Gippsland Football League Best & Fairest Winners
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The Gippsland Football League is an Australian rules football
competition played in Gippsland
. The following list represents all the Best and Fairest winners since the leagues inception in 1954.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
competition played in Gippsland
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
. The following list represents all the Best and Fairest winners since the leagues inception in 1954.
| Year | |Seniors (Trood Award & Rodda Medal) | |Reserves (Rex Hartley Medal) | |Under 18's (Bruce Wilkinson Medal) | |Under 16's (Shaw/Carter Medal) |
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| 1954 | Bob Mason (Sale) (20 Votes) | Rex Donnelly (Moe) (19) | ||
| 1955 | Bob Mason (Sale) (23) | Ron Hayes (Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... ) (20) |
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| 1956 |  Noel Alford (Traralgon) (18) |
"Mossy" Morgan (Trafalgar) (33) | ||
| 1957 | John Nix (Sale) (21) | "Mossy" Morgan (Trafalgar) (16) | M.James (Morwell) (19) | |
| 1958 |  Lester RossLester Ross Lester Ross is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League .Ross, who started his senior football career at Victorian Football Association club Prahran, spent the 1958 season with Moe and won the Latrobe Valley Football League "Best and Fairest"... (Moe) (31) |
Tom Hart (Sale) (33) | M.West (Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... ) (14) |
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| 1959 | Peter Bevilacqua (Yarragon) (19) | Ray Pollock (Yallourn) | N.Hall (Yallourn) (12) | |
| 1960 |  Steve Szabo (Morwell) (20) |
Allan Rankin (Trafalgar) (20) | G.Townsend (St Pat's) (22) | |
| 1961 | Kevin Coverdale Kevin Coverdale Kevin Coverdale is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League .Coverdale first joined Hawthorn in 1959 and played VFL reserves football before returning to Bairnsdale due to work commitments. He also had the misfortune of being injured in two... (Bairnsdale) (24) |
Jack Vinall (Yallourn) (20) | G.Townsend (St Pat's) (31) | |
| 1962 | Ric Belford (Yallourn) (27) | Tom O'Callaghan (Traralgon) (18) | T.Hunter (Traralgon) (29) | |
| 1963 | Allan Steele (Moe) (18) |
Ron Serong (Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... ) (32) |
R.Foster (St Pat's A) (35) | WEST ZONE (Under 18's) |
| 1964 | Mike Collins (Yallourn) (17) | Max Prendergast (Bairnsdale) (27) | J.Barnett (Sale) (23) | B.Pickering (Trar. Colts) (12) |
| 1965 | Steve Szabo (Morwell) (26) |
Richard Evans (Maffra) (20) | J.Barnett (Sale) (25) | P.Lerstang (Traraglon Colts) (23) |
| 1966 | Terry Hunter (Traralgon) (15) |
Les Roberts (Sale) (21) | G.Fletcher (St Pat's) (20) | C.Luxford (Morwell) (18) |
| 1967 | George Brayshaw (Traralgon) (15) |
Les Roberts (Sale) (12) | D.Scott (Heyfield) (23) | R.Baldry (Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... ) (12) |
| 1968 |  Les HawkenLes Hawken Les Hawken is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL during the early 1970s.Hawken was a back pocket specialist and debuted for Hawthorn in 1970. He was a member of their 1971 premiership team. After leaving the Hawks following the 1974 season he finished his... (Trafalgar) (31) |
Peter Rodaughan (Moe) (28) | J.Welsh (St Pat's) (30) | E.Gray (Trar. Colts) (25) |
| 1969 | John Gallus (Bairnsdale) (37) | Barry Taylor (Yallourn) (14) | P.Speed (Sale) (22) | M.Mancuso (Traralgon) (11) |
| 1970 |  John Gallus (Maffra) (30) |
Lyle Berry (Heyfield) (18) | A.Gallagher (St Pat's) (27) | G.McFarlane (Morwell) (13) |
| 1971 |  Terry Benton (Leongatha) (20) |
Graeme Anderson (Heyfield) (18) | I.Stanley (Traralgon) (19) | P.Shields (Moe) (15) |
| 1972 | Henro Kornacki (Morwell) (27) |
Barry Taylor (Yallourn) (13) | T.Munro (Traralgon) (23) | L.Ponton (Trar. Colts) (18) |
| 1973 | Barry Rowlings Barry Rowlings Barry Rowlings is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1975 and 1978 for the Hawthorn Football Club and between 1979 and 1986 for the Richmond Football Club. In 1979, Rowlings won the Jack Dyer Medal, which is awarded to Richmond's best and fairest player for the... (Moe) (35) |
Jack Vardy (Maffra) (21) | A.Williams (Traralgon) (19) | C.Carr (Morwell) (18) |
| 1974 | Barry Rowlings (Moe) (28) |
Gus Eaton (Moe) (20) | J.Buntine (Sale) (24) | S.McNamara (Leongatha) (15) |
| 1975 | John Gallus (Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... ) (28) |
Peter Pacunskis (Traralgon) (15) | P.Boyce (Moe) (20) | |
| 1976 | Ray Christine (Bairnsdale) (19) | Jack Vardy (Maffra) (17) | J.Morrison (St Pat's) (25) | |
| 1977 | Peter Hall Peter Hall (politician) Peter Ronald Hall is an Australian politician. He has been a National member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 1988, representing Gippsland Province. He is the current leader of the National Party in the Legislative Council and the Shadow Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation... (Traralgon) (14) |
Jack Vardy (Maffra) (14) | C.Dowd (Leongatha) | |
| 1978 | Jeff Mogel (Morwell) (22) |
John Kimberley (Yallourn) (18) | W.McInnes (Yallourn) (25) | |
| 1979 | Jeff Gieschen Jeff Gieschen Jeff Gieschen is a former Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League between 1974 and 1978 for the Footscray Football Club. He was senior coach of the Richmond Football Club from late in the 1997 season until the end of 1999... (Maffra) (22) |
Allan Light (Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... ) (24) |
A.Morrison (Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... ) (24) |
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| 1980 | Ian Salmon (Leongatha) (24) |
Jeff Swenson (Newborough) (24) | R.Copeland (Morwell) | |
| 1981 | Bairnsdale | Traralgon | Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... |
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| 1982 | Leongatha |
Traralgon | Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... |
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| 1983 | Morwell |
Bairnsdale | Maffra | |
| 1984 | Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... |
Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... |
Sale | |
| 1985 | Morwell |
Traralgon | Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... |
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| 1986 | Sale | Traralgon | Bairnsdale | |
| 1987 | Traralgon |
Traralgon | Bairnsdale | |
| 1988 | Morwell |
Traralgon | Traralgon | |
| 1989 | Leongatha |
Traralgon | Traralgon | |
| 1990 | Traralgon |
Maffra | Sale | |
| 1991 | Traralgon |
Maffra | Moe | |
| 1992 | Traralgon |
Traralgon | Traralgon | |
| 1993 | Morwell |
Traralgon | Sale | |
| 1994 | Traralgon |
Morwell | Sale | |
| 1995 | Leongatha |
Traralgon | Bairnsdale | |
| 1996 | Morwell |
Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... |
Traralgon | |
| 1997 | Leongatha |
Leongatha | Sale | |
| 1998 | Traralgon |
Sale | Sale | |
| 1999 | Traralgon |
Traralgon | Sale | |
| 2000 | Traralgon |
Leongatha | Traralgon | Leongatha |
| 2001 | Leongatha |
Maffra | Sale | Traralgon |
| 2002 | Maffra |
Maffra | Leongatha | Traralgon |
| 2003 | Maffra |
Maffra | Traralgon | Sale |
| 2004 | Maffra |
Maffra | Maffra | Sale |
| 2005 | Traralgon |
Traralgon | Sale | Sale |
| 2006 | Maffra |
Sale | Traralgon | Warragul Warragul Football Club Warragul Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently in the Gippsland Football League , fielding Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 16 football teams, as well as A, B, C Grade and Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 netball teams.-History:... |
| 2007 | Maffra |
Traralgon | Trarlagon | Maffra |
| 2008 | Sale | Traralgon | Traralgon | Traralgon |
| 2009 | Maffra |
Traralgon | Maffra | Traralgon |
| 2010 | Maffra |
Traralgon | Leongatha | Traralgon |
| 2011 |