The Tomkins Medal (officially called the H. W. Tomkins Memorial Medal) was an Australian rules football honour awarded from 1939 to 2008 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) under-19 competition, as judged by field umpires. It was named after Horace W. (Dick) Tomkins, past League administrator, League life member, junior football ambassador and Secretary of the West Torrens Football Club.[1][2] From 1936 to 1938, the award was known as the O'Halloran Medal.[3]
Winners
editO'Halloran Medal
edit| Year | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1936[4] | Jack Butler | Norwood (1) |
| 1937[3] | Allan Telfer | North Adelaide (1) |
| 1938[5] | Des Crawley | Sturt (1) |
Tomkins Medal
edit| Year | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1939[5] | Des Crawley | Sturt (2) |
| 1940[3] | Reg Hogben | North Adelaide (2) |
| 1941[6] | Allan Crabb | Glenelg (1) |
| 1942-1944 | No Award | |
| 1945[7] | Jim Deane | South Adelaide (1) |
| 1946[8] | Ken McGregor | West Adelaide (1) |
| 1947[9] | Ken McGregor | West Adelaide (2) |
| 1948[10] | Glyn Williams | West Adelaide (3) |
| 1949[11] | Ray Whitaker | Port Adelaide (1) |
| 1950[3] | Lloyd Weston | North Adelaide (3) |
| 1951[12] | Aldo Rosetto | West Adelaide (4) |
| 1952[13][14] | Neville Hayes | Port Adelaide (2) |
| 1953[15] | Vincent Copley | Port Adelaide (3) |
| 1954 | M. Meredith | Port Adelaide (4) |
| 1955 | B. Carr | South Adelaide (2) |
| 1956[16] | Jeff Bray | West Adelaide (5) |
| 1957[3] | Barry Potts | North Adelaide (4) |
| 1958[5] | G. Green | Sturt (3) |
| 1959[17] | Bob Simunsen | Woodville (1) |
| 1960 | Chris Hunt | Glenelg (2) |
| 1961[3] | Graeme Farrell | North Adelaide (5) |
| 1962[4] | Jon Burton | Norwood (2) |
| 1963[4] | Jon Burton | Norwood (3) |
| 1964[4] | Brian Woodcock | Norwood (4) |
| 1965 | Peter Bitmead | West Adelaide (6) |
| 1966 | Owen Vick | West Torrens (1) |
| 1967 | Neil Worthley | Glenelg (3) |
| 1968 | Robert Hooper | West Adelaide (7) |
| 1969[3] | John Payne | North Adelaide (6) |
| 1970[18] | Kym Stoddart | Central District (1) |
| 1971 | John Crouch | Port Adelaide (5) |
| 1972[4] | Neil Craig | Norwood (5) |
| 1973[18] | Wilbur Wilson | Central District (2) |
| 1974[18] | Wayne Hughes | Central District (3) |
| 1975 | Steven Carr | West Torrens (2) |
| 1976 | Wayne Slattery | South Adelaide (3) |
| 1977[19] | Leon Grosser | West Adelaide (8) |
| 1978[18][20] | Brenton Graham | Central District (4) |
| 1979[5] | Kim Klomp | Sturt (4) |
| 1980[21] | Duncan Fosdike | Norwood (6) |
| 1981[4] | Dean Renfrey | Norwood (7) |
| 1982 | Steve Goldsworthy | Norwood (8) |
| 1983 | Craig Dewhirst | South Adelaide (4) |
| 1984[5] | Gary Argus | Sturt (5) |
| 1985 | Jason Roe | Port Adelaide (6) |
| 1986[18] | Craig Griffiths | Central District (5) |
| 1987[5] | J. James | Sturt (6) |
| 1988 | Craig Vozzo | West Adelaide (9) |
| 1989[18] | Paul Hicks | Central District (6) |
| 1990[4] | Michael King | Norwood (9) |
| 1991[4] | Dale Betterman | Norwood (10) |
| 1992 | Adrian Rowett | Glenelg (4) |
| 1993 tied | David Flesfader | Glenelg (5) |
| 1993 tied | C. Voice | Port Adelaide (7) |
| 1994 | L. Bettis | South Adelaide (5) |
| 1995[4] | Damien King | Norwood (11) |
| 1996[4] | Dwayne Povey | Norwood (12) |
| 1997 | Adam O'Hara | Woodville-West Torrens (1) |
| 1998[18][22] | Matthew Krieg | Central District (7) |
| 1999 | Greg Chapman | Woodville-West Torrens (2) |
| 2000 | B. Wilcox | Port Adelaide Magpies (1) |
| 2001 | Adam Merrett | Glenelg (6) |
| 2002 | Tom Chadwick | West Adelaide (10) |
| 2003 | Lee Saunders | South Adelaide (6) |
| 2004 | Bradley Hunter | South Adelaide (7) |
| 2005 tied | Blake Wegener | West Adelaide (11) |
| 2005 tied | Glenn Dundovic | West Adelaide (12) |
| 2006 | Samuel McDonald | West Adelaide (13) |
| 2007[23] | Kieran Flanigan | Sturt (7) |
| 2008[24] | Shane Harris | Woodville-West Torrens (3) |
References
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- ^ "Neville C Hayes". SA Football Hall of Fame. South Australian National Football League. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Port Player Wins Colts Medal". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 9 September 1953. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Jeff Bray". SA Football Hall of Fame. South Australian National Football League. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Robert Simunsen". SA Football Hall of Fame. South Australian National Football League. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
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- ^ Devaney, John. "Leon Grosser". AustralianFootball.com. Full Points Footy. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
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- ^ Argent, Peter. "Second Generation Bulldog to Coach the Under 18s". Central District Football Club. Central District Football Club. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Milbank, Zac (13 September 2007). "Medal shared". News Corporation. The Advertiser (Adelaide). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Reserves medal to Tiger Lewis". News Corporation. The Advertiser (Adelaide). 10 September 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2015.