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Senior Football Best & Fairest

Neville Whitley Medal


YearPlayerAgeVotes
1936
Bert Leeson (Fords)
1937
Geoffrey Chindren MBE (Guild Scouts)
1938
Ivan Duffield (Sea Scouts)
1940
Ernie Carroll (East Geelong)
1941
Patrick Cahir (North Shore)
1941
Sammy McKee (Geelong West)
1945
William Field (North Geelong)
*Football is restructured after the passing of former GDFL president Evelyn J. Hurst in 1945. From 1946 the senior competition will be known as the Evelyn Hurst Cup.
1946
Joe Tucker (GWC & FC)
1947
Reg Wells (Queenscliff)
1948
William “Billie” Gliddon (East Geelong)
1949
Ron Clifford (North Geelong)
1950
Anthony Walsh (Queenscliff)
1951
Geoff Harriott (Newtown & Chiwell)
1952
Keith Wayth (Queenscliff)
1953
Geoff Harriott (Newtown & Chiwell)
1954
Keith Wayth (Queenscliff)
1955
Alan Reid (St Albans)
1956
Vic McDonald (St Mary’s)
1957
Alan Reid (St Albans)
1958
Rod West (North Geelong)
1959
Vic McDonald (St Mary’s)
1960
William “Bill” Allen (Barwon)
1960
Geoff Wilson (Lara)
1961
Ron Sells (St Peters)
1962
Ron Sells (St Peters)
1963
Ron Sells (St Peters)
1964
Lindsay Gross (Newtown & Chilwell)
NORM ALLEN MEDAL 1965-78
1965
Ted Newcomb (St Albans)
1966
Ron Sells (St Peters)
1967
Clive Smith (Barwon)
1968
Phil Stringer (Thomson)
1969
Phil Stringer (Thomson)
1970
Lester Gladman (Thomson)
1971
Barry Eddy (GWC & FC)
1972
Terry Mortimer (Thomson)
1973
Phil Moran (St Peters)
1974
Kevin Dent (North Geelong)
1975
Kevin Dent (North Geelong)
1976
John Fagan (St Joseph’s)
1977
Stephen Jackson (Barwon)
1978
Gordon Hynes (North Shore)
*Ten clubs breakaway to form the Geelong Football League in 1979.
1979
Ray Russell (Modewarre)
1980
Trevor Potter (Belmont)
1981
Gerald “Herbie” Mathews (Corio)
1982
Gerald “Herbie” Mathews (Corio)
1983
Brad Firman (St Joseph’s)
DIVISIONAL ERA 1984-1995
DIVISION 1 MEDAL
1984
Brad Firman (St Joseph’s)
1985
Graham Hood (Thomson)
1986
Wayne Tyquin (Corio)
1987
Steven White (Anakie)
1988
Alan Clark (Lara)
1989
Geoff Ballars (Anakie)
1990
Troy Renfrey (Bell Post Hill)
1991
Corey Bissett (Anakie)
DIVISION 2 MEDAL
1984
Ross Bath (Modewarre)
1985
David Cook (Anakie)
1986
Grant McCance (Modewarre)
1987
Mark Lomas (Eastern Suburbs)
1988
Mario Szponar (Eastern Suburbs)
1989
Alan Woodman (Bannockburn)
1990
Darren Fraser (Thomson)
1991
Darren Rowarth (Leigh Districts)
1992
Matt Kelly (St Leonards)
1993
Dean Gray (St Leonards)
1994
Stuart Scott (Geelong West)
1995
Andrew Harris (Leigh Districts)
NEVILLE WHITLEY MEDAL 1992-2025
1992
Mark Stewart (Corio) #42
19yo 220d
25
1993
Stuart Beynon (Bell Post Hill) #16
28yo 120d
21
1994
Daryl Jones (North Geelong) #5
32yo 116d
22
*Paul Welsh (Anakie) also polled 22 votes but was ineligible.
1995
Michael Bird (Modewarre) #52
25yo 238d
26
1996
Tim Gardiner (Thomson) #37
24yo 54d
30
1997
Tim Gardiner (Thomson) #37
25yo 46d
21
1997
Barry Delaney (Werribee C) #23
28yo 164d
21
1998
Daryl Jones (North Geelong) #5
36yo 114
24
1999
Jason Fastuca (Werribee C) #39
22yo 257d
22
2000
Ricky O’Toole (Corio) #4
23yo3d
30
2001
Clayton Trotter (Anakie) #24
22yo284d
36
2002
Clayton Trotter (Inverleigh) #24
23yo283d
34
2003
Ricky O’Toole (Corio) #4
26yo21d
41
2004
Jason Fastuca (Werribee C) #39
27yo 258d
29
2005
Leigh Hardman (NG) #10
19yo 123d
23
2006
Jason Fastuca (Werribee C) #39
29yo 269d
31
2007
Haami Williams (Belmont L) #7
34yo 172d
20
2008
Shaun Lewis (Bell Post Hill) #12
29yo 303d
24
2009
Jace Kelly (Inverleigh) #32
32yo 16d
24
2010
Ryan Coy (East Geelong) #6
27yo 174d
24
2011
Lucas Murphy (East Geelong) #32
34yo 220d
24
2012
Luke Forbes (Thomson) #5
29yo 183d
24
2013
Shane Tobin (Bell Post Hill) #2
35yo 171d
24
2014
Andrew Challis (East Geelong) #1
24yo 146d
25
2015
Jamie Pitman (North Geelong) #16
25yo 353d
22
2016
Brent MacLeod (Thomson) #2
24yo 19d
32
2017
Jak Kennedy-Hunt (Inverleigh) #53
28yo 322d
23
2018
Matthew James (Bell Post Hill) #6
24yo 51d
30
2019
Reece Holwell (Thomson) #28
35yo 211d
25
2020
COVID-19
2021
Dylan Witney (Bell Post Hill) #16
33yo 60d
12
2021
Jack Brauman (Banockburn) #12
26yo 170d
12
*Boe Collins (Bell Post Hill) polled 17 votes but was ineligible.
2022
Tim McLennan (East Geelong) #29
27yo 5d
22
2023
Joel Bennett (Corio) #1
26yo 164d
30
2024
Matthew James (Corio) #8
30yo 52d
30
2025
Jack Yates (Bell Post Hill) #8
28yo 296d
24