs signed a new major sponsor in 2006 at which point it became defunct.

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Steven King receives the trophy after Geelong's victory in Rd.6, 2005 (geelongfc.com.au/Mark Dadswell)
PETER BADCOE (VC) MEDAL

PETER BADCOE (VC) ANZAC DAY MEDAL

Awarded since 2004 to the player whose conduct and play in Port Adelaide's match during the Anzac Day round "best exemplifies the Anzac spirit of skill, courage in adversity, self-sacrifice, teamwork and fair play".

The medal is donated by the South Australian RSL in recognition of Major Peter Badcoe (VC) who served in the Vietnam War and was the last South Australian to be awarded the Victoria Cross (the Australian military's highest honour for bravery).


PETER BADCOE (VC) ANZAC DAY MEDAL

YEAR

ROUND

PORT vs

WINNER

CLUB

2004

5

W. Bulldogs

Josh Carr

Port Adelaide

2005

5

Geelong

Warren Tredrea

Port Adelaide

2006

4

St Kilda

Brendon Lade

Port Adelaide

2007

5

St Kilda

Chad Cornes

Port Adelaide

2008

6

St Kilda

Kane Cornes

Port Adelaide

2009

5

St Kilda

Lenny Hayes

St Kilda

2010

5

St Kilda

David Rodan

Port Adelaide

2011

5

Gold Coast

Michael Rischitelli

Gold Coast

2012

3*

Sydney

Josh P. Kennedy

Sydney

2013

5

West Coast

Hamish Hartlett

Port Adelaide

2014

6

Geelong

Travis Boak

Port Adelaide

2015

4

Hawthorn

Travis Boak

Port Adelaide

2016

5

Geelong

Joel Selwood

Geelong

2017

5

Carlton

Robbie Gray

Port Adelaide

2018

5

Geelong

Joel Selwood

Geelong

2019

6

North Melb.

Travis Boak

Port Adelaide

2020

(Not awarded - no Anzac Day match due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

2021

6

St Kilda

Ollie Wines

Port Adelaide

2022

6

West Coast

Connor Rozee

Port Adelaide

 

*NOTE - the Badcoe Medal was awarded for a non-Anzac Round match in 2012. This was due to Port Adelaide playing Adelaide in Round 5 (Anzac weekend) with a Showdown Medal already being presented for that match.

Port Adelaide played away the previous weekend so the Round 3 match versus Sydney was the earliest opportunity to present the Badcoe Medal at a home game prior to Anzac Day.

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Peter Badcoe (VC) Anzac Day Medal (portadelaidefc.com.au)
PETER MacCALLUM CUP

PETER MacCALLUM CUP

From 1993 (Rd.6) to 2008 (Rd.12) this trophy was awarded to the winner of ALL premiership matches between Carlton and Collingwood.

However, since 2009 it is now awarded to the winner of Collingwood's home game between these sides (the Richard Pratt Cup is now awarded at Carlton's home game - see the tab at left for more information).

The cup is contested to raise awareness and funds for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia's only public hospital solely dedicated to cancer treatment, research and education.

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Nathan Buckley and Gavin Crosisca with the Peter MacCallum Cup in 1998 (Football Record, 1999 Rd.17)
PHILLIP WALSH MEDAL

PHILLIP WALSH MEDAL

Prior to Round 14, 2015 Adelaide's coach Phillip Walsh was murdered. He had served as an assistant coach at Port Adelaide for 10 seasons and was in his first season as Adelaide's head coach at the time of his death.

The two clubs agreed to replace the Showdown Medal in Round 16 (Showdown 39) with a special one-off Phillip Walsh Medal in his honour.

Refer to THE SHOWDOWN tab at left for more information.

POLLY FARMER TROPHY

POLLY FARMER TROPHY

Awarded since Round 4, 1996 to the winner of Geelong and West Coast's first premiership match each season. As can be seen in the photo below, the "trophy" is actually a shield.

Graham 'Polly' Farmer played 176 WAFL games for East Perth (1953-61), including three premierships and three Sandover Medals, then transferred to Geelong where he played 101 games (1962-67), which included the 1963 VFL-AFL premiership and two club best and fairest awards.

Following his time in Victoria, Farmer returned to his home state where he joined West Perth as captain-coach for 79 games (1968-71), adding two more premierships and another club best and fairest to his career record.

Farmer later returned to Geelong as senior coach (1973-75) before finishing his career where it started, coaching East Perth for two seasons (1976-77).

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Polly Farmer at the inaugural match for the trophy (Football Record, Round 5, 1996)
PRIME MINISTER'S CUP

PRIME MINISTER'S CUP

Awarded 2012-2015 to the winner of a designated match each year between Greater Western Sydney (GWS) and one of their opponents in Canberra.

The Giants' inaugural match at Manuka Oval was played in Round 5, 2012 against the Western Bulldogs, whose No.1 ticket holder was the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard.

The week before the game, Giants CEO David Matthews announced a new trophy, the Prime Minister's Cup, would be presented and would be awarded at the first match in Canberra each season to "celebrate the contribution of Australian football to the nation's capital".

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Matthew Boyd receives the Prime Minister's Cup in 2012 (adelaidenow.com.au)

The 'first game of the season' policy proved short-lived; in 2013 the cup was presented after the Round 15 match between the Giants and Bulldogs (GWS' third Canberra game of that season).

In 2014 these teams were again scheduled to meet in Canberra (Round 4) but, for reasons unknown, the cup was instead presented after GWS' Round 20 clash against North Melbourne (GWS' third Canberra game of that season).

There is no evidence of the cup being awarded after the 2015 season; it is now believed to be defunct.

PRIME MINISTER'S CUP

YEAR

ROUND

WINNER

OPPONENT

CANBERRA GAME

2012

5

Western Bulldogs

GWS

1st of the season

2013

15

Western Bulldogs

GWS

3rd of the season

2014

20

North Melbourne

GWS

3rd of the season

2015

2

GWS

Melbourne

1st of the season

 

Q-CLASH

THE Q-CLASH

In 2011 the Gold Coast Suns joined the AFL competition. Beginning in Round 7 of that season all premiership matches against their state rivals, the Brisbane Lions have been promoted as the Q-Clash. Two awards are presented after each Q-Clash:

THE Q-CLASH TROPHY
Presented to the winner of premiership matches between the AFL's two Queensland-based teams, the Brisbane Lions and the Gold Coast Suns.

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Gold Coast captain Gary Ablett junior shows-off the Q-Clash Trophy (goldcoastfc.com.au)

THE MARCUS ASHCROFT MEDAL

Presented after each Q-Clash to the best player of the match. It honours the former Brisbane triple premiership player whose 318 VFL-AFL games is a record for Queensland-born players.

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The Marcus Ashcroft Medal (goldcoastfc.com.au)

Q-CLASH

CLASH #

YEAR

ROUND

Q-CLASH
TROPHY

MARCUS ASHCROFT
MEDAL

1

2011

7

Gold Coast

Jared Brennan (GC)

2

21

Brisbane

Simon Black (Bris)

3

2012

4

Brisbane

Tom Rockliff (Bris)

4

17

Brisbane

Gary Ablett junior (GC) (x)

5

2013

3

Brisbane

Jonathan Brown (Bris)

6

15

Brisbane

Matthew Leuenberger (Bris)

7

2014

3

Gold Coast

Gary Ablett junior (GC)

8

18

Brisbane

Pearce Hanley (Bris)

9

2015

5

Gold Coast

Charlie Dixon (GC)

10

19

Gold Coast

Tom J. Lynch (GC)

11

2016

4

Brisbane

Pearce Hanley (Bris)

12

16

Gold Coast

Touk Miller (GC)

13

2017

1

Brisbane

Dayne Beams (Bris)

14

21

Brisbane

Dayne Beams (Bris)

15

2018

5

Gold Coast

Touk Miller (GC)

16

22

Brisbane

Dayne Beams (Bris)

17

2019

6

Brisbane

Mitch Robinson (Bris)

18

21

Brisbane

Charlie Cameron (Bris)

19

2020

16

Brisbane

Lachie Neale (Bris)

20

2021

9

Brisbane

Jarryd Lyons (Bris)

21

19

Brisbane

Jarryd Lyons (Bris)

22

2022

6

Brisbane

Zac Bailey (Bris)

23

19

Brisbane

Touk Miller (GC) (x)

(x) indicates a Best On Ground medallist from the losing team

 

MULTIPLE ASHCROFT MEDALS

3

Dayne Beams

Brisbane

Touk Miller

Gold Coast

2

Gary Ablett junior

Gold Coast

Pearce Hanley

Brisbane

Jarryd Lyons

Brisbane

 

R.D. BARASSI TROPHY

R.D. BARASSI PERPETUAL TROPHY

Awarded to the winner of premiership matches between Melbourne and Carlton.

Ronald Dale Barassi played 204 games for Melbourne (1953-64) which included six VFL-AFL premierships. In 1965 he shocked the football world by moving to Carlton to become the Blues' playing coach, adding two more premierships during his time at the club.

In the lead-up to Melbourne and Carlton's first match after Barassi's infamous move, former Carlton wingman, Laurie Kerr donated the R.D. Barassi Perpetual Trophy for all premiership matches between the clubs (Football Record, Aug.12,1972, p.7).

It continued to be awarded until the end of the 1972 season; Carlton's victory in Round 18 of that year was their eleventh win in 14 games since the trophy was introduced.

Barassi then switched to North Melbourne in 1973, coaching the Kangaroos to their first VFL-AFL premierships. The trophy ceased to be awarded from that time and soon disappeared within the administration offices at Princes Park.

It remained lost until 2002 when it was unearthed by incoming Carlton President, Ian Collins, who moved into the office space that had been utilised by John Elliott since 1983.

The trophy was re-introduced for the Round 15, 2002 clash at Docklands Stadium. Melbourne's win in that game gave them possession of the trophy for the first time since surrendering it in July 1971, ending a 31-year drought!

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Barassi pictured in 1965 at the unveiling of the R.D. Barassi Perpetual Trophy (australianfootball.com)
RAC DERBY TROPHY

RAC DERBY TROPHY

Presented since 2019 to the winner of the Western Derby, contested by Fremantle and West Coast. This is the fourth version of this trophy to be presented.

Refer to the WESTERN DERBY TROPHY tab at left for more information.

Picture
Rival coaches Adam Simpson and Ross Lyon at the launch of the RAC Derby Trophy (Twitter/West Coast Eagles)
RICHARD PRATT CUP / MEDAL

RICHARD PRATT CUP

From 1993 to 2008 the winners of all premiership matches between Carlton and Collingwood received the Peter MacCallum Cup (see the tab at left for more information about this award).

Since 2009 the winner of Carlton's home game has received the RICHARD PRATT CUP, with the MacCallum Cup awarded solely to the winner of Collingwood's home game.

Richard Pratt was a former Carlton president who died in April 2009. The trophy was introduced to promote the Pratt Foundation's campaign to find a cure for prostate cancer, and to recognise his financial contribution to the club.

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Carlton's Bryce Gibbs with the Richard Pratt Cup (carltonfc.com.au)

RICHARD PRATT MEDAL

A best on ground award has also been presented since 2012 to the best player in every Carlton home game against Collingwood. A list of medal winners appears below.

Picture
Andrew Carazzo, inaugural winner of the Richard Pratt Medal (Instagram / AFL)

RICHARD PRATT CUP / MEDAL

 

YEAR

ROUND

CUP WINNER

MEDALLIST

 

2009

17

Collingwood

(not awarded)

 

2010

6

Collingwood

(not awarded)

 

2011

17

Collingwood

(not awarded)

 

2012

3

Carlton

Andrew Carrazzo (Carl)

 

2013

15

Collingwood

Dane Swan (Coll)

 

2014

7

Collingwood

Tom Langdon (Coll)

 

2015

5

Collingwood

Scott Pendlebury (Coll)

 

2016

15

Collingwood

unknown

 

2017

-

(not awarded)

(not awarded)

 

2018

3

Collingwood

Steele Sidebottom (Coll)

 

2019

8

Collingwood

Patrick Cripps (Carl)

 

2020

14

Collingwood

unknown

 

2021

2

Collingwood

unknown

 

2022

23

Collingwood

unknown

 

*NOTE - no cup or medal was awarded in 2017 because the clubs only played once that season (Round 7) and it was Collingwood's home game.

Despite extensive research the names of the 2016, 2020 and 2021 medallists remain unknown. Please contact us If you can provide any further information.

ROBERT ROSE CUP

ROBERT ROSE CUP

Awarded since 2000 to the winner of a designated match between Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs. The cup is contested once per season: at Collingwood's home game in even-numbered years, and at the Western Bulldogs' home game in odd-numbered years. If only one match between the teams is scheduled in any given season, the cup is contested regardless of whose turn it is to host.

The trophy is named in honour of Robert Rose who was a talented sportsman, playing 26 games for Collingwood (1970-72) before transferring to Footscray where he added a further 9 games in 1973. He also played Sheffield Shield Cricket for Victoria, making his debut during the 1971/72 season and achieving his top score of 118 not out during the 1973/74 season.

Rose was involved in a serious car accident in 1974 which left him a quadriplegic. Following his death in 1999, the Robert Rose Foundation for Victorians with Spinal Cord injuries was established in his memory and the trophy was first awarded the following season.

Picture
Collingwood captain Nathan Buckley receives the Robert Rose Cup in 2003 (AFL/Mark Dadswell)


A best on ground award, the Bob Rose-Charlie Sutton Medal, has also been presented since 2007 in conjunction with the Robert Rose Cup.

Refer to the BOB ROSE-CHARLIE SUTTON MEDAL tab at left for more details.
RON BARASSI CUP

RON BARASSI CUP

Awarded since 2003 to the winner of premiership matches between Melbourne and Sydney.

Barassi was a legendary player at Melbourne who later moved on to coaching; winning four premierships with Carlton and North Melbourne between 1968 and 1980, then returning to Melbourne as coach  from 1981 to 1986.

Prior to the 1993 season the AFL sent Barassi an S.O.S. to help save the Sydney Swans.

The Swans were regularly last on-field and were on the verge of bankruptcy. The AFL had sent senior administrator Alan Schwab to restore financial stability to the club. However, they also recognised the need for a well-known football figure to oversee the on-field recovery (and provide the Swans with some media attention in their rugby-dominated home market).

Barassi answered the league's call, coming out of retirement to coach the club from 1993 to 1995 and establishing the foundation of the Swans' 1996 Grand Final team coached by Rodney Eade.

The trophy was introduced in 2003 to mark the tenth anniversary of the Melbourne legend's pivotal role in Sydney's survival.

Picture
Barassi presents the Ron Barassi Cup to David Neitz in 2004 (AFL/Adam Pretty)
ROSS GLENDINNING MEDAL

ROSS GLENDINNING MEDAL

Awarded 2001-2018 (Round 6) to the player voted best on ground in the Western Derby contested by Fremantle and West Coast.

In 2018 retrospective Ross Glendinning medals were awarded for all Western Derbies played 1995-2000, and the award was renamed the Glendinning-Allan Medal (first awarded Round 20, 2018).

Refer to the WESTERN DERBY BEST ON GROUND MEDAL tab at left for a full history of the award.

(a list of all medallists can be found on the WESTERN DERBY tab)

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Shannon Hurn, joint-winner in Round 6, 2018. This was the final Ross Glendinning Medal awarded before the name change (Twitter/West Coast Eagles)
SANDS OF GALLIPOLI MEDAL

SANDS OF GALLIPOLI MEDAL

From 2003 to 2010* this medal was presented by the Queensland RSL to Brisbane's best player in their annual Anzac Day round match..

SANDS OF GALLIPOLI MEDAL

YEAR

ROUND

BRISBANE vs

WINNER

2003

5

Western Bulldogs

Michael Voss

2004

5

Hawthorn

Jonathan Brown

2005

5

West Coast

Nigel Lappin

2006

4

Richmond

Jonathan Brown

2007

4

North Melbourne

Jonathan Brown

2008

6

Melbourne

Simon Black

2009

5

Geelong

Simon Black

2010

5

Melbourne

Simon Black

 

*the medal may have been awarded after the 2010 season but, to date, research has not revealed any sign of that being the case.

SHANGHAI CUP / MEDAL

SHANGHAI CUP / KENNEDY CUP /
SHANGHAI MEDAL

Awarded since 2017 to the winning team and best player in Port Adelaide's annual premiership match at Jiangwan Stadium in China.

In 2019 Kennedy retail products became the naming rights sponsor for the match, so a new trophy named the Kennedy Cup was presented (see the second image below).

SHANGHAI / KENNEDY CUP & SHANGHAI MEDAL

YEAR

ROUND

SHANGHAI CUP

OPPONENT

MEDALLIST

2017

8

Port Adelaide

Gold Coast

Brad Ebert (Port)

2018

9

Port Adelaide

Gold Coast

Travis Boak (Port)

YEAR

ROUND

KENNEDY CUP

OPPONENT

MEDALLIST

2019

11

Port Adelaide

St Kilda

Travis Boak (Port)

2020

Not awarded (no match in China due to COVID-19 travel restrictions)

 


SHANGHAI CUP (2017-2018)

Picture
The inaugural Shanghai Cup & Medal (AFL Media)

KENNEDY CUP (2019)

Picture
Rival captains Jarryn Geary and Travis Boak with the 2019 Kennedy Cup (advertiser.com.au)

SHANGHAI MEDAL (2017-2019)

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Brad Ebert, inaugural winner of the Shanghai Medal (Twitter/AFL)
SHOWDOWN

THE SHOWDOWN

Port Adelaide's debut as an AFL club in 1997 saw the first premiership matches played against their cross-city rivals, the Adelaide Crows. The South Australian Brewing Company dubbed the first match the "showdown" and donated the West End Showdown Trophy.

The naming rights sponsor changed later but the showdown name stuck and in season 2000 a best on ground award named the Showdown Medal, was also introduced.

Picture
Mark Ricciuto shows off the Showdown Trophy and Medal in 2004 (adelaidefc.com.au)

THE SHOWDOWN

GAME #

YEAR

ROUND

SHOWDOWN TROPHY

SHOWDOWN MEDAL

1

1997

4

Port Adelaide

(not awarded)

2

19

Adelaide

(not awarded)

3

1998

4

Port Adelaide

(not awarded)

4

19

Adelaide

(not awarded)

5

1999

6

Adelaide

(not awarded)

6

21

Port Adelaide

(not awarded)

7

2000

7

Adelaide

Mark Ricciuto (Adel)

8

22

Port Adelaide

Nick Stevens (Port)

9

2001

3

Port Adelaide

Josh Francou (Port)

10

18

Port Adelaide

Josh Francou (Port)

11

2002

5

Port Adelaide

Jarrad Schofield (Port)

12

20

Port Adelaide

Josh Francou (Port)

13

2003

5

Port Adelaide

Graham Johncock (Adel) (x)

14

22

Port Adelaide

Peter Burgoyne (Port)

15

2004

7

Adelaide

Mark Ricciuto (Adel)

16

22

Port Adelaide

Warren Tredrea (Port)

17

2005

3

Adelaide

Mark Ricciuto (Adel)

18

20*

Adelaide

Simon Goodwin (Adel)

Peter Burgoyne (Port) (x)

19

SF

Adelaide

(not awarded)

20

2006

6

Adelaide

Tyson Edwards (Adel)

21

21

Port Adelaide

Chad Cornes (Port)

22

2007

3

Adelaide

Andrew McLeod (Adel)

23

18

Adelaide

Simon Goodwin (Adel)

24

2008

3

Adelaide

Bernie Vince (Adel)

25

16

Port Adelaide

Danyle Pearce (Port)

26

2009

6

Port Adelaide

Dean Brogan (Port)

27

17

Adelaide

Nathan Bock (Adel)

28

2010

6

Port Adelaide

Robbie Gray (Port)

29

17

Port Adelaide

Domenic Cassisi (Port)

30

2011

4

Port Adelaide

Justin Westhoff (Port)

31

19

Adelaide

Nathan van Berlo (Adel)

32

2012

5

Adelaide

Patrick Dangerfield (Adel)

33

15

Adelaide

Sam Jacobs (Adel)

34

2013

3

Port Adelaide

Travis Boak (Port)

35

19

Port Adelaide

Chad Wingard (Port)

36

2014

2

Port Adelaide

Hamish Hartlett (Port)

37

15

Adelaide

Sam Jacobs (Adel)

38

2015

5

Port Adelaide

Robbie Gray (Port)

39

16

Adelaide

Scott Thompson (Adel) **

40

2016

2

Adelaide

Tom Lynch (Adel)

41

22

Adelaide

Matt Crouch (Adel)

42

2017

3

Adelaide

Rory Sloane (Adel)

43

20

Adelaide

Sam Jacobs (Adel)

GAME #

YEAR

ROUND

SHOWDOWN SHIELD

SHOWDOWN MEDAL

44

2018

8

Port Adelaide

Robbie Gray (Port)

45

20

Adelaide

Robbie Gray (Port) (x)

46

2019

8

Adelaide

Alex Keath (Adel)

47

16

Port Adelaide

Robbie Gray (Port)

48

2020

2

Port Adelaide

Travis Boak (Port)

49

2021

8

Port Adelaide

Travis Boak (Port)

50

21

Port Adelaide

Aliir Aliir (Port)

51

2022

3

Adelaide

Jordan Dawson (Adel)

52

23

Port Adelaide

Connor Rozee (Port)

(x) indicates a Best On Ground medallist from the losing team

* a one-off Phillip Walsh Medal was awarded instead of the Showdown Medal

 

*Goodwin and Burgoyne tied for the medal in Round 20, 2005.

**Adelaide's coach, Phillip Walsh was murdered prior to Round 14, 2015. He had served as an assistant coach at Port Adelaide for ten seasons and was in his first season as the Crows' head coach at the time of his death. The two clubs agreed to replace the Showdown Medal in Round 16 (Showdown 39) with a special one-off Phillip Walsh Medal in his honour
(see the SHOWDOWN MEDAL tab at left for a photo of this award).

MULTIPLE SHOWDOWN MEDALS

5

Robbie Gray

Port Adelaide

3

Josh Francou

Port Adelaide

Mark Ricciuto

Adelaide

Sam Jacobs

Adelaide

Travis Boak

Port Adelaide

2

Simon Goodwin

Adelaide

 

SHOWDOWN MEDAL

WEST END SHOWDOWN MEDAL (2000-07)

No best on ground medal was presented for the first six Showdowns (1997-99).

The medal was unveiled in the lead-up to Showdown 7 (Round 7, 2000) in conjunction with the redesigned West End Showdown Trophy.

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The second West End Showdown Trophy and inaugural Showdown Medal (adelaidenow.com.au)

BALFOURS SHOWDOWN MEDAL (2008-17)

The design remain unchanged, except for the change of sponsor logo. The medal looked virtually identical to the Phillip Walsh Medal seen below.

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The Balfours version of the Showdown Medal in Round 3, 2017 (afc.com.au)

PHILLIP WALSH MEDAL (Rd.16, 2015)

Adelaide's coach, Phillip Walsh was murdered prior to Round 14, 2015 . He had served as an assistant coach at Port Adelaide for ten seasons and was in his first season as the Crows' head coach at the time of his death.

The two clubs agreed to replace the Showdown Medal in Round 16 (Showdown 39) with a special one-off Phillip Walsh Medal in his honour.

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The one-off Phillip Walsh Medal - Round 16, 2015 (afc.com.au)

VARIETY SHOWDOWN MEDAL (2018-2021)

Variety, South Australia's leading Children's Charity, were announced as the new Showdown naming rights sponsor in May 2018.

As part of the rebranding a newly-designed Showdown Medal was introduced.

Both the winning team award (the Variety Showdown Shield) and the medal feature an image of Troy and Shane Bond, brothers on the opposing teams, embracing at the final siren after Showdown II.

Picture
The redesigned Showdown Medal pictured at the 2018 launch (portadelaidefc.com.au)

VARIETY SHOWDOWN MEDAL (2022-present)

A new Showdown Trophy was introduced for the first clash of 2021 (see the SHOWDOWN TROPHY / SHIELD tab at left for more info) but the 2018 version of the Showdown Medal continued to be presented, with Aliir Aliir winning the last of these medals in Round 21, 2021. 

Season 2022 saw a return to the original design, last presented in Round 20, 2017.

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Connor Rozee, winner of the Showdown Medal in Round 23, 2022 (portadelaidefc.com.au)
SHOWDOWN TROPHY / SHIELD

WEST END SHOWDOWN TROPHY (1997-99)

Awarded to the captain of the winning club after each Showdown, it featured the original West End Showdown logo prominently displayed at the base.

Picture
Mark Bickley (Adelaide) and John Cahill (Port) with the original Showdown Trophy (Advertiser)

WEST END SHOWDOWN TROPHY (2000-07)

 A newly-designed trophy was introduced for Showdown 7 (Round 7, 2000). The Showdown Medal, awarded to the best on ground, was also introduced for this game.

Picture
The second West End Showdown Trophy and inaugural Showdown Medal (adelaidenow.com.au)

BALFOURS SHOWDOWN TROPHY (2008-17)

Balfours, South Australia's largest wholesale bakery, took over as naming rights sponsor from Showdown 24 (Round 3, 2008) and the existing trophy was modified:

  • The West End logo at the top of the trophy was replaced by the Balfours logo
  • A silver plate containing the Port Adelaide FC, Adelaide FC and Balfours logos was added to the base of the trophy, covering the phrase: "Proudly Presented By South Australian Brewing Company".

Picture
The Balfours Showdown Trophy at a 2013 press-conference (Coastal Leader)

VARIETY SHOWDOWN SHIELD (2018-2020)

Variety, South Australia's leading Children's Charity, were announced as the new Showdown naming rights sponsor in May 2018.

As part of the re-branding, The Variety Showdown Shield replaced the old West End / Balfours Trophy and a newly-designed Showdown Medal was introduced (see the SHOWDOWN MEDAL tab at left for more details of that award).

The shield was first awarded for Showdown 44 and features an image of Troy and Shane Bond, brothers on the opposing teams, embracing at the final siren after Showdown II.

It also displays the four words that represent Variety's core values: action, equality, community and joy.

Picture
The Variety Showdown Shield pictured at its unveiling (www.variety.org.au)

VARIETY SHOWDOWN SHIELD (2021-present)

Variety renewed their sponsorship of the Showdown and a new trophy (still named the Variety Showdown Shield) was introduced for the first Showdown of 2021, number 49 played in Round 8.

Retrospective winning team plaques dating back to Showdown 44, when the previous shield was introduced, were also added to the trophy.

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Rival captains Rory Sloane and Tom Jonas at the launch of the new Variety Shield (portadelaidefc.com.au)
SILK-MILLER MEDAL

SILK-MILLER MEMORIAL MEDAL

Awarded since 1999 to the best player from each team in all Blue Ribbon Cup matches between Hawthorn and St Kilda.

A list of known winners appears below. However, there are still many gaps. Please contact us If you can provide any further information:

SILK-MILLER MEDAL

 

YEAR

 

ROUND

HAWTHORN

ST KILDA

 

1999

 

12

Paul Salmon

unknown

 

2000

 

14

unknown

Nathan Burke

 

2001

 

7

Joel Smith

unknown

 

2002

 

13

unknown

unknown

 

2003

 

10

unknown

Robert Harvey

 

2004

 

13

Simon Beaumont

Fraser Gehrig

 

2005

 

12

unknown

Matt McGuire

 

2006

 

13

Sam Mitchell

Nick Riewoldt

 

2007

 

8

unknown

unknown

 

2008

 

16

unknown

Nick Riewoldt

 

2009

 

19

unknown

unknown

 

2010

 

17

unknown

unknown

 

2011

 

8

unknown

unknown

 

2012

 

6

Cyril Rioli

unknown

 

2013

 

20

Jarryd Roughead

Farren Ray

 

2014

 

7

Shaun Burgoyne

Leigh Montagna

 

2015

 

10

Sam Mitchell

Jack Steven

 

2016

 

4

Sam Mitchell

David Armitage

 

2017

 

6

Tom Mitchell

Jack Steven

 

2018

 

22

Jack Gunston

Jack Steele

 

2019

 

4

Tom Scully

Seb Ross

 

2020

 

16

unknown

Rowan Marshall

 

2021

 

7

Jack Scrimshaw

Zak Jones

 

2022

 

20

unknown

Rowan Marshall

 


In 1999-2000 the best players received their award in a pop-open case:

Picture
Nathan Burke's 2000 Silk-Miller Medal (Outer Sanctum podcast)

Since 2001 framed Silk-Miller Medals have been awarded instead:

Picture
Joel Smith, winner of Hawthorn's 2001 Silk-Miller Medal (Football Record, Rd.8 2008)
Picture
Jack Steele, winner of St Kilda's 2018 Silk-Miller Medal (Scott Barbour/AFL)


Refer to the BLUE RIBBON CUP tab at left for more details of the trophy awarded to the winning team.
SIMPSON-HENDERSON TROPHY

SIMPSON-HENDERSON TROPHY

Awarded 2013-15 to the winning team in St Kilda's annual Anzac Day match played in Wellington, New Zealand. The award has been defunct since February 2016, when it was announced that St Kilda would no longer play in New Zealand.

Private John Simpson served with the Australian Army Medical Corps in the 3rd Field Ambulance from the time of the Gallipoli landing on April 25, 1915.

Over the following weeks Simpson removed numerous wounded and dying soldiers from the battlefield on the back of donkeys. He was killed in action by machine-gun fire while evacuating two wounded men on May 19, 1915.

Private Richard Henderson, a stretcher-bearer in the New Zealand Medical Corps at Gallipoli took over from Simpson. He was later awarded the Military Medal for his service on the Somme battlefields. Henderson survived the war but was badly gassed in Belgium, discharged in 1918, and remained in poor health until his death in Auckland in 1958.

Picture
Nick Reiwoldt and Jed Adcock display the Simpson-Henderson trophy prior to the 2014 clash (saints.com.au)


NOTE - a best on ground award (the Anzac Day Medal 2013-14 / the Crowl-McDonald Medal 2015) was also presented after each of St Kilda's annual Anzac Day matches played in Wellington, New Zealand.

Refer to the CROWL-McDONALD MEDAL tab at left for more details.

SIR KEITH MURDOCH CUP

SIR KEITH MURDOCH CUP

In the week before the Round 7, 1949 clash between North Melbourne and Geelong at Arden Street Oval, it was announced that Sir Keith Murdoch would be donating a cup for all senior matches between the clubs.

Murdoch was the long-serving Chairman and Managing Director of The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd and had a keen interest in Australian football.

After being informed that Geelong were North Melbourne's first opponent in 1925 when North joined the VFL, Sir Keith "promised to mark the occasion with a suitable trophy". (The Sporting Globe,  25 May 1949, p.13)

Picture
North Melbourne celebrate the opening win in the Murdoch Cup series (The Herald, 30 May 1949, p.12)

A 1952 article in The Herald a month after the Round 7 clash states: "...it has been won four times by North and three by Geelong" (The Herald, 18 June 1952, p.16).  This indicates that the cup was also presented after the 1950 Preliminary Final. At that point the W/L record would have been:

Won by North = 1949 Rd.7 / 1949 Rd.18 / 1950 Rd.8 / 1950 PF
Won by Geelong = 1951 Rd.6 / 1951 Rd.17 / 1952 Rd.5

The Rd.17, 1952 match was won by Geelong, leaving the head-to-head record tied at 4 wins each.

Sir Keith Murdoch passed away on October 5, 1952. To date, research has not revealed any mention of the cup after 1952. It remains unclear if it continued to be awarded after his death.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: 
HardBallGet thanks the team at th
e Kick to Kick podcast for alerting us to the existence of this award.
SYDNEY DERBY

SYDNEY DERBY

WHITE RIBBON TROPHY
Awarded to the winner of all Sydney Derby premiership matches between the Sydney Swans and Greater Western Sydney from 2012 to 2018. The trophy was provided by the White Ribbon Campaign, a non-profit organisation which aims to end domestic violence against women.

Picture
The White Ribbon Trophy, the original Sydney Derby trophy (sydneyswans.com.au)

SYDNEY DERBY CUP
Awarded since 2019 to the winner of all Sydney Derby premiership matches.
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Picture
The Sydney Derby Cup, awarded since 2019 (Facebook/Sydney Swans)

BRETT KIRK MEDAL
Awarded to the best on ground in all Sydney Derby premiership matches. The medal honours the former Sydney player who was born in North Albury and played 241 games for the Swans, serving as their captain from 2006 to 2010.

Picture
GWS ruckman, Shane Mumford winner of the 2017 Brett Kirk Medal (GWS/Twitter)

SYDNEY DERBY

DERBY #

YEAR

ROUND

WHITE RIBBON
TROPHY

BRETT KIRK
MEDAL

1

2012

1

Sydney

Josh P. Kennedy (Syd)

2

14

Sydney

Kieren Jack (Syd)

3

2013

1

Sydney

Kieren Jack (Syd)

4

16

Sydney

Nick Malceski (Syd)

5

2014

1

GWS

Callan Ward (GWS)

6

15

Sydney

Kieren Jack (Syd)

7

2015

3

Sydney

Daniel Hanneberry (Syd)

8

21

Sydney

Josh P. Kennedy (Syd)

9

2016

3

Sydney

Luke Parker (Syd)

10

12

GWS

Heath Shaw (GWS)

11

QF

GWS

(not awarded)

12

2017

5

GWS

Shane Mumford (GWS)

13

17*

Sydney

Lance Franklin (Syd)

Callan Ward (GWS) (x)

14

2018

3

Sydney

Callum Mills (Syd)

15

22

Sydney

Lance Franklin (Syd)

16

EF

GWS

(not awarded)

DERBY #

YEAR

ROUND

SYDNEY DERBY CUP

BRETT KIRK
MEDAL

17

2019

6

GWS

Tim Taranto (GWS)

18

20

GWS

Jacob Hopper (GWS)

19

2020

12

Sydney

Luke Parker (Syd)

20

2021

5

GWS

Lance Franklin (Syd) (x)

21

18

Sydney

Luke Parker (Syd)

22

EF

GWS

(not awarded)

23

2022

1

Sydney

Luke Parker (Syd)

24

 

Sydney

Luke Parker (Syd)

(x) indicates a Best On Ground medallist from the losing team

 

*Franklin and Ward tied for the medal in Round 17, 2017.

No medal was awarded for Derbys 11, 16 and 22 because they were finals
(the award is only presented for premiership matches).


MULTIPLE BRETT KIRK MEDALS

5

Luke Parker

Sydney

3

Kieren Jack

Sydney

Lance Franklin

Sydney

2

Josh P. Kennedy

Sydney

Callan Ward

GWS

 

T.M. FERGUSON TROPHY

T.M. FERGUSON TROPHY

Awarded to the winner of all premiership matches between Hawthorn and Melbourne from Round 10, 1953 to the late-1960s. The trophy was donated by Dr. A. 'Sandy' Ferguson (Hawthorn President 1953-67) whose father, Tom played 9 games for Melbourne (1942-43) and 38 games for Hawthorn (1946-48).

In addition to the presentation of the trophy after each match, all players on the winning team received a medal and £1  (The Football Record, Round.10, 1953 edition).

A medal from the Round 14, 1954 match engraved with the words "T.M. Ferguson Memorial Trophy - awarded to Bob McKenzie" surfaced on eBay in 2009. More recently, a medal from the Round 11, 1962 match was sold at auction.

Picture
A medal awarded to a Melbourne player after the Round 11, 1962 clash (Carter's Price Guide to Antiques)
TAC TROPHY

TAC TROPHY

The Transport Accident Commission (TAC) was a major sponsor for Footscray and Richmond from the 1988 season.

The first TAC television advertisements were aired in 1989, featuring the phrase: "If you drink, then drive, you're a bloody idiot", and had an immediate impact on the road toll.

The trophy for the winner of premiership matches between Footscray and Richmond was introduced in 1989 or 1990 and awarded until c.1993.

The trophy itself did not have an official name, it was simply engraved with the reminder "If you drink, then drive, you're a bloody idiot". (The Sunday Age, 4-Jun-1995, p.91)


TOM WILLS AWARD

TOM WILLS AWARD

First awarded in 2017 to the best player in the annual Country Festival match between Essendon and Geelong. The Powercor Country Festival is the latest themed/blockbuster match conceived by Kevin Sheedy (others include the Collingwood-Essendon Anzac Day match, and the Essendon-Richmond Dreamtime at the 'G and Clash of the Sash matches).

In Sheedy's words the game "is all about celebrating regional communities and using the power of football to recognise our country people for the contribution they make to our way of life." The festival commenced in 2016 and the best player award was introduced the following year.

Picture
The inaugural Tom Wills Award (www.essendonfc.com.au)

The award honours Tom Wills who, along with his cousin Henry Harrison, is credited as being a co-founder of Australian football. Throughout his childhood and youth Wills lived in various regional areas before departing for England, later returning as one of Australia's finest young cricketers.

His July 10, 1858 letter to the Bells' Life sporting newspaper pushed for the establishment of a new football code and proved the catalyst for the birth of Australian football.

Over subsequent years he co-authored the original rules of the game; was a co-founder of the Melbourne and Geelong football clubs (captaining the latter and playing over 150 games for the Cats), and played a role in the formation of the VFA in 1877.


TOM WILLS AWARD

 

YEAR

ROUND

WINNER

CLUB

 

2017

8

Joe Daniher

Essendon

 

2018

9

Cale Hooker

Essendon

 

2019

7

Tom Stewart

Geelong

 

2020

(Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

 

2021

16

Darcy Parish

Essendon (x)

 

2022

1

Patrick Dangerfield

Geelong

(x) indicates a Best On Ground medallist from the losing team

 


NOTE - The 2020 Essendon-Geelong Country Festival match was originally scheduled for May 9 at the MCG. However, the AFL season was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Under the revised fixture, the match was contested Sept.6 at the Gabba while both teams were based in the AFL's Queensland quarantine hub. The Tom Wills Award was not presented but the Country Festival proceeded online as a virtual event.

Had the award been presented, it would most likely have gone to Geelong's Sam Menegola who was named a unanimous best on ground in all media reports.
VARIETY SHOWDOWN SHIELD

VARIETY SHOWDOWN SHIELD

Two versions of this trophy have been presented. A shield from 2018-2020, and a new trophy introduced in 2021 (which continues to be named the Variety Showdown Shield)

See the SHOWDOWN TROPHY / SHIELD tab at left for full details.

VERSION 1 (2018-2020)

Picture
The Variety Showdown Shield pictured at its unveiling (www.variety.org.au)

VERSION 2 (2021-present)

Picture
Rival captains Rory Sloane and Tom Jonas at the launch of the new Variety Shield (portadelaidefc.com.au)
WESTERN DERBY

THE WESTERN DERBY

The introduction of the Fremantle Dockers in 1995 took the Fremantle-Perth rivalry that had existed in Western Australian football for over a century to a new level. Since the first match between the Dockers and Eagles these games have been known as the Western Derby.

WESTERN DERBY TROPHY


Prior to the first derby in 1995, a perpetual trophy named the Emu Export Western Derby Trophy was donated by the Swan Brewery (see the WESTERN DERBY TROPHY tab at left for more information).

Their sponsorship of the match ceased after the 2000 season and rival brewer Carlton and United donated a new trophy, known from 2001 to 2014 as the Carlton Mid Derby Trophy. This was renamed the Carlton Draught Derby Trophy in 2015 (to promote a different brand of beer produced by the sponsor) and was presented from 2015 to 2017.

Carlton and United's sponsorship ended after the 2017 season and no trophy was presented in 2018 while the search for a new naming rights sponsor continued. The trophy was eventually relaunched as the RAC Derby Trophy in 2019.

ROSS GLENDINNING MEDAL / GLENDINNING-ALLAN MEDAL

From 2001 to Round 6, 2018 the Ross Glendinning Medal best on ground award was presented after each Western Derby. The medal was named after the former East Perth and North Melbourne champion who returned to his home state in 1987 when West Coast joined the VFL-AFL, serving as the Eagles' inaugural captain.

A dispute prior to the Round 6, 2018 Western Derby led to the award being renamed to also recognise Ben Allan, Fremantle's inaugural captain.

The first Glendinning-Allan Medal was presented at the Round 20, 2018 Western Derby.

Retrospective Ross Glendinning Medals for the first twelve derbies (1995-2000) were also awarded at this time.

WESTERN DERBY

DERBY #

YEAR

ROUND

DERBY TROPHY

ROSS GLENDINNING MEDAL
(retrospective)

1

1995

7

West Coast

Brett Heady (WC)

2

22

West Coast

Brett Heady (WC)

3

1996

1

West Coast

Glen Jakovich (WC)

4

16

West Coast

Guy McKenna (WC)

5

1997

3

West Coast

Drew Banfield (WC)

6

18

West Coast

Dean Kemp (WC)

7

1998

3

West Coast

Fraser Gehrig (WC)

8

18

West Coast

Chris Lewis (WC)

9

1999

1

West Coast

Guy McKenna (WC)

10

16

Fremantle

Adrien Fletcher (Frem)

11

2000

6

West Coast

Scott Cummings (WC)

12

21

Fremantle

Clive Waterhouse (Frem)

DERBY #

YEAR

ROUND

DERBY TROPHY

ROSS GLENDINNING MEDAL

13

2001

4

West Coast

Drew Banfield (WC)

14

19

West Coast

Glen Jakovich (WC)

15

2002

1

West Coast

Chad Fletcher (WC)

16

16

Fremantle

Paul Hasleby (Frem)

17

2003

5*

West Coast

Michael Gardiner (WC)

18

22

Fremantle

Paul Hasleby (Frem)

19

2004

6

Fremantle

Paul Hasleby (Frem)

20

21

West Coast

Chad Fletcher (WC)

21

2005

3

West Coast

Chris Judd (WC)

22

20

West Coast

Chris Judd (WC)

23

2006

6

Fremantle

Chris Judd (WC) (x)

24

21

Fremantle

Peter Bell (Frem)

25

2007

3

West Coast

Michael Braun (WC)

26

18

Fremantle

Josh Carr (Frem)

27

2008

3

Fremantle

Matthew Pavlich (Frem)

28

18

Fremantle

Matthew Pavlich (Frem)

29

2009

6

Fremantle

Paul Hasleby (Frem)

30

17

Fremantle

Aaron Sandilands (Frem)

31

2010

6

Fremantle

Michael Barlow (Frem)

32

18

Fremantle

Aaron Sandilands (Frem)

33

2011

8

West Coast

Matt Priddis (WC)

34

18

West Coast

Dean Cox (WC)

35

2012

9

West Coast

Matthew Rosa (WC)

36

19

Fremantle

Matthew Pavlich (Frem)

37

2013

1**

Fremantle

David Mundy (Frem)

Michael Barlow (Frem)

38

16

Fremantle

Michael Barlow (Frem)

39

2014

7

Fremantle

Lachie Neale (Frem)

40

15

Fremantle

Stephen Hill (Frem)

41

2015

3

Fremantle

Lachie Neale (Frem)

42

20

West Coast

Josh Hill (WC)

43

2016

3

West Coast

Matt Priddis (WC)

44

20

West Coast

Josh Kennedy (WC)

45

2017

6

West Coast

Josh Kennedy (WC)

46

17

West Coast

Shannon Hurn (WC)

47

2018

6**

West Coast

Shannon Hurn (WC)

Lachie Neale (Frem) (x)

DERBY #

YEAR

ROUND

DERBY TROPHY

GLENDINNING-ALLAN MEDAL

48

2018

20

West Coast

Elliott Yeo (WC)

49

2019

4

West Coast

Shannon Hurn (WC)

50

16

West Coast

Brad Sheppard (WC)

51

2020

8

West Coast

Josh Kennedy (WC)

52

2021

7

West Coast

Tim Kelly (WC)

53

22

Fremantle

Caleb Serong (Frem)

54

2022

3

Fremantle

Lachie Schulz (Frem)

55

22

Fremantle

Sean Darcy (Frem)

(x) indicates a Best On Ground medallist from the losing team

 


*In Round 5, 2003 the five media voters unanimously selected Ashley Sampi as the best on ground but Glendinning chose to overrule them, awarding the medal to Michael Gardiner instead.

**There was a tie for the medal in 2013 (Rd.1) and 2018 (Rd.6). On both occasions each player voted best on ground received a medal.

MULTIPLE DERBY B.O.G. MEDALS

4

Paul Hasleby

Fremantle

3

Chris Judd

West Coast

Matthew Pavlich

Fremantle

Michael Barlow

Fremantle

Lachie Neale

Fremantle

Shannon Hurn

West Coast

Josh Kennedy

West Coast

2

Brett Heady

West Coast

Guy McKenna

West Coast

Drew Banfield

West Coast

Glen Jakovich

West Coast

Chad Fletcher

West Coast

Aaron Sandilands

Fremantle

Matt Priddis

West Coast

 

WESTERN DERBY BEST ON GROUND MEDAL

WESTERN DERBY - B.O.G. MEDAL


ROSS GLENDINNING MEDAL

From 2001 to Round 6, 2018 the Ross Glendinning Medal best on ground award was presented after each Western Derby. The medal was voted on by Glendinning and a chosen panel of media representatives, and named in honour of the former half-back who played 56 WAFL games for East Perth (1974-77) before transferring to North Melbourne where he added a further 190 games (1978-86) and a Brownlow Medal.

Glendinning was also a regular member of Western Australian State of Origin teams throughout the 1980s and returned to his home state in 1987 when West Coast joined the VFL-AFL, serving as the Eagles' inaugural captain. In later years he was Fremantle's chairman of selectors.

Picture
Matt Priddis with his 2011 Ross Glendinning Medal (yahoonews.com.au)
GLENDINNING-ALLAN MEDAL

The opening derby of the 2018 season was a Fremantle home game and the first to be played at Perth's new football stadium shared by both the Dockers and the Eagles. Six days prior to the match Fremantle ignited controversy by announcing they were scrapping the Glendinning Medal.

This was supposedly due to the lack of a naming rights sponsor for the derby following the withdrawal of Carlton and United Breweries at the end of the 2017 season. West Coast vowed to continue the award, presenting it to their best player instead.

In response to the backlash from local football fans and media, Fremantle revealed they actually wanted the medal to continue but to be renamed something more appropriate that also acknowledged their contribution to AFL football in Western Australia.

Fremantle's chief executive Steve Rosich noted that when the Glendinning Medal was struck in 2001 “we were six years into our existence, and we did not have the history or status that our club has today”.

One possible compromise was for the award to simply be renamed the Derby Medal (an approach similar to the Showdown Medal contested by the AFL's two South Australian clubs) but this proposal was rejected.

The WA Football Media Guild, whose members had formed most of the voting panel for the Glendinning Medal since 2003, quickly stepped in along with the WA Football Commission; negotiating a peace deal that would see:

  • A jointly-named medal to be presented at the 48th Western Derby in Round 20, 2018 and on an ongoing basis, which retains Ross Glendinning’s name and includes the name of a significant Fremantle player.
  • No interim trophy for the Western Derby winner to be presented in Round 6, 2018, but a trophy would be presented in the future once a naming rights partner has been secured.
  • Retrospective Ross Glendinning Medals to be awarded to the best player in the Western Derbies played between 1995 and 2000.

The peace deal was accepted and the Western Derby of Round 20, 2018 marked the inaugural presentation of the Glendinning-Allan Medal, named in honour of Ross Glendinning, the inaugural captain of West Coast in 1987, and Ben Allan, Fremantle's first captain in their 1995 debut season.

RETROSPECTIVE ROSS GLENDINNING MEDALLISTS

As part of the shake-up it was also announced that restrospective Ross Glendinning Medals would be awarded for all derbies played 1995-2000.

Picture
Details of the twelve retrospective medallists (thewest.com.au)
WESTERN DERBY TROPHY

EMU EXPORT DERBY TROPHY (1995-2000)

The introduction of the Fremantle Dockers in 1995 took to a new level the Fremantle-Perth rivalry that had existed in Western Australian football for over a century.

Matches between the Dockers and Eagles were dubbed the "Western Derby" and a perpetual trophy officially named the Emu Export Western Derby Trophy was donated in 1995 by the Swan Brewery.

Picture
Rival captains John Worsfold (West Coast) and Ben Allan (Fremantle) at the 1995 launch of the Western Derby (news.com.au)

CARLTON MID DERBY TROPHY (2001-14)

Emu's sponsorship of the derby ceased after the 2000 season and rival brewer Carlton and United donated a new trophy, known from 2001 to 2014 as the Carlton Mid Derby Trophy

Picture
Fremantle captain Matthew Pavlich with the Carlton Mid Derby Trophy (news.com.au)

CARLTON DRAUGHT DERBY TROPHY (2015-17)

The award was renamed the Carlton Draught Derby Trophy in 2015 to promote a different brand of beer produced by the sponsor.

Picture
Pavlich with the rebranded Carlton Draught Derby Trophy (Adelaide Now/Daniel Wilkins)

NOT AWARDED IN 2018

Carlton and United's sponsorship ended after the 2017 season and no trophy was presented in 2018 while the search for a new naming rights sponsor continued.


RAC DERBY TROPHY (2019-present)

Picture
Rival coaches Adam Simpson and Ross Lyon at the launch of the RAC Derby Trophy (Twitter/West Coast Eagles)
WESTERN VICTORIA CUP

WESTERN VICTORIA CUP

This trophy was donated in 2004 by Origin Energy, the Western Bulldogs naming rights sponsor. It was presented 2004-05 to the winner of premiership matches between Geelong and the Western Bulldogs.

Refer to the ORIGIN ENERGY WESTERN VICTORIA CUP tab at left for more information.
WESTPAC COMMUNITY CUP

WESTPAC COMMUNITY CUP

Awarded from 2010 to 2013 to the winner of a designated match each season between Collingwood and Adelaide.

The trophy was donated by the Westpac Bank, a major sponsor of both clubs, and was intended to recognise and promote the community work done by major volunteer organisations.

It ceased to be awarded after Westpac's joint sponsorship ended in February 2014.


WESTPAC COMMUNITY CUP

YEAR

ROUND

WON BY

ORGANISATION RECOGNISED

2010

21

Collingwood

Country Fire Authority (CFA)

2011

9

Collingwood

Life Saving Victoria (LSV)

2012

9

Collingwood

Surf Life Saving South Australia (SLSSA)

2013

16

Collingwood

Life Saving Victoria (LSV)

 

Picture
Adelaide's Nathan van Berlo promoting the 2012 match (advertiser.com.au/Matt Turner)
WHITE RIBBON TROPHY

WHITE RIBBON TROPHY

Presented from 2012 to 2018 to the winning team in every Sydney Derby/White Ribbon Cup premiership match contested by the GWS Giants and Sydney Swans.

Refer to the SYDNEY DERBY tab at left for more information.

Picture
Opposing captains Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney) and Callan Ward (GWS) with the White Ribbon Trophy (sydneyswans.com.au)
WILLS-HARRISON SHIELD / TROPHY

WILLS-HARRISON SHIELD / TROPHY

Awarded to the winner of the first premiership match each season between Geelong and Melbourne, Australian football's oldest surviving clubs, and named in honour of Thomas Wills and Henry Harrison, the founding fathers of Australian football.

The inaugural award was presented in Round 1, 1996 as part of the AFL's centenary celebrations and was a huge piece of 100-year old jarrah featuring busts of Wills and Harrison. Prior to the inaugural match Melbourne's chief executive Hassa Mann joked+: "If we win tonight, it'll take three of our players to lift it!" [The Football Record: Round 1, 1996] 

By 2002 the jarrah shield had been replaced by a new, and much more practical, award known as the Wills-Harrison Trophy. It remains unknown if the wooden shield was awarded each season prior to 2002 or had been phased out prior to that date.

Picture
Barry Stoneham and Gary Ablett senior at the inaugural presentation of the Wills-Harrison Shield (YouTube/Costa Sports)
YIOOKEN AWARD

YIOOKEN AWARD

Awarded to the best on ground in the annual Dreamtime at the 'G match contested by Essendon and Richmond. The award is pronounced yie-yoo-ken and is a word from the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people which means 'dreaming'.

It was introduced for the second Dreamtime at the 'G match, played in 2006.

YIOOKEN AWARD

 

YEAR

ROUND

WINNER

CLUB

 

2005

15

(not awarded)

 

 

2006

6

Dean Polo

Richmond

 

2007

9

James Hird

Essendon

 

2008

9

Nathan Foley

Richmond

 

2009

9

Jason Winderlich

Essendon

 

2010

9

David Hille

Essendon

 

2011

9

Trent Cotchin

Richmond

 

2012

8

Brett Deledio (x)

Richmond

 

2013

9

Jobe Watson

Essendon

 

2014

11

Brendon Goddard

Essendon

 

2015

9

Brandon Ellis

Richmond

 

2016

10

Dustin Martin

Richmond

 

2017

10

Dustin Martin

Richmond

 

2018

11

Shane Edwards

Richmond

 

2019

10

Bachar Houli

Richmond

 

2020

13

Shai Bolton

Richmond

 

2021

12

Darcy Parish (x)

Essendon

 

2022

10

Dion Prestia

Richmond

(x) indicates a Yiooken Award winner from the losing team

 


To date, three versions of the award have been presented:

JADE BOOMERANG (2006-2015)

Picture
Richmond's Brandon Ellis, winner of the 2015 Yiooken Award (richmondfc.com.au)

BRONZE BOOMERANG (2016-2019 / 2021-)

Picture
Bachar Houli, winner of the 2019 Yiooken Award (Twitter / AFL)

THE CROCODILE 'DUNGALBA' (2020)

Picture
Xavier Clarke (L) with Shai Bolton, winner of the 2020 Yiooken Award (Twitter / Richmond FC)

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 match was moved from the MCG to Darwin.

An artwork featuring the crocodile 'Dungalba', the totem of the Larrakia Saltwater 'Gululmirrgin' people, was crafted by Kenny Reid, a traditional Larrakia artist.

This was the centrepiece of the 'Dreamtime in Darwin' Yiooken Award created by Curby's NT, a Darwin-based trophy and graphic design business. 

Similar trophies were also presented as a gift from the Larrakia people to each of the four AFL clubs who had played in Darwin that week (Carlton, Gold Coast, Essendon and Richmond) as they transited between AFL quarantine hubs in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide.

Picture
A detailed view of Kenny Reid's artwork (Facebook / Curby's NT)

NOTE - from 2005 the winning club in the Dreamtime at the 'G match has received the Kevin Sheedy Cup (which had been presented since Round 16, 1998 to the winner of a designated Essendon-Richmond premiership match each year).

Refer to the KEVIN SHEEDY CUP tab at left for more details of that award.

ZAIDEE TROPHY

THE ZAIDEE TROPHY

Awarded to the winner of a designated premiership match each season between Hawthorn and Port Adelaide. The trophy is designed to promote awareness of Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation, a non-profit organisation promoting the need for families to register for organ and tissue donation.

The foundation is named after Zaidee Rose Alexander Turner who passed away at the age of 7 due to a cerebral aneurism and became one of only six child organ donors in Australia that year. The foundation is the charity partner of the AFL's Auskick program and Zaidee's rainbow shoelaces are the symbol of the organisation. 

Picture
Brad Sewell and Domenic Cassisi promote the Zaidee Trophy
EXHIBITION/PRACTICE MATCH AWARDS

EXHIBITION / PRACTICE MATCH AWARDS

BARRY CABLE TROPHY

Awarded to the winner of the East Perth v North Melbourne practice match played March, 1980 at Perth Oval. [source: The Age, 10-3-1980, p.26]  Cable played 115 games for North Melbourne (1970/74-77) then moved to East Perth where he served as a player and coach for three seasons (1978-80).

KASPERSKY CUP

Awarded to the winner of the Brisbane v Melbourne post-season exhibition match played in Shanghai, China on October 17, 2010.

Picture
Melbourne's Brett Moloney (L) and coach Dean Bailey receive the Kaspersky Cup (demonwiki.org)

SYD JACKSON TROPHY

Awarded to the winner of the 2003 pre-season exhibition match between the Indigenous All-Stars and Carlton, played in Darwin.

Jackson played in the WAFL for East Perth (1963-68), finishing equal first in the 1963 Sandover Medal (but not winning the award due to a suspension during the season) and winning East Perth's best and fairest award in 1966. He then transferred to Carlton where he played 136 games (1969-76) including the 1970 and 1972 VFL-AFL premierships. In 2005 he was selected on the half-forward flank in the Indigenous Team of the Century.

RESERVES/UNDER 19's AWARDS

RESERVES / UNDER 19s AWARDS

JACOB TOOTELL SHIELD

A perpetual shield donated in 1952 by North Melbourne patron, Jacob Tootell for all matches between the Geelong and North Melbourne second eighteens. Tootell also donated a shield to be awarded each season to the North Melbourne seniors' most-improved player.

PETER CRIMMINS TROPHY

The trophy was donated by the Olympic Tyre Company in 1977 following Crimmins' passing in September 1976 and was awarded to the winner of all Under 19 grade matches between Hawthorn and Fitzroy until at least 1981. [source: The Football Record - May 9, 1981, p.10] 

Crimmins played 176 games for Hawthorn (1966-75), including the 1971 premiership, and captained the Hawks in 1974-75. After the 1974 season he was diagnosed with cancer and spent much of the 1975 season undergoing chemotherapy. He attempted a comeback late in the 1975 season and declared himself fit to play in the 1975 Grand Final.

After much discussion the Hawthorn match committee decided not to select Crimmins, partly in order to protect him from any further illness a knock could cause him. Hawthorn lost that game but went on to win the 1976 Grand Final. The night of that victory six of his former teammates took the premiership cup to his house to celebrate. Crimmins passed away three days later.

SIR DOUG NICHOLLS CUP & BEST PLAYER AWARD

Essendon and Richmond have held an annual AFL Dreamtime at the 'G match since 2005 which promotes Indigenous culture and the role of indigenous footballers in Australian football. The best player in this match receives the Yiooken Award (see above).

In 2014 the Essendon and Richmond reserves teams launched a similar match at VFL level with the winning team receiving the Sir Doug Nicholls Cup and the best player receiving the Sir Doug Nicholls Award.

These awards honour the career of the trailblazing Aboriginal footballer of the 1920s and 1930s who overcame significant odds to forge a career at the top level.

First recruited by Carlton, Nicholls found himself treated harshly due to racist attitudes of the day and was unable to gain selection. He transferred to Northcote where he played for five seasons, winning a VFA premiership in 1929 and being selected to the VFA representative team in 1931.

Nicholls returned to VFL-AFL ranks in 1932 but his return to the top level started slowly with just one senior match that year. In 1934 he finished third in the Brownlow Medal (despite playing only 15 games) and in 1935 he represented Victoria, becoming the first indigenous player selected to the Victorian interstate team. Nicholls eventually finished with a total of 54 games for Fitzroy across six seasons (1932-1937).

2014 - Orren Stephenson (Richmond Res.)
2015 - Alex Browne (Essendon Res.)
2016 - Jackson Merrett (Essendon Res.)
2017 - Jake Batchelor (Richmond Res.)
2018 - Anthony Miles (Richmond Res.)
2019 - Mabior Chol (Richmond Res.)
2020 - not awarded (VFL season cancelled)

Picture
The Sir Doug Nicholls Trophy and Award (Richmond VFL twitter account)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ACKOWLEDGEMENTS

Hard Ball Get would like to thank Matt Gibbs for his extensive follow-up research, which has resulted in the names of players who've won the following awards being added to this article:

Anzac Medal (St Kilda), Bob Rose-Charlie Sutton Medal, Brett Kirk Medal, Crowl-McDonald Medal, David Parkin Medal, Frank MacDonald Medal, Gary Dempsey Medal, Hird-Archer Medal, HMAS Sydney II Medal, Ian Stewart Medal, Jason McCartney Medal, Marcus Ashcroft Medal, Peter Badcoe (VC) Medal, Phillip Walsh Medal, Sands of Gallipoli Medal, Silk-Miller Medal, Sir Doug Nicholls Award (VFL).

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HardBallGet would also like to thank:

Stemline (from BigFooty) for his extensive research on the Kennedy-McHale Cup which has resulted in the start/end date and additional background info for the award being added to this article.

Glenn Davies for alerting us to the presence of the Bob McCaskill Trophy, contested by Hawthorn and North Melbourne from 1952 to at least 1956.

Kick to Kick podcast for alerting us to the presence of the (Sir Keith) Murdoch Cup, contested by Geelong and North Melbourne from 1949 to at least 1952 .


Written by David Eastman
Researched by David Eastman and Matt Gibbs
 

First published: 18/8/2015
Last updated: 16/10/2022
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