The Glendinning–Allan Medal, formerly the Ross Glenndinning Medal, is awarded to the player judged best on ground in each Western Derby football match played between Fremantle Football Club and the West Coast Eagles.

It is named after former Western Australian footballers Ross Glendinning, a Brownlow Medallist with North Melbourne and the inaugural captain of the West Coast Eagles, and Ben Allan, a former Hawthorn premiership player and the inaugural Fremantle captain. The medal, initially named the Ross Glendinning Medal, was first presented in 2001. In 2018, the name was changed to acknowledge both Fremantle's and West Coast's inaugural captains.[1] Retrospective medals were also awarded to the best player from the initial 12 derbies between 1995 and 2000.[2] The medal is voted by selection of media representatives, and joint medals are presented in the event that more than one player finishes with the equal-highest number of votes.[3]

Fremantle's Paul Hasleby won the medal 4 times, currently the most by any player.

Round Year Winner
Round 71995 Brett Heady
Round 221995 Brett Heady (2)
Round 11996 Glen Jakovich
Round 161996 Guy McKenna
Round 31997 Drew Banfield
Round 181997 Dean Kemp
Round 31998 Fraser Gehrig
Round 181998 Chris Lewis
Round 11999 Guy McKenna (2)
Round 161999 Adrian Fletcher
Round 62000 Scott Cummings
Round 212000 Clive Waterhouse
Round 42001 Drew Banfield (2)
Round 192001 Glen Jakovich (2)
Round 12002 Chad Fletcher
Round 162002 Paul Hasleby
Round 52003 Michael Gardiner
Ashley Sampi
Round 222003 Paul Hasleby (2)
Round 62004 Paul Hasleby (3)
Round 212004 Chad Fletcher (2)
Round 32005 Chris Judd
Round 202005 Chris Judd (2)
Round 62006 Chris Judd (3)
Round 212006 Peter Bell
Round 32007 Michael Braun
Round 182007 Josh Carr
Round 32008 Matthew Pavlich
Round 182008 Matthew Pavlich (2)
Round 62009 Paul Hasleby (4)
Round 172009 Aaron Sandilands
Round 62010 Michael Barlow
Round 182010 Aaron Sandilands (2)
Round 82011 Matt Priddis
Round 182011 Dean Cox
Round 92012 Matt Rosa
Round 192012 Matthew Pavlich (3)
Round 12013 David Mundy
Michael Barlow (2)
Round 162013 Michael Barlow (3)
Round 72014 Lachie Neale
Round 152014 Stephen Hill
Round 32015 Lachie Neale (2)
Round 202015 Josh Hill
Round 32016 Matt Priddis (2)
Round 202016 Josh Kennedy
Round 62017 Josh Kennedy (2)
Round 172017 Shannon Hurn
Round 62018 Shannon Hurn (2)
Lachie Neale (3)
Round 202018 Elliot Yeo
Round 42019 Shannon Hurn (3)
Round 162019 Brad Sheppard
Round 82020 Josh Kennedy (3)
Round 72021 Tim Kelly
Round 222021 Caleb Serong[4]
Round 32022 Lachie Schultz
Round 222022 Sean Darcy
Round 32023 Caleb Serong (2)
Round 222023 Lachie Schultz (2)

Controversies

  • Round 5, 2003: The five media selectors chose Ashley Sampi as the preferred recipient, but Glendinning overruled them and awarded the medal to Michael Gardiner.[5] In August 2023, the Eagles recognised Sampi with a retrospective medal after the West Australian Football Commission approved for Gardiner and Sampi to become joint winners.[6]
  • Round 6, 2006: After Fremantle's narrow win, the medal was awarded to Chris Judd of West Coast, which attracted boos from the Fremantle fans in the crowd. Fremantle coach Chris Connolly criticised his club's supporters for the booing.[7]
  • Round 3, 2007: Michael Braun finished his acceptance speech with "Let's have a fucking good year".[8] He was fined $5,000 by the AFL, who overruled the $500 penalty given to him by his club.[9][10]
  • Round 6, 2018: The name of the medal at the time became a source of controversy due to the Fremantle Football Club's decision not to award it a week before their home derby because they felt that the name 'Ross Glendinning' alone did not reflect the club. It was later renamed the 'Glendinning–Allan Medal' after the inaugural captains of each team.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Quartermaine, Braden (7 July 2018). "Derby medal deal struck". PerthNow. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Glendinning-Allan Medal confirmed - westcoasteagles.com.au". westcoasteagles.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  3. ↑ David Mundy and Michael Barlow share Ross Glendinning Medal honour | News.com.au
  4. ↑ Fremantle Dockers [@freodockers] (15 August 2021). "Your Glendinning–Allan Medal winner, Caleb Serong 😍 #foreverfreo #RACDerby https://t.co/D0j9C0EK5V" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ McClure, Geoff (24 December 2003). "The awards award". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  6. ↑ O'Donoghue, Craig (4 August 2023). "Former West Coast Eagle Ashley Sampi to receive retrospective Glendinning-Allan medal at club function". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Connolly gives Dockers fans a serve". ABC Sport. 7 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 May 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  8. ↑ "Michael Braun Ross Glendenning Medal Speach [sic]". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Eagles red-faced after Braun swears on stage". ABC News Online. 15 April 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  10. ↑ "West Coast's Braun fined $5000 by AFL". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 April 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  11. ↑ "AFL Western Derby: West Coast, Fremantle agree to new name for Ross Glendinning Medal".
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