The Nichols Medal is the annual award to the "best and fairest" player in Australian Rules football competition the Northern Territory Football League in the Northern Territory, Australia.[1] It is named in honour of Joseph W. Nichols MBE,[2] a long time administrator of Australian Rules football in the Northern Territory.[1] The first NTFL "best and fairest" was awarded in 1947, but the first award under the name "Nichols Medal" was made in 1949.[3] In 1993, the NTFL retrospectively awarded medals to players who had lost previous counts via the countback system.[4]

Winners by season

1946 to 1975

SeasonPlayerTeam
1946/47Leo PonDarwin
1947/48Bob DaniellArmy/Navy
1948/49Andy NationArmy/Navy
1949/50Joe SaribDarwin
1950/51Steve Abala Snr.Darwin
1951/52Denis GanleyWaratah
1952/53Charles 'Bluey' McKeeWaratah
1953/54Bill JamesWaratah
1954/55Bill RoeSt Marys
1955/56Neil DaviesSt Marys
1956/57Harold MuirWorking & Housing
1957/58Ted CooperWanderers
1958/59Joe Bonson Working & Housing
Terry Lew Fatt St Marys
1959/60Joe Bonson Working & Housing
Peter Marrego Wanderers
1960/61Jim WilsonWaratah
1961/62Ted CooperWanderers
1962/63Bertram KantillaWaratah
1963/64Walter 'Bennie' Lew FattNightcliff
1964/65Clifford 'Gympie' Lew FattSt Marys
1965/66Rusty MoreenWanderers
1966/67Leon GregorySt Marys
1967/68Don StokesDarwin
1968/69Ali Muir Darwin
Maurie Ryan Wanderers
1969/70John PepperillSt Marys
1970/71Ken BonsonNightcliff
1971/72Pat Murphy St Marys
Keith Nickels Waratah
1972/73Pat Murphy St Marys
Joe Daby Nightcliff
1973/74Michael GrahamSt Marys
1974/75no award(competition suspended)

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1976 to 2018

SeasonPlayerTeam
1975/76Ronald 'Barney' QuallDarwin
1976/77Basil DamasoDarwin
1977/78Bill BennettSt Marys
Mark Motlop Nightcliff
Ian Wallace North Darwin
1978/79John 'Bubba' TyeNightcliff
1979/80Hank McPheeWaratah
1980/81Joe DabyNightcliff
1981/82Peter IvanoffWaratah
1982/83Tony LehmanNorth Darwin
1983/84William 'Ninny' BristonDarwin
1984/85 Steve Thomson St Marys
1985/86Damian ChristensenSt Marys
1986/87Peter IvanoffWaratah
1987/88Steven StokesDarwin
1988/89William Rioli SnrSt Marys
1989/90Brently HughesSouthern Districts
1990/91Michael AthanasiouSt Marys
1991/92Jason JonesDarwin
1992/93Noel LongSt Marys
1993/94Jason JonesDarwin
1994/95Joel HowesWanderers
1995/96Marty ChristensenSt Marys
Cyril Rioli Snr St Marys
1996/97Norm MurphyNightcliff
1997/98Norm MurphyNightcliff
1998/99Adrian Collard Southern Districts
Tommy Weetra St Marys
1999/00Kelvin MaherSouthern Districts
2000/01Kelvin MaherSouthern Districts
2001/02Bruce JarmynSouthern Districts
2002/03Ben Ah MatDarwin
2003/04Colin 'Tim' KarpnyWanderers
2004/05Jarred IlettSt Marys
2005/06Heath CulpittSt Marys
2006/07Shannon RuscaSouthern Districts
2007/08Jarred Ilett St Marys
Warren Berto Nightcliff
2008/09Iggy VallejoSt Marys
2009/10Matthew CannardSouthern Districts
2010/11James McNameeWanderers
2011/12Troy CoatesNightcliff
2012/13Shane TipuamantamerriTiwi Bombers
2013/14Peter MacFarlaneSt Marys
2014/15Cameron IlettSt Marys
2015/16Brodie FiloNightcliff
2016/17 Timothy Mosquito Waratah
2017/18 Cameron Ilett Nightcliff
2018/19 Phillip Wills Nightcliff
2019/20 Brodie Filo Nightcliff
Beau O'Connell Wanderers
2020/21 Dominic Brew Nightcliff
2021/22 Daniel Bowles Nightcliff
Eric Guthrie Palmerston Magpies
2022/23 Dylan Landt St Marys

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Multiple winners

The following players have won the Nichols Medal multiple times.

Medals Player Team Seasons
2 Ted Cooper Wanderers 1957/58, 1961/62
Joe Bonson Working & Housing 1958/59, 1959/60
Pat Murphy St Marys 1971/72, 1972/73
Joe Daby Nightcliff 1972/73, 1980/81
Peter Ivanoff Waratah 1981/82, 1986/87
Jason Jones Darwin 1991/92, 1993/94
Norm Murphy Nightcliff 1996/97, 1997/98
Kelvin Maher Southern Districts 1999/00, 2000/01
Jarred Ilett St Marys 2004/05, 2007/08
Cameron Ilett St Marys / Nightcliff 2014/15, 2017/18
Brodie Filo Nightcliff 2015/16, 2019/20

References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Northern Territory: Joseph Nichols". AFL Northern Territory. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Supplement to The London Gazette, 13th June 1964" (PDF). The London Gazette. 13 June 1964. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Northern Territory Football League - NTFL History" (PDF). AFL Northern Territory. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Medallists". stmarysfc0.tripod.com. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "NTFL Best and Fairest Medals - All Grades League - YG". St Marys Football Club. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Nichols Medal mark of Macca's top year". NT News. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Nichols Medal Winners". AFL Northern Territory. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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