W. S. Crichton Medal
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The W.S. Crichton Medal is the name given to Best and Fairest award for Australian rules football team the Essendon Football Club. The naming of the award is to honour Walter S. Crichton, a former administrator for Essendon (who was a committeeman from 1926-1931, vice-president from 1932-1940, and president from 1941-1959).
The Best and Fairest award has been awarded since 1897, although before 1921 records of winners are patchy; the award was suspended during World War I.
Recipients:
| Year | Winner |
| 2006 | Scott Lucas |
| 2005 | Jason Johnson |
| 2004 | Adam McPhee |
| 2003 | James Hird, Scott Lucas (tied) |
| 2002 | Mark Johnson |
| 2001 | Jason Johnson |
| 2000 | Dustin Fletcher |
| 1999 | Mark Mercuri |
| 1998 | Damien Hardwick |
| 1997 | Sean Denham |
| 1996 | James Hird |
| 1995 | James Hird |
| 1994 | James Hird |
| 1993 | Gary O'Donnell |
| 1992 | Mark Harvey |
| 1991 | Alan Ezard |
| 1990 | Mark Thompson |
| 1989 | Tim Watson |
| 1988 | Tim Watson |
| 1987 | Mark Thompson |
| 1986 | Glenn Hawker |
| 1985 | Tim Watson |
| 1984 | Simon Madden |
| 1983 | Simon Madden |
| 1982 | Terry Daniher |
| 1981 | Neale Daniher |
| 1980 | Tim Watson |
| 1979 | Simon Madden |
| 1978 | Ken Fletcher |
| 1977 | Simon Madden |
| 1976 | Graham Moss |
| 1975 | Graham Moss |
| 1974 | Graham Moss |
| 1973 | Andrew Wilson |
| 1972 | Neville Fields |
| 1971 | Barry Davis |
| 1970 | Daryl Gerlach |
| 1969 | Barry Davis |
| 1968 | Barry Davis |
| 1967 | John Birt |
| 1966 | Don McKenzie |
| 1965 | John Birt |
| 1964 | Ken Fraser |
| 1963 | Ken Fraser |
| 1962 | Jack Clarke |
| 1961 | John Birt |
| 1960 | Reg Burgess |
| 1959 | Hugh Mitchell |
| 1958 | Jack Clarke |
| 1957 | Reg Burgess |
| 1956 | Bill Hutchison |
| 1955 | Bill Hutchison |
| 1954 | John Gill |
| 1953 | Bill Hutchison |
| 1952 | Bill Hutchison |
| 1951 | Norm Mcdonald |
| 1950 | Bill Hutchison |
| 1949 | John Coleman |
| 1948 | Bill Hutchison |
| 1947 | Bill Hutchison |
| 1946 | Wally Buttsworth |
| 1945 | Wally Buttsworth |
| 1944 | Perc Bushby |
| 1943 | Dick Reynolds |
| 1942 | Dick Reynolds |
| 1941 | Wally Buttsworth |
| 1940 | Hugh Torney |
| 1939 | Dick Reynolds |
| 1938 | Dick Reynolds |
| 1937 | Dick Reynolds |
| 1936 | Dick Reynolds |
| 1935 | Keith Forbes |
| 1934 | Dick Reynolds |
| 1933 | Paddy Walsh |
| 1932 | Syd Carman |
| 1931 | Tom Clarke |
| 1930 | Keith Forbes |
| 1929 | Howard Okey |
| 1928 | Norm Beckton |
| 1927 | Frank Maher |
| 1926 | Joe Harrison |
| 1925 | Greg Stockdale |
| 1924 | Tom Fitzmaurice |
| 1923 | Tom Fitzmaurice |
| 1922 | Tom Fitzmaurice |
| 1920 | Jack Garden |
| 1913 | Fred Baring |
| 1912 | Ernie Cameron |
| 1911 | Ernie Cameron |
| 1909 | Bill Busbridge |
| 1908 | Bill Busbridge |
| 1906 | Jack Dookie McKenzie |
| 1903 | Hugh Gavin |
| 1901 | Albert Thurgood |
