Player Awards

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Contents 1 Magarey Medallists 2 Tassie Medallists 3 Jack Oatey Medallists 4 R.O. Shearman Medal 5 Fos Williams Medallists 6 All Australians 7 SANFL Leading Goalkickers

Magarey Medallists

• Jim Handby 1928
• George Johnston 1934
• Mel Brock 1940
• Marcus Boyall 1941
• Allan Crabb 1949
• Fred Phillis 1969
• Kym Hodgeman 1978
• Tony McGuinness 1982
• Brett Backwell 2006
• Luke Partington 2019

Tassie Medallists

• Graham Cornes 1980

Jack Oatey Medallists

Awarded for Best Player in the Grand Final

• Stephen Kernahan 1985
• Tony Hall 1986
• Matthew Snook 2019

R.O. Shearman Medal

Awarded for best player - initially by SANFL’s 200 Club members (2000 - 2011), and since 2012 judged by the League Coaches at each game.

• Brett Backwell 2003
• Luke Partington 2019
• Matthew Snook 2020

Fos Williams Medallists

Awarded to the best player in State matches.

• Peter Carey (1981) vs WA at Subiaco
• Stephen Copping (1982) vs VIC at Football Pk
• Paul Weston (1982) vs WA at Football Pk
• Stephen Kernahan (1984) vs VIC at Football Pk
• Chris McDermott (1987 ) vs VIC at Football Pk
• Stephen Kernahan (1988) vs VIC at Football Pk
• Brett Backwell (2003) vs WA at Fremantle Oval

All Australians

• Neil Davies 1953
• Brian Colbey 1969
• Graham Cornes 1979 & 1980 (as a player), and 1987 and 1988 (as non-playing coach)
• Peter Carey 1979 & 1980
• Kym Hodgeman 1979
• Keith Kuhlmann 1980
• Stephen Kernahan 1985
• Chris McDermott 1986 & 1987
• Scott Salisbury 1987
• Tony Hall 1988

SANFL Leading Goalkickers

Since 1981 this award has been called the Ken Farmer Medal and is awarded for the leading goal kicker in the Home and Away series.

• Jack Owens
  • 1927 (80)
  • 1928 (83)
  • 1932 (102)

• Colin Churchett
  • 1948 (88)
  • 1949 (72)
  • 1950 (105)
  • 1951 (102)

• Fred Phillis
  • 1969 (137)
  • 1970 (107)
  • 1971 (99)
  • 1975 (108)
  • 1976 (98)

• Todd Grima
  • 2010 (58)

• Clint Alleway
  • 2015 (47)

• Liam McBean
  • 2019 (46)
  • 2020 (38)
  • 2021 (51)