The E.J. Whitten Medal is awarded to the best Victorian player in a VFL/AFL State of Origin football match. The award is named after the late and great Ted Whitten

Ted Whitten

Edward James "EJ" Whitten was an Australian rules football player and media personality. He played a then-record 321 Victorian Football League games for the Footscray Football Club between 1951 and 1970...

, also known as Mr. Football, who played for and coached Footscray

Western Bulldogs

The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...

 and known for his role in Victorian football. He played 29 games for Victoria, and coached the state side nearing his death of cancer in 1995.

Year	Player	Opponent
1985	Paul Roos	WA
1986	Dale Weightman Dale Weightman Dale "Flea" Weightman is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Australian Football League between 1978 and 1993....	WA
1986	Kevin Walsh	SA
1987	Greg Williams	WA
1987	Chris Langford Chris Langford Chris Langford is a former professional Australian rules footballer who is currently a game administrator.Langford is best known for his 303 game career for the Hawthorn Hawks between 1983 and 1997. He captained the club in the 1994 season and earned All-Australian selection. It was his second...	SA
1988	Paul Roos	NFL Champs
1988	Gerard Healy Gerard Healy Gerard Healy is a former Australian rules footballer and commentator.Healy attended St Bede's College in Mentone, where he was the Senior Football Captain.-Melbourne Demons:...	WA
1989	Gavin Brown	SA
1989	Jason Dunstall Jason Dunstall Jason Hadfield Dunstall is a former Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Football Club of the AFL. He is the third greatest goalkicker in the history of the VFL/AFL. Dunstall is regarded as one of the greatest full-forwards to have ever played, kicking 1254 goals, a feat only...	WA
1990	Simon Madden Simon Madden Simon Madden was an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club from 1974 until 1992. He was also president of the AFL Players Association from 1985 until 1989....	WA
1990	Dale Weightman Dale Weightman Dale "Flea" Weightman is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Australian Football League between 1978 and 1993....	NSW
1991	Barry Mitchell Barry Mitchell (footballer) Barry Mitchell is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans, Carlton and Collingwood in the Australian Football League ....	WA
1991	Alan Ezard Alan Ezard Alan Ezard is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL.Originally from Broadford, Victoria, Ezard made his debut with the Essendon Football Club in 1983 and made a name for himself as a very strong mark for a 173 cm man, playing mostly in the back pocket or as a rover...	SA
1992	Stewart Loewe Stewart Loewe Stewart Loewe is a former Australian rules football champion of the St Kilda Football Club.Nicknamed "Buckets" for his big hands and the way he was able to mark the ball with ease, Loewe debuted in 1986 for the St Kilda Football Club after being recruited from Mount Eliza...	WA
1992	Robert Harvey Robert Harvey (footballer) Robert Jeffrey Harvey is a former Australian rules football player for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League...	SA
1993	Chris Langford Chris Langford Chris Langford is a former professional Australian rules footballer who is currently a game administrator.Langford is best known for his 303 game career for the Hawthorn Hawks between 1983 and 1997. He captained the club in the 1994 season and earned All-Australian selection. It was his second...	NSW/ACT
1993	Robert Harvey Robert Harvey (footballer) Robert Jeffrey Harvey is a former Australian rules football player for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League...	SA
1994	David Calthorpe David Calthorpe David Calthorpe is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon, the Brisbane Lions and the Kangaroos in the AFL....	SA
1995	Tony Lockett Tony Lockett Anthony Howard "Tony" Lockett is a former Australian rules football player. Lockett is the highest goal scorer in the history of the VFL/AFL with 1,360 goals in a career of 281 games, that commenced in 1983 with the St Kilda Football Club, and finished in 2002 with the Sydney Swans...	SA
1996	Robert Harvey Robert Harvey (footballer) Robert Jeffrey Harvey is a former Australian rules football player for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League...	Allies
1997	Gavin Brown	SA
1998	Rohan Smith Rohan Smith Rohan H. Smith is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Debuting in 1992 after being recruited around 1990, Smith has long been one of the Bulldogs' favourite sons, with his reputation rising during the mid-1990s when he became one of the best half-backs in the league...	Allies
1999	Brent Harvey Brent Harvey Brent "Boomer" Harvey is an Australian rules footballer and the current captain of the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League ....	SA
2008*	Brendan Fevola Brendan Fevola Brendan Fevola is a professional Australian rules footballer. He played with the Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League....	Dream Team

• Medal Changed to Allen Aylett
  Allen Aylett
  Dr. Allen Aylett is a former Australian rules football player and administrator. He was the chairman/president of the North Melbourne Football Club during the 1970s and then again from 2001–2005...
  
   Medal For AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match.