Trevor Barker Award Explained

The Trevor Barker Award is an Australian rules football award for the player voted the St Kilda Football Club best and fairest player during the home and away season in the Australian Football League by a voting panel.

The St Kilda Best & Fairest Award was first inaugurated in 1914. It was re-named the Trevor Barker Award in the 1990s in honour of St Kilda Hall of Fame Legend, Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee, club captain, dual best & fairest winner and reserves coach Trevor Barker, who died in 1996 aged 39.

Nick Riewoldt has won the most awards, notching up six wins between 2002 and 2014.^[1]

The voting system, as of the 2017 AFL season, consists of five coaches giving players a ranking from one to four after each match. Players can receive a maximum of 20 votes for a game.^[2]

The winning player receives a smaller replica of the main trophy each season, along with medals awarded for the players who finish in the top three. The awards name is also the name of the St Kilda Football Club's main player awards event, held at the conclusion of each season. The ceremony also includes the Robert Harvey Best Clubman Award, the Lenny Hayes Crest Player Award, the Best Emerging Player Award, and the publicly voted Sainter of the Year award.

Recipients

+	Player won Brownlow Medal in same season
	Player won Coleman Medal in same season
	Player won AFL PA MVP in same season
^	Player won Norm Smith Medal in same season
~	Current player

Season	Recipient(s)	class=unsortable	Ref.
	(2)
	(3)
	(2)
	(2)
	(3)
	(4)
	(2)
	(2)
	(3)
	(2)
	(2)
	(2)
	(2)
	(3)
	(2)
	+
	+ (2)
	+
	(2)
	(2)
	(3)
	+ (2)
	+
	(2)
1976
	(2)
	(2)
1981	(2)
	(2)
	+,#,*
	(2)
	(2)
	(2)
	(2)
	+,* (3)
	+ (4)
	(3)
		^[3]
		^[4]
		^[5]
		^[6]
	(2)	^[7]
		^[8]
	(3)
	(4)	^[9]
		^[10]
	(5)	^[11]
	^ (2)	^[12]
	(2)	^[13]
	(3)	^[14]
		^[15]
	(6)	^[16]
	(2)	^[17]
	(3)	^[18]
	~	^[19]
	(4)	^[20]
	~ (2)	^[21]
	~	^[22]
	~ (2)	^[23]
	~	^[24]
	~ (2)

Multiple winners

^

Denotes current player

Player	Medals	Seasons
	6	2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014
	4	1921, 1923, 1928, 1929
	4	1992, 1994, 1997, 1998
	4	2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
	3	1962, 1963, 1965
	3	1993, 1996, 1999
	3	1934, 1935, 1937
	3	1914, 1915, 1919
	3	2003, 2010, 2012
	3	1949, 1951, 1952
^	2	2017, 2019
^	2	2022, 2023
^	2	2020, 2021
	2	1989, 1995

References

General

• Web site: Club Honours. Saints.com.au. 23 August 2020.

Specific

Notes and References

1. News: Nick Riewoldt claims his sixth Trevor Barker Medal ahead of retiring Lenny Hayes. Ralph. Jon. 5 September 2014. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 5 September 2014.
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: St Kilda has produced some of the best forwards in AFL era including Tony Lockett, Nick Riewoldt. Anderson. Jon. 14 November 2015. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 23 August 2016.
4. News: Where are they now? Peter Everitt. Morris. Tom. 11 August 2014. Saints.com.au. Bigpond. 23 August 2016.
5. News: How the best was won. 7 October 2002. The Age. Fairfax Media. 23 August 2016.
6. News: Hayes Saints' best and fairest. Khadem. Nassim. 2 October 2003. The Age. Fairfax Media. 23 August 2016.
7. News: Nick's six: Riewoldt crowned club champion. Morris. Tom. 5 September 2014. Saints.com.au. Bigpond. 23 August 2016.
8. News: Farewell to former Saints skipper. Morris. Tom. Holmesby. Luke. 28 August 2014. Saints.com.au. Bigpond. 23 August 2016.
9. News: McLeod collects Crows' top gong. 6 October 2007. ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 August 2016.
10. News: Sam Fisher wins 2008 St Kilda Best & Fairest. Hogg. Alistair. 5 October 2008. Saints.com.au. Bigpond. 23 August 2016.
11. News: Close, but it's five for Nick Riewoldt. 4 October 2009. News.com.au. News Corp Australia. 23 August 2016.
12. News: Lenny Hayes tops St Kilda's best-and-fairest again. Matthews. Bruce. 7 October 2010. Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 23 August 2016.
13. News: Fisher grabs second Barker. Holmesby. Luke. 8 October 2011. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 23 August 2016.
14. News: St Kilda best and fairest Lenny Hayes says he can't wait to push himself into pre-season training. 13 September 2012. Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 23 August 2016.
15. News: Jack Steven breaks veterans' hold on Saints best and fairest. Brosnan. James. 6 September 2013. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 23 August 2016.
16. News: St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt wins sixth best and fairest award. Chreny. Daniel. 5 September 2014. The Age. Fairfax Media. 23 August 2016.
17. News: St Kilda star Jack Steven wins second Trevor Barker Medal. Murnane. Matt. 14 September 2015. The Age. Fairfax Media. 23 August 2016.
18. News: Jack Steven claims his third Trevor Barker Award. Navaratnam. Dinny. 1 September 2016. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 1 September 2016.
19. News: Rising mid claims the Saints' brightest halo. Navaratnam. Dinny. 6 October 2017. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 6 October 2017.
20. News: Steven takes home fourth Trevor Barker Award. 19 September 2018. saints.com.au. Telstra. 5 October 2019.
21. News: Ross takes home second Trevor Barker Award. 11 September 2019. saints.com.au. Telstra. 5 October 2019.
22. News: Season of Steele: Tough mid wins Saints' best and fairest. 11 October 2020. AFL.com.au. 11 October 2020.
23. News: Live from 7PM: Watch the 2021 Trevor Barker Award. 17 September 2021. saints.com.au. 17 September 2020.
24. News: Scintillating Sinclair claims maiden Trevor Barker Award. 13 September 2022. saints.com.au. 14 September 2022.