FRANK JOHNSON MEDAL
BEST VFA/VFL PLAYER IN A REPRESENTATIVE MATCH
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ALEX DOLPHIN MEDAL
BEST PLAYER IN SECTION 2 OF A NATIONAL CARNIVAL
Named in honour of Alex Dolphin, a long-serving ANFC/NFL administrator who was involved in all levels of football during the period 1930-1986.
The medal was first awarded at the 1988 National Carnival played in Adelaide and presented the following season at the 1989 Section 2 Carnival played in Tasmania. However, it has not been awarded since. In 1988 ex-Camberwell player, Terry Wallace, who was contracted to Richmond in the VFL-AFL at the time, won the inaugural Dolphin Medal while playing for the VFA's representative team. Wallace was also the only VFA player to be selected in the All-Australian team announced at the end of the carnival.
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Written and researched by David Eastman
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First published 27/6/2014
Last updated 27/5/2019 |