Glendinning–Allan Medal

{{Infobox award

| name = Glendinning–Allan Medal

| image = Western Derby XXVII.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| caption = The round 18, 2008 Western Derby, in which Matthew Pavlich won the award.

| current_awards =

| awarded_for = The best player on the ground in Western Derby football matches

| presenter = AFL

| country = Australia

| network =

| location = Perth

| year = 1995

| year2 = 2025

| holder = Caleb Serong ({{AFL Fre}})

| website =

}}

The Glendinning–Allan Medal, formerly the Ross Glenndinning Medal, is awarded to the player judged best on ground in each Western Derby football match played between Fremantle Football Club and the West Coast Eagles.

It is named after former Western Australian footballers Ross Glendinning, a Brownlow Medallist with North Melbourne and the inaugural captain of the West Coast Eagles, and Ben Allan, a former Hawthorn premiership player and the inaugural Fremantle captain. The medal, initially named the Ross Glendinning Medal, was first presented in 2001. In 2018, the name was changed to acknowledge both Fremantle's and West Coast's inaugural captains.{{cite news |last1=Quartermaine |first1=Braden |title=Derby medal deal struck |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/fremantle-dockers/western-derby-medal-deal-struck-with-glendinning-allan-name-to-be-confirmed-ng-b88889495z |accessdate=7 August 2018 |work=PerthNow |date=7 July 2018}} Retrospective medals were also awarded to the best player from the initial 12 derbies between 1995 and 2000.{{cite web |title=Glendinning–Allan Medal confirmed – westcoasteagles.com.au |url=http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2018-07-28/glendinningallan-medal-confirmed |website=westcoasteagles.com.au |accessdate=7 August 2018}} The medal is voted by selection of media representatives, and joint medals are presented in the event that more than one player finishes with the equal-highest number of votes.[http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/david-mundy-and-michael-barlow-share-ross-glendinning-medal-honour/story-fndv8h5w-1226604215407 David Mundy and Michael Barlow share Ross Glendinning Medal honour | News.com.au]

Fremantle's Paul Hasleby and Caleb Serong have won the medal 4 times each, currently the most by any player.

File:Chris Judd.jpg is the only player to win the award three times in a row. He did so between 2005 and 2006.]]

File:Lachie-Neale-Rd-22-2015 (cropped).jpg won the award on three occasions.]]

File:Josh Kennedy 2018.2.jpg won the award on three occasions.]]

Year ! Round ! Winner
class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan="2" \| 1995 \| Round 7	16px {{sortname\|Brett\|Heady}}
Round 22	16px {{sortname\|Brett\|Heady}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 1996 \| Round 1	16px {{sortname\|Glen\|Jakovich}}
Round 16	16px {{sortname\|Guy\|McKenna}}
rowspan="2" \| 1997 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Drew\|Banfield}}
Round 18	16px {{sortname\|Dean\|Kemp}}
rowspan="2" \| 1998 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Fraser\|Gehrig}}
Round 18	16px {{sortname\|Chris\|Lewis\|dab=footballer}}
rowspan="2" \| 1999 \| Round 1	16px {{sortname\|Guy\|McKenna}} (2)
Round 16	16px {{sortname\|Adrian\|Fletcher}}
rowspan="2" \| 2000 \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Scott\|Cummings\|dab=footballer}}
Round 21	16px {{sortname\|Clive\|Waterhouse}}
rowspan="2" \| 2001 \| Round 4	16px {{sortname\|Drew\|Banfield}} (2)
Round 19	16px {{sortname\|Glen\|Jakovich}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 2002 \| Round 1	16px {{sortname\|Chad\|Fletcher}}
Round 16	16px {{sortname\|Paul\|Hasleby}}
rowspan="3" \| 2003 \| rowspan="2" \| Round 5	16px {{sortname\|Michael\|Gardiner}}
16px {{sortname\|Ashley\|Sampi}}
Round 22	16px {{sortname\|Paul\|Hasleby}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 2004 \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Paul\|Hasleby}} (3)
Round 21	16px {{sortname\|Chad\|Fletcher}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 2005 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Chris\|Judd}}
Round 20	16px {{sortname\|Chris\|Judd}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 2006 \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Chris\|Judd}} (3)
Round 21	16px {{sortname\|Peter\|Bell\|dab=Australian footballer, born 1976}}
rowspan="2" \| 2007 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Michael\|Braun\|dab=footballer}}
Round 18	16px {{sortname\|Josh\|Carr}}
rowspan="2" \| 2008 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Matthew\|Pavlich}}
Round 18	16px {{sortname\|Matthew\|Pavlich}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 2009 \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Paul\|Hasleby}} (4)
Round 17	16px {{sortname\|Aaron\|Sandilands}}
rowspan="2" \| 2010 \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Michael\|Barlow}}
Round 18	16px {{sortname\|Aaron\|Sandilands}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 2011 \| Round 8	16px {{sortname\|Matt\|Priddis}}
Round 18	16px {{sortname\|Dean\|Cox}}
rowspan="2" \| 2012 \| Round 9	16px {{sortname\|Matt\|Rosa}}
Round 19	16px {{sortname\|Matthew\|Pavlich}} (3)
rowspan="3" \| 2013 \| rowspan="2" \| Round 1	16px {{sortname\|Michael\|Barlow}} (2)
16px {{sortname\|David\|Mundy}}
Round 16	16px {{sortname\|Michael\|Barlow}} (3)
rowspan="2" \| 2014 \| Round 7	16px {{sortname\|Lachie\|Neale}}
Round 15	16px {{sortname\|Stephen\|Hill\|dab=Australian footballer}}
rowspan="2" \| 2015 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Lachie\|Neale}} (2)
Round 20	16px {{sortname\|Josh\|Hill\|dab=footballer}}
rowspan="2" \| 2016 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Matt\|Priddis}} (2)
Round 20	16px {{sortname\|Josh\|Kennedy\|dab=footballer, born 1987}}
rowspan="2" \| 2017 \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Josh\|Kennedy\|dab=footballer, born 1987}} (2)
Round 17	16px {{sortname\|Shannon\|Hurn}}
rowspan="3" \| 2018 \| rowspan="2" \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Shannon\|Hurn}} (2)
16px {{sortname\|Lachie\|Neale}} (3)
Round 20	16px {{sortname\|Elliot\|Yeo}}
rowspan="2" \| 2019 \| Round 4	16px {{sortname\|Shannon\|Hurn}} (3)
Round 16	16px {{sortname\|Brad\|Sheppard}}
2020 \| Round 8	16px {{sortname\|Josh\|Kennedy\|dab=footballer, born 1987}} (3)
rowspan="2" \| 2021 \| Round 7	16px {{sortname\|Tim\|Kelly\|dab=footballer}}
Round 22	16px {{sortname\|Caleb\|Serong}}{{cite tweet \|author=Fremantle Dockers \|author-link=Fremantle Dockers \|user=freodockers \|number=1426845953101746179 \|date=15 August 2021 \|title=Your Glendinning–Allan Medal winner, Caleb Serong 😍 #foreverfreo #RACDerby https://t.co/D0j9C0EK5V \|language=en \|access-date=10 April 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820193006/https://twitter.com/freodockers/status/1426845953101746179 \|archive-date=20 August 2021 \|url-status=live}}
rowspan="2" \| 2022 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Lachie\|Schultz}}
Round 22	16px {{sortname\|Sean\|Darcy}}
rowspan="2" \| 2023 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Caleb\|Serong}} (2)
Round 22	16px {{sortname\|Lachie\|Schultz}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 2024 \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Elliot\|Yeo}} (2)
Round 20	16px {{sortname\|Caleb\|Serong}} (3)
rowspan="2" \| 2025 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Caleb\|Serong}} (4)

Multiple winners

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Multiple winners

!Player

!Won

!Years

16px {{sortname|Paul|Hasleby}}

|rowspan="2"|4

|2002, 2003, 2004, 2009

16px {{sortname|Caleb|Serong}}

|2021, 2023, 2024, 2025

16px {{sortname|Josh|Kennedy|dab=footballer, born 1987}}

|rowspan="6"|3

|2016, 2017, 2020

16px {{sortname|Shannon|Hurn}}

|2017, 2018, 2019

16px {{sortname|Lachie|Neale}}

|2014, 2015, 2018

16px {{sortname|Michael|Barlow}}

|2010, 2013, 2013

16px {{sortname|Matthew|Pavlich}}

|2008, 2008, 2012

16px {{sortname|Chris|Judd}}

|2005, 2005, 2006

16px {{sortname|Elliot|Yeo}}

|rowspan="10"|2

|2018, 2024

16px {{sortname|Lachie|Schultz}}

|2022, 2023

16px {{sortname|Matt|Priddis}}

|2011, 2016

16px {{sortname|Aaron|Sandilands}}

|2009, 2010

16px {{sortname|Chad|Fletcher}}

|2002, 2004

16px {{sortname|Drew|Banfield}}

|1997, 2001

16px {{sortname|Glen|Jakovich}}

|1996, 2001

16px {{sortname|Guy|McKenna}}

|1996, 1999

16px {{sortname|Brett|Heady}}

|1995, 1995

Controversies

Round 5, 2003: The five media selectors chose Ashley Sampi as the preferred recipient, but Glendinning overruled them and awarded the medal to Michael Gardiner.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/24/1072239721493.html |title=The awards award |work=The Age|first=Geoff|last=McClure|date=24 December 2003|accessdate=22 May 2012 | location=Melbourne}} In August 2023, the Eagles recognised Sampi with a retrospective medal after the West Australian Football Commission approved for Gardiner and Sampi to become joint winners.{{cite web|last=O'Donoghue|first=Craig|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/west-coast-eagles/former-west-coast-eagle-ashley-sampi-to-receive-retrospective-glendinning-allan-medal-at-club-function-c-11476476|title=Former West Coast Eagle Ashley Sampi to receive retrospective Glendinning–Allan medal at club function|work=The West Australian|date=4 August 2023|access-date=4 August 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230804061726/https://thewest.com.au/sport/west-coast-eagles/former-west-coast-eagle-ashley-sampi-to-receive-retrospective-glendinning-allan-medal-at-club-function-c-11476476|archive-date=4 August 2023}}
Round 6, 2006: After Fremantle's narrow win, the medal was awarded to Chris Judd of West Coast, which attracted boos from the Fremantle fans in the crowd. Fremantle coach Chris Connolly criticised his club's supporters for the booing.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200605/s1632378.htm|title=Connolly gives Dockers fans a serve|work=ABC Sport|date=7 May 2006|accessdate=15 February 2008 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060517125427/http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200605/s1632378.htm |archivedate = 17 May 2006}}
Round 3, 2007: Michael Braun finished his acceptance speech with "Let's have a fucking good year".{{cite web|title=Michael Braun Ross Glendenning Medal {{sic|Speach|nolink=y}}|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzYZiw5TEZ8|website=YouTube| date=14 April 2007 |accessdate=19 June 2015}} He was fined $5,000 by the AFL, who overruled the $500 penalty given to him by his club.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1897464.htm|title=Eagles red-faced after Braun swears on stage|work=ABC News Online|date=15 April 2007|accessdate=15 February 2008}}{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/West-Coasts-Braun-fined-5000-by-AFL/2007/04/16/1176696746683.html|title=West Coast's Braun fined $5000 by AFL|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=16 April 2007|accessdate=15 February 2008}}
Round 6, 2018: The name of the medal at the time became a source of controversy due to the Fremantle Football Club's decision not to award it a week before their home derby because they felt that the name "Ross Glendinning" alone did not reflect the club. It was later renamed the "Glendinning–Allan Medal" after the inaugural captains of each team.{{cite web| url = https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/glendinning-medal-debacle-resolved-dual-name-agreed-for-next-western-derby-20180425-p4zbm8.html| title = AFL Western Derby: West Coast, Fremantle agree to new name for Ross Glendinning Medal| date = 25 April 2018}}

References

Category:Fremantle Football Club

Category:West Coast Eagles

Category:Australian Football League awards

Category:Awards established in 2001

Year ! Round ! Winner
class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan="2" \| 1995 \| Round 7	16px {{sortname\|Brett\|Heady}}
Round 22	16px {{sortname\|Brett\|Heady}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 1996 \| Round 1	16px {{sortname\|Glen\|Jakovich}}
Round 16	16px {{sortname\|Guy\|McKenna}}
rowspan="2" \| 1997 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Drew\|Banfield}}
Round 18	16px {{sortname\|Dean\|Kemp}}
rowspan="2" \| 1998 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Fraser\|Gehrig}}
Round 18	16px {{sortname\|Chris\|Lewis\|dab=footballer}}
rowspan="2" \| 1999 \| Round 1	16px {{sortname\|Guy\|McKenna}} (2)
Round 16	16px {{sortname\|Adrian\|Fletcher}}
rowspan="2" \| 2000 \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Scott\|Cummings\|dab=footballer}}
Round 21	16px {{sortname\|Clive\|Waterhouse}}
rowspan="2" \| 2001 \| Round 4	16px {{sortname\|Drew\|Banfield}} (2)
Round 19	16px {{sortname\|Glen\|Jakovich}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 2002 \| Round 1	16px {{sortname\|Chad\|Fletcher}}
Round 16	16px {{sortname\|Paul\|Hasleby}}
rowspan="3" \| 2003 \| rowspan="2" \| Round 5	16px {{sortname\|Michael\|Gardiner}}
16px {{sortname\|Ashley\|Sampi}}
Round 22	16px {{sortname\|Paul\|Hasleby}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 2004 \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Paul\|Hasleby}} (3)
Round 21	16px {{sortname\|Chad\|Fletcher}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 2005 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Chris\|Judd}}
Round 20	16px {{sortname\|Chris\|Judd}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 2006 \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Chris\|Judd}} (3)
Round 21	16px {{sortname\|Peter\|Bell\|dab=Australian footballer, born 1976}}
rowspan="2" \| 2007 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Michael\|Braun\|dab=footballer}}
Round 18	16px {{sortname\|Josh\|Carr}}
rowspan="2" \| 2008 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Matthew\|Pavlich}}
Round 18	16px {{sortname\|Matthew\|Pavlich}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 2009 \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Paul\|Hasleby}} (4)
Round 17	16px {{sortname\|Aaron\|Sandilands}}
rowspan="2" \| 2010 \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Michael\|Barlow}}
Round 18	16px {{sortname\|Aaron\|Sandilands}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 2011 \| Round 8	16px {{sortname\|Matt\|Priddis}}
Round 18	16px {{sortname\|Dean\|Cox}}
rowspan="2" \| 2012 \| Round 9	16px {{sortname\|Matt\|Rosa}}
Round 19	16px {{sortname\|Matthew\|Pavlich}} (3)
rowspan="3" \| 2013 \| rowspan="2" \| Round 1	16px {{sortname\|Michael\|Barlow}} (2)
16px {{sortname\|David\|Mundy}}
Round 16	16px {{sortname\|Michael\|Barlow}} (3)
rowspan="2" \| 2014 \| Round 7	16px {{sortname\|Lachie\|Neale}}
Round 15	16px {{sortname\|Stephen\|Hill\|dab=Australian footballer}}
rowspan="2" \| 2015 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Lachie\|Neale}} (2)
Round 20	16px {{sortname\|Josh\|Hill\|dab=footballer}}
rowspan="2" \| 2016 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Matt\|Priddis}} (2)
Round 20	16px {{sortname\|Josh\|Kennedy\|dab=footballer, born 1987}}
rowspan="2" \| 2017 \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Josh\|Kennedy\|dab=footballer, born 1987}} (2)
Round 17	16px {{sortname\|Shannon\|Hurn}}
rowspan="3" \| 2018 \| rowspan="2" \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Shannon\|Hurn}} (2)
16px {{sortname\|Lachie\|Neale}} (3)
Round 20	16px {{sortname\|Elliot\|Yeo}}
rowspan="2" \| 2019 \| Round 4	16px {{sortname\|Shannon\|Hurn}} (3)
Round 16	16px {{sortname\|Brad\|Sheppard}}
2020 \| Round 8	16px {{sortname\|Josh\|Kennedy\|dab=footballer, born 1987}} (3)
rowspan="2" \| 2021 \| Round 7	16px {{sortname\|Tim\|Kelly\|dab=footballer}}
Round 22	16px {{sortname\|Caleb\|Serong}}{{cite tweet \|author=Fremantle Dockers \|author-link=Fremantle Dockers \|user=freodockers \|number=1426845953101746179 \|date=15 August 2021 \|title=Your Glendinning–Allan Medal winner, Caleb Serong 😍 #foreverfreo #RACDerby https://t.co/D0j9C0EK5V \|language=en \|access-date=10 April 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820193006/https://twitter.com/freodockers/status/1426845953101746179 \|archive-date=20 August 2021 \|url-status=live}}
rowspan="2" \| 2022 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Lachie\|Schultz}}
Round 22	16px {{sortname\|Sean\|Darcy}}
rowspan="2" \| 2023 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Caleb\|Serong}} (2)
Round 22	16px {{sortname\|Lachie\|Schultz}} (2)
rowspan="2" \| 2024 \| Round 6	16px {{sortname\|Elliot\|Yeo}} (2)
Round 20	16px {{sortname\|Caleb\|Serong}} (3)
rowspan="2" \| 2025 \| Round 3	16px {{sortname\|Caleb\|Serong}} (4)