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The Bob Skilton Medal is an annual Australian rules football award presented to the player(s) adjudged the best and fairest at the Sydney Swans (formerly the South Melbourne Football Club) throughout the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) season. It is named after Bob Skilton, who won the award a record nine times from 1958 to 1968.

Recipients

^ Denotes current player
+ Player won Brownlow Medal in same season
Season Recipient(s) Ref.
1927 Hec McKay
1928 Charlie Stanbridge
1929 Danny Wheelahan
1930 Ron Hillis
1931 Len Thomas
1932 Bill Faul
1933 Harry Clarke
1934 Terry Brain
1935 Ron Hillis (2)
1936 Herbie Matthews
1937 Herbie Matthews (2)
1938 Len Thomas (2)
1939 Herbie Matthews (3)
1940 Herbie Matthews+ (4)
1941 Rex Ritchie
1942 Jim Cleary
1943 Herbie Matthews (5)
1944 Jim Cleary (2)
1945 Jack Graham
1946 Bill Williams
1947 Bill Williams (2)
1948 Ron Clegg
1949 Ron Clegg+ (2)
1950 Bill Williams (3)
1951 Ron Clegg (3)
1952 Keith Schaefer
1953 Jim Taylor
1954 Eddie Lane
1955 Ian Gillett
1956 Jim Dorgan
1957 Jim Taylor (2)
1958 Bob Skilton
1959 Bob Skilton+ (2)
1960 Frank Johnson
1961 Bob Skilton (3)
1962 Bob Skilton (4)
1963 Bob Skilton+ (5)
1964 Bob Skilton (6)
1965 Bob Skilton (7)
1966 Max Papley
1967 Bob Skilton (8)
1968 Bob Skilton+ (9)
1969 Peter Bedford
1970 Peter Bedford+ (2)
1971 Peter Bedford (3)
1972 Russell Cook
1973 Peter Bedford (4)
1974 Norm Goss
1975 Peter Bedford (5)
1976 Rick Quade
1977 Graham Teasdale+
1978 John Murphy
1979 Barry Round
1980 David Ackerly
1981 Barry Round+ (2)
1982 David Ackerly (2)
1983 Mark Browning
1984 Bernie Evans
1985 Stephen Wright
1986 Gerard Healy
1987 Gerard Healy (2)
1988 Gerard Healy+ (3)
1989 Mark Bayes
1990 Stephen Wright (2)
1991 Barry Mitchell
1992 Paul Kelly
1993 Paul Kelly (2)
1994 Daryn Creswell
1995 Tony Lockett
1996 Paul Kelly (3)
1997 Paul Kelly (4)
1998 Michael O'Loughlin
1999 Wayne Schwass
2000 Andrew Schauble
2001 Paul Williams
2002 Paul Williams (2)
2003 Adam Goodes+ [1]
2004 Barry Hall [2]
2005 Brett Kirk [3]
2006 Adam Goodes+ (2) [4]
2007 Brett Kirk (2) [5]
2008 Jarrad McVeigh^ [6]
2009 Ryan O'Keefe [7]
2010 Kieren Jack^ [8]
2011 Adam Goodes (3) [9]
2012 Josh Kennedy^ [10]
2013 Jarrad McVeigh^ (2) [11]
2014 Luke Parker^ [12]
2015 Josh Kennedy^ (2) [13]
2016 Josh Kennedy^ (3) [14]

Multiple winners

^ Denotes current player
Player Medals Seasons
Bob Skilton 9 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968
Peter Bedford 5 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975
Herbie Matthews 5 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943
Paul Kelly 4 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997
Ron Clegg 3 1948, 1949, 1951
Adam Goodes 3 2003, 2006, 2011
Gerard Healy 3 1986, 1987, 1988
Josh Kennedy^ 3 2012, 2015, 2016
Bill Williams 3 1946, 1947, 1950
David Ackerly 2 1980, 1982
Jim Cleary 2 1942, 1944
Ron Hillis 2 1930, 1935
Brett Kirk 2 2005, 2007
Jarrad McVeigh^ 2 2008, 2013
Barry Round 2 1979, 1981
Jim Taylor 2 1953, 1957
Len Thomas 2 1931, 1938
Paul Williams 2 2001, 2002
Stephen Wright 2 1985, 1990

References

General
  • "Club Honour Roll (1971–present)". SydneySwans.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
Specific
  1. ^ "Sydney Swans champion and Indigenous leader Adam Goodes named 2014 Australian of the Year". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. ^ Cordy, Neil (21 February 2014). "Former Sydney Swans Barry Hall and Craig Bolton inducted into hall of fame". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Cousins awarded Eagles' best and fairest". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. ^ Cowley, Michael (7 October 2006). "Better than the Brownlow: Goodes takes out his 'proudest' award". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. ^ "McLeod collects Crows' top gong". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 6 October 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  6. ^ Morrissey, Tim (1 October 2008). "Jarrad McVeigh takes best and fairest". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Ryan O'Keefe wins Sydney Swans 2009 best and fairest award". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  8. ^ Johnson, Paul (1 October 2010). "Jack caps breakout year with Skilton Medal". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  9. ^ Otto, Tyson (7 October 2011). "Adam Goodes wins third Bob Skilton Medal". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Sydney Swans midfielder Josh Kennedy emphatically claims first Bob Skilton medal after superb season". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  11. ^ Cordy, Neil (5 October 2013). "Sydney co-captain Jarrad McVeigh wins second Swans best and fairest Bob Skilton Medal". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  12. ^ Stevenson, Amy (3 October 2014). "Adam Goodes ready for another year, Luke Parker wins 2014 Bob Skilton Medal". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  13. ^ Sygall, David (9 October 2015). "Sydney Swans star on-baller Josh Kennedy claims second Bob Skilton Medal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  14. ^ Curley, Adam (6 October 2016). "Star Swan Kennedy pips Hannebery for third best and fairest". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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