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The Tomkins Medal (officially called the H. W. Tomkins Memorial Medal) was an Australian rules football honour awarded from 1939 to 2008 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) under-19 competition, as judged by field umpires. It was named after Horace W. (Dick) Tomkins, past League administrator, League life member, junior football ambassador and Secretary of the West Torrens Football Club. [1] [2] From 1936 to 1938, the award was known as the O'Halloran Medal. [3]

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Winners

O'Halloran Medal

YearNameClub
1936 [4] Jack Butler Norwood (1)
1937 [3] Allan Telfer North Adelaide (1)
1938 [5] Des Crawley Sturt (1)

Tomkins Medal

YearNameClub
1939 [5] Des Crawley Sturt (2)
1940 [3] Reg Hogben North Adelaide (2)
1941 [6] Allan Crabb Glenelg (1)
1942-1944No Award
1945 [7] Jim Deane South Adelaide (1)
1946 [8] Ken McGregor West Adelaide (1)
1947 [9] Ken McGregor West Adelaide (2)
1948 [10] Glyn Williams West Adelaide (3)
1949 [11] Ray Whitaker Port Adelaide (1)
1950 [3] Lloyd Weston North Adelaide (3)
1951 [12] A. Rosetto West Adelaide (4)
1952 [13] [14] Neville Hayes Port Adelaide (2)
1953 [15] Vincent Copley Port Adelaide (3)
1954M. Meredith Port Adelaide (4)
1955B. Carr South Adelaide (2)
1956 [16] Jeff Bray West Adelaide (5)
1957 [3] Barry Potts North Adelaide (4)
1958 [5] G. Green Sturt (3)
1959 [17] Bob Simunsen Woodville (1)
1960C. Hunt Glenelg (2)
1961 [3] Graeme Farrell North Adelaide (5)
1962 [4] Jon Burton Norwood (2)
1963 [4] Jon Burton Norwood (3)
1964 [4] Brian Woodcock Norwood (4)
1965P. Bitmead West Adelaide (6)
1966O. Vick West Torrens (1)
1967N. Worthley Glenelg (3)
1968R. Hooper West Adelaide (7)
1969 [3] John Payne North Adelaide (6)
1970 [18] Kym Stoddart Central District (1)
1971J. Crouch Port Adelaide (5)
1972 [4] Neil Craig Norwood (5)
1973 [18] Wilbur Wilson Central District (2)
1974 [18] Wayne Hughes Central District (3)
1975S. Carr West Torrens (2)
1976 Wayne Slattery South Adelaide (3)
1977 [19] Leon Grosser West Adelaide (8)
1978 [18] [20] Brenton Graham Central District (4)
1979 [5] Kim Klomp Sturt (4)
1980 [21] Duncan Fosdike Norwood (6)
1981 [4] Dean Renfrey Norwood (7)
1982Steve Goldsworthy Norwood (8)
1983C. Dewhirst South Adelaide (4)
1984 [5] G. Argus Sturt (5)
1985J. Roe Port Adelaide (6)
1986 [18] Craig Griffiths Central District (5)
1987 [5] J. James Sturt (6)
1988Craig Vozzo West Adelaide (9)
1989 [18] Paul Hicks Central District (6)
1990 [4] Michael King Norwood (9)
1991 [4] Dale Betterman Norwood (10)
1992A. Rowett Glenelg (4)
1993 tiedD. Flesfader Glenelg (5)
1993 tiedC. Voice Port Adelaide (7)
1994L. Bettis South Adelaide (5)
1995 [4] Damien King Norwood (11)
1996 [4] Dwayne Povey Norwood (12)
1997Adam O'Hara Woodville-West Torrens (1)
1998 [18] [22] Matthew Krieg Central District (7)
1999Greg Chapman Woodville-West Torrens (2)
2000B. Wilcox Port Adelaide Magpies (1)
2001Adam Merrett Glenelg (6)
2002Tom Chadwick West Adelaide (10)
2003Lee Saunders South Adelaide (6)
2004Bradley Hunter South Adelaide (7)
2005 tiedBlake Wegener West Adelaide (11)
2005 tiedGlenn Dundovic West Adelaide (12)
2006Samuel McDonald West Adelaide (13)
2007 [23] Kieran Flanigan Sturt (7)
2008 [24] Shane Harris Woodville-West Torrens (3)

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