Grogan Medal Explained

The J.A. Grogan Medal, commonly known as the Grogan Medal, is an Australian rules football award given to the best and fairest player in home and away rounds of each season's QAFL/Queensland State League competition. From 2011 to 2013 it was awarded to the best and fairest player in the North East Australian Football League Northern Conference. It was first awarded under the present name in 1946, previously being known as the De Little Medal.

Winners

Year Player Club
2023 Kwaby Boakye[1] Broadbeach
2022 Ryan Banks-Smith[2] Aspley
2021 Jordan Moncrieff Broadbeach
2020 Matthew Payne Morningside
2019 Frazer Neate Mount Gravatt
2018 Blake Erickson Broadbeach
2017 Palm Beach Currumbin
Labrador
2016Jesse Derrick Palm Beach Currumbin
2015Callum Carseldine Western Magpies
2014 Ryan Davey Labrador
2013 Haydn Kiel Southport
2012 Ryan Davey
Fraser Pope
Tom Salter
Labrador
Southport
Redland
2011 Cameron Ilett
Matthew Payne
NT Thunder
Southport
2010 Danny Wise Southport
2009 Nathan Gilliland
2008 Nathan Kinch
2007 Todd Featherstone Labrador
2006 Matty Payne
2005
2004 Mount Gravatt
2003 Jacob Gough
2002 Southport
2001 Paul O'Brien
2000
1999 David Bain
Brad Jones
Southport
Mount Gravatt
1998 Dean Edwards
1997 Jeff Brennan Southport
1996 Corey Lambert West Brisbane
1995 Southport
1994 Mitch Howe Morningside
1993 Daryl Bourke
Jason Cotter
Dean Warren
Morningside
Southport
Kedron Grange
1992 Morningside
Southport
Southport
1991 Cameron Buchanan North Brisbane
1990 Jason Cotter Southport
1989 Morningside
1988 Windsor-Zillmere
1987 Terry Simmonds Mayne
1986 Coorparoo
Kedron
1985 Southport
1984 Brendan McMullen Coorparoo
1983 Peter Guy
Bill Peirce
Southport
Sherwood
1982 Morningside
1981 Mayne
1980 Barry Karklis
1979 Don Smith Sandgate
1978 Peter Ives Mayne
1977 Peter Taylor Western Districts
1976 Barry Clarke Wilston Grange
1975 Owen Backwell Western Districts
1974 Jeff Ebert Morningside
1973 Don Smith Sandgate
1972 Barry Clarke Wilston Grange
1971 Owen Backwell Western Districts
1970 Kelvin Mills Kedron
1969 Ken Garcia
Terry Johnston
Terry Weller
Wilston Grange
Morningside
Windsor-Zillmere
1968 Merv Appleyard Wilston Grange
1967 Robin Hull Windsor-Zillmere
1966 Gar Wah Hing Kedron
1965 Tom Gould Kedron
1964 Coorparoo
1963 Tom Gould Kedron
1962 Keith Leach Wilston Grange
1961 Keith Leach Wilston Grange
1960 Wilston Grange
Morningside
1959 John Golding Coorparoo
1958 Andy Stewart Western Districts
1957 Keith Farnsworth Morningside
1956 Western Districts
1955 Henry Maguire Morningside
1954 Noel McGuinness[3] Morningside
1953 Noel McGuinness Morningside
1952 Bevis Howell Coorparoo
1951 Bill Shorten Yeronga
1950 Tom Calder
Edgar Stevens
Coorparoo
Sandgate
1949 Windsor
1948 Coorparoo
1947 Doug Pittard
Fred Willets
Western Districts
Yeronga
1946 Doug Pittard Western Districts
1945 L. Anders Workshops
1942–
1944
Not awarded
1941 T. Nielson Past State Commercial High School
1940 Doug Pittard Taringa
1939 Pat Vidgen Taringa
1938 Jim Davies Windsor
1937 Col Stream Windsor
1936 Not awarded
1935 Jim Davies Windsor
1934 Jim Davies Windsor
1931–
1933
Not awarded
1930 H. Green Windsor
1929 Unknown
1928 T. Chand South Brisbane
1927 N. Brown Windsor

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Notes and References

  1. News: Southport Sharks and Broadbeach Cats make history at QAFL night of nights. subscription. Gold Coast Bulletin. Garland. Jake. 11 September 2023. https://archive.today/20230918231137/https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/southport-sharks-and-broadbeach-cats-make-history-at-qafl-night-of-nights/news-story/3af9df0e825330e5a467cfb50a62d8b8?amp&nk=c88842a982f739bc10394b5a073dad90-1695078719. 18 September 2023. 19 September 2023.
  2. News: 2022 J.A. Grogan and Emma Zielke Medal Awards Night. AFL Queensland. 12 September 2022. https://archive.today/20230918233340/https://www.aflq.com.au/2022-j-a-grogan-and-emma-zielke-medal-awards-night/. 18 September 2023. 19 September 2023.
  3. The Courier-Mail, "Windsor Outclassed in First Rules Semi-Final", 12 September 1954, p. 37