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]
Season | Player | Team |
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1946/47 | Leo Pon | Darwin |
1947/48 | Bob Daniell | Army/Navy |
1948/49 | Andy Nation | Army/Navy |
1949/50 | Joe Sarib | Darwin |
1950/51 | Steve Abala Snr. | Darwin |
1951/52 | Denis Ganley | Waratah |
1952/53 | Charles 'Bluey' McKee | Waratah |
1953/54 | Bill James | Waratah |
1954/55 | Bill Roe | St Marys |
1955/56 | Neil Davies | St Marys |
1956/57 | Harold Muir | Working & Housing |
1957/58 | Ted Cooper | Wanderers |
1958/59 | Joe Bonson | Working & Housing |
Terry Lew Fatt | St Marys | |
1959/60 | Joe Bonson | Working & Housing |
Peter Marrego | Wanderers | |
1960/61 | Jim Wilson | Waratah |
1961/62 | Ted Cooper | Wanderers |
1962/63 | Bertram Kantilla | Waratah |
1963/64 | Walter 'Bennie' Lew Fatt | Nightcliff |
1964/65 | Clifford 'Gympie' Lew Fatt | St Marys |
1965/66 | Rusty Moreen | Wanderers |
1966/67 | Leon Gregory | St Marys |
1967/68 | Don Stokes | Darwin |
1968/69 | Ali Muir | Darwin |
Maurie Ryan | Wanderers | |
1969/70 | John Pepperill | St Marys |
1970/71 | Ken Bonson | Nightcliff |
1971/72 | Pat Murphy | St Marys |
Keith Nickels | Waratah | |
1972/73 | Pat Murphy | St Marys |
Joe Daby | Nightcliff | |
1973/74 | Michael Graham | St Marys |
1974/75 | no award | (competition suspended) |
Season | Player | Team |
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1975/76 | Ronald 'Barney' Quall | Darwin |
1976/77 | Basil Damaso | Darwin |
1977/78 | Bill Bennett | St Marys |
Mark Motlop | Nightcliff | |
Ian Wallace | North Darwin | |
1978/79 | John 'Bubba' Tye | Nightcliff |
1979/80 | Hank McPhee | Waratah |
1980/81 | Joe Daby | Nightcliff |
1981/82 | Peter Ivanoff | Waratah |
1982/83 | Tony Lehman | North Darwin |
1983/84 | William 'Ninny' Briston | Darwin |
1984/85 | Steve Thomson | St Marys |
1985/86 | Damian Christensen | St Marys |
1986/87 | Peter Ivanoff | Waratah |
1987/88 | Steven Stokes | Darwin |
1988/89 | William Rioli Snr | St Marys |
1989/90 | Brently Hughes | Southern Districts |
1990/91 | Michael Athanasiou | St Marys |
1991/92 | Jason Jones | Darwin |
1992/93 | Noel Long | St Marys |
1993/94 | Jason Jones | Darwin |
1994/95 | Joel Howes | Wanderers |
1995/96 | Marty Christensen | St Marys |
Cyril Rioli Snr | St Marys | |
1996/97 | Norm Murphy | Nightcliff |
1997/98 | Norm Murphy | Nightcliff |
1998/99 | Adrian Collard | Southern Districts |
Tommy Weetra | St Marys | |
1999/00 | Kelvin Maher | Southern Districts |
2000/01 | Kelvin Maher | Southern Districts |
2001/02 | Bruce Jarmyn | Southern Districts |
2002/03 | Ben Ah Mat | Darwin |
2003/04 | Colin 'Tim' Karpny | Wanderers |
2004/05 | Jarred Ilett | St Marys |
2005/06 | Heath Culpitt | St Marys |
2006/07 | Shannon Rusca | Southern Districts |
2007/08 | Jarred Ilett | St Marys |
Warren Berto | Nightcliff | |
2008/09 | Iggy Vallejo | St Marys |
2009/10 | Matthew Cannard | Southern Districts |
2010/11 | James McNamee | Wanderers |
2011/12 | Troy Coates | Nightcliff |
2012/13 | Shane Tipuamantamerri | Tiwi Bombers |
2013/14 | Peter MacFarlane | St Marys |
2014/15 | Cameron Ilett | St Marys |
2015/16 | Brodie Filo | Nightcliff |
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 |
The following players have won the Nichols Medal multiple times.
Medals | Player | Team | Seasons |
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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 |
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