John Nicholls Medal
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The John Nicholls Medal is an Australian rules football
award given to the player(s) adjudged Best and Fairest
for the Carlton Football Club
for the season.
John Nicholls was a champion ruckman who won the award five times from 1959 to 1967.
Recipients:
Most Winners:
-*denotes current player
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...
award given to the player(s) adjudged Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe the player adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition while not receiving a suspension for misconduct or breaching the rules during that season.In the...
for the Carlton Football Club
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
for the season.
John Nicholls was a champion ruckman who won the award five times from 1959 to 1967.
Recipients:
- 2011 Marc MurphyMarc MurphyMarc Murphy is an Australian rules footballer, recruited at number one in the 2005 AFL Draft by the Carlton Football Club.-Early life and junior career:...
- 2010 Chris JuddChris JuddChristopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
(Brownlow MedalBrownlow MedalThe Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
winner) - 2009 Chris JuddChris JuddChristopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
- 2008 Chris JuddChris JuddChristopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
- 2007 Andrew CarrazzoAndrew CarrazzoAndrew Carrazzo is an Australian rules footballer for Carlton in the Australian Football League .- Early career :...
- 2006 Lance WhitnallLance WhitnallLance Whitnall is a former Australian rules footballer, and the ex-captain of the Carlton Football Club.-Early career :...
- 2005 Anthony KoutoufidesAnthony KoutoufidesAnthony Koutoufides is a former Australian rules footballer with the Carlton Football Club. One of the most powerful and athletic players of all-time, he played in almost every position and was often called the prototype of the modern footballer.Of Greek and Italian descent, Koutoufides has been...
- 2004 David TeagueDavid Teague (footballer)David Teague is an Australian rules football coach and former playerer who played for and the in the Australian Football League. He is an assistant coach at .-Playing career:...
- 2003 Andrew McKayAndrew McKayDr Andrew Ian McKay is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.McKay grew up in eastern South Australia, and played junior football for Lucindale in the Kowree-Naracoorte Football League. He moved to Adelaide and played senior SANFL football for Glenelg between 1991...
- 2002 Corey McKernanCorey McKernanCorey McKernan is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Kangaroos and Carlton Blues in the Australian Football League...
- 2001 Anthony KoutoufidesAnthony KoutoufidesAnthony Koutoufides is a former Australian rules footballer with the Carlton Football Club. One of the most powerful and athletic players of all-time, he played in almost every position and was often called the prototype of the modern footballer.Of Greek and Italian descent, Koutoufides has been...
- 2000 Brett RattenBrett RattenBrett "Ratts" Ratten is a former Australian rules footballer and the current coach of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League....
& Scott CamporealeScott CamporealeScott Camporeale is a former Australian rules footballer who spent the majority of his AFL career with the Carlton Football Club.-AFL career:...
(tied) - 1999 Matthew AllanMatthew AllanMatthew Allan is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.He joined with the Carlton Football Club in 1992, and debuted in 1994 as the 1000th player to represent Carlton...
- 1998 Fraser BrownFraser BrownFraser Brown is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Originally from Lilydale, Victoria and known for his fierce style of play, Brown's highest achievements in football were playing in the 1995 premiership and winning the 1998 Carlton best and fairest.Brown will...
- 1997 Brett RattenBrett RattenBrett "Ratts" Ratten is a former Australian rules footballer and the current coach of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League....
- 1996 Stephen SilvagniStephen SilvagniStephen Silvagni is a former Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club.During his long VFL/AFL career, from his debut in 1985, until his retirement in 2001, he gained the reputation as one of the greatest ever full-backs to play the game and was named as full-back in the AFL Team...
- 1995 Brett RattenBrett RattenBrett "Ratts" Ratten is a former Australian rules footballer and the current coach of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League....
- 1994 Greg Williams (Brownlow MedalBrownlow MedalThe Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
winner) - 1993 Craig BradleyCraig BradleyCraig Edwin "Braddles" Bradley is a former South Australian Australian rules footballer and first class cricketer. He is currently a part-time assistant coach at the Carlton Football Club, the club he represented 375 times in the VFL/AFL....
- 1992 Stephen KernahanStephen KernahanStephen Scott Kernahan is a former Australian rules footballer best known for his career with the Carlton Football Club of the Australian Football League and the Glenelg Football Club of the SANFL from 1981 until 1997...
- 1991 Justin MaddenJustin MaddenMadden was 206 cm tall, and one of the tallest men ever to play Australian Rules football, and his potential in this area was fully utilized by Carlton, who used him as their main ruckman. Over the next fifteen seasons, Madden became a mainstay of the Carlton side, and one of the most...
- 1990 Stephen SilvagniStephen SilvagniStephen Silvagni is a former Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club.During his long VFL/AFL career, from his debut in 1985, until his retirement in 2001, he gained the reputation as one of the greatest ever full-backs to play the game and was named as full-back in the AFL Team...
- 1989 Stephen KernahanStephen KernahanStephen Scott Kernahan is a former Australian rules footballer best known for his career with the Carlton Football Club of the Australian Football League and the Glenelg Football Club of the SANFL from 1981 until 1997...
- 1988 Craig BradleyCraig BradleyCraig Edwin "Braddles" Bradley is a former South Australian Australian rules footballer and first class cricketer. He is currently a part-time assistant coach at the Carlton Football Club, the club he represented 375 times in the VFL/AFL....
- 1987 Stephen KernahanStephen KernahanStephen Scott Kernahan is a former Australian rules footballer best known for his career with the Carlton Football Club of the Australian Football League and the Glenelg Football Club of the SANFL from 1981 until 1997...
- 1986 Wayne JohnstonWayne Johnston (footballer)Wayne "The Dominator" Johnston is a former Australian rules footballer. Johnston played 209 games and kicked 283 goals for the Carlton Football Club , in a career spanning 1979–1990...
& Craig BradleyCraig BradleyCraig Edwin "Braddles" Bradley is a former South Australian Australian rules footballer and first class cricketer. He is currently a part-time assistant coach at the Carlton Football Club, the club he represented 375 times in the VFL/AFL....
(tied) - 1985 Justin MaddenJustin MaddenMadden was 206 cm tall, and one of the tallest men ever to play Australian Rules football, and his potential in this area was fully utilized by Carlton, who used him as their main ruckman. Over the next fifteen seasons, Madden became a mainstay of the Carlton side, and one of the most...
- 1984 Bruce DoullBruce DoullBruce Doull is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Carlton Football Club....
- 1983 Wayne JohnstonWayne Johnston (footballer)Wayne "The Dominator" Johnston is a former Australian rules footballer. Johnston played 209 games and kicked 283 goals for the Carlton Football Club , in a career spanning 1979–1990...
- 1982 James Buckley
- 1981 Ken HunterKen HunterKen Hunter is a former champion Australian rules football player who played for the Carlton Football Club in the VFL ....
- 1980 Bruce DoullBruce DoullBruce Doull is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Carlton Football Club....
- 1979 Mike FitzpatrickMike Fitzpatrick (footballer)Michael "Mike" Fitzpatrick is an Australian businessman, sporting administrator and former Australian rules footballer....
- 1978 Trevor KeoghTrevor KeoghTrevor Keogh is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League.Keogh was recruited from Sandhurst in the Bendigo Football League and made his debut for Carlton in 1970. A rover, he has been described as "instrumental" in Carlton's premiership wins of...
- 1977 Bruce DoullBruce DoullBruce Doull is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Carlton Football Club....
- 1976 Trevor KeoghTrevor KeoghTrevor Keogh is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League.Keogh was recruited from Sandhurst in the Bendigo Football League and made his debut for Carlton in 1970. A rover, he has been described as "instrumental" in Carlton's premiership wins of...
- 1975 Alex JesaulenkoAlex JesaulenkoAlex 'Jezza' Jesaulenko MBE is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He is regarded as one of the game's greatest-ever players and is an official Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame...
- 1974 Bruce DoullBruce DoullBruce Doull is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Carlton Football Club....
- 1973 Peter JonesPeter Jones (Australian rules footballer)Peter Kevin "Percy" Jones , the son of Kevin and Mollie Jones , is a former Australian rules footballer who played 249 games for the Carlton Blues in the VFL...
- 1972 Geoff SouthbyGeoff SouthbyGeoff Southby was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .An attacking full-back who ran hard from defence and stopped the best full-forwards, Southby was a key contributor to Carlton Football Club's success in the 1970s.In 2000 Southby was inducted into the Australian...
- 1971 Geoff SouthbyGeoff SouthbyGeoff Southby was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .An attacking full-back who ran hard from defence and stopped the best full-forwards, Southby was a key contributor to Carlton Football Club's success in the 1970s.In 2000 Southby was inducted into the Australian...
- 1970 Adrian GallagherAdrian GallagherAdrian Lindsay Gallagher is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.He was also an outstanding cricketer in his youth and received many offers to play in England, but preferred to stay in Melbourne over the Australian winter and play football for Carlton.Gallagher made...
- 1969 Garry CraneGarry CraneGarry Crane is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Crane made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 17, 1964. He retired at the end of the 1976 season.- External links :* at...
- 1968 Sergio SilvagniSergio SilvagniSergio 'Serge' Silvagni is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .Silvagni made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 7, 1958...
- 1967 John Nicholls
- 1966 John Nicholls
- 1965 John Nicholls
- 1964 Gordon CollisGordon CollisGordon Collis is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Recruited from Healesville, Collis played less than 100 games of VFL football, but his place in history is assured as a winner of one of the game's highest honours - the Brownlow Medal.Collis won the medal in...
(Brownlow MedalBrownlow MedalThe Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
winner) - 1963 John Nicholls
- 1962 Sergio SilvagniSergio SilvagniSergio 'Serge' Silvagni is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .Silvagni made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 7, 1958...
- 1961 John James (Brownlow MedalBrownlow MedalThe Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
winner) - 1960 John James
- 1959 John Nicholls
- 1958 Bruce CombenBruce CombenBruce Comben is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Comben made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in the Round 1 of the 1950 season. He retired from the game at the end of the 1961 season....
- 1957 Bruce CombenBruce CombenBruce Comben is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Comben made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in the Round 1 of the 1950 season. He retired from the game at the end of the 1961 season....
- 1956 Doug BeasyDoug BeasyDoug Beasy is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .Beasy made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in the Round 1 of the 1951 season. He left the Blues at the end of the 1959 season....
- 1955 John James
- 1954 Bill MilroyBill MilroyBill Milroy is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Milroy made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in the Round 16 of the 1951 season. He left the Blues at the end of the 1956 season....
- 1953 Ken HandsKen HandsKen Hands is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .-References:* at *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim . The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing....
- 1952 Ollie GrieveOllie GrieveOllie Grieve was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .-References:* at -External links:*...
- 1951 Jim ClarkJim Clark (footballer)Jim Clark is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.-External links:* -References:* at *...
- 1950 Arthur HodgsonArthur Hodgson (footballer)Arthur Hodgson is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League and North Western Football Union . Born in Sydney but raised in Queenstown, Tasmania, Hodgson was recruited by the Carlton Football Club in Victoria, playing 76 games and winning the Robert Reynolds Trophy as...
- 1949 Ern HenfryErn HenfryErn Henfry was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League . After playing three seasons for Perth Football Club in the WAFL from 1939–1941, and finishing second to Haydn Bunton in the Sandover Medal in 1941, he joined the RAAF...
- 1948 Jack HowellJack Howell (footballer)Jack E. "Chooka" Howell , nicknamed "Chooka" from his distinctive gait, was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .- Three generations of Grand Final players :...
- 1947 Bert DeaconBert DeaconBert Deacon was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League . He is remembered for being Carlton's first ever Brownlow Medal winner....
(Brownlow MedalBrownlow MedalThe Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
winner) & Ern HenfryErn HenfryErn Henfry was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League . After playing three seasons for Perth Football Club in the WAFL from 1939–1941, and finishing second to Haydn Bunton in the Sandover Medal in 1941, he joined the RAAF...
(tied) - 1946 Jack HowellJack Howell (footballer)Jack E. "Chooka" Howell , nicknamed "Chooka" from his distinctive gait, was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .- Three generations of Grand Final players :...
- 1945 Ron SavageRon SavageRon Savage was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .Savage made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in round 14 of the 1938 season...
- 1944 Bob ChittyBob ChittyBob Chitty was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .Chitty made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 7 of the 1937 season...
- 1943 George Gniel
- 1942 Jim MooringJim MooringJim Mooring was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .-External links:* -References:* at...
- 1941 Bob ChittyBob ChittyBob Chitty was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .Chitty made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 7 of the 1937 season...
- 1940 Jim FrancisJim FrancisJim Francis is a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the Victorian Football League.After playing 61 games for Hawthorn Francis made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 9 of the 1934 season. He retired as a player at the end of the 1943 season and was appointed coach of the...
- 1939 Frank GillFrank Gill (footballer)Frank Gill was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL. He is a member of the Carlton Hall of Fame....
- 1938 Mickey CrispMickey CrispCresswell William 'Mickey' Crisp was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL during the 1930s. He was a premiership player in 1938 and regular Victorian interstate representative....
- 1937 Don McIntyreDon McIntyreDon McIntyre was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL.McIntyre played as a defender, usually in the back pocket. He won a Best and Fairest in 1937 and was premiership player with Carlton in 1938....
- 1936 Ansell ClarkeAnsell ClarkeEdward Augustus "Ansell" Clarke was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Clarke made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 7 of the 1929 season...
- 1935 Jim FrancisJim FrancisJim Francis is a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the Victorian Football League.After playing 61 games for Hawthorn Francis made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 9 of the 1934 season. He retired as a player at the end of the 1943 season and was appointed coach of the...
- 1934 Mickey CrispMickey CrispCresswell William 'Mickey' Crisp was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL during the 1930s. He was a premiership player in 1938 and regular Victorian interstate representative....
- 1929 Horrie CloverHorrie CloverHorrie Clover was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .A high-marking centre half-forward who was Carlton’s key player during his career...
Most Winners:
- John Nicholls: 5 [1959, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967]
- Bruce DoullBruce DoullBruce Doull is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Carlton Football Club....
: 4 [1974, 1977, 1980, 1984] - Stephen KernahanStephen KernahanStephen Scott Kernahan is a former Australian rules footballer best known for his career with the Carlton Football Club of the Australian Football League and the Glenelg Football Club of the SANFL from 1981 until 1997...
: 3 [1987, 1989, 1992] - Craig BradleyCraig BradleyCraig Edwin "Braddles" Bradley is a former South Australian Australian rules footballer and first class cricketer. He is currently a part-time assistant coach at the Carlton Football Club, the club he represented 375 times in the VFL/AFL....
: 3 [1986, 1988, 1993] - Brett RattenBrett RattenBrett "Ratts" Ratten is a former Australian rules footballer and the current coach of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League....
: 3 [1995, 1997, 2000] - John James: 3 [1955, 1960, 1961]
- Chris JuddChris JuddChristopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
*: 3 [2008, 2009, 2010]
-*denotes current player