Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal Explained

The Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal is awarded to the Victorian Football League player who kicks the most goals in home-and-away matches in that year. The is named in honour of Jim 'Frosty' Miller, who was the leading goalkicker of the Victorian Football Association (predecessor to the Victorian Football League) on six occasions.

Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal

The Jim Frosty Miller Medal has been awarded to the leading goalkicker across the home-and-away season since 1999. Nick Sautner currently holds the record for most medals, with nine.[1]

YearWinnerTeamGoals
202351
51
202252[2]
202142[3]
201940[4]
2018 41[5]
2017 46[6]
2016 49[7]
2015 42[8]
42
42
2014 38[9]
38
2013 55[10]
2012 65
2011 79[11]
2010 80
2009 71
2008 74
2007 79
2006 100
2005 68
2004 77
2003 82
2002 93
2001 77
2000 70
1999 89

VFA/VFL Leading Goalkicker (1877–1998)

This table lists the players recognised as VFA/VFL leading goalkicker prior to the establishment of the Frosty Miller Medal. Over this period, the leading goalkicker was recognised based on the complete season including finals matches (unlike the Frosty Miller Medal which considers home-and-away goals only). For the earliest period of the competition where there were no finals and teams played games against a mix of senior and junior opponents, the list below includes goals scored in all Victorian Football Association games (not just games against senior opponents).

YearWinnerTeamGoals
1998 78
1997 107
1996 74
1995 64
1994 87
1993 97
1992 82
1991 84
1990 103
1989 125
1988 105
1987 73
1986 145
1985 108
1984 114
1983 108
1982 140
1981 110
1980 112
1979 97
97
1978 115
1977 125
1976 124
1975 119
1974 79
1973 108
1972 107
1971 99
1970 80
1969 106
1968 76
1967 83
1966 84
1965 78
1964 65
1963 Robert Evans 47
1962 77
1961 111
1960 90
1959 119
1958 84
1957 97
1956 95
1955 84
1954 96
1953 99
1952 103
1951 104
1950 71
1950 71
1949 101
1948 84
1947 107
1946 114
1945 188
1941 183
1940 157
1939 164
1938 86
1937 85
1936 116
1935 75
1934 130
1933 106
1932 122
1931 83
1930 110
1929 84
1928 78
1927 95
1926 91
1925 79
1924 81
1923 65
1922 93
1921 77
1920 73
1919 72
1918 54
1915 43
1914 46
1913 58
1912 107
1911 81
1910 75
1909 39
1908 68
1907 67
1906 56
1905 46
1904 43
1903 44
1902 46
1901 26
1900 32
1899 39
1898 26
1897 41
1896 29
1895 42
1894 63
1893 63
1892 56
1891 49
1890 37
1889 29
1888 50
1887 24
1886 51
1885 35
1884 33
1883 24
1882 25
1881 20
1880 21
1879 21
1878 18
1877 14

Division 2 leading goalkickers

The following table shows the leading senior goalkicker in the VFA's second division (including finals), while it existed from 1961 until 1988.

YearWinnerTeamGoals
1961 [12] 95
1962 [13] 59
1963 [14] 74
1964 [15] 77
1965 [16] 116
1966 [17] 92
1967 [18] 84
1968 [19] 61
1969 [20] 99
1970 [21] 80
1971 [22] 69
1972 [23] 137
1973 [24] 94
1974 [25] 121
1975 [26] 112
1976 [27] 134
1977 [28] 129
1978 [29] 105
1979 [30] 132
1980 [31] 100
1981 [32] 119
1982 [33] 118
1983 [34] 135
1984 [35] 110
1985 [36] 170
1986 [37] 151
1987 [38] 96
1988 [39] 91

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-118-0-0-0&sID=60264&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=6623352&sectionID=60264 Sautner Climbs Mountain Again
  2. Web site: Home VFL final confirmed for SUNS, Burgess makes history. 23 August 2022. Gold Coast Suns. 28 August 2022. SUNS Media.
  3. Web site: Rhodes . Brendan . Aspley out: Hornets not renewing VFL licence . afl.com.au . 20 August 2021 . 18 August 2021 . Spearhead Matthew Hammelmann booted 42 goals from just 10 matches to win the Frosty Miller Medal after claiming the last two leading goalkicker awards in the NEAFL – the first time in the VFA/VFL’s 154-year history that a player has topped the tally in a wooden spoon team..
  4. Web site: Scoring Summary . Peter Jackson VFL 2019. 27 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Scoring Summary . Peter Jackson VFL 2018 . 27 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180827101745/http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?client=1-118-0-477472-0&a=STATS&sgroup=scoring&sgstat=Gls . 27 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Around the state leagues: who's staking a finals claim. Australian Football League. 27 August 2017. 27 August 2017. Dinny Navaratnam. Giulio di Giorgio.
  7. Web site: Peter Jackson VFL 2016. Fox Sports Pulse. 28 August 2016.
  8. Web site: Around the state leagues: Who's firing for your club in this weekend's second tier?. Travis King. Ryan Davidson. Giulio di Giorgio. 30 August 2015. 30 August 2015. Australian Football League.
  9. Web site: Fox Sports Pulse . 24 August 2014 . 24 August 2014 . Sunday night wrap: Round 20 .
  10. Web site: Sportingpulse. 27 August 2013. 27 August 2013 . Headcount costs Lourey medal .
  11. News: Bombers' rising options. Diamond. Brent. 16 June 2012. The Age. 23 September 2012.
  12. News: The Sun News-Pictorial. 14 August 1961. Oakleigh 'lifted' into four.... 31. Melbourne, Victoria. Scot Palmer.
  13. News: The Sun News-Pictorial. 13 August 1962. Association details. 37. Melbourne, Victoria.
  14. News: The Sun News-Pictorial. 19 August 1963. All the VFA details. 44. Melbourne, Victoria.
  15. News: The Sun News-Pictorial. 17 August 1964. All the VFA details. 45. Melbourne, Victoria.
  16. News: The Sun News-Pictorial. 16 August 1965. 'Dandy' returns to favouritism. 45. Melbourne, Victoria. Bob Crimeen.
  17. News: The Sun News-Pictorial. 15 August 1966. President has word to umpire. 52. Melbourne. Trevor Nash.
  18. News: The Sun News-Pictorial. 14 August 1967. Walker was on the target. 52. Melbourne, Victoria. Chris de Kretser.
  19. News: The Age. 26 August 1968. Win to Geelong in final. 25. Melbourne, Victoria. Tom Valenta.
  20. News: The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. 21. Mike Smith. 15 September 1969. Seagulls back in Top Div.
  21. News: The Sun News-Pictorial. 54. Murray Hubbard. 31 August 1970. Box Hill is not troubled. Melbourne, Victoria.
  22. News: The Age. 23. Terry O'Halloran. Siren saves the Bullants. 16 August 1971. Melbourne, Victoria.
  23. News: The Age. 28 . Geoffrey Fithall. All eyes on Geelong West clash. 12 August 1972. Melbourne, Victoria.
  24. News: The Sun News-Pictorial. 59. Results in the VFA. 13 August 1973. First. Melbourne, Victoria.
  25. News: The Age. 23. Tom Jacob. 9 September 1974. Port is crowing!. Melbourne, Victoria.
  26. News: The Age. 14 . Ken Piesse. VFA stars 100 up. 11 August 1975. Melbourne, Victoria.
  27. News: The Age. 27. Marc Fiddian. Bears capture Coburg's spot. 9 August 1976. Melbourne, Victoria.
  28. News: The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. Marc Fiddian. 31. 15 August 1977. Cook kicks 12.4 to thrash Bears.
  29. News: The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. Marc Fiddian. 14 August 1978. Association details.
  30. News: The Age. 29. Marc Fiddian. Vic reigns with Port. 3 September 1979. Melbourne, Victoria.
  31. News: The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. Marc Fiddian. 29. 11 August 1980. Prahran in hot seat.
  32. News: The Age. 25. Marc Fiddian. 7 September 1981. Bullants' bluff no match for Boroughs' brilliance. Melbourne, Victoria.
  33. News: The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. Marc Fiddian. 25. 16 August 1982. Victory for Bullants in battle of big two.
  34. News: The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. Marc Fiddian. 24. 15 August 1983. Lions miss out on finals berth.
  35. Web site: Box Hill Hawks 2011 Business Directory . Box Hill Hawks Football Club . 2011 . 19 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150310205346/http://boxhillhawks.com.au/pdf/BHH%20Business%20Directory%202011.pdf . 10 March 2015 .
  36. News: Sandringham takes flag in cliffhanger. Dennis Jose. 23 September 1985. The Age. 38. Melbourne.
  37. News: The Age. 27. Hugo Kelly. Williamstown's big men prove that might is right. 1 September 1986. Melbourne.
  38. News: The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. 40. 24 August 1987. VFA details.
  39. News: Sunshine–Western Suburbs Advocate. Sunshine, Victoria. Neil Branch. 70. 21 September 1988. Sunshine down to a top side.

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