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Fos Williams Medal

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The Fos Williams Medal has been awarded since 1981 to the best Australian rules football player from South Australia during Inter-State or Inter-Competition matches. The medal is named in honour of legendary South Australian National Football League (SANFL) player and coach Fos Williams.

Originally the award was made in respect of State of Origin matches. Since that competition folded in 1999, the medal has been awarded during games where the SANFL plays other state competitions in State League representative matches (e.g. WAFL v SANFL). The award is usually voted on by a panel selected by the SANFL from significant football identities present at the match, and may include past players, coaches and journalists.

Medal winners

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* denotes State League clash, not an AFL-level Origin match
♦ South Australia played no state games in 1990 so the SANFL played a City v Country match at Football Park which was essentially an All-Stars game with teams divided into those recruited from SA's country leagues and those from Adelaide. The concept only lasted one season due to poor attendance.

'Year Fos Williams Medallist VFL/AFL/SANFL Team(s) Against Venue
1981 Peter Carey Glenelg Western Australia Subiaco Oval
1982 Stephen Copping Essendon / Glenelg Victoria Football Park
1982 Paul Weston Glenelg Western Australia Football Park
1982 Greg Phillips Port Adelaide Western Australia Subiaco Oval
1983 Michael Aish Norwood Victoria Football Park
1983* Craig Williams West Adelaide Western Australia Subiaco Oval
1984 Stephen Kernahan Glenelg Victoria Football Park
1984 Garry McIntosh Norwood Western Australia Football Park
1985 Peter Motley Sturt Victoria Football Park
1985 Craig Bradley Port Adelaide Western Australia Subiaco Oval
1986 Craig Bradley Carlton / Port Adelaide Victoria Football Park
1986 Andrew Jarman North Adelaide Western Australia Football Park
1987 Chris McDermott Glenelg Victoria Football Park
1987 Andrew Jarman North Adelaide Western Australia Subiaco Oval
1988 Mark Mickan Brisbane / West Adelaide New South Wales Football Park
1988 Stephen Kernahan Carlton / Glenelg Victoria Football Park
1988 Michael Redden North Adelaide Western Australia Football Park
1989 Andrew Jarman North Adelaide Victoria MCG
1990♦ Andrew Jarman Norwood City v Country Football Park
1991 Craig Bradley Carlton / Port Adelaide Victoria Football Park
1991* Mark Naley South Adelaide WAFL Subiaco Oval
1992 David Hynes West Coast / Port Adelaide Victoria Football Park
1992* Garry McIntosh Norwood WAFL Football Park
1993 Greg Anderson Adelaide / Port Adelaide Western Australia Football Park
1993 Craig Bradley Carlton / Port Adelaide Victoria MCG
1993* Tony Lynn Central District WAFL WACA
1994 Andrew Jarman Adelaide / Norwood Victoria Football Park
1994* Scott Burns Norwood WAFL Football Park
1995 Simon Tregenza Adelaide / Port Adelaide Victoria MCG
1995* Garry McIntosh Norwood Tasmania North Hobart Oval
1996 Tony Modra Adelaide / West Adelaide Western Australia Football Park
1996* Josh Francou North Adelaide WAFL Subiaco Oval
1997 Brayden Lyle Port Adelaide Victoria Football Park
1997* James Thiessen Norwood ACTAFL Manuka Oval
1998 Michael O'Loughlin Sydney / Central District Western Australia Football Park
1998* Paul McCormack Norwood WAFL Football Park
1999 Andrew McKay Carlton / Glenelg Victoria MCG
1999* Anthony Harvey Norwood VFL MCG
2000* Stephen Carter Port Adelaide WAFL Adelaide Oval
2001* Ben Hollands West Adelaide VFL Adelaide Oval
2002* Ben Hollands West Adelaide VFL Adelaide Oval
2003* Brett Backwell Glenelg WAFL Fremantle Oval
2005* Scott Borlace Norwood VFL TEAC Oval
2006* Daniel Schell Central District WAFL Adelaide Oval
2008* Clint Alleway North Adelaide VFL Adelaide Oval
2009* Jade Sheedy Sturt WAFL Leederville Oval
2012* Adam Grocke Woodville-West Torrens WAFL Glenelg Oval
2013* Ryan Ferguson West Adelaide NEAFL North Richmond Oval
2014* Zane Kirkwood Sturt VFL North Port Oval
2015* Tom Keough West Adelaide WAFL Lathlain Park
2016* Zane Kirkwood[1] Sturt VFL Adelaide Oval
2018* Zane Kirkwood Sturt WAFL Adelaide Oval
2019* Michael Knoll South Adelaide WAFL Optus Stadium
2021* Matthew Broadbent South Adelaide WAFL Adelaide Oval
2022* Casey Voss Sturt WAFL Optus Stadium
2023* James Rowe Woodville-West Torrens WAFL Adelaide Oval

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Partland, Warren (29 May 2016). "Painful lessons from WA loss fuelled SA triumph over Vics, says coach Graham Cornes". News Limited. The Advertiser. Retrieved 29 May 2016.