Phelan Medal
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
The Phelan Medal is an annual award given in the Sydney AFL. It is awarded to best and fairest player of the Premier Division competition each year and is named after former NSW League official James (Jim) E. Phelan (1860–1939). It is seen to be the Sydney AFL equivalent to the Brownlow Medal.
The best and fairest player in the Sydney League was first presented an unnamed award in 1926. In 1932, Mr Aub D.S. Provan, the NSW Australian National Football League president donated a trophy titled the "Provan Trophy" to the winner.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16966687 |title=AUSTRALIAN RULES. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=21 March 1933 |accessdate=27 October 2013 |page=14 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} The name was changed to the Phelan Medal in 1937.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-1047-0-0-0&sID=55921&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4877991|title = PhelanSnow Medal History - AFL Sydney}}
Due to the cancellation of the 2021 AFL Sydney season due to the COVID-19 outbreak across Greater Sydney, the medal was not awarded in 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-16|title=2021 AFL Sydney community football season cancelled|url=https://sydneyafl.com.au/2021/08/16/2021-afl-sydney-community-football-season-cancelled/|access-date=2021-09-20|website=AFL Sydney|language=en-AU}}
Phelan Medallists
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Winner !Club !Votes |
| 1926
|Bobby Powers |Sydney | 0 |
|---|
| 1927
|Gordon Knott | 0 |
| 1928
|Billy McKoy (1) |Sydney | 0 |
| 1929
|Billy McKoy (2) |Sydney | 0 |
| 1930
| 0 |
| 1931
|George Jenner | 0 |
| 1932
|Len Harris | 0 |
| 1933
|Jack Williamson (1) | 0 |
| 1934
|Frank Smith |South Sydney | 0 |
| 1935
|Jack Williamson (2) | 0 |
| 1936
|Newtown | 0 |
| 1937
|Jack Williamson (3) | 0 |
| 1938
|Jack Williamson (4) | 0 |
| 1939
|Jack Guthrie |23 |
| 1940
|Cliff Barnsley (1) |Sydney |37 |
| 1941
|Cliff Barnsley (2) |Sydney |27 |
| 1942
| colspan="3" rowspan="4" | Not Awarded |
| 1943 |
| 1944 |
| 1945 |
| 1946
|Billy Cottis |Newtown |5 |
| 1947
|Ken Champion (1) | 0 |
| 1948
|Ken Champion (2) |21 |
| 1949
|Ken Gilbert (1) |Illawarra | 0 |
| 1950
|Ken Gilbert (2) |Illawarra | 0 |
| 1951
|John Hardy |34 |
| 1952
|Frank Gascoigne |South Sydney |23 |
| 1953
|Geoff Davidson |28 |
| 1954
|Wally Bryce (1) |Liverpool |19 |
| 1955
|Wally Bryce (2) |Liverpool |20 |
| 1956
|Ray Moore | 0 |
| 1957
|Colin Waller |Liverpool |17 |
| 1958
|Kevin Batchelor |South Sydney | 0 |
| 1959
|Ralph Turner (1) |South Sydney |37 |
| 1960
|Tony Whish-Wilson |Bankstown |20 |
| 1961
|Ralph Turner (2) |Sydney Naval |24 |
| 1962
|Arthur Crisp |3 |
| 1963
|Ray Sharrock | 0 |
| 1964
|Ray Gwilliam |South Sydney |24 |
| 1965
|Noel Reading |15 |
| 1966
|Norm Tuxford |Sydney Naval |20 |
| 1967
|Peter Body |Sydney Naval |21 |
| 1968
|Graham Hodge |Southern Districts |15 |
| 1969
|Brian Tyler (1) |22 |
| 1970
|Bob Mcdonald |21 |
| 1971
|Noel Stewart |Southern Districts |22 |
| 1972
|Paul Bouchier |Newtown |23 |
| 1973
|George Allen (1) |22 |
| 1974
|Brian Tyler (2) |South Sydney |20 |
| 1975
|George Allen (2) |30 |
| 1976
|Max Hodgson |29 |
| 1977
|Dale Dalton |21 |
| 1978
|Jack McCormick |Southern Districts |26 |
| 1979
|Rob Claridge |21 |
| 1980
|John Pilkington (1) |Newtown |20 |
| 1981
|Laurie Axford |23 |
| 1982
|John Pilkington (2) |Newtown |19 |
| rowspan="2" |1983
|Michael Toy | rowspan="2" |16 |
| Rod Podbury (1)
|Bankstown |
| 1984
|Graham Jones (1) |15 |
| 1985
|Frank Gleeson |24 |
| 1986
|Rod Podbury (2) |16 |
| 1987
|Rod Podbury (3) |18 |
| 1988
|Garry Spillane |21 |
| 1989
|Michael Porta |19 |
| rowspan="2" |1990
|Michael Davis | rowspan="2" |17 |
| Rod Podbury (4) |
| 1991
|David West |22 |
| rowspan="2" |1992
|Darren Oates | rowspan="2" |19 |
| Lee Campbell |
| 1993
|Tony Quinn |20 |
| 1994
|28 |
| 1995
|Graham Jones (2) |22 |
| 1996
|21 |
| 1997
|Simon Wilson |16 |
| 1998
|Jarrod Crosby |22 |
| 1999
|Trevor Burnett |34 |
| 2000
|Mark Mackenzie |19 |
| 2001
|Jason McPherson |16 |
| 2002
|Troy Luff (1) |20 |
| 2003
|Jason Turner |15 |
| 2004
|Stephen Pech |19 |
| 2005
|Dean Davies |22 |
| 2006
|Troy Luff (2) |21 |
| 2007
|Charlie Richardson |16 |
| 2008
|Matt Carey |17 |
| 2009
|Brydon Coles |19 |
| 2010
|Alex Lee |19 |
| 2011
|Kieran Wright |20 |
| 2012
|26 |
| 2013
|Tyrone Armitage |23 |
| 2014
|Alex Goodall |28 |
| 2015
|Connor Pettersson |24 |
| 2016
|Jack Dimery |17 |
| 2017
|Shaun Crane (1) |15 |
| 2018
|Shaun Crane (2) |29 |
| 2019
|Ranga Ediriwickrama |16 |
| 2020
|Jake Bartholomeaus |16 |
| 2021 |
| rowspan="4" |2022
|Noah Casalini | rowspan="4" |11 |
| Mitchell Conn |
| Jake Veale |
| Stephen Wray |
| rowspan="3" |2023
|Harry Maguire | rowspan="3" |18 |
| Ned Campbell (1) |
| Kale Gabila |
| 2024
|Ned Campbell (2) |19 |
| } |
Multiple winners
The following players have won the Phelan Medal multiple times.
| class="wikitable"
! Medals !! Player !! Team !! Seasons | ||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|4 | Eastern Suburbs | 1933, 1935, 1937, 1938 |
| Rod Podbury | Bankstown/Campbelltown | 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990 |
| rowspan="12" style="text-align:center;" |2
| Billy McKoy | Sydney | 1928, 1929 |
| Cliff Barnsley
|Sydney |1940, 1941 | ||
| Ken Champion
|1947, 1948 | ||
| Wally Bryce
|Liverpool |1954, 1955 | ||
| Ralph Turner
|South Sydney/Sydney Naval |1959, 1961 | ||
| Brian Tyler
|Eastern Suburbs/South Sydney |1969, 1974 | ||
| George Allen
|1973, 1975 | ||
| John Pilkington
|Newtown |1980, 1982 | ||
| Graham Jones
|Western Suburbs/Baulkham Hills |1984, 1995 | ||
| Troy Luff
|2002, 2006 | ||
| Shaun Crane
|2017, 2018 | ||
| Ned Campbell
|2023, 2024 |
Phelan Medal wins by club
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Club !Total Wins !Years |
| Balmain
|6 |1956, 1970, 1976, 1985, 2000, 2002 |
| Bankstown
|2 |1960, 1983 |
| Baulkham Hills/East Coast Eagles
|3 |1995, 1998, 2016 |
| Campbelltown
|6 |1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003 |
| East Sydney/Eastern Suburbs/UNSW-ES
|13 |1933, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1969, 1979, 1981, 1994, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2022 |
| Holroyd-Parramatta
|1 |1989 |
| Illawarra
|2 |1949, 1950 |
| Liverpool/Southern Districts
|6 |1954, 1955, 1957, 1968, 1971, 1978 |
| Manly Warringah
|3 |2013, 2015, 2023 |
| Newtown
|5 |1936, 1946, 1972, 1980, 1982 |
| North Shore
|11 |1930, 1939, 1947, 1951, 1962, 2005, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Pennant Hills
|9 |1983, 1988, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| South Sydney
|6 |1934, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1974 |
| St George
|9 |1931, 1932, 1965, 1977, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2022 |
| Sydney
|5 |1926, 1928, 1929, 1940, 1941 |
| Sydney Naval
|3 |1961, 1966, 1967 |
| Sydney University
|5 |1953, 1990, 2009, 2010, 2020 |
| Western Suburbs/Inner-West
|7 |1927, 1948, 1963, 1973, 1975, 1984, 1996 |
See also
{{Portal|Sports|Australia}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sfl_summary_chart.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806051636/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sfl_summary_chart.htm |archivedate=August 6, 2011 |publisher=Fullpointsfooty |url-status=usurped |title=Sydney AFL Summary Chart 1903 to 2010 }}
Category:Awards established in 1926
Category:Australian rules football in New South Wales