List of Australian Lacrosse best and fairest players

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Men's best and fairest:

  • 1956-1960: Brady Award
  • 1961-1962: ALC Trophy
  • 1963–present: O C Isaachsen Trophy[1]
The Isaachsen Trophy is awarded to the best player in Australia competing in state domestic club competitions. The trophy was donated by Cedric Isaachsen to the Australian Lacrosse Council (ALC) in 1963. Isaachsen had a distinguished military career, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel and earning the honour of Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), followed by a distinguished legal career. He was the president of ALC (1962-65), then vice-president for 14 years until 1979. He was elected as a fellow of the ALC in 1994. He lived in South Australia and died in 2009, aged 97 years.

Women's best and fairest (2012–present): Shelley Maher Trophy[2]

The trophy is named in honour of Shelley Maher and was instituted in 2012 by the ALA. As the last President of Women’s Lacrosse Australia (2001-2009) Shelley committed to excellence in all areas of administration. In her home state of Victoria Shelley was President of Women’s Lacrosse Victoria (1998-2001), and was elected a Life Member in 2001, and in 2009 of Women’s Lacrosse Australia. She was active as a player with Williamstown Women’s Lacrosse Club and represented Victoria in senior competition (2002, 2005). Shelley was an ALA Director (2007-2010) and now resides in the USA where she remains active in lacrosse as the Women’s Director on the Federation of International Lacrosse.

Votes are cast by referees in the highest-level competition in each State and are 'evened out' to allow for a different number of games played in various States.

Year Men Women
Winner Club (State) Winner Club (State)
1956 Allan H Gandy North Adelaide (SA) not awarded
1957 Roy Dickson Surrey Park (Vic)
1958 Robert E Wakelin Sturt (SA)
1959 Ralph W Turner Port Adelaide (SA)
1960 Graham S Reid Coburg (Vic)
1961 H Donald Miller Caulfield (Vic)
1962 Allan W Jennings Sturt (SA)
1963 Allan W Jennings Sturt (SA)
1964 Michael R Aldenhoven Brighton (SA)
1965 Thomas Pinnington Glenelg (SA)
1966 Brian J Griffin Nedlands-Subiaco (WA)
1967 Glenn M Bowyer Woodville (SA)
1968 Barry E Benger Malvern (Vic)
1969 Ross S Turnbull Nedlands-Subiaco (WA)
1970 Michael Raggatt Brighton (SA)
1971 Rod Swadling Bayswater (WA)
1972 Rod Cordell Williamstown (Vic)
1973 Barry E Benger Burnside (SA)
Warren E Hobbs University (SA)
1974 Lloyd Morley Bayswater (WA)
1975 Ross S Turnbull Nedlands-Subiaco (WA)
1976 Jim Wiles Sturt (SA)
1977 Ross S Turnbull Nedlands-Subiaco (WA)
1978 Gary Tillotson Surrey Park (Vic)
1979 Graeme Fox Surrey Park (Vic)
1980 Ross S Turnbull Nedlands-Subiaco (WA)
Greg Wheatley South Perth (WA)
1981 Albert (Jay) Foster* Burnside (SA)
1982 Klay Johnson* Glenelg (SA)
1983 John Fay* East Fremantle (WA)
1984 Maurice Weir North Adelaide (SA)
1985 Gordon Purdie Chadstone (Vic)
1986 Paul Fazzini* Sturt (SA)
John Hill Sturt (SA)
1987 Jeff Kennedy East Fremantle (WA)
1988 Gary Tillotson Surrey Park (Vic)
1989 John Hill Sturt (SA)
1990 Paul Cook Malvern (Vic)
1991 Chris Brown Caulfield (Vic)
1992 Craig Bell Eltham (Vic)
1993 Lindsay Ovens Footscray (Vic)
1994 Cameron McLachlan Surrey Park (Vic)
1995 Jim Mihelios West Torrens (SA)
1996 Rob Stark Caulfield (Vic)
1997 Matt Schomburg East Fremantle (WA)
1998 Darren Nicholas Eltham (Vic)
Rob Stark Caulfield (Vic)
1999 David Spreadborough Subiaco (WA)
2000 Darren Nicholas Eltham (Vic)
2001 Russell Brown Bayswater (WA)
2002 Peter Inge Woodville (SA)
2003 David Spreadborough Subiaco (WA)
2004 James Inge Woodville (SA)
2005 Rob Stark Caulfield (Vic)
2006 James Inge Woodville (SA)
2007 Daniel Stiglich Eltham (Vic)
2008 Clinton Lander Camberwell (Vic)
2009 David Spreadborough Surrey Park (Vic)
2010 Brad Goddard East Fremantle (WA)
2011 Matthew Diver Wembley (WA)
2012 Rob Stark Caulfield (Vic) Rachel Kirchheimer Newport (Vic)
Beth Varga Brighton (SA)
2013 Thomas Graham[3] Bayswater (WA) Jessica Kennedy[4] East Fremantle (WA)
2014 Daniel Kennedy East Fremantle (WA) Lyndsey Paton Newport (Vic)
2015 Christopher Plumb[5] Footscray (Vic) Karen Morton[6] Glenelg (SA)
2016 Thomas Graham[7] Bayswater (WA) Marlee Paton[8] Newport (Vic)
Beth Varga[9] Brighton (SA)
2017 Mitchell Kennedy[10] East Fremantle (WA) Courtney Hobbs[11] Glenelg (SA)
2018 Cameron Evangelho*[12] East Fremantle (WA) Rachel Kirchheimer[13] Newport (Vic)
Brad Goddard[14] Wembley (WA)
2019 Lachlan Walker[15] Wanneroo-Joondalup (WA) Madison Copeland[16] East Fremantle (WA)
2020 not awarded – COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Brayden Panting[17] Wembley (WA) Olivia Parker [18] Blue Warriors (SA)

* Players from the United States

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