The Syd Barker Medal is awarded to the North Melbourne Football Club

North Melbourne Football Club

The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...

 player who has been judged the 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...

 of the footy season. The award has been given out continuously since 1937. Before then it was known as the Syd Barker Memorial Trophy.

The award is named after Syd Barker

Syd Barker, Sr.

Syd Barker senior was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, Essendon and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League...

 who was a popular captain of the North Melbourne Football Club in 1915-1919, 1921 & 1927. He was a brilliant ruckmen of his time, starring in North Melbourne's 1910, 1914, 1915 and 1918 premiership sides, and captaining the famous "Invincibles" side that went undefeated in a record 58 games.

Recipients:

• 2011 Daniel Wells and Andrew Swallow
  Andrew Swallow
  Andrew Swallow is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the North Melbourne Football Club.-Recruitment:He was North Melbourne's second round draft selection in the 2005 AFL Draft, number 43 overall, from the East Fremantle Football Club in the WAFL.-2006: Debut:He received a...
  
  
• 2010 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 ....
  
   and Brady Rawlings
  Brady Rawlings
  Brady Rawlings is a former Australian rules footballer who played 245 games for the Kangaroos.He is the younger brother of former AFL footballer, and Richmond 2009 caretaker coach, Jade. Rawlings was recruited to the Kangaroos in the 1998 AFL Draft, with the 15th selection...
  
  
• 2009 Andrew Swallow
  Andrew Swallow
  Andrew Swallow is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the North Melbourne Football Club.-Recruitment:He was North Melbourne's second round draft selection in the 2005 AFL Draft, number 43 overall, from the East Fremantle Football Club in the WAFL.-2006: Debut:He received a...
  
  
• 2008 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 ....
  
  
• 2007 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 ....
  
  
• 2006 Brady Rawlings
  Brady Rawlings
  Brady Rawlings is a former Australian rules footballer who played 245 games for the Kangaroos.He is the younger brother of former AFL footballer, and Richmond 2009 caretaker coach, Jade. Rawlings was recruited to the Kangaroos in the 1998 AFL Draft, with the 15th selection...
  
  
• 2005 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 ....
  
  
• 2004 Brady Rawlings
  Brady Rawlings
  Brady Rawlings is a former Australian rules footballer who played 245 games for the Kangaroos.He is the younger brother of former AFL footballer, and Richmond 2009 caretaker coach, Jade. Rawlings was recruited to the Kangaroos in the 1998 AFL Draft, with the 15th selection...
  
  
• 2003 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 ....
  
  
• 2002 Adam Simpson
  Adam Simpson
  Adam Simpson is a retired Australian rules footballer who is a former captain of North Melbourne.-Early life:Simpson grew up in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, where he played junior football with the Eltham Football Club and the Northern Knights-Early career:Debuting in 1995, he has won two...
  
  
• 2001 Shannon Grant
  Shannon Grant
  Shannon Grant is a retired Australian rules footballer who was known as one of the premier midfielders in the AFL. He began his career at the Sydney Swans in 1995 before moving to the Kangaroos in 1998 and being a part of their 1999 premiership side, in which he also won the Norm Smith Medal for...
  
  
• 2000 Peter Bell
  Peter F. Bell
  Peter Francis Bell is a former Australian rules footballer for the Fremantle Football Club and the North Melbourne Football Club. He played as a rover . A former captain of the Fremantle Football Club, Bell was twice named as a member of the All-Australian Team...
  
  
• 1999 Anthony Stevens
  Anthony Stevens
  Anthony Stevens is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Kangaroos. He was named as ruck rover in the club's official 'Team of the Century'....
  
  
• 1998 Wayne Carey
  Wayne Carey
  Wayne Carey is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne and Adelaide Football Clubs in the Australian Football League ....
  
  
• 1997 Anthony Stevens
  Anthony Stevens
  Anthony Stevens is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Kangaroos. He was named as ruck rover in the club's official 'Team of the Century'....
  
  
• 1996 Wayne Carey
  Wayne Carey
  Wayne Carey is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne and Adelaide Football Clubs in the Australian Football League ....
  
  
• 1995 Wayne Schwass
  Wayne Schwass
  Wayne Schwass was an Australian rules football player in the VFL/AFL who debuted in 1988.He is notable as one of only a few New Zealand-born players of Māori heritage in the history of the VFL/AFL....
  
  
• 1994 Wayne Schwass
  Wayne Schwass
  Wayne Schwass was an Australian rules football player in the VFL/AFL who debuted in 1988.He is notable as one of only a few New Zealand-born players of Māori heritage in the history of the VFL/AFL....
  
  
• 1993 Wayne Carey
  Wayne Carey
  Wayne Carey is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne and Adelaide Football Clubs in the Australian Football League ....
  
  
• 1992 Wayne Carey
  Wayne Carey
  Wayne Carey is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne and Adelaide Football Clubs in the Australian Football League ....
  
  
• 1991 Craig Sholl
  Craig Sholl
  Craig Sholl is a former Australian Rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Kangaroos during the 1990s. He won a premiership with the club in 1996 and the Syd Barker Medal in 1991, which he drew with Mick Martyn....
  
   & Mick Martyn
• 1990 John Longmire
  John Longmire
  John Longmire is the current coach of the Sydney Swans. As a player, he represented the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League from 1988 to 1999.-Early years:...
  
  
• 1989 Mick Martyn
• 1988 Matthew Larkin
  Matthew Larkin
  Matthew Larkin is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club.A midfielder, Larkin appeared 172 times for the Kangaroos in the VFL/AFL between 1984 and 1993. He captained the club for three seasons in the early 1990s.From 1985 until 1988 he won three of...
  
  
• 1987 Matthew Larkin
  Matthew Larkin
  Matthew Larkin is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club.A midfielder, Larkin appeared 172 times for the Kangaroos in the VFL/AFL between 1984 and 1993. He captained the club for three seasons in the early 1990s.From 1985 until 1988 he won three of...
  
  
• 1986 Jim Krakouer
  Jim Krakouer
  James Gordon "Jim" Krakouer was an Australian rules footballer in the 1980s for North Melbourne and St Kilda in the VFL and Claremont in the WAFL...
  
  
• 1985 Matthew Larkin
  Matthew Larkin
  Matthew Larkin is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club.A midfielder, Larkin appeared 172 times for the Kangaroos in the VFL/AFL between 1984 and 1993. He captained the club for three seasons in the early 1990s.From 1985 until 1988 he won three of...
  
  
• 1984 Kym Hodgeman
  Kym Hodgeman
  Kym Hodgeman is a former Australian rules footballer best known for his playing career with North Melbourne, VFL and Glenelg, SANFL in the 1970s and 1980s.- SANFL career :...
  
  
• 1983 Ross Glendinning
  Ross Glendinning
  Ross Glendinning was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League...
  
   (Brownlow Medal winner)
• 1982 Ross Glendinning
  Ross Glendinning
  Ross Glendinning was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League...
  
  
• 1981 David Dench
  David Dench
  David Dench is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He played his whole career with North Melbourne Football Club at one of its most successful periods....
  
  
• 1980 Keith Greig
  Keith Greig
  Keith Greig played on the wing for the Australian rules football North Melbourne Football Club from 1971 to 1985. He is considered as one of the most exciting players of the era, earning the nickname "Racehorse" because of his blistering speed on the field.Greig was recruited from Brunswick in 1971...
  
  
• 1979 Gary Dempsey
  Gary Dempsey
  Gary Dempsey is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League....
  
  
• 1978 Malcolm Blight
  Malcolm Blight
  Malcolm Jack Blight AM is a former champion Australian rules football player and coach, and current television commentator. During the 1970s and 1980s Blight played for the Woodville Football Club in the South Australian National Football League and the North Melbourne Football Club in the...
  
   (Brownlow Medal winner)
• 1977 David Dench
  David Dench
  David Dench is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He played his whole career with North Melbourne Football Club at one of its most successful periods....
  
  
• 1976 David Dench
  David Dench
  David Dench is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He played his whole career with North Melbourne Football Club at one of its most successful periods....
  
  
• 1975 Barry Davis
  Barry Davis
  Barry Davis is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League with Essendon and North Melbourne, before coaching his original team between 1978–1980.- Essendon career :...
  
  
• 1974 John Rantall
  John Rantall
  John "Mopsy" Rantall was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Originally from Cobden, Rantall moved to the South Melbourne Football Club where he debuted in 1963. He moved to North Melbourne Football Club with the intention of playing in a premiership side in 1973 and...
  
  
• 1973 Barry Davis
  Barry Davis
  Barry Davis is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League with Essendon and North Melbourne, before coaching his original team between 1978–1980.- Essendon career :...
  
  
• 1972 Ken Montgomery
  Ken Montgomery
  Ken Montgomery is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the VFL.A reliable half back flanker, with an unusual kicking style, Montgomery was a premiership player with North Melbourne in 1977, having missed out on their flag win two years earlier...
  
  
• 1971 David Dench
  David Dench
  David Dench is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He played his whole career with North Melbourne Football Club at one of its most successful periods....
  
  
• 1970 Barry Cable
  Barry Cable
  Barry Cable is an Australian former Australian rules footballer who played in the West Australian National Football League and Victorian Football League . Cable played as a rover. He won the Sandover Medal three times while playing with the Perth Football Club.-Club career:Cable played 225 games...
  
  
• 1969 Sam Kekovich
  Sam Kekovich
  Sam Kekovich is an Australian media personality, sports commentator and former Australian rules football player.He is well known for his controversial behaviour, both on and off the field, and most recently for his series of satirical advertisements as the spokesman for Meat and Livestock...
  
  
• 1968 John Dugdale
• 1967 Laurie Dwyer
  Laurie Dwyer
  Laurie Dwyer is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne during the 1960s.Dwyer came close to winning a Brownlow Medal on a few occasions, finishing second in 1961 and again in 1967 as well as placing third in 1960...
  
  
• 1966 Noel Teasdale
  Noel Teasdale
  Noel Teasdale is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League.Originally from Daylesford, Teasdale made his debut with the North Melbourne Football Club in 1956 playing as a ruckman and for a period, a full-back.Teasdale was noted for his tough, uncompromising...
  
  
• 1965 Noel Teasdale
  Noel Teasdale
  Noel Teasdale is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League.Originally from Daylesford, Teasdale made his debut with the North Melbourne Football Club in 1956 playing as a ruckman and for a period, a full-back.Teasdale was noted for his tough, uncompromising...
  
   (Brownlow Medal winner)
• 1964 Noel Teasdale
  Noel Teasdale
  Noel Teasdale is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League.Originally from Daylesford, Teasdale made his debut with the North Melbourne Football Club in 1956 playing as a ruckman and for a period, a full-back.Teasdale was noted for his tough, uncompromising...
  
  
• 1963 Noel Teasdale
  Noel Teasdale
  Noel Teasdale is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League.Originally from Daylesford, Teasdale made his debut with the North Melbourne Football Club in 1956 playing as a ruckman and for a period, a full-back.Teasdale was noted for his tough, uncompromising...
  
  
• 1962 Bill Serong
  Bill Serong
  Bill Serong is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and North Melbourne in the VFL.Serong usually played as a centreman but was also seen on the half forward flanks. He made his league debut in 1956 with Collingwood and played in their 1958 premiership side as well as...
  
  
• 1961 Laurie Dwyer
  Laurie Dwyer
  Laurie Dwyer is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne during the 1960s.Dwyer came close to winning a Brownlow Medal on a few occasions, finishing second in 1961 and again in 1967 as well as placing third in 1960...
  
  
• 1960 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...
  
  
• 1959 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...
  
  
• 1958 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...
  
  
• 1957 Bryan Martyn
  Bryan Martyn
  Bryan Martyn was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the VFL during the 1950s.Martyn won the 1957 Syd Barker Medal for North Melbourne's best and fairest player, an award that his son Mick would later win twice.-External links:...
  
  
• 1956 Jack Edwards
  Jack Edwards (Australian rules footballer)
  Jack Edwards is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the VFL during the 1950s.Edwards was a fullback and won a Syd Barker Medal in 1956 for North Melbourne's best and fairest player...
  
  
• 1955 Bob Brooker
  Bob Brooker
  Bob Brooker is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .-References:* -External links:*...
  
  
• 1954 John Brady
  John Brady (footballer)
  John Brady is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the VFL during the 1950s.A key position player, Brady was North Melbourne's Syd Barker Medalist in 1954 and placed equal sixth in that year's Brownlow Medal count. He captained North from 1957 to his retirement...
  
  
• 1953 Jack O’Halloran
• 1952 Jock McCorkell
  Jock McCorkell
  Jock McCorkell is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League, ..-External links:* -References:* *...
  
  
• 1951 Jock Spencer
  Jock Spencer
  Thomas 'Jock' Spencer was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League. He was named at full-forward in North Melbourne's official 'Team of the Century'....
  
  
• 1950 Les Foote
  Les Foote
  Leslie Roy Foote was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.-Football career:A local lad, and recruited from the North Melbourne Colts, Foote played his first match with the North Melbourne Football Club in 1941 at just 16 years of age.He was able to kick equally well with...
  
  
• 1949 Les Foote
  Les Foote
  Leslie Roy Foote was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.-Football career:A local lad, and recruited from the North Melbourne Colts, Foote played his first match with the North Melbourne Football Club in 1941 at just 16 years of age.He was able to kick equally well with...
  
  
• 1948 Dally O'Brien
  Dally O'Brien
  Dally O'Brien was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the VFL during the 1940s.O'Brien played 137 games for North Melbourne and was club captain in 1944 and 1945. He won their best and fairest award in 1948, also finishing equal 8th in the Brownlow Medal...
  
  
• 1947 Keith McKenzie
• 1946 Don Condon
  Don Condon
  Don Condon was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League, .He won the Syd Barker Medal as North Melbourne Football Club's best player in 1946.He was life member of the North Melbourne Football Club....
  
  
• 1945 Les Foote
  Les Foote
  Leslie Roy Foote was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.-Football career:A local lad, and recruited from the North Melbourne Colts, Foote played his first match with the North Melbourne Football Club in 1941 at just 16 years of age.He was able to kick equally well with...
  
  
• 1944 Alan Crawford
• 1943 Don Kemp
  Don Kemp
  Don Kemp was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the VFL.Kemp was North Melbourne's best and fairest winner in 1943 and when he retired in 1947 finished one game short of joining the 100 game club....
  
  
• 1942 Jack Allister
  Jack Allister
  Jack Allister was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the VFL during the early 1940s.Allister started his career in 1938 with Essendon but managed just one game. He returned to the league in 1941 and joined North Melbourne, playing 58 games for the club over his five...
  
  
• 1941 George Kennedy
  George Kennedy (footballer)
  George Allan Kennedy was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the VFL.Kennedy had his best season in 1941, kicking 37 goals, finishing equal 6th in the Brownlow Medal count and winning North Melbourne's best and fairest.-External links:...
  
   & Bill Findlay
  Bill Findlay
  Bill Findlay was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League . He played as a rover and was sometimes pushed forward where he was a handy goalkicker, averaging two goals a game.Findlay was started his league career with his...
  
  
• 1940 Jim Adamson
  Jim Adamson
  Jim Adamson was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the VFL for over a decade....
  
  
• 1939 Sid Dyer
  Sid Dyer
  Syd Dyer , also referred to as Sid Dyer, was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....
  
  
• 1938 Jock Cordner
  Jock Cordner
  Jock Cordner was an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray, Fitzroy and North Melbourne in the VFL. He was not related to the Cordner brothers who played in the same era....
  
  
• 1937 Wally Carter
  Wally Carter
  Wally Carter was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached North Melbourne in the VFL....
  
  
• 1936 Charlie Skinner
• 1935 Wally Carter
  Wally Carter
  Wally Carter was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached North Melbourne in the VFL....
  
  
• 1929 Charles J. Cameron

Harold Henderson Best Club-Man Award

Presented alongside the Syd Barker Medal is the Harold Henderson Award, given to the player who has been the best club-man during the season. The award is similar to the Syd Barker Medal but it rewards players who have shown exemplary behaviour off the field. The award has been presented continuously since 1984 in the name of Harold Henderson

Harold Henderson

Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Harold Greenwood Henderson CVO , was a British Conservative politician.Born in Brentford, Henderson was the eldest son of Alexander Henderson, 1st Baron Faringdon of Buscot Park in Berkshire , and his wife Jane Ellen...

 who died earlier that year.

Harold Henderson was a North Melbourne stalwart who showed a capacity and enthusiasm to get things done. He played a large role in the establishment of the North Melbourne Football Social Club. Its main building in Fogarty Street still bears the name The Harold R. Henderson Pavilion, a permanent tribute to the lasting contribution he made to the club he loved and served so well, particularly in a critical time in its history.

• 2011 Brady Rawlings
  Brady Rawlings
  Brady Rawlings is a former Australian rules footballer who played 245 games for the Kangaroos.He is the younger brother of former AFL footballer, and Richmond 2009 caretaker coach, Jade. Rawlings was recruited to the Kangaroos in the 1998 AFL Draft, with the 15th selection...
  
  
• 2010 Drew Petrie
  Drew Petrie
  Drew Petrie is an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club. Since debuting in 2001 he has played over 100 games for the club. He has played in a variety of roles for the Kangaroos including centre half-forward, defence and ruck...
  
  
• 2009 Scott Thompson
  Scott D. Thompson
  Scott Thompson is an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. He was selected 37th overall in the 2007 AFL Draft by North Melbourne.-Early career:...
  
  
• 2008 Drew Petrie
  Drew Petrie
  Drew Petrie is an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club. Since debuting in 2001 he has played over 100 games for the club. He has played in a variety of roles for the Kangaroos including centre half-forward, defence and ruck...
  
  
• 2007 Drew Petrie
  Drew Petrie
  Drew Petrie is an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club. Since debuting in 2001 he has played over 100 games for the club. He has played in a variety of roles for the Kangaroos including centre half-forward, defence and ruck...
  
  
• 2006 Adam Simpson
  Adam Simpson
  Adam Simpson is a retired Australian rules footballer who is a former captain of North Melbourne.-Early life:Simpson grew up in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, where he played junior football with the Eltham Football Club and the Northern Knights-Early career:Debuting in 1995, he has won two...
  
  
• 2005 Adam Simpson
  Adam Simpson
  Adam Simpson is a retired Australian rules footballer who is a former captain of North Melbourne.-Early life:Simpson grew up in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, where he played junior football with the Eltham Football Club and the Northern Knights-Early career:Debuting in 1995, he has won two...
  
  
• 2004 David King
  David King (Australian rules footballer)
  David King is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League . He debuted for the Kangaroos in 1994 after being recruited from Port Melbourne...
  
  
• 2003 Matthew Burton
  Matthew Burton
  Matthew "Spider" Burton was an Australian rules footballer. He played as a ruckman and began his Football career at Subiaco. "Spider" Burton, as he's commonly known, because of his towering 210 cm frame, was formerly the AFL's tallest player Matthew "Spider" Burton (born 19 May 1970) was an...
  
  
• 2002 Leigh Colbert
  Leigh Colbert
  Leigh Colbert is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club and the Kangaroos in the Australian Football League .-1993–1999: Geelong:...
  
  
• 2001 Anthony Stevens
  Anthony Stevens
  Anthony Stevens is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Kangaroos. He was named as ruck rover in the club's official 'Team of the Century'....
  
  
• 2000 Jason McCartney
• 1999 Jason McCartney
• 1998 Peter Bell
  Peter F. Bell
  Peter Francis Bell is a former Australian rules footballer for the Fremantle Football Club and the North Melbourne Football Club. He played as a rover . A former captain of the Fremantle Football Club, Bell was twice named as a member of the All-Australian Team...
  
  
• 1997 Robert Scott
  Robert Scott (footballer)
  Rob Scott is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Geelong Football Club and North Melbourne in the AFL....
  
  
• 1996 Anthony Stevens
  Anthony Stevens
  Anthony Stevens is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Kangaroos. He was named as ruck rover in the club's official 'Team of the Century'....
  
  
• 1995 Darren Crocker
  Darren Crocker
  Darren Crocker is a former Australian rules footballer and former coach of the North Melbourne Football Club. He was known for his instantly recognisable bald head and tough uncompromising style. On 16 June 2009, he was appointed caretaker coach of the North Melbourne Football Club after the...
  
  
• 1994 John Blakey
  John Blakey
  John Blakey is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Recruited from East Doncaster, Victoria, Blakey debuted for the Fitzroy Football Club in 1985, and went on to be used in a variety of midfield positions. He went on to play 135 games with the Fitzroy Lions until...
  
  
• 1993 Alistair Clarkson and John Longmire
  John Longmire
  John Longmire is the current coach of the Sydney Swans. As a player, he represented the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League from 1988 to 1999.-Early years:...
  
  
• 1992 Ben Buckley
  Ben Buckley
  Benjamin "Ben" Buckley is an Australian businessman and former Australian rules footballer. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Football Federation Australia.- VFL/AFL career :...
  
  
• 1991 Donald McDonald
• 1990 Donald McDonald
• 1989 John Law
  John Law (Australian rules footballer)
  John Law is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne during the 1980s.Law was a half back flanker and captained North Melbourne in both 1988 and 1989.-External links:...
  
  
• 1988 Rohan Robertson
• 1987 David Ackerly
  David Ackerly
  David Ackerly is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and North Melbourne in the VFL during the 1980s.Ackerly played in the back pocket and was South Melbourne's best and fairest in 1980 and 1982....
  
  
• 1986 Wayne Schimmelbusch
  Wayne Schimmelbusch
  Wayne Schimmelbusch is a former Australian Rules Footballer in the Victorian Football League .A courageous wingman and inspirational speedster who seemingly never knew when to give up, Schimmelbusch played in 306 games, including 29 finals games, for the North Melbourne Football Club...
  
  
• 1985 John Law
  John Law (Australian rules footballer)
  John Law is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne during the 1980s.Law was a half back flanker and captained North Melbourne in both 1988 and 1989.-External links:...
  
  
• 1984 Kym Hodgeman
  Kym Hodgeman
  Kym Hodgeman is a former Australian rules footballer best known for his playing career with North Melbourne, VFL and Glenelg, SANFL in the 1970s and 1980s.- SANFL career :...
  
  

D. H. Cronin Memorial Trophy

Awarded to the best and fairest player in the North Melbourne Under 19s, in memory of the Under 19s Chairman Dave Cronin who died in the club's centenary year of 1969.

• 1969 - Jeffrey Wineberg
• 1970 -
• 1971 -
• 1972 -
• 1973 -
• 1974 -
• 1975 -
• 1976 -
• 1977 -
• 1978 -
• 1979 -
• 1980 -
• 1981 -
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• 1985 -
• 1986 -
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• 1988 -
• 1989 -
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• 1991 -