Geoff Christian Medal
The Geoff Christian Medal, commonly referred to as the Christian Medal, is an Australian rules football award given to the best player in the Australian Football League (AFL) from one of the two teams based in Western Australia, the Fremantle Football Club and the West Coast Eagles. First awarded during the 1999 season, the award is named after and struck in honour of Geoff Christian (1934–1998), a sports writer and broadcaster who served as chief football writer for The West Australian between 1961 and 1988, before being posthumously inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame and the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2000 and 2004, respectively.[1] Votes for the medal are awarded by ABC Radio commentators on a 3–2–1 basis at the end of each match.[2] The most recent medal, awarded at the end of the 2013 regular season was won by Nat Fyfe of Fremantle, who received a record 31 votes,[3] while the previous season's medal was won by Daniel Kerr of West Coast.[4] Three players (Matthew Pavlich and Paul Hasleby, both of Fremantle, and Daniel Kerr of West Coast) have won multiple medals, with Pavlich having won three medals, and Hasleby and Kerr two, respectively.[5]
List of winners
- Votes tallies prior to 2002 are unknown.
| Year | Name | Club | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Adrian Fletcher | Fremantle | – |
| 2000 | Troy Cook Paul Hasleby | Fremantle Fremantle | – |
| 2001 | Ben Cousins | West Coast | – |
| 2002 | Matthew Pavlich | Fremantle | 22 |
| 2003 | Peter Bell | Fremantle | 28 |
| 2004 | Paul Hasleby | Fremantle | 27 |
| 2005 | Matthew Pavlich | Fremantle | 26 |
| 2006 | Chris Judd | West Coast | 18 |
| 2007 | Daniel Kerr | West Coast | 26 |
| 2008 | Matthew Pavlich | Fremantle | 29 |
| 2009 | Aaron Sandilands | Fremantle | 25 |
| 2010 | Beau Waters | West Coast | 19 |
| 2011 | Matt Priddis | West Coast | 28 |
| 2012 | Daniel Kerr | West Coast | 24 |
| 2013 | Nat Fyfe | Fremantle | 31 |
References
- ↑ Wheeldon, Clint (2011). West Coast Eagle's [sic] Matt Priddis wins Christian medal – 720 ABC Perth. Published 5 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ Christian Medal 2007 – 720 ABC Perth. Published 26 October 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ Season 2013 Medallists, Grand Finals, Media awards – Footystats. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ Veteran West Coast midfielder Daniel Kerr wins Geoff Christian Medal – 720 ABC Perth. Published 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ↑ Trophies and medals – Footystats. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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