The Mulrooney Medal is an Australian rules football award for the best and fairest player in the AFL Canberra first-grade competition. It has been the premier individual award for Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory since 1936.[1] From 2011 to 2013, the medal was awarded to the best and fairest player in the Eastern Conference of the North East Australian Football League.[2]

It was named after football administrator John L. Mulrooney, for his contribution to Australian rules football in Canberra.[3]

Winners

YearPlayerVotesRef
2023Guy RichardsonAinslie21[4]
2023Thomas SimpsonBelconnen21[5]
2022Luke WhartonBelconnen20
2021 Will Griggs Queanbeyan 17 [6]
2020 Angus Baker Eastlake 14
2019 Beau Walker Belconnen 15 [7]
2018Kel EvansQueanbeyan15[8]
2017Beau WalkerBelconnen18[9]
2016James BennettBelconnen20[10]
2015Isaac TaylorBelconnen21[11]
2013James BennettBelconnen21[12]
2012Shane HarrisBelconnen16[13]
2011Daniel CurrieSydney Swans Reserves16[14]
Jarred MooreSydney Swans Reserves16[14]
2010Mitch DaniherQueanbeyan17[15]
2009Mitch DaniherQueanbeyan13[16]
Chad GibsonEastlake13[16]
Craig HealeyTuggeranong13[16]
2008Ryan LewisAinslie19[17]
2007Jarred MooreSydney Swans Reserves23[3]
2006David SpriggsSydney Swans Reserves23[3]
2005Jared IlettBelconnen21[18]
2004Nathan McDonaldWagga Tigers22[19]
2003Steve HazelmanBelconnen17[20]
Luke JessTuggeranong17[21]
2002Daniel JacquesWagga Tigers[19]
2001Steve MaharBelconnen[20]
2000Guy CannonEastlake[22]
1999Shane ClarkeBelconnen[20]
1998Stafford CooperTuggeranong[21]
1997Steve VizyQueanbeyan[23]
1996Steve WilsonEastlake[22]
1995Steve WilsonSouthern District12[24]
1994Michael KennedyQueanbeyan17[25]
1993John GarnautSouthern District16[26]
1992Marcus SheridanWeston Creek15[27]
1991Brent SmithBelconnen12[28]
1990Steve CornishQueanbeyan13[29]
Glen Dickerson*Eastlake13[29]
Andrew Mills*Manuka Weston13[29]
Michael SwanManuka Weston13[29]
Tony WyndQueanbeyan13[29]
1989Tony WyndQueanbeyan13[30]
1988Tony WyndQueanbeyan18[31]
1987Shane FitzsimmonsManuka Weston18[32]
1986Peter HamiltonAinslie21[33]
1985Simon OverlandEastlake29[34]
1984Geoff HockingBelconnen30[35]
1983Tony WyndQueanbeyan27[36]
1982Greg NicholsAinslie39[37]
1981Keith MillerEastlake39[38]
1980John MillerAinslie27[39]
1979Keith MillerEastlake42[40]
1978Greg EavesWest Canberra43[41]
1977Edney BlackabyManuka23[42]
1976Mike DemaineWest Canberra17[43]
1975Robert WhiteBelconnen26[44]
1974Peter PhillipouEastlake15[45]
1973Ralph RendellAinslie20[46]
1972Rob WilsonANU16[47]
Paul Macdonald*Eastlake16[47]
1971Bill VaughanManuka21[48]
1970Bill WhittakersANU17[49]
1969Russ de GoldiActon17[50]
1968Paul FelthamEastlake17[51]
1967Neil LewthwaiteActon17[52]
1966Bill DrakeAinslie19[53]
1965Glen BowManuka[54]
1964Keith MitchellTurner27[55]
1963Bob ShearerEastlake21[56]
1962Michael CoddManuka18[57]
1961Col MongerActon16[58]
1960Jim WilsonActon17[59]
1959Barry GriffithsActon25[60]
1958John MoodyRoyal Military College29[61]
1957John MoodyRoyal Military College31[62]
1956Barry BrowningAinslie20[63]
1955Barry BrowningAinslie15[64]
1954Roy WatterstonQueanbeyan/Acton17[65]
1953Roy WatterstonQueanbeyan/Acton18[66]
1952John GleesonTurner17[67]
1951Ern HurtigEastlake13[68]
Barry McCabeAinslie13[68]
1950Brendan CainAinslie14[69]
Percy EaglesManuka14[69]
Keith SchowQueanbeyan14[69]
1949Jim BrophyManuka[70]
1948Harold MaddiganTurner18[71]
1947Mervyn LeeActon25[72]
1946Alan StevensAinslie23[73]
1945Fred GreenNavy[74]
1944–-
1943–-
1942–-
1941Jack FurnissFairbairn[75]
1940Robert BloomfieldAinslie[76]
1939Alan WareManuka[77]
1938Jack Dorman*Manuka13[78]
Tom KellyQueanbeyan13[78]
Merv Strang*Queanbeyan13[78]
1937Phil BarrettManuka[79]
1936Dick RoeAinslie16[80]
Roy SetonActon16[80]

*Retrospectively awarded

References

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