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FRANK JOHNSON MEDAL
ALEX DOLPHIN MEDAL
FRANK JOHNSON MEDAL

FRANK JOHNSON MEDAL


Since 1990 the VFA-VFL have presented this award to their best player in a representative match. It is named in honour of Frank Johnson, former VFA representative team captain, two-time All-Australian selection (1953, 1956 - as captain), youngest winner of the J.J. Liston Trophy, winner of Port Melbourne's best and fairest award a record five times, and winner of South Melbourne's best and fairest award in his first season in the VFL-AFL.

FRANK JOHNSON MEDAL

YEAR

VFA-VFL BEST PLAYER

CLUB

OPPONENT

1990

 

Kevin Dyson

Oakleigh

ACTAFL

1992

 

Greg Doyle

Dandenong

VCFL

1994

 

Dallas Normington

Werribee

NTFL

1995

 

Tim Livingstone

Box Hill

NSW

1996

 

Heath Goodale

Box Hill

TFL

1997

 

Brendon Moore

Frankston

ACTAFL

1998

 

Brendon Moore

Frankston

TFL

1999

 

Paul Lindsay

Geelong

SANFL

2001

 

David Robbins

Springvale

SANFL

2002

 

Paul Dooley

Williamstown

SANFL

2004

 

Steven Lawrence

Port Melbourne

WAFL

2005

 

Ben Atkin

Tasmania

SANFL

2007

 

Alister Neville

Coburg

WAFL

2008

 

Robin Nahas

Port Melbourne

SANFL

2010

 

Matthew Little

Williamstown

WAFL

2012

 

John Baird

Port Melbourne

TSL

2013

 

Chris Cain

Port Melbourne

WAFL

2014

 

Adam Marcon

Williamstown

SANFL

2016

 

Michael Gibbons

Williamstown

SANFL

2017

 

Tom O'Sullivan

Port Melbourne

WAFL

No rep. match played in 1991 / 93 / 00 / 03 / 06 / 09 / 11 / 15 / 18

 

Picture
Frank Johnson outmarks Oakleigh's Alan Scott in the 1952 VFA Grand Final (The Pioneers by Marc Fiddian)
ALEX DOLPHIN MEDAL

ALEX DOLPHIN MEDAL

Presented to the best and fairest player in Section 2 of a National Carnival and 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.

ALEX DOLPHIN MEDAL

YEAR

BEST PLAYER

STATE

CHAMPIONSHIPS

1988

Terry Wallace

VFA

NFL National Carnival

1989

Scott Wade

Tasmania

NFL Shield

 

Picture
Terry Wallace, 1988 Dolphin Medallist (Football Record)

Written and researched by David Eastman
First published 27/6/2014
Last updated 27/5/2019


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