The Syd Barker Medal is awarded to the North Melbourne Football Club player who has been judged the best and fairest 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 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.
The voting system as of the 2017 AFL season, consists of each player earning up to 20 votes in a match, with votes from their best 20 games and finals counting towards their final total.[1]
Recipients
edit| ^ | Denotes current player |
| + | Player won Brownlow Medal in same season |
Multiple winners
edit| ^ | Denotes current player |
| Player | Medals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Harvey | 5 | 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 |
| Wayne Carey | 4 | 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998 |
| David Dench | 4 | 1971, 1976, 1977, 1981 |
| Noel Teasdale | 4 | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 |
| Allen Aylett | 3 | 1958, 1959, 1960 |
| Les Foote | 3 | 1945, 1949, 1950 |
| Matthew Larkin | 3 | 1985, 1987, 1988 |
| Brady Rawlings | 3 | 2004, 2006, 2010 |
| Andrew Swallow | 3 | 2009, 2011, 2012 |
| Wally Carter | 2 | 1935, 1937 |
| Ben Cunnington | 2 | 2014, 2019 |
| Laurie Dwyer | 2 | 1961, 1967 |
| Ross Glendinning | 2 | 1982, 1983 |
| Shaun Higgins | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
| Mick Martyn | 2 | 1989, 1991 |
| Wayne Schwass | 2 | 1994, 1995 |
| Jy Simpkin^ | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Anthony Stevens | 2 | 1997, 1999 |
| Daniel Wells | 2 | 2011, 2013 |
References
edit- General
- "Honour Roll". NorthMelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- Downing, Gerard (1997). The North Story. Sydney: Playright Publishing Pty Ltd.
- Specific
- ^ "AFL Best and Fairest winners 2017: Who won your team's club champion award?". Fox Sports Australia. News Corp Australia. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Brent Harvey has re-signed for 2015, making it his 20th AFL season". Triple M. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Brady Rawlings–Player Inductee". Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame. AFL Tasmania. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Rucci, Michelangelo (2 October 2009). "Vince joins Adelaide club greats". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Harvey and Rawlings share North Melbourne medal". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Murnane, Matt (6 October 2011). "Wells, Swallow share medal". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Kangaroos captain Andrew Swallow snares his third Syd Barker Medal ahead of Scott Thompson". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Bowen, Nick (7 October 2013). "Wells, Thompson share North's best and fairest". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Ward, Roy (4 October 2014). "Ben Cunnington narrowly wins the Syd Barker Medal". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Matthews, Bruce (9 October 2015). "Todd Goldstein wins North Melbourne's Syd Barker Medal, Brent Harvey finishes fourth". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Bowen, Nick (7 October 2016). "North defender breaks through for maiden best and fairest". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ Clark, Jay (15 September 2017). "Shaun Higgins wins North Melbourne best and fairest in close finish". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ Bowen, Nick (5 October 2018). "Classy Roo pips Cunnington to go back-to-back". afl.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Ben Cunnington claims second Syd Barker Medal". nmfc.com.au. Telstra. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Luke McDonald wins first Syd". nmfc.com.au. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Sheezel wins 2023 Syd Barker Medal". 16 September 2023.
- ^ Beveridge, Luke (14 September 2024). "LDU pips pair of AA Roos to win first Syd Barker Medal". Australian Football League. Melbourne. Retrieved 19 September 2024.