Nichols Medal

The Nichols Medal is the annual award to the "best and fairest" player in Australian Rules football competition the Northern Territory Football League in the Northern Territory, Australia.[1] It is named in honour of Joseph W. Nichols MBE,[2] a long time administrator of Australian Rules football in the Northern Territory.[1] The first NTFL "best and fairest" was awarded in 1947, but the first award under the name "Nichols Medal" was made in 1949.[3] In 1993, the NTFL retrospectively awarded medals to players who had lost previous counts via the countback system.[4]

This article is about the NTFL best and fairest award. For the Carlton Football Club best and fairest award, see John Nicholls Medal. For chemistry award offered by the New York Section of the American Chemical Society, see William H. Nichols Medal Award.

Winners by season

1946 to 1975
SeasonPlayerTeam
1946/47Leo PonDarwin
1947/48Bob DaniellArmy/Navy
1948/49Andy NationArmy/Navy
1949/50Joe SaribDarwin
1950/51Steve Abala Snr.Darwin
1951/52Denis GanleyWaratah
1952/53Charles 'Bluey' McKeeWaratah
1953/54Bill JamesWaratah
1954/55Bill RoeSt Marys
1955/56Neil DaviesSt Marys
1956/57Harold MuirWorking & Housing
1957/58Ted CooperWanderers
1958/59Joe Bonson Working & Housing
Terry Lew Fatt St Marys
1959/60Joe Bonson Working & Housing
Peter Marrego Wanderers
1960/61Jim WilsonWaratah
1961/62Ted CooperWanderers
1962/63Bertram KantillaWaratah
1963/64Walter 'Bennie' Lew FattNightcliff
1964/65Clifford 'Gympie' Lew FattSt Marys
1965/66Rusty MoreenWanderers
1966/67Leon GregorySt Marys
1967/68Don StokesDarwin
1968/69Ali Muir Darwin
Maurie Ryan Wanderers
1969/70John PepperillSt Marys
1970/71Ken BonsonNightcliff
1971/72Pat Murphy St Marys
Keith Nickels Waratah
1972/73Pat Murphy St Marys
Joe Daby Nightcliff
1973/74Michael GrahamSt Marys
1974/75no award(competition suspended)

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1976 to 2018
SeasonPlayerTeam
1975/76Ronald 'Barney' QuallDarwin
1976/77Basil DamasoDarwin
1977/78Bill BennettSt Marys
Mark Motlop Nightcliff
Ian Wallace North Darwin
1978/79John 'Bubba' TyeNightcliff
1979/80Hank McPheeWaratah
1980/81Joe DabyNightcliff
1981/82Peter IvanoffWaratah
1982/83Tony LehmanNorth Darwin
1983/84William 'Ninny' BristonDarwin
1984/85 Steve Thomson St Marys
1985/86Damian ChristensenSt Marys
1986/87Peter IvanoffWaratah
1987/88Steven StokesDarwin
1988/89William Rioli SnrSt Marys
1989/90Brently HughesSouthern Districts
1990/91Michael AthanasiouSt Marys
1991/92Jason JonesDarwin
1992/93Noel LongSt Marys
1993/94Jason JonesDarwin
1994/95Joel HowesWanderers
1995/96Marty ChristensenSt Marys
Cyril Rioli Snr St Marys
1996/97Norm MurphyNightcliff
1997/98Norm MurphyNightcliff
1998/99Adrian Collard Southern Districts
Tommy Weetra St Marys
1999/00Kelvin MaherSouthern Districts
2000/01Kelvin MaherSouthern Districts
2001/02Bruce JarmynSouthern Districts
2002/03Ben Ah MatDarwin
2003/04Colin 'Tim' KarpnyWanderers
2004/05Jarred IlettSt Marys
2005/06Heath CulpittSt Marys
2006/07Shannon RuscaSouthern Districts
2007/08Jarred Ilett St Marys
Warren Berto Nightcliff
2008/09Iggy VallejoSt Marys
2009/10Matthew CannardSouthern Districts
2010/11James McNameeWanderers
2011/12Troy CoatesNightcliff
2012/13Shane TipuamantamerriTiwi Bombers
2013/14Peter MacFarlaneSt Marys
2014/15Cameron IlettSt Marys
2015/16Brodie FiloNightcliff
2016/17 Timothy Mosquito Waratah
2017/18 Cameron Ilett Nightcliff
2018/19 Phillip Wills Nightcliff
2019/20 Brodie Filo Nightcliff
Beau O'Connell Wanderers
2020/21 Dominic Brew Nightcliff
2021/22 Daniel Bowles Nightcliff
Eric Guthrie Palmerston Magpies
2022/23 Dylan Landt St Marys

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Multiple winners

The following players have won the Nichols Medal multiple times.

Medals Player Team Seasons
2 Ted Cooper Wanderers 1957/58, 1961/62
Joe Bonson Working & Housing 1958/59, 1959/60
Pat Murphy St Marys 1971/72, 1972/73
Joe Daby Nightcliff 1972/73, 1980/81
Peter Ivanoff Waratah 1981/82, 1986/87
Jason Jones Darwin 1991/92, 1993/94
Norm Murphy Nightcliff 1996/97, 1997/98
Kelvin Maher Southern Districts 1999/00, 2000/01
Jarred Ilett St Marys 2004/05, 2007/08
Cameron Ilett St Marys / Nightcliff 2014/15, 2017/18
Brodie Filo Nightcliff 2015/16, 2019/20

References
  1. "AFL Northern Territory: Joseph Nichols". AFL Northern Territory. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  2. "Supplement to The London Gazette, 13th June 1964" (PDF). The London Gazette. 13 June 1964. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. "Northern Territory Football League - NTFL History" (PDF). AFL Northern Territory. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  4. "Medallists". stmarysfc0.tripod.com. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. "NTFL Best and Fairest Medals - All Grades League - YG". St Marys Football Club. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  6. "Nichols Medal mark of Macca's top year". NT News. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  7. "Nichols Medal Winners". AFL Northern Territory. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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