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Charles Sutton Medal

The Charles Sutton Medal is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged best and fairest for the Western Bulldogs throughout the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League season. The medal is named after 1950 winner Charlie Sutton, who was the Bulldogs' 1954 premiership captain-coach.[1] There were many previous names for the medal, which was originally known as the McCarthy Trophy[2] from 1927 to 1939, named after Con McCarthy, who played a key part in getting the club entry into the Victorian Football League. It was also called the Con Weickhardt trophy (also known as the Con Curtain trophy)[2] from 1940 to 1954. It was named after the man who chaired the club for 4 years.[3] It was renamed to its current name in 1955. The inaugural winner for the award was Ivan McAlpine in 1927.

Charles Sutton Medal
SportAustralian rules football
Awarded forThe best and fairest player at the Western Bulldogs Football Club
LocationCrown Palladium
CountryAustralia
Presented byWestern Bulldogs Football Club
History
First award1927
First winnerIvan McAlpine
Most winsScott West (7 times)
Most recentMarcus Bontempelli (2023)

The voting system as of the 2019 AFL season, consists of five members of the Western Bulldogs match committee awarding a score from zero to five for each player after every game.[4] The maximum score that can be obtained after one game is 25. Five players have won the award while also winning the Brownlow Medal, the best and fairest award for the Australian Football League. Those players were Norman Ware (1941), John Schultz (1960), Gary Dempsey (1975), Kelvin Templeton (1980) and Scott Wynd (1992). Scott West holds the record for most Charles Sutton Medals at the club, winning the accolade seven times in ten years; 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Gary Dempsey holds the second most, with a total of six. Dempsey also holds the record for most Charles Sutton Medals won consecutively, his streak running from 1973 to 1977, a total of five years.

Recipients edit

^ Denotes current player
+ Player won Brownlow Medal in same season
Season Recipient(s) Ref.
1927 Ivan McAlpine
1928 Alby Outen
1929 Bill Russ
1930 Ivan McAlpine (2)
1931 Allan Hopkins
1932 Ivan McAlpine (3)
1933 Alby Morrison
1934 Norman Ware
1935 George Bennett
1936 Alby Morrison (2)
1937 Norman Ware (2)
1938 Norman Ware (3)
1939 Harry Hickey
1940 Norman Ware (4)
1941 Arthur Olliver [5][6]
Norman Ware+ (5)
1942 Ted Ellis
1943 Allan Collins
1944 Arthur Olliver (2)
1945 Harry Hickey (2)
1946 Joe Ryan
1947 Joe Ryan (2)
1948 Harry Hickey (3)
1949 Wally Donald
1950 Charlie Sutton
1951 Jack Collins
1952 Jack Collins (2)
1953 Harvey Stevens [7]
1954 Ted Whitten
1955 Peter Box
1956 Don Ross
1957 Ted Whitten (2)
1958 Ted Whitten (3)
1959 Ted Whitten (4)
1960 John Schultz+ [5]
1961 Ted Whitten (5) [8]
1962 John Schultz (2)
1963 Ray Walker
1964 John Schultz (3)
1965 John Schultz (4)
1966 John Schultz (5)
1967 John Jillard
1968 David Thorpe
1969 George Bisset
1970 Gary Dempsey
1971 David Thorpe (2)
1972 Peter Welsh
1973 Gary Dempsey (2)
1974 Gary Dempsey (3)
1975 Gary Dempsey+ (4) [5]
1976 Gary Dempsey (5)
1977 Gary Dempsey (6)
1978 Kelvin Templeton [5]
1979 Ian Dunstan [9]
1980 Kelvin Templeton+ (2)
1981 Ian Dunstan (2) [9]
1982 Ian Dunstan (3) [9]
1983 Brian Royal [10]
1984 Andrew Purser [10]
1985 Doug Hawkins [11]
1986 Brad Hardie [12]
1987 Tony McGuinness [10]
1988 Terry Wallace [13]
1989 Terry Wallace (2) [13]
1990 Peter Foster [14]
1991 Tony Liberatore [15]
1992 Scott Wynd+ [5]
1993 Leon Cameron [16]
1994 Chris Grant [17]
1995 Scott West [18]
1996 Chris Grant (2) [17]
1997 Scott West (2) [18]
1998 Scott West (3) [18]
1999 Brad Johnson [19]
2000 Scott West (4) [18]
2001 Luke Darcy [20]
2002 Brad Johnson (2) [20]
2003 Scott West (5) [21]
2004 Scott West (6) [22]
2005 Scott West (7) [23]
2006 Brad Johnson (3) [19]
2007 Brian Lake [24]
2008 Daniel Cross [25]
2009 Matthew Boyd [26]
2010 Ryan Griffen [27]
2011 Matthew Boyd (2) [28]
2012 Matthew Boyd (3) [29]
2013 Ryan Griffen (2) [30]
2014 Tom Liberatore^ [31]
2015 Easton Wood [32]
2016 Marcus Bontempelli^ [33]
2017 Marcus Bontempelli^ (2) [34]
2018 Lachie Hunter^ [35]
2019 Marcus Bontempelli^ (3) [9]
2020 Caleb Daniel^ [36]
2021 Marcus Bontempelli^ (4) [37]
2022 Josh Dunkley^
2023 Marcus Bontempelli^ (5)

Multiple winners edit

^ Denotes current player
Player Medals Seasons
Scott West 7 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005
Gary Dempsey 6 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
Marcus Bontempelli^ 5 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
John Schultz 5 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966
Norman Ware 5 1934, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941
Ted Whitten 5 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961
Matthew Boyd 3 2009, 2011, 2012
Ian Dunstan 3 1979, 1981, 1982
Harry Hickey 3 1939, 1945, 1948
Brad Johnson 3 1999, 2002, 2006
Ivan McAlpine 3 1927, 1930, 1932
Jack Collins 2 1951, 1952
Chris Grant 2 1994, 1996
Ryan Griffen 2 2010, 2013
Alby Morrison 2 1933, 1936
Arthur Olliver 2 1941, 1944
Joe Ryan 2 1946, 1947
Kelvin Templeton 2 1978, 1980
David Thorpe 2 1968, 1971
Terry Wallace 2 1988, 1989

References edit

General
  • "Honour Roll 1925–1975". WesternBulldogs.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  • "Honour Roll 1976–present". WesternBulldogs.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
Specific
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  10. ^ a b c "Charles Sutton Medal Winners". DraftGuru. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  11. ^ Gigacz, Andrew (5 May 2020). "On this Day: Dougie dances his way to 60". westernbulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Western Bulldogs History - Timeline - 1980s". Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  13. ^ a b Browne, Ashley (29 May 2018). "Hall of Fame: Terry Wallace, the plough who never let up". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Western Bulldogs History - Timeline - 1990s". Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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  19. ^ a b "Dogs games record-holder Brad Johnson inducted in to AFL Hall of Fame". WesternBulldogs.com.au. Bigpond. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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  25. ^ "Cooney overlooked for Bulldogs' award". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  26. ^ "Western Bulldogs midfielder Matthew Boyd wins Charles Sutton Medal". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  27. ^ Windley, Matt (2 October 2010). "Ryan Griffen wins Western Bulldogs best and fairest". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  28. ^ Phelan, Jennefer (7 October 2011). "Boyd claims Sutton Medal". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  29. ^ Landsberger, Sam (8 October 2012). "Western Bulldogs captain Matthew Boyd is the top Dog again after claiming a third Sutton Medal". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  30. ^ Windley, Matt (4 September 2013). "Western Bulldogs superstar Ryan Griffen wins his second Charles Sutton Medal". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  31. ^ Edwards, Nat (3 September 2014). "Young midfielder takes out Western Bulldogs' best and fairest award". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  32. ^ Nicholson, Larissa (7 October 2015). "Easton Wood wins Western Bulldogs best and fairest". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  33. ^ Davidson, Ryan (5 October 2016). "Bontempelli adds another medal to his cabinet with best and fairest award". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  34. ^ Davidson, Ryan (4 October 2017). "Back-to-back Bont: Dog sets new club record". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  35. ^ Davidson, Ryan (3 October 2018). "Bulldog wins first B&F by a single vote". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  36. ^ "King Caleb: Daniel crowned top Dog". Western Bulldogs Media. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  37. ^ "King Caleb: Daniel crowned top Dog". Western Bulldogs Media. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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