John Cahill Medal Explained
The John Cahill Medal, named after the Port Adelaide Football Club's ten time premiership coach and inaugural AFL coach John Cahill, is awarded to the club player adjudged best and fairest for the season.[1] The voting system as of the 2017 AFL season, consists of each member of the coaching committee giving each player a ranking from zero to five after each match.[2]
Recipients
Multiple winners
Recipients | Medals | Seasons |
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| 6 | 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981 |
| 4 | 1966, 1968, 1970, 1973 |
| 4 | 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 |
| 4 | 1958, 1959, 1963, 1965 |
| 4 | 1888, 1891, 1892, 1893 |
| 4 | 1961, 1964, 1967, 1969 |
| 4 | 1937, 1938, 1945, 1947 |
| 4 | 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009 |
| 3 | 1982, 1984, 1985 |
| 3 | 1978, 1980, 1983 |
| 3 | 1923, 1924, 1928 |
| 3 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| 3 | 1948, 1949, 1951 |
| 3 | 1877, 1888, 1889 |
| 2 | 1920, 1921 |
| 2 | 1914, 1919 |
^ | 2 | 2011, 2019 |
| 2 | 1902, 1904 |
| 2 | 1933, 1935 |
| 2 | 1908, 1909 |
| 2 | 1913, 1915 |
| 2 | 1886, 1890 |
| 2 | 1957, 1960 |
| 2 | 1990, 1996 |
| 2 | 1934, 1936 |
| 2 | 1929, 1932 |
| 2 | 1911, 1912 |
| 2 | 1900, 1905 |
| 2 | 1880, 1881 |
| 2 | 1901, 1906 |
| 2 | 1950, 1955 | |
Notes
References
- General
- Web site: Honour roll. PortAdelaideFC.com.au. Bigpond. 25 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20190118185941/http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/club/history/honour-roll. 18 January 2019. dead.
- Specific
Notes and References
- Web site: Award Winners. PortAdelaideFC.com.au. Bigpond. 20 August 2016.
- News: AFL Best and Fairest winners 2017: Who won your team's club champion award?. 3 September 2017. Fox Sports Australia. News Corp Australia. 3 September 2017.
- News: Port Adelaide's greatest line-up since 1997 defined by the 2004 AFL premiership champions. Rucci. Michelangelo. 14 October 2014. The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. 20 August 2016.
- News: All shades of Gray as excitement machine takes home first John Cahill Medal. Agius. Matthew. 3 October 2014. PortAdelaideFC.com.au. Bigpond. 20 August 2016.
- Web site: South Australian Football Hall of Fame – Warren Tredrea. South Australian Football Hall of Fame. South Australian National Football League. 20 August 2016.
- News: Primus, Cornes inducted into South Australian Football Hall of Fame. Agius. Matthew. 29 July 2014. PortAdelaideFC.com.au. Bigpond. 20 August 2016.
- News: AFL club champions 2003. 5 October 2003. The Age. Fairfax Media. 20 August 2016.
- News: Tredrea voted as Port's best. 2 October 2005. ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 August 2016.
- News: Lade named Port's best. 16 September 2006. ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 August 2016.
- News: Port Adelaide champion Kane Cornes puts his family's needs ahead of his football dreams. Rucci. Michelangelo. 14 May 2015. The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. 20 August 2016.
- News: Port Adelaide's Warren Tredrea wins fourth John Cahill Medal. Tullberg. Julie. 3 October 2009. The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. 20 August 2016.
- News: Cornes is Power's Mr Consistency in winning 3rd medal. Fjeldstad. Jesper. 11 September 2010. The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. 20 August 2016.
- News: Port Adelaide pair Travis Boak and Jackson Trengove tie in best and fairest. Capel. Andrew. 17 September 2011. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 20 August 2016.
- News: Kane Cornes claims fourth John Cahill Medal. 7 September 2012. News.com.au. News Corp Australia. 20 August 2016.
- News: Wingard a club champion at just 20 years old. Thring. Harry. 22 September 2013. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 20 August 2016.
- News: Robbie Gray wins John Cahill Medal — his first club champion title at Port Adelaide Football Club. Rucci. Michelangelo. 3 October 2014. The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. 20 August 2016.
- News: Robbie Gray wins second straight Jack Cahill Medal as Port Adelaide's best-and-fairest. Fjeldstad. Jesper. 5 December 2015. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 20 August 2016.
- News: Gray's historic Power play with club champion hat-trick. Gaskin. Lee. 10 September 2016. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 10 September 2016.
- News: Port Adelaide lead ruckman Patrick Ryder completes comeback season as Power club champion. Rucci. Michelangelo. 6 October 2017. The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. 22 November 2017.
- News: Veteran utility wins Port B&F in thrilling count. Gaskin. Lee. 5 October 2018. afl.com.au. Telstra. 6 October 2018.
- News: Travis Boak awarded the 2019 John Cahill medal. Founten. Loukas. 4 October 2019. portadelaidefc.com.au. Telstra. 5 October 2019.
- News: Byrne-Jones takes out the 2020 John Cahill Medal. Founten. Loukas. 30 October 2020. portadelaidefc.com.au. Telstra. 30 October 2020.