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Mulrooney Medal

The Mulrooney Medal is an Australian rules football award for the best and fairest player in the AFL Canberra first-grade competition. It has been the premier individual award for Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory since 1936.[1] From 2011 to 2013, the medal was awarded to the best and fairest player in the Eastern Conference of the North East Australian Football League.[2]

It was named after football administrator John L. Mulrooney, for his contribution to Australian rules football in Canberra.[3]

Winners edit

Year Player Club Votes Ref
2023 Guy Richardson Ainslie 21 [4]
2023 Thomas Simpson Belconnen 21 [5]
2022 Luke Wharton Belconnen 20
2021 Will Griggs Queanbeyan 17 [6]
2020 Angus Baker Eastlake 14
2019 Beau Walker Belconnen 15 [7]
2018 Kel Evans Queanbeyan 15 [8]
2017 Beau Walker Belconnen 18 [9]
2016 James Bennett Belconnen 20 [10]
2015 Isaac Taylor Belconnen 21 [11]
2013 James Bennett Belconnen 21 [12]
2012 Shane Harris Belconnen 16 [13]
2011 Daniel Currie Sydney Swans Reserves 16 [14]
Jarred Moore Sydney Swans Reserves 16 [14]
2010 Mitch Daniher Queanbeyan 17 [15]
2009 Mitch Daniher Queanbeyan 13 [16]
Chad Gibson Eastlake 13 [16]
Craig Healey Tuggeranong 13 [16]
2008 Ryan Lewis Ainslie 19 [17]
2007 Jarred Moore Sydney Swans Reserves 23 [3]
2006 David Spriggs Sydney Swans Reserves 23 [3]
2005 Jared Ilett Belconnen 21 [18]
2004 Nathan McDonald Wagga Tigers 22 [19]
2003 Steve Hazelman Belconnen 17 [20]
Luke Jess Tuggeranong 17 [21]
2002 Daniel Jacques Wagga Tigers [19]
2001 Steve Mahar Belconnen [20]
2000 Guy Cannon Eastlake [22]
1999 Shane Clarke Belconnen [20]
1998 Stafford Cooper Tuggeranong [21]
1997 Steve Vizy Queanbeyan [23]
1996 Steve Wilson Eastlake [22]
1995 Steve Wilson Southern District 12 [24]
1994 Michael Kennedy Queanbeyan 17 [25]
1993 John Garnaut Southern District 16 [26]
1992 Marcus Sheridan Weston Creek 15 [27]
1991 Brent Smith Belconnen 12 [28]
1990 Steve Cornish Queanbeyan 13 [29]
Glen Dickerson* Eastlake 13 [29]
Andrew Mills* Manuka Weston 13 [29]
Michael Swan Manuka Weston 13 [29]
Tony Wynd Queanbeyan 13 [29]
1989 Tony Wynd Queanbeyan 13 [30]
1988 Tony Wynd Queanbeyan 18 [31]
1987 Shane Fitzsimmons Manuka Weston 18 [32]
1986 Peter Hamilton Ainslie 21 [33]
1985 Simon Overland Eastlake 29 [34]
1984 Geoff Hocking Belconnen 30 [35]
1983 Tony Wynd Queanbeyan 27 [36]
1982 Greg Nichols Ainslie 39 [37]
1981 Keith Miller Eastlake 39 [38]
1980 John Miller Ainslie 27 [39]
1979 Keith Miller Eastlake 42 [40]
1978 Greg Eaves West Canberra 43 [41]
1977 Edney Blackaby Manuka 23 [42]
1976 Mike Demaine West Canberra 17 [43]
1975 Robert White Belconnen 26 [44]
1974 Peter Phillipou Eastlake 15 [45]
1973 Ralph Rendell Ainslie 20 [46]
1972 Rob Wilson ANU 16 [47]
Paul Macdonald* Eastlake 16 [47]
1971 Bill Vaughan Manuka 21 [48]
1970 Bill Whittakers ANU 17 [49]
1969 Russ de Goldi Acton 17 [50]
1968 Paul Feltham Eastlake 17 [51]
1967 Neil Lewthwaite Acton 17 [52]
1966 Bill Drake Ainslie 19 [53]
1965 Glen Bow Manuka [54]
1964 Keith Mitchell Turner 27 [55]
1963 Bob Shearer Eastlake 21 [56]
1962 Michael Codd Manuka 18 [57]
1961 Col Monger Acton 16 [58]
1960 Jim Wilson Acton 17 [59]
1959 Barry Griffiths Acton 25 [60]
1958 John Moody Royal Military College 29 [61]
1957 John Moody Royal Military College 31 [62]
1956 Barry Browning Ainslie 20 [63]
1955 Barry Browning Ainslie 15 [64]
1954 Roy Watterston Queanbeyan/Acton 17 [65]
1953 Roy Watterston Queanbeyan/Acton 18 [66]
1952 John Gleeson Turner 17 [67]
1951 Ern Hurtig Eastlake 13 [68]
Barry McCabe Ainslie 13 [68]
1950 Brendan Cain Ainslie 14 [69]
Percy Eagles Manuka 14 [69]
Keith Schow Queanbeyan 14 [69]
1949 Jim Brophy Manuka [70]
1948 Harold Maddigan Turner 18 [71]
1947 Mervyn Lee Acton 25 [72]
1946 Alan Stevens Ainslie 23 [73]
1945 Fred Green Navy [74]
1944 – -
1943 – -
1942 – -
1941 Jack Furniss Fairbairn [75]
1940 Robert Bloomfield Ainslie [76]
1939 Alan Ware Manuka [77]
1938 Jack Dorman* Manuka 13 [78]
Tom Kelly Queanbeyan 13 [78]
Merv Strang* Queanbeyan 13 [78]
1937 Phil Barrett Manuka [79]
1936 Dick Roe Ainslie 16 [80]
Roy Seton Acton 16 [80]

*Retrospectively awarded

References edit

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