Bob Skilton Medal

The Bob Skilton Medal is an annual Australian rules football award presented to the player(s) adjudged the best and fairest at the Sydney Swans (formerly the South Melbourne Football Club) throughout the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) season. It is named after Bob Skilton, who won the award a record nine times from 1958 to 1968. The voting system as of the 2017 AFL season, consists of five coaches giving an undetermined number of players up to ten votes each after every match. Players can receive a maximum of 50 votes for a game.[1]

Recipients
^ Denotes current player
+ Player won Brownlow Medal in same season
Season Recipient(s) Ref.
1927Hec McKay
1928Charlie Stanbridge
1929Danny Wheelahan
1930Ron Hillis
1931Len Thomas
1932Bill Faul
1933Harry Clarke
1934Terry Brain
1935Ron Hillis (2)
1936Herbie Matthews
1937Herbie Matthews (2)
1938Len Thomas (2)
1939Herbie Matthews (3)
1940Herbie Matthews+ (4)
1941Rex Ritchie
1942Jim Cleary
1943Herbie Matthews (5)
1944Jim Cleary (2)
1945Jack Graham
1946Bill Williams
1947Bill Williams (2)
1948Ron Clegg
1949Ron Clegg+ (2)
1950Bill Williams (3)
1951Ron Clegg (3)
1952Keith Schaefer
1953Jim Taylor
1954Eddie Lane
1955Ian Gillett
1956Jim Dorgan
1957Jim Taylor (2)
1958Bob Skilton
1959Bob Skilton+ (2)
1960Frank Johnson
1961Bob Skilton (3)
1962Bob Skilton (4)
1963Bob Skilton+ (5)
1964Bob Skilton (6)
1965Bob Skilton (7)
1966Max Papley
1967Bob Skilton (8)
1968Bob Skilton+ (9)
1969Peter Bedford
1970Peter Bedford+ (2)
1971Peter Bedford (3)
1972Russell Cook
1973Peter Bedford (4)
1974Norm Goss
1975Peter Bedford (5)
1976Rick Quade
1977Graham Teasdale+
1978John Murphy
1979Barry Round
1980David Ackerly
1981Barry Round+ (2)
1982David Ackerly (2)
1983Mark Browning
1984Bernie Evans
1985Stephen Wright
1986Gerard Healy
1987Gerard Healy (2)
1988Gerard Healy+ (3)
1989Mark Bayes
1990Stephen Wright (2)
1991Barry Mitchell
1992Paul Kelly
1993Paul Kelly (2)
1994Daryn Cresswell
1995Tony Lockett
1996Paul Kelly (3)
1997Paul Kelly (4)
1998Michael O'Loughlin
1999Wayne Schwass
2000Andrew Schauble
2001Paul Williams
2002Paul Williams (2)
2003Adam Goodes+[2]
2004Barry Hall[3]
2005Brett Kirk[4]
2006Adam Goodes+ (2)[5]
2007Brett Kirk (2)[6]
2008Jarrad McVeigh[7]
2009Ryan O'Keefe[8]
2010Kieren Jack[9]
2011Adam Goodes (3)[10]
2012Josh Kennedy^[11]
2013Jarrad McVeigh (2)[12]
2014Luke Parker^[13]
2015Josh Kennedy^ (2)[14]
2016Josh Kennedy^ (3)[15]
2017Luke Parker^ (2)[16]
2018Jake Lloyd^[17]
2019Dane Rampe^[18]

Multiple winners
^ Denotes current player
Player Medals Seasons
Bob Skilton91958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968
Peter Bedford51969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975
Herbie Matthews51936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943
Paul Kelly41992, 1993, 1996, 1997
Ron Clegg31948, 1949, 1951
Adam Goodes32003, 2006, 2011
Gerard Healy31986, 1987, 1988
Josh Kennedy^32012, 2015, 2016
Bill Williams31946, 1947, 1950
David Ackerly21980, 1982
Jim Cleary21942, 1944
Ron Hillis21930, 1935
Brett Kirk22005, 2007
Jarrad McVeigh22008, 2013
Barry Round21979, 1981
Jim Taylor21953, 1957
Len Thomas21931, 1938
Paul Williams22001, 2002
Stephen Wright21985, 1990
Luke Parker^22014, 2017

References
General
  • "Club Honour Roll (1971–present)". SydneySwans.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
Specific
  1. "AFL Best and Fairest winners 2017: Who won your team's club champion award?". Fox Sports Australia. News Corp Australia. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. "Sydney Swans champion and Indigenous leader Adam Goodes named 2014 Australian of the Year". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. Cordy, Neil (21 February 2014). "Former Sydney Swans Barry Hall and Craig Bolton inducted into hall of fame". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. "Cousins awarded Eagles' best and fairest". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. Cowley, Michael (7 October 2006). "Better than the Brownlow: Goodes takes out his 'proudest' award". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  6. "McLeod collects Crows' top gong". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 6 October 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  7. Morrissey, Tim (1 October 2008). "Jarrad McVeigh takes best and fairest". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  8. "Ryan O'Keefe wins Sydney Swans 2009 best and fairest award". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  9. Johnson, Paul (1 October 2010). "Jack caps breakout year with Skilton Medal". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  10. Otto, Tyson (7 October 2011). "Adam Goodes wins third Bob Skilton Medal". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  11. "Sydney Swans midfielder Josh Kennedy emphatically claims first Bob Skilton medal after superb season". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  12. Cordy, Neil (5 October 2013). "Sydney co-captain Jarrad McVeigh wins second Swans best and fairest Bob Skilton Medal". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  13. Stevenson, Amy (3 October 2014). "Adam Goodes ready for another year, Luke Parker wins 2014 Bob Skilton Medal". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  14. Sygall, David (9 October 2015). "Sydney Swans star on-baller Josh Kennedy claims second Bob Skilton Medal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  15. Curley, Adam (6 October 2016). "Star Swan Kennedy pips Hannebery for third best and fairest". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  16. Curley, Adam (6 October 2017). "Star Swan wins second Bob Skilton Medal". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  17. Curley, Adam (5 October 2018). "First Skilton Medal for star Swans defender". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  18. Curley, Adam (17 September 2019). "Swans co-captain wins first Bob Skilton Medal in a landslide". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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