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Bob Skilton Medal

Honor awarded to Australian rules football players

Summary

Honor awarded to Australian rules football players

The Bob Skilton Medal is an annual Australian rules football award presented to the player(s) adjudged the best and fairest at the Sydney Swans (formerly the South Melbourne Football Club) throughout the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) season. It is named after Bob Skilton, who won the award a record nine times from 1958 to 1968. The voting system, as of the 2017 AFL season, involves five coaches giving an undetermined number of players up to ten votes each after every match. Players can receive a maximum of 50 votes for a game.

Recipients

+Player won Brownlow Medal in same season
SeasonRecipient(s)Ref.
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935(2)
1936
1937(2)
1938(2)
1939(3)
1940+ (4)
1941
1942
1943(5)
1944(2)
1945
1946
1947(2)
1948
1949+ (2)
1950(3)
1951(3)
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957(2)
1958
1959+ (2)
1960
1961(3)
1962(4)
1963+ (5)
1964(6)
1965(7)
1966
1967(8)
1968+ (9)
1969
1970+ (2)
1971(3)
1972
1973(4)
1974
1975(5)
1976
1977+
1978
1979
1980
1981+ (2)
1982(2)
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987(2)
1988+ (3)
1989
1990(2)
1991
1992
1993(2)
1994
1995
1996(3)
1997(4)
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002(2)
2003+
2004
2005
2006+ (2)
2007(2)
2008
2009
2010
2011(3)
2012
2013(2)
2014
2015(2)
2016(3)
2017(2)
2018^{{cite newsurl=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-05/first-skilton-medal-for-star-swans-defendertitle=First Skilton Medal for star Swans defender
2019^{{cite newsurl=https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-09-17/swans-cocaptain-rampe-wins-first-bob-skilton-medal-in-a-landslidetitle=Swans co-captain wins first Bob Skilton Medal in a landslide
2020^ (2)
2021(3)
2022^
2023^
2024^
2025^ (2)

Multiple winners

^Denotes current player
PlayerMedalsSeasons
91958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968
51969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975
51936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943
41992, 1993, 1996, 1997
31948, 1949, 1951
32003, 2006, 2011
31986, 1987, 1988
32012, 2015, 2016
32014, 2017, 2021
31946, 1947, 1950
21980, 1982
21942, 1944
^22024, 2025
21930, 1935
22005, 2007
^22018, 2020
22008, 2013
21979, 1981
21953, 1957
21931, 1938
22001, 2002
21985, 1990

References

General

Specific

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References

  1. (3 September 2017). "AFL Best and Fairest winners 2017: Who won your team's club champion award?". News Corp Australia.
  2. (25 January 2014). "Sydney Swans champion and Indigenous leader Adam Goodes named 2014 Australian of the Year". [[News Corp Australia]].
  3. Cordy, Neil. (21 February 2014). "Former Sydney Swans Barry Hall and Craig Bolton inducted into hall of fame". [[News Corp Australia]].
  4. (1 October 2005). "Cousins awarded Eagles' best and fairest". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]].
  5. Cowley, Michael. (7 October 2006). "Better than the Brownlow: Goodes takes out his 'proudest' award". [[Fairfax Media]].
  6. (6 October 2007). "McLeod collects Crows' top gong". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]].
  7. Morrissey, Tim. (1 October 2008). "Jarrad McVeigh takes best and fairest". [[News Corp Australia]].
  8. (11 September 2009). "Ryan O'Keefe wins Sydney Swans 2009 best and fairest award". [[News Corp Australia]].
  9. Johnson, Paul. (1 October 2010). "Jack caps breakout year with Skilton Medal". [[Bigpond]].
  10. Otto, Tyson. (7 October 2011). "Adam Goodes wins third Bob Skilton Medal". [[News Corp Australia]].
  11. (5 October 2012). "Sydney Swans midfielder Josh Kennedy emphatically claims first Bob Skilton medal after superb season". [[News Corp Australia]].
  12. Cordy, Neil. (5 October 2013). "Sydney co-captain Jarrad McVeigh wins second Swans best and fairest Bob Skilton Medal". [[News Corp Australia]].
  13. Stevenson, Amy. (3 October 2014). "Adam Goodes ready for another year, Luke Parker wins 2014 Bob Skilton Medal". [[News Corp Australia]].
  14. Sygall, David. (9 October 2015). "Sydney Swans star on-baller Josh Kennedy claims second Bob Skilton Medal". [[Fairfax Media]].
  15. Curley, Adam. (6 October 2016). "Star Swan Kennedy pips Hannebery for third best and fairest". [[Bigpond]].
  16. Curley, Adam. (6 October 2017). "Star Swan wins second Bob Skilton Medal". Bigpond.
  17. Garb, Daniel. (2 October 2025). "Swans star goes back-to-back in B&F after stunning season".
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