Nichols Medal

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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]

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Winners by season

1946 to 1975

SeasonPlayerTeam
1946/47Leo Pon Darwin
1947/48Bob DaniellArmy/Navy
1948/49Andy NationArmy/Navy
1949/50Joe Sarib Darwin
1950/51Steve Abala Snr. Darwin
1951/52Denis Ganley Waratah
1952/53Charles 'Bluey' McKee Waratah
1953/54Bill James Waratah
1954/55Bill Roe St Marys
1955/56Neil Davies St Marys
1956/57Harold Muir Working & Housing
1957/58Ted Cooper Wanderers
1958/59Joe Bonson Working & Housing
Terry Lew Fatt St Marys
1959/60Joe Bonson Working & Housing
Peter Marrego Wanderers
1960/61Jim Wilson Waratah
1961/62Ted Cooper Wanderers
1962/63Bertram Kantilla Waratah
1963/64Walter 'Bennie' Lew Fatt Nightcliff
1964/65Clifford 'Gympie' Lew Fatt St Marys
1965/66Rusty Moreen Wanderers
1966/67Leon Gregory St Marys
1967/68Don Stokes Darwin
1968/69Ali Muir Darwin
Maurie Ryan Wanderers
1969/70John Pepperill St Marys
1970/71Ken Bonson Nightcliff
1971/72Pat Murphy St Marys
Keith Nickels Waratah
1972/73Pat Murphy St Marys
Joe Daby Nightcliff
1973/74 Michael Graham St Marys
1974/75no award(competition suspended)

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1976 to 2018

SeasonPlayerTeam
1975/76Ronald 'Barney' Quall Darwin
1976/77Basil Damaso Darwin
1977/78Bill Bennett St Marys
Mark Motlop Nightcliff
Ian Wallace North Darwin
1978/79John 'Bubba' Tye Nightcliff
1979/80Hank McPhee Waratah
1980/81Joe Daby Nightcliff
1981/82Peter Ivanoff Waratah
1982/83Tony Lehman North Darwin
1983/84William 'Ninny' Briston Darwin
1984/85Steve Thomson St Marys
1985/86 Damian Christensen St Marys
1986/87Peter Ivanoff Waratah
1987/88Steven Stokes Darwin
1988/89William Rioli Snr St Marys
1989/90Brently Hughes Southern Districts
1990/91Michael Athanasiou St Marys
1991/92Jason Jones Darwin
1992/93Noel Long St Marys
1993/94Jason Jones Darwin
1994/95Joel Howes Wanderers
1995/96 Marty Christensen St Marys
Cyril Rioli Snr St Marys
1996/97Norm Murphy Nightcliff
1997/98Norm Murphy Nightcliff
1998/99Adrian Collard Southern Districts
Tommy Weetra St Marys
1999/00Kelvin Maher Southern Districts
2000/01Kelvin Maher Southern Districts
2001/02Bruce Jarmyn Southern Districts
2002/03Ben Ah Mat Darwin
2003/04Colin 'Tim' Karpny Wanderers
2004/05Jarred Ilett St Marys
2005/06 Heath Culpitt St Marys
2006/07 Shannon Rusca Southern Districts
2007/08Jarred Ilett St Marys
Warren Berto Nightcliff
2008/09Iggy Vallejo St Marys
2009/10Matthew Cannard Southern Districts
2010/11James McNamee Wanderers
2011/12Troy Coates Nightcliff
2012/13Shane Tipuamantamerri Tiwi Bombers
2013/14Peter MacFarlane St Marys
2014/15Cameron Ilett St Marys
2015/16Brodie Filo Nightcliff
2016/17Timothy Mosquito Waratah
2017/18Cameron Ilett Nightcliff
2018/19Phillip Wills Nightcliff
2019/20Brodie Filo Nightcliff
Beau O'Connell Wanderers
2020/21Dominic Brew Nightcliff
2021/22Daniel Bowles Nightcliff
Eric Guthrie Palmerston Magpies
2022/23Dylan Landt St Marys

[3] [5] [6] [7]

Multiple winners

The following players have won the Nichols Medal multiple times.

MedalsPlayerTeamSeasons
2Ted 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

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