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Carji Greeves Medal

Australian rules football award

Australian rules football award

FieldValue
nameCarji Greeves Medal
awarded_forThe best and fairest player each season playing for the Geelong Football Club
presenterGeelong Football Club
locationCrown Palladium Ballroom
countryAustralia
holderMax Holmes
websiteCarji Greeves Medal

The Carji Greeves Medal is a name given in recent decades to an Australian rules football award given to the player(s) adjudged best and fairest for the Geelong Football Club for the season.

The voting system has changed a number of times. For the 2017 AFL season, the voting panel consisted of the senior coach, director of coaching and the assistant coaches rating each player out of 15 after every game. The combined votes are averaged to give a final score for that game. To ensure players are not disadvantaged by injury, only a player's highest-scoring 21 games counted.

For the 2022 AFL season, after each game, the senior and assistant coaches reviewed and rated each players performance out of 10. Votes were polled in games where a players performance had been deemed of a high quality by the coaching group, and unlike previous seasons all matches counted towards their final total.

Edward 'Carji' Greeves was a champion Geelong footballer who won the inaugural Brownlow Medal in 1924, awarded to person deemed the best and fairest player in the Victorian Football League.

Recipients

+Player won Brownlow Medal in same season
SeasonRecipientVotesRunner upVotesRef.
1897———
1898————
1899————
1900————
1901————
1902————
1903———
1904————
1905———
1906(2)———
1907————
1908————
1909————
1910———
1911(2)———
1912(3)———url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/geelong/dick-grigg-joins-garry-hocking-in-geelong-cats-record-book-a-century-after-his-best-and-fairest-win/story-fnjuhovy-1227196173297title=Dick Grigg joins Garry Hocking in Geelong Cats' record book a century after his best and fairest winlast=Lannenfirst=Dannydate=25 January 2015work=Geelong Advertiseraccess-date=27 January 2015}}
1913————
1914(4)———
1915———
1916None
1917———
1918————
1919————
1920———
1921———
1922———
1923(2)———
1924————
1925————
1926————
1927———
1928———
1929———
1930(2)———
1931(3)———
1932———
1933——
1934(2)———
1935——
1936——
1937(2)——
1938———
1939——
1940(2)——
1941———
1942None
1943None
1944———
1945——
1946——
1947——
1948——
1949——
1950——
1951+——
1952——
1953——
1954——
1955(2)——
1956(2)——
1957——
1958———
1959———
1960———
1961——
1962+——
1963——
1964(2)——
1965———
1966——
1967——
1968——
1969———
1970(2)———
1971——
1972———
1973———
1974(2)——
1975(2)———
1976(2)———
1977(3)———
1978(2)———
1979(3)——
1980——
1981——
1982——
1983———
1984———
1985——
1986———
1987———
1988(2)———
1989+ (2)——
1990——
1991———
1992——
1993(2)——
1994(3)——
1995(3)——
1996(4)149118editor1-last=Lovetteditor1-first=Michaeltitle=AFL '97 The Official Guide to Australia's Greatest Gamedate=1997publisher=Mandarin, Reeds Books Australiaisbn=1-86330-629-3pages=74–79chapter=Geelong}}
1997145137editor1-last=Lovetteditor1-first=Michaeltitle=AFL '98 The Official Statistical History of the AFLdate=1997publisher=Australian Football Leagueisbn=1-86330-629-3page=80chapter=Geelong}}
1998——editor1-last=Lovetteditor1-first=Michaeltitle=AFL 2000 The Official Statistical History of the AFLdate=1997publisher=Australian Football Leagueisbn=0-95852-864-0pages=113, 119–120chapter=Geelong}}
1999118112
2000———
2001443427url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/06/1033538849638.htmltitle=How the best was wondate=7 October 2002work=The Agepublisher=Fairfax Mediaaccess-date=17 August 2016archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004191510/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/06/1033538849638.htmlarchive-date=4 October 2017url-status=live}}
2002(2)527472
2003560431url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/03/1064988406507.htmltitle=Buckley is Magpies best, againlast1=Ahmedfirst1=Nabilalast2=Ryanfirst2=Melissadate=4 October 2003work=The Agepublisher=Fairfax Mediaaccess-date=17 August 2016archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101050444/https://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/03/1064988406507.htmlarchive-date=1 November 2016url-status=live}}
2004597549
2005509465
2006462383
2007691513
2008(2)591538
2009+ (2)740629
2010667647
2011(2)150143
201213941388
2013(2)323311
2014(3)304294
2015^177167
2016+^253238
2017^ (2)240225.5
2018^ (2)234^233.5
2019^ (3)268259.5
2020228224
2021^214^212
2022^113^104
(2)
2023^ (2)135^105
2024^164^120last1=Kingfirst1=Tomtitle=Holmes claims maiden Carjiurl=https://www.krock.com.au/national/geelong-cats/holmes-claims-maiden-carji/website=Krock Footballpublisher=Geelong Broadcasters Pty Limitedaccess-date=3 October 2024date=3 October 2024}}
2025^ (2)175^155

Multiple winners

^Denotes current player
PlayerMedalsSeasons
41910, 1911, 1912, 1914
41991, 1993, 1994, 1996
31971, 1978, 1979
31986, 1989, 1995
^32016, 2017, 2019
31972, 1976, 1977
32010, 2013, 2014
31927, 1930, 1931
22007, 2009
21938, 1940
21987, 1988
^22015, 2018
22005, 2008
22009, 2011
21963, 1964
21967, 1970
^22020, 2022
21928, 1934
^22024, 2025
22000, 2002
21921, 1923
21973, 1974
21968, 1975
21936, 1937
21951, 1956
^22021, 2023
21952, 1955
21905, 1906

Notes

  • The Geelong Football Club did not participate in the 1916 VFL season because of World War I.
  • The award was known at the time as the Theo Lewis Cup.
  • The Geelong Football Club did not participate in the 1942 and 1943 VFL seasons because of World War II.

References

;General

;Specific

References

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  2. Holmesby & Main, p. 566.
  3. Murray, p. 143.
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  7. Murray, p. 153.
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  23. Murray, p. 163.
  24. (29 August 1949). "Two clubs name Best and Fairest". Fairfax Media.
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  26. Murray, p. 169.
  27. (29 September 1952). "Williams wins Geelong award". Fairfax Media.
  28. (30 September 1953). "Peter Pianto Geelong's Best". Fairfax Media.
  29. (20 September 1954). "Sharp voted best player". The Argus.
  30. (19 September 1955). "Williams wins two awards". The Argus.
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  32. Murray, p. 165.
  33. Murray, p. 175.
  34. Murray, p. 176.
  35. Murray, p. 178.
  36. Murray, p. 80.
  37. Murray, p. 187.
  38. Murray, p. 192.
  39. Murray, p. 194.
  40. Holmesby & Main, p. 145.
  41. Murray, p. 203.
  42. Holmesby & Main, p. 71.
  43. Murray, p.205.
  44. Holmesby & Main, pp. 256-257.
  45. Holmesby & Main, p. 599.
  46. Holmesby & Main, p. 125.
  47. Murray, p. 90.
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  49. (1997). "AFL '98 The Official Statistical History of the AFL". Australian Football League.
  50. (1997). "AFL 2000 The Official Statistical History of the AFL". Australian Football League.
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  52. (4 October 2003). "Buckley is Magpies best, again". Fairfax Media.
  53. (5 October 2004). "Slow start to trade week / Cameron Ling wins best and fairest / Joel Corey heading to Ireland".
  54. (2006). "AFL Record Guide to Season 2006". AFL Publishing.
  55. (5 October 2006). "Chapman wins Geelong gong". Fairfax Media.
  56. "Ablett tops off a grand year for Geelong". BigPond.
  57. (3 October 2008). "Corey named Cats' best". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  58. Blake, Martin. (2 October 2009). "Enright shares award with Ablett". Fairfax Media.
  59. (1 October 2010). "Ablett made wrong call: Bomber". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  60. (7 October 2011). "Scott wants another flag with Cats". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  61. (5 October 2012). "Best and fairest caps Hawkins' turnaround". Fairfax Media.
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  68. Oates, Stacey. (3 October 2019). "Dangerfield wins third Carji Greeves Medal". Telstra.
  69. Cleary, Mitch. (29 October 2020). "Breakout Cat pips Coleman medallist to claim maiden B&F". Telstra Media.
  70. Diggerson, Kevin. (30 September 2021). "Stewart Crowned 'Carji' Greeves Medallist". Telstra Media.
  71. (29 September 2022). "Cameron and Guthrie win 2022 ‘Carji’ Greeves Medal".
  72. (29 September 2022). "Super Cats Cameron and Cam Guthrie share best-and-fairest glory". Nine Media.
  73. (5 October 2023). "Stewart Claims His Second Carji Greeves Medal".
  74. (3 October 2024). "Holmes claims maiden Carji". Geelong Broadcasters Pty Limited.
  75. (3 October 2024). "Holmes Wins 2024 Carji Greeves Medal".
  76. (2 October 2025). "Consecutive Carjis for Holmes".
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