Glendinning–Allan Medal

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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 has currently won the medal 4 times, the most by any player.

Round Year Winner
Round 7 1995 Brett Heady (West Coast)
Round 22 1995 Brett Heady (2) (West Coast)
Round 1 1996 Glen Jakovich (West Coast)
Round 16 1996 Guy McKenna (West Coast)
Round 3 1997 Drew Banfield (West Coast)
Round 18 1997 Dean Kemp (West Coast)
Round 3 1998 Fraser Gehrig (West Coast)
Round 18 1998 Chris Lewis (West Coast)
Round 1 1999 Guy McKenna (2) (West Coast)
Round 16 1999 Adrian Fletcher (Fremantle)
Round 6 2000 Scott Cummings (West Coast)
Round 21 2000 Clive Waterhouse (Fremantle)
Round 4 2001 Drew Banfield (2) (West Coast)
Round 19 2001 Glen Jakovich (2) (West Coast)
Round 1 2002 Chad Fletcher (West Coast)
Round 16 2002 Paul Hasleby (Fremantle)
Round 5 2003 Michael Gardiner (West Coast)
Round 22 2003 Paul Hasleby (2) (Fremantle)
Round 6 2004 Paul Hasleby (3) (Fremantle)
Round 21 2004 Chad Fletcher (2) (West Coast)
Round 3 2005 Chris Judd (West Coast)
Round 20 2005 Chris Judd (2) (West Coast)
Round 6 2006 Chris Judd (3) (West Coast)
Round 21 2006 Peter Bell (Fremantle)
Round 3 2007 Michael Braun (West Coast)
Round 18 2007 Josh Carr (Fremantle)
Round 3 2008 Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle)
Round 18 2008 Matthew Pavlich (2) (Fremantle)
Round 6 2009 Paul Hasleby (4) (Fremantle)
Round 17 2009 Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle)
Round 6 2010 Michael Barlow (Fremantle)
Round 18 2010 Aaron Sandilands (2) (Fremantle)
Round 8 2011 Matt Priddis (West Coast)
Round 18 2011 Dean Cox (West Coast)
Round 9 2012 Matt Rosa (West Coast)
Round 19 2012 Matthew Pavlich (3) (Fremantle)
Round 1 2013 David Mundy (Fremantle)
Michael Barlow (2) (Fremantle)
Round 16 2013 Michael Barlow (3) (Fremantle)
Round 7 2014 Lachie Neale (Fremantle)
Round 15 2014 Stephen Hill (Fremantle)
Round 3 2015 Lachie Neale (2) (Fremantle)
Round 20 2015 Josh Hill (West Coast)
Round 3 2016 Matt Priddis (2) (West Coast)
Round 20 2016 Josh Kennedy (West Coast)
Round 6 2017 Josh Kennedy (2) (West Coast)
Round 17 2017 Shannon Hurn (West Coast)
Round 6 2018 Shannon Hurn (2) (West Coast)
Lachie Neale (3) (Fremantle)
Round 20 2018 Elliot Yeo (West Coast)
Round 4 2019 Shannon Hurn (3) (West Coast)
Round 16 2019 Brad Sheppard (West Coast)
Round 8 2020 Josh Kennedy (3) (West Coast)
Round 7 2021 Tim Kelly (West Coast)
Round 22 2021 Caleb Serong (Fremantle)[4]

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]
  • 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.[6]
  • Round 3, 2007: Michael Braun finished his acceptance speech with "Let's have a fucking good year".[7] He was fined $5,000 by the AFL, who overruled the $500 penalty given to him by his club.[8][9]
  • 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.[10]

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. ^ "https://twitter.com/freodockers/status/1426845953101746179". Twitter. Retrieved 15 August 2021. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  5. ^ McClure, Geoff (24 December 2003). "The awards award". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Connolly gives Dockers fans a serve". ABC Sport. 7 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 May 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  7. ^ "Michael Braun Ross Glendenning Medal Speach [sic]". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Eagles red-faced after Braun swears on stage". ABC News Online. 15 April 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  9. ^ "West Coast's Braun fined $5000 by AFL". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 April 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  10. ^ "AFL Western Derby: West Coast, Fremantle agree to new name for Ross Glendinning Medal".
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