Peter Crimmins Medal

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The Peter Crimmins Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player(s) from the Hawthorn Football Club deemed best and fairest for the season. Peter Crimmins was a rover for Hawthorn, playing from 1966 to 1975. He died of cancer just days after the club's 1976 premiership win. The voting system, as of the 2022 AFL season, consists of six coaches and assistants awarding votes after each match; players can receive a maximum of 12 votes per game. [1]

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Recipients

^Denotes current player
+Player won Brownlow Medal in the same season
SeasonWinnerRunner–upThird–placeRef.
1925 Fred Finch
1926
1927 Ern Utting
1928 Miles Sellers
1929 Ern Utting (2)
1930 Jack Sharpley
1931
1932 Stan Spinks
1933 Bert Mills Stan Spinks
1934 Ernie Loveless
1935 Bert Mills (2) Stan Spinks
1936 Leo Murphy
1937 Leo Murphy (2) Bert Mills
1938 Stan Spinks (2)
1939 Bert Mills (3) Len Thomas Alec Albiston
1940 Andy Angwin Stan Spinks Dudley Bragg
1941 Alec Albiston Andy Angwin Bert Mills
1942 Jack Barker Andy Angwin Jack Burke
1943 Jim Bohan Jack Barker Jack King
1944 Jack Blackman Jim Bohan Jack King
1945 Jim Bohan (2) Jack Blackman Geoff Barwick
1946 Alec Albiston (2) Col Austen Jim Bohan
1947 Wally Culpitt Kevin Curran Don McVilly
1948 Kevin Curran Alec Albiston Col Austen
1949 Col Austen + Jim Robison Neil Pearson
1950 John Kennedy Sr. Jim Robison Peter O'Donohue
1951 John Kennedy Sr. (2) Peter O'Donohue Roy Simmonds
1952 John Kennedy Sr. (3) Roy Simmonds Len Crane
1953 Ted Fletcher Len Crane Roy Simmonds
1954 John Kennedy Sr. (4) Roy Simmonds Len Crane
1955 Graham Arthur John O'Mahony Roy Simmonds
1956 Roy Simmonds John Peck John O'Mahony
1957 Alf Hughes Brendan Edwards John Kennedy Sr.
Roy Simmonds
1958 Graham Arthur (2) Brendan Edwards John Kennedy Sr.
1959 Allan Woodley Brendan Edwards John Kennedy Sr.
1960 Brendan Edwards John Peck John Winneke
1961 Ian Law John Winneke Brendan Edwards
1962 Graham Arthur (3) John Peck Ron Nalder
1963 Ian Law (2) Colin Youren John Peck
1964 Ian Law (3) Phil Hay John Peck
1965 David Parkin John Peck Ron Nalder
1966 Ray Wilson Kevin McLean Des Meagher
1967 Bob Keddie Graham Arthur John Dunshea
1968 Peter Hudson Peter Crimmins Des Meagher
1969 Bob Keddie (2) Ken Beck Peter Hudson
1970 Peter Hudson (2) Kevin Heath Peter Knights
1971 Leigh Matthews David Parkin Peter Crimmins
1972 Leigh Matthews (2) Peter Crimmins Des Meagher
1973 Don Scott Alan Martello Leigh Matthews
1974 Leigh Matthews (3) Peter Knights John Hendrie
1975 Peter Knights Leigh Matthews Alan Martello
1976 Leigh Matthews (4) Michael Tuck Peter Knights
1977 Leigh Matthews (5) Michael Tuck Don Scott
1978 Peter Knights (2)Not awarded Michael Tuck
Leigh Matthews (6)
1979 Kelvin Moore Michael Tuck Alle De Wolde
1980 Leigh Matthews (7) Don Scott Peter Russo
1981 Terry Wallace Leigh Matthews Michael Tuck
1982 Leigh Matthews (8) Michael Tuck Terry Wallace
1983 Terry Wallace (2) Michael Tuck Peter Knights
1984 Russell Greene Michael Byrne Robert DiPierdomenico
1985 Dermott Brereton Chris Mew Terry Wallace
1986 Gary Ayres Gary Buckenara John Platten
1987 John Platten + Michael Tuck Chris Langford
1988 Jason Dunstall John Platten Darrin Pritchard
1989 Jason Dunstall (2) Gary Ayres Gary Buckenara
Chris Langford
1990 Andrew Collins Michael Tuck Darrin Pritchard
1991 Ben Allan John Platten Chris Langford
1992 Jason Dunstall (3) Darren Jarman Andrew Collins
1993 Jason Dunstall (4) Ben Allan Chris Langford
1994 John Platten (2) Jason Dunstall Scott Maginness
1995 Darren Jarman Shane Crawford Not awarded
Nick Holland
1996 Paul Salmon Shane Crawford Jason Dunstall
1997 Paul Salmon (2) Daniel Harford Not awarded
Nick Holland
1998 Shane Crawford Luke McCabe Aaron Lord
Craig Treleven
1999 Shane Crawford + (2) Richard Taylor Not awarded
Tony Woods
2000 Daniel Chick Not Awarded Daniel Harford
Nick Holland
2001 Joel Smith Mark Graham Shane Crawford
John Barker
Nathan Thompson
2002 Shane Crawford (3) Simon Cox Angelo Lekkas
2003 Shane Crawford (4) Angelo Lekkas Jade Rawlings [2]
2004 Peter Everitt Trent Croad Joel Smith [3]
2005 Luke Hodge Peter Everitt Shane Crawford
2006 Sam Mitchell Luke Hodge Brad Sewell [4]
2007 Brad Sewell Campbell Brown Luke Hodge [5]
2008 Lance Franklin Sam Mitchell Luke Hodge [6]
2009 Sam Mitchell (2) Cyril Rioli Lance Franklin [7]
2010 Luke Hodge (2) Lance Franklin Sam Mitchell [8]
2011 Sam Mitchell (3) Josh Gibson Grant Birchall [4]
2012 Sam Mitchell + (4) Brad Sewell Grant Birchall [9]
2013 Josh Gibson Jarryd Roughead Sam Mitchell [10]
2014 Jordan Lewis Grant Birchall Jarryd Roughead [11]
2015 Josh Gibson (2) Cyril Rioli Sam Mitchell [12]
2016 Sam Mitchell (5) Jordan Lewis Shaun Burgoyne [13]
2017 Tom Mitchell Ben McEvoy Luke Hodge [14]
2018 Tom Mitchell + (2) Blake Hardwick ^ Isaac Smith [15]
2019 James Worpel ^ Ricky Henderson Jaeger O'Meara [16]
2020 Jack Gunston ^ Tom Mitchell Chad Wingard ^ [17]
2021 Tom Mitchell (3) Blake Hardwick ^ Jaeger O'Meara [18]
2022 James Sicily ^ Jai Newcombe ^ Dylan Moore ^ [19]
2023 Will Day^ Jai Newcombe^ Conor Nash^ [20]

Multiple winners

^Denotes current player
PlayerMedalsSeasons
Leigh Matthews 81971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982
Sam Mitchell 52006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016
Shane Crawford 41998, 1999, 2002, 2003
Jason Dunstall 41988, 1989, 1992, 1993
John Kennedy Sr. 41950, 1951, 1952, 1954
Graham Arthur 31955, 1958, 1962
Ian Law 31961, 1963, 1964
Bert Mills 31933, 1935, 1939
Tom Mitchell 32017, 2018, 2021
Alec Albiston 21941, 1946
Jim Bohan 21943, 1945
Josh Gibson 22013, 2015
Luke Hodge 22005, 2010
Peter Hudson 21968, 1970
Bob Keddie 21967, 1969
Peter Knights 21975, 1978
Leo Murphy 21936, 1937
John Platten 21987, 1994
Paul Salmon 21996, 1997
Stan Spinks 21932, 1938
Ern Utting 21927, 1929
Terry Wallace 21981, 1983

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