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

^Denotes current player
+Player won Magarey Medal in same season
Player won Brownlow Medal in same season
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Interclub era
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
SAFA era
1877
1878 (2)
1879 (3)
1880
1881 (2)
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890 (2)
1891 (2)
1892 (3)
1893
(4)
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899+
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904 (2)
1905 (2)
1906 (2)
SAFL era
1907+
1908
1909 (2)
1910+
1911
1912 (2)
1913
1914+
1915 (2)
1916
1917
1918
1919 (2)
1920
1921+ (2)
1922
1923
1924 (2)
1925+
1926
SANFL era
1927
1928 (3)
1929
1930
1931
1932 (2)
1933
1934
1935 (2)
1936 (2)
1937
1938+ (2)
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945+ (3)
1946
1947 (4)
1948
1949 (2)
1950
1951 (3)
1952
1953
1954
1955 (2)
1956+
1957
1958
1959 (2)
1960 (2)
1961
1962
1963 (3)
1964+ (2)
1965 (4)
1966
1967+ (3)
1968 (2)
1969 (4)
1970 (3)
1971+
1972 (2)
1973 (4)
1974+ (3)
1975+
1976+ (4)
1977 (5)
1978
1979
1980 (2)
1981 (6)
1982
1983 (3)
1984 (2)
1985 (3)
1986+
1987
1988
1989
1990+
1991
1992+
1993
1994
1995
1996 (2)
AFL era
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
(2)
(3) [8]
[9]
[10]
(2)
(4) [11]
(3) [12]
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(4) [14]
[15]
2014[16]
2015 (2) [17]
2016 (3) [18]
2017[19]
2018[20]
2019^ (2) [21]
2020^[22]
2021^#
2022^
2023^

Multiple winners

^Denotes current player
RecipientsMedalsSeasons
61971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981
41966, 1968, 1970, 1973
42007, 2008, 2010, 2012
41958, 1959, 1963, 1965
41888, 1891, 1892, 1893
41961, 1964, 1967, 1969
41937, 1938, 1945, 1947
42001, 2004, 2005, 2009
31982, 1984, 1985
31978, 1980, 1983
31923, 1924, 1928
32014, 2015, 2016
31948, 1949, 1951
31877, 1888, 1889
21920, 1921
21914, 1919
^22011, 2019
21902, 1904
21933, 1935
21908, 1909
21913, 1915
21886, 1890
21957, 1960
21990, 1996
21934, 1936
21929, 1932
21911, 1912
21900, 1905
21880, 1881
21901, 1906
21950, 1955

Notes

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Award Winners. PortAdelaideFC.com.au. Bigpond. 20 August 2016.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: South Australian Football Hall of Fame – Warren Tredrea. South Australian Football Hall of Fame. South Australian National Football League. 20 August 2016.
  6. News: Primus, Cornes inducted into South Australian Football Hall of Fame. Agius. Matthew. 29 July 2014. PortAdelaideFC.com.au. Bigpond. 20 August 2016.
  7. News: AFL club champions 2003. 5 October 2003. The Age. Fairfax Media. 20 August 2016.
  8. News: Tredrea voted as Port's best. 2 October 2005. ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 August 2016.
  9. News: Lade named Port's best. 16 September 2006. ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 August 2016.
  10. 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.
  11. News: Port Adelaide's Warren Tredrea wins fourth John Cahill Medal. Tullberg. Julie. 3 October 2009. The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. 20 August 2016.
  12. News: Cornes is Power's Mr Consistency in winning 3rd medal. Fjeldstad. Jesper. 11 September 2010. The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. 20 August 2016.
  13. 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.
  14. News: Kane Cornes claims fourth John Cahill Medal. 7 September 2012. News.com.au. News Corp Australia. 20 August 2016.
  15. News: Wingard a club champion at just 20 years old. Thring. Harry. 22 September 2013. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 20 August 2016.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. News: Gray's historic Power play with club champion hat-trick. Gaskin. Lee. 10 September 2016. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 10 September 2016.
  19. 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.
  20. News: Veteran utility wins Port B&F in thrilling count. Gaskin. Lee. 5 October 2018. afl.com.au. Telstra. 6 October 2018.
  21. News: Travis Boak awarded the 2019 John Cahill medal. Founten. Loukas. 4 October 2019. portadelaidefc.com.au. Telstra. 5 October 2019.
  22. News: Byrne-Jones takes out the 2020 John Cahill Medal. Founten. Loukas. 30 October 2020. portadelaidefc.com.au. Telstra. 30 October 2020.