Charles Sutton Medal

The Charles Sutton Medal is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged best and fairest for the Western Bulldogs throughout the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League season. The medal is named after 1950 winner Charlie Sutton, who was the Bulldogs' 1954 premiership captain-coach.[1] There were many previous names for the medal, which was originally known as the McCarthy Trophy[2] from 1927 to 1939, named after Con McCarthy, who played a key part in getting the club entry into the Victorian Football League. It was also called the Con Weickhardt trophy (also known as the Con Curtain trophy)[2] from 1940 to 1954. It was named after the man who chaired the club for 4 years.[3] It was renamed to its current name in 1955. The inaugural winner for the award was Ivan McAlpine in 1927.

Charles Sutton Medal
SportAustralian rules football
Awarded forThe best and fairest player at the Western Bulldogs Football Club
LocationCrown Palladium
CountryAustralia
Presented byWestern Bulldogs Football Club
History
First award1927
First winnerIvan McAlpine
Most winsScott West (7 times)
Most recentMarcus Bontempelli (2023)

The voting system as of the 2019 AFL season, consists of five members of the Western Bulldogs match committee awarding a score from zero to five for each player after every game.[4] The maximum score that can be obtained after one game is 25. Five players have won the award while also winning the Brownlow Medal, the best and fairest award for the Australian Football League. Those players were Norman Ware (1941), John Schultz (1960), Gary Dempsey (1975), Kelvin Templeton (1980) and Scott Wynd (1992). Scott West holds the record for most Charles Sutton Medals at the club, winning the accolade seven times in ten years; 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Gary Dempsey holds the second most, with a total of six. Dempsey also holds the record for most Charles Sutton Medals won consecutively, his streak running from 1973 to 1977, a total of five years.

Recipients
^ Denotes current player
+ Player won Brownlow Medal in same season
Season Recipient(s) Ref.
1927Ivan McAlpine
1928Alby Outen
1929Bill Russ
1930Ivan McAlpine (2)
1931Allan Hopkins
1932Ivan McAlpine (3)
1933Alby Morrison
1934Norman Ware
1935George Bennett
1936Alby Morrison (2)
1937Norman Ware (2)
1938Norman Ware (3)
1939Harry Hickey
1940Norman Ware (4)
1941Arthur Olliver[5][6]
Norman Ware+ (5)
1942Ted Ellis
1943Allan Collins
1944Arthur Olliver (2)
1945Harry Hickey (2)
1946Joe Ryan
1947Joe Ryan (2)
1948Harry Hickey (3)
1949Wally Donald
1950Charlie Sutton
1951Jack Collins
1952Jack Collins (2)
1953Harvey Stevens[7]
1954Ted Whitten
1955Peter Box
1956Don Ross
1957Ted Whitten (2)
1958Ted Whitten (3)
1959Ted Whitten (4)
1960John Schultz+[5]
1961Ted Whitten (5)[8]
1962John Schultz (2)
1963Ray Walker
1964John Schultz (3)
1965John Schultz (4)
1966John Schultz (5)
1967John Jillard
1968David Thorpe
1969George Bisset
1970Gary Dempsey
1971David Thorpe (2)
1972Peter Welsh
1973Gary Dempsey (2)
1974Gary Dempsey (3)
1975Gary Dempsey+ (4)[5]
1976Gary Dempsey (5)
1977Gary Dempsey (6)
1978Kelvin Templeton[5]
1979Ian Dunstan[9]
1980Kelvin Templeton+ (2)
1981Ian Dunstan (2)[9]
1982Ian Dunstan (3)[9]
1983Brian Royal[10]
1984Andrew Purser[10]
1985Doug Hawkins[11]
1986Brad Hardie[12]
1987Tony McGuinness[10]
1988Terry Wallace[13]
1989Terry Wallace (2)[13]
1990Peter Foster[14]
1991Tony Liberatore[15]
1992Scott Wynd+[5]
1993Leon Cameron[16]
1994Chris Grant[17]
1995Scott West[18]
1996Chris Grant (2)[17]
1997Scott West (2)[18]
1998Scott West (3)[18]
1999Brad Johnson[19]
2000Scott West (4)[18]
2001Luke Darcy[20]
2002Brad Johnson (2)[20]
2003Scott West (5)[21]
2004Scott West (6)[22]
2005Scott West (7)[23]
2006Brad Johnson (3)[19]
2007Brian Lake[24]
2008Daniel Cross[25]
2009Matthew Boyd[26]
2010Ryan Griffen[27]
2011Matthew Boyd (2)[28]
2012Matthew Boyd (3)[29]
2013Ryan Griffen (2)[30]
2014Tom Liberatore^[31]
2015Easton Wood[32]
2016Marcus Bontempelli^[33]
2017Marcus Bontempelli^ (2)[34]
2018Lachie Hunter^[35]
2019Marcus Bontempelli^ (3)[9]
2020Caleb Daniel^[36]
2021Marcus Bontempelli^ (4)[37]
2022Josh Dunkley^
2023Marcus Bontempelli^ (5)

Multiple winners
^ Denotes current player
Player Medals Seasons
Scott West71995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005
Gary Dempsey61970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
Marcus Bontempelli^52016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
John Schultz51960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966
Norman Ware51934, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941
Ted Whitten51954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961
Matthew Boyd32009, 2011, 2012
Ian Dunstan31979, 1981, 1982
Harry Hickey31939, 1945, 1948
Brad Johnson31999, 2002, 2006
Ivan McAlpine31927, 1930, 1932
Jack Collins21951, 1952
Chris Grant21994, 1996
Ryan Griffen22010, 2013
Alby Morrison21933, 1936
Arthur Olliver21941, 1944
Joe Ryan21946, 1947
Kelvin Templeton21978, 1980
David Thorpe21968, 1971
Terry Wallace21988, 1989

References
General
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  • "Honour Roll 1976–present". WesternBulldogs.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
Specific
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