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List of Geelong Football Club individual awards and records

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This is a list of individual awards achieved by the Geelong Football Club since it joined the Victorian Football League in 1897.

Contents

Brownlow Medal

Edward 'Carji' Greeves (1924) Bernie Smith (1951) Alistair Lord (1962) Paul Couch (1989) Jimmy Bartel (2007) Gary Ablett, Jr. (2009) Patrick Dangerfield (2016)

Norm Smith Medal

Gary Ablett, Sr. (1989) Steve Johnson (2007) Paul Chapman (2009) Jimmy Bartel (2011)

Coleman Medal

Noel Rayson (1955) Doug Wade (1962, 1967, 1969) Larry Donohue (1976) Gary Ablett, Sr. (1993, 1994, 1995)

Jack Collins Medal

Steve Johnson (2011)

Jock McHale Medal

Reg Hickey (1951, 1952) Bob Davis (1963) Mark Thompson (2007, 2009) Chris Scott (2011)

All-Australian Team

Bernie Smith (1953) Peter Pianto (1956) Bob Davis (1958 – Captain) Denis Marshall (1966) John Newman (1969) David Clarke (1972) Gary Malarkey (1979) Michael Turner (1979) Ian Nankervis (1980) Gary Ablett, Sr. (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 – Captain) Mark Bairstow (1987, 1991, 1992) Andrew Bews (1987) Bruce Lindner (1987, 1988) Paul Couch (1991, 1995) Billy Brownless (1991) Garry Hocking (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996) Barry Stoneham (1992) Michael Mansfield (1994, 1995) Steven King (2000) Matthew Scarlett (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) Gary Ablett, Jr. (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 – Vice Captain) Jimmy Bartel (2007, 2008) Joel Corey (2007, 2008) Matthew Egan (2007) Steve Johnson (2007, 2008, 2010) Cameron Ling (2007) Darren Milburn (2007) Cameron Mooney (2007) Corey Enright (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016) Tom Harley (2008 – Vice Captain) Paul Chapman (2009, 2010) Joel Selwood (2009, 2010, 2013 - Captain, 2014 - Captain, 2016 - Captain) Harry Taylor (2010, 2013) James Kelly (2011) Tom Hawkins (2012) Andrew Mackie (2013) Patrick Dangerfield (2016)

Michael Tuck Medal

Joel Selwood (2009)

AFL Rising Star

Winners

Joel Selwood (2007)

Nominees

Leigh Colbert (Round 22, 1993) Aaron Lord (Round 22, 1995) Craig Biddiscombe (Round 13, 1996) Steven King (Round 15, 1996) Adam Houlihan (Round 6, 1997) Carl Steinfort (Round 16, 1997) James Rahilly (Round 12, 1998) Darren Milburn (Round 22, 1998) David Spriggs (Round 2, 2000) Matthew Scarlett (Round 18, 2000) Cameron Ling (Round 12, 2001) Corey Enright (Round 20, 2001) Jimmy Bartel (Round 4, 2002) James Kelly (Round 12, 2002) Kane Tenace (Round 6, 2004) Andrew Mackie (Round 8, 2004) Shannon Byrnes (Round 2, 2005) Nathan Ablett (Round 21, 2005) Tom Hawkins (Round 3, 2007) Joel Selwood (Round 5, 2007) Mitch Duncan (Round 3, 2011) Daniel Menzel (Round 13, 2011) Allen Christensen (Round 18, 2011) Steven Motlop (Round 6, 2012) George Horlin-Smith (Round 4, 2013) Cory Gregson (Round 6, 2015) Jackson Thurlow (Round 19, 2015) Darcy Lang (Round 21, 2015)

Mark of the Year

Gary Ablett, Sr. (1985, 1994) Brad Ottens (2006)

Goal of the Year

Michael Turner (1980) Andrew Bews (1985) Gary Ablett, Sr. (1989)

Premiership Coach Medal

Succeeded by the Jock McHale Medal (1950 onwards)

Cliff Rankin (1925) Charlie Clymo (1931) Reg Hickey (1937)

AFL Army Award

Tom Hawkins (2009)

Leigh Matthews Trophy

Greg Williams (1985) Gary Ablett, Sr. (1993) Gary Ablett, Jr. (2007, 2008, 2009) Patrick Dangerfield (2016)

Best Captain

Tom Harley (2008) Joel Selwood (2013)

Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player

Joel Selwood (2009, 2012 – with Beau Waters of West Coast, 2013, 2014)

Best First Year Player

Joel Selwood (2007)

Madden Medal

Cameron Ling (2011)

Champion Player of the Year

Gary Ablett, Jr. (2007, 2008, 2009) Patrick Dangerfield (2016)

Best Young Player

Joel Selwood (2008)

Senior Coach of the Year

Mark Thompson (2007, 2008)

Assistant Coach of the Year

Brendan McCartney (2010)

Coaching Legend Award

Tom Hafey (2011 – also coached Richmond, Collingwood and Sydney)

Player of the Year

Gary Ablett, Sr. (1993) Gary Ablett, Jr. (2007)

Herald Sun Player of the Year

Gary Ablett, Jr. (2007) Joel Selwood (2014) Patrick Dangerfield (2016)

Lou Richards Medal

Gary Ablett, Jr. (2009) Patrick Dangerfield (2016)

The Age Footballer of the Year Award

Gary Ablett, Jr. (2007) Patrick Dangerfield (2016)

Australian Football Hall of Fame

Graham "Polly" Farmer – Legend (1996) Edward 'Carji' Greeves (1996) Peter Burns (1996) George Moloney (1996) Bernie Smith (1996) George 'Jocka' Todd (1996) Doug Wade (1996) Henry Young (1996) Bob Davis (1996) Reg Hickey (1996) Tom Hafey (1996) (Coach) Thomas Wentworth Wills (1996) (Administrator) Charles Brownlow (1997) (Administrator) Fred Flanagan (1998) Bill Goggin (2000) Greg Williams (2001) John 'Sammy' Newman (2002) Denis Marshall (2004) Gary Ablett, Sr. (2005) Ian Nankervis (2005) Garry Hocking (2008) Brian Peake (2013)

AFL Team of the Century (1996)

Gary Ablett, Sr. Graham "Polly" Farmer Bernie Smith Greg Williams

Indigenous Team of the Century (2005)

Graham "Polly" Farmer (Captain)

Italian Team of the Century (2007)

Frank Costa (President) Peter Pianto Peter Riccardi

International Rules Australian representatives

Steven King (2000) Cameron Ling (2002) Matthew Scarlett (2002, 2003) Joel Corey (2004) Darren Milburn (2005) Max Rooke (2008) Josh Hunt (2008) David Wojcinski (2010) Travis Varcoe (2010, 2013) James Kelly (2011) Mathew Stokes (2013) Allen Christensen (2013) Steven Motlop (2013) Steve Johnson (2014) Joel Selwood (2014) Harry Taylor (2014, 2015)
Jim Stynes Medal
James Kelly (2011) Harry Taylor (2015)

Best young player

Known as Best first-year player prior to 2011

1986: Billy Brownless 1996: Ronnie Burns 1998: James Rahilly 2000: David Spriggs 2001: Corey Enright 2002: James Kelly 2003: Matthew McCarthy 2004: Kane Tenace 2005: Matthew Egan 2006: Brent Prismall 2007: Joel Selwood 2008: Harry Taylor 2009: Tom Gillies 2010: James Podsiadly 2011: Daniel Menzel 2012: Steven Motlop 2013: Mark Blicavs 2014: Cameron Guthrie 2015: Darcy Lang 2016: Jake Kolodjashnij

Coach's award

1998: David Mensch 2001: Tom Harley 2002: Matthew Scarlett 2003: Corey Enright 2004: Cameron Mooney 2005: Joel Corey 2006: Paul Chapman 2007: Corey Enright 2008: Cameron Ling 2009: Corey Enright 2010: James Kelly 2011: Cameron Mooney 2012: Matthew Scarlett 2013: Steven Motlop 2014: Joel Selwood 2015: Steve Johnson

Most club votes in Brownlow Medal

Players in bold denotes player won Brownlow Medal

1924: Edward 'Carji' Greeves 1925: Edward 'Carji' Greeves 1926: Edward 'Carji' Greeves 1927: Edward 'Carji' Greeves 1928: Edward 'Carji' Greeves 1929: Jack Collins/Reg Hickey 1930: George Todd 1931: Reg Hickey 1932: George Moloney 1933: Jack Collins/Les Hardiman 1934: Angie Muller 1935: Len Metherell 1936: Reg Hickey 1937: Reg Hickey 1938: Jack Collins 1939: Leo Dean 1940: George Dougherty 1941: Jim Knight 1946: Fred Flanagan 1947: Fred Flanagan 1948: Bruce Morrison 1949: Fred Flanagan 1950: Fred Flanagan 1951: Bernie Smith 1952: Peter Pianto 1953: Bernie Smith 1954: Peter Pianto 1955: Les Borrack 1956: Peter Pianto 1957: Peter Pianto 1958: Peter Falconer 1959: Ron Hovey 1960: Bill Goggin 1961: Doug Wade/John Yeates 1962: Alistair Lord 1963: Graham 'Polly' Farmer 1964: Bill Goggin 1965: Graham 'Polly' Farmer 1966: John Sharrock 1967: Bill Goggin 1968: Denis Marshall 1969: Doug Wade 1970: Bill Goggin 1971: Bill Ryan 1972: David Clarke 1973: David Clarke 1974: Bruce Nankervis 1975: John 'Sam' Newman 1976: Bruce Nankervis 1977: Paul Sarah 1978: Kevin Higgins 1979: Ian Nankervis 1980: Rod Blake 1981: John Mossop 1982: Michael Turner 1983: John Mossop 1984: Gary Ablett, Sr. 1985: Greg Williams/Gary Ablett, Sr. 1986: Damian Bourke/Paul Couch 1987: Mark Bairstow 1988: Paul Couch 1989: Paul Couch 1990: Billy Brownless 1991: Garry Hocking 1992: Ken Hinkley 1993: Garry Hocking 1994: Garry Hocking 1995: Garry Hocking 1996: Garry Hocking 1997: Brad Sholl 1998: Garry Hocking 1999: Glenn Kilpatrick 2000: Brad Sholl 2001: Ben Graham 2002: Cameron Ling 2003: Cameron Ling 2004: Jimmy Bartel 2005: Cameron Ling 2006: Paul Chapman 2007: Jimmy Bartel 2008: Gary Ablett, Jr. 2009: Gary Ablett, Jr. 2010: Gary Ablett, Jr. 2011: Joel Selwood 2012: Joel Selwood 2013: Joel Selwood 2014: Joel Selwood 2015: Joel Selwood 2016: Patrick Dangerfield

Community Champion

First awarded in 2003

2003: Cameron Ling 2004: Kent Kingsley 2005: Kent Kingsley 2006: Cameron Mooney 2007: Tom Lonergan 2008: Tom Harley, David Wojcinski and James Kelly 2009: Mathew Stokes 2010: Nathan Djerrkura and Travis Varcoe 2011: Joel Selwood 2012: Harry Taylor 2013: Mathew Stokes 2014: Mathew Stokes 2015: Corey Enright 2016: Daniel Menzel

Tom Harley Award

Awarded to the player that best demonstrates the values of the team and the club, on and off the field (established in 2011)

2011: Cameron Mooney and Joel Selwood 2012: Shannon Byrnes 2013: Andrew Mackie and Joel Selwood 2014: Corey Enright 2015: Andrew Mackie 2016: Harry Taylor

VFL best and fairest

2000: Unknown 2001: Unknown 2002: David Mensch 2003: Andrew Carrazzo 2004: James Byrne 2005: Matthew Spencer 2006: James Byrne 2007: Tim Callan 2008: Jason Davenport 2009: James Podsiadly 2010: Ryan Gamble 2011: Jonathan Simpkin 2012: Jonathan Simpkin 2013: Mark Corrigan 2014: Jordan Schroder 2015: Tom Ruggles

Best clubman

1993: Tim McGrath 1997: Tim McGrath 2001: Tim McGrath 2002: Tom Harley 2003: James Rahilly 2004: Peter Riccardi 2005: Brenton Sanderson 2006: Tom Harley 2007: Matthew Egan 2008: Tom Harley 2009: Brad Ottens 2010: Tom Lonergan

Replaced with the Tom Harley Award in 2011

Best team and most constructive player

2000: David Mensch 2001: Brenton Sanderson 2002: Corey Enright 2003: Paul Chapman 2004: Gary Ablett, Jr. 2005: Darren Milburn Not awarded after 2005

Most improved player

1992: Peter Riccardi 1997: Glenn Kilpatrick 2001: Cameron Ling 2002: Paul Chapman 2003: Gary Ablett, Jr. 2004: David Wojcinski 2005: Josh Hunt Not awarded after 2005

Most determined and most dedicated player

1992: Tim McGrath 1999: Tim McGrath 2000: Tom Harley 2001: Steven King 2002: Joel Corey (as "Most determined") 2003: Max Rooke (as Jarad Rooke) 2004: Steven King 2005: Cameron Ling Not awarded after 2005

Most valuable contributor

1999: Peter Riccardi

Geelong Hall of Fame

Brenton Sanderson (2005) Steven King (2006) Darren Milburn (2006) Matthew Scarlett (2006) Sam Newman

Life membership

Gary Ablett, Sr. (1992) Gary Ablett, Jr. (2009) Harry Adams (1962) Stan Adams (1953) Dr. Alwyn Adcock (1986) Geoff Ainsworth (1976) Nick Ames (2009) Gareth Andrews (1974) Tom Arklay (1946) Les Armstrong H.A. Austin Joe Bailey Les Bailey (1989) Mark Bairstow (2012) Gordon Baker (1996) Ted Baker (2012) David Barkley (1995) Jimmy Bartel (2009) Alf Beamond (1946) Helene Bender (2008) Andrew Bews (1990) Rod Blake Les Borrack (1960) Mark Bos (1988) Damian Bourke (2001) Arthur Bowman (1921) George Bradley (1946) Terry Bright (1983) Doug Brown (1959) Rupe Brownlees Billy Brownless (1994) Charles Brownlow Neville Bruns Tom Buchan (1913) Peter Burnett (1998) Peter Burns Shannon Byrnes Ray Card (2001) Jack Carney (2012) Bryan Carr (2006) Andy Carroll (1964) George Cathie (1946) Brian Chambers (1998) Jack Chambers (2012) Paul Chapman (2008) David Clarke (1979) George Clarke (1979) Wayne Closter (1971) A.C.S. Clutterbuck (1903) Arthur Coghlan Charlie Coles (1993) Basil Collins Jack Collins (1946) Jack Conway Brian Cook (2008) Jack Corbett (1946) Joel Corey (2007) Frank Costa (2006) Paul Costa (2006) Paul Couch (2006) Ken Cowan (1989) Harold Craven (1946) Ron Crooks (1962) Jack Cummins (1983) Bill Dalziel (1996) Tim Darcy (1993) Ern Davie Bob Davis (1955) Leo Dean (1946) John Devine (1993) Jim D'Helin (1900) J. Dickeson (1900) Jerry Dillion (1946) Bill Dix (1998) Bill Dixon (1982) George Dougherty (1946) George Doull (1946) Jim Doyle (1946) Norm Drew (1941) Alec Eason Bill Eason Arthur Edgerton (1953) Fred Ely Corey Enright (2008) Jack Evans (1941) Allan Everett (1993) Terry Farman (1971) Graham "Polly" Farmer (1974) Joe Felder (1972) Stuart Field (2006) Jim Fitzgerald (1954) Fred Flanagan (1953) Darren Flanigan (2001) Andy Fleming (1946) Eric Fleming (2012) Roy Fleming Roy Foster (1969) Phil Fraser (1904) Vic Fuller (2004) Terry Fulton (2001) Jim Galbraith Bill Gallagher (1946) Ken Gannon (1992) Neville Gaynor (1993) Bill Getson (1946) Ivor Gibson (1945) Dr. Henry Giles (1946) Norm Glenister (1946) George Gniel (1951) Bill Goggin (1965) George Goninon (2012) Rex Gorell (2009) Ben Graham (2001) Jack Grant (1946) Frank Gray Jack Gray (1946) Edward "Carji" Greeves (1946) David Griffiths (1903) Dick Grigg Vic Gross (1946) H.S. Groves (1954) Lloyd Hagger Ian Hampshire (1975) Les Hardiman (1946) Peter Hardiman (1938) Tom Harley (2007) Bill Harris (1992) June Harvey (1994) Bill Harwood Ern Hasler (1960) Fred Hawking (1946) Jack Hawkins (1980) Tom Hawkins (2012) Tony Hayes (1946) Reg Hickey (1941) Dave Hickinbotham (1903) Wally Higgins Ken Hinkley (2010) Garry Hocking (1995) Steven Hocking (1992) E.P. Hodges (1909) F.J. Hodges (1909) H.B. Hodges (1904) Terry Hogan (1964) Ron Hovey (1958) Josh Hunt (2010) Percy Hunt (1950) Col Hutchinson (1994) John Hyde (1961) Maurie Jacobs Jim Jamieson (1946) Jack Jennings (1951) Steve Johnson (2010) Phil Johnston (2000) Vern Johnstone (1973) Jim Jones (1946) John "Jockie" Jones Keith Jones (2012) Ted Jones (1954) James Kelly (2010) Max Kelly (1950) Vin Kelly (1962) Eddie King (1961) Steven King (2004) Kevin Kirby (1972) Max Kroger (1946) J.A Laird (1913) Les Laver (1941) Bud Lawton (2003) Cameron Ling (2007) "King" Lloyd (1955) Alistair Lord (1966) Stewart Lord (1982) Des Lourey (1984) Max Lowe (1998) Keith Lowes (1984) Tom Lysaght Andrew Mackie (2011) John MacMullen (1903) Geoff Mahon (2012) Gary Malarkey (1983) Michael Mansfield (1998) Denis Marshall (2012) Harry Marsham (2012) Percy Martini (1946) Harrie Matthews (1903) Harry Maxstead (1969) Billy McCarter (2012) Neil McCurdy (1950) Bill McDonald Eric McDonald (1961) Rupe McDonald (1993) Tim McGrath (1998) Dr. Alec McGregor (1957) Jim McKenzie (1952) Ken McLaren (1955) Bill McMaster (1976) Leslie McMillan (1900) Stanley McMillan (1900) David Mensch (2001) Len Metherell (1946) Russell Middlemiss (1960) Darren Milburn (2005) Frank Mockridge George Moloney (2012) Cameron Mooney (2008) Bruce Moore (1993) Ivan More Ivan Morris (1963) Tom Morrish (1946) Bruce Morrison (1955) Tom Morrow (1953) Angie Muller (1946) Clive Myers (1915) William Myers Bruce Nankervis (1979) Ian Nankervis (1974) Robert Neal (1982) Ken Newland (1972) Ernest Newling (2012) John "Sam" Newman (1971) Eric Nicholls (1963) John O'Neill (1961) Billy Orchard Brad Ottens (2012) George Palmer Eddie Peel (1961) Bob Pettifer (2008) Peter Pianto (1958) Frank Pike Dr. Jim Piper Tony Polinelli (1968) Alex Popescu (1991) J. Price (1904) Max Pritchard (1960) Orme Puche (1970) Harry Pullen (1952) George Pung (1959) Tommy Quinn (1941) Bert Rankin (1946) Cliff Rankin Teddy Rankin Arthur Rayson (1946) Noel Rayson (1957) Russell Renfrey (1953) Peter Riccardi (1999) Colin Rice (2012) Ron Richards (1975) Kevin Roache (1997) Jim Roberts (2000) Alan Robertson (1951) Peter Rodgers (1997) Max Rooke (2011) Geoff Rosenow (1969) Jack Ross (1946) Jack Roydhouse (1974) Bill Ryan (1970) Dr. Edward Ryan (1984) Jim Salter (1958) Brenton Sanderson (2004) John Scarlett (1976) Matthew Scarlett (2006) Joel Selwood (2012) Joe Sellwood (1946) Dr. Hugh Seward (2002) Norm Sharp (2012) John Sharrock (2012) Mick Shelley Kevin Sheehan (2013) Brad Sholl (2001) Eric Slater (1989) Joe Slater (2012) Bernie Smith (1955) Charles Smith (1956) Les Smith Loris Solomon (1955) Lal Southern (1962) Russell Stephens (2007) Edward Stevenson Mathew Stokes (2012) Barry Stoneham (1994) Joe Sykes (1973) Carol Szymczak (2005) Harry Taylor (2012) Stan Thomas Arch Thompson (1903) Mark Thompson (2009) Dr. Kevin Threlfall (1966) A. Timms George "Jocka" Todd Jack Trembath (1946) Sir Donald Trescowthick (1998) Neil Tresize (1956) Bob Troughton (1957) Joe Tucker (1952) Leo Turner (1954) Michael Turner (1982) Travis Varcoe (2012) Paul Vinar (1966) Doug Wade (1968) Bob Walker (1946) Fred Walker Jack Walker Peter Walker (1968) Lionel Walter Stephen Wells (2004) Roy West (1993) Pat Whelan (1962) Milton White (1950) A. Williams (1946) Geoff Williams (1959) Jack Williams Jack Wisbey (1962) Murray Whitcombe (1986) David Wojcinski (2009) Bert Worner (2012) Fred Wooller (1963) Burt Wright (1954) John Yeates (2012) Mark Yeates (1990) Henry Young Source

References

List of Geelong Football Club individual awards and records Wikipedia