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The Simpson Medal is an individual prize awarded for Australian rules football in Western Australia. The medal has been donated by Dr Fred Simpson and family since 1945.

Simpson Medals are currently awarded to the following players:

  • The best player on the ground in the West Australian Football League Grand Final (awarded annually since 1945), and
  • the best Western Australian player on the ground in any interstate representative match contested by a West Australian Football League composite team (awarded annually since 1994).

Simpson Medals have also been awarded under other criteria in interstate football throughout history:

  • To the best player on the ground from either team in any stand-alone interstate representative match played in Western Australia from 1948 until 1993, including State of Origin matches from 1977 until 1993 (this did not include National Carnival matches),
  • to the best Western Australian player across a tournament of interstate representative matches involving Western Australia (this included National Carnivals from 1950 until 1979, the 1988 Bicentennial Carnival, and Western Australia's 1964 interstate tour), and
  • to the best player on the ground in club exhibition matches between a Western Australian club and an interstate club (in 1946 and 1947 only).

After 1994, the interstate Simpson Medal was strictly awarded for WAFL representative matches, and not for the AFL representative State of Origin matches which were played in the late 1990s; a separate medal - the Graham Moss Medal - was awarded to Western Australia's best player in those matches.

Simpson Medal Winners[edit]

WAFL Grand Final[edit]

Table key
^ Player was member of losing team
Table of recipients
Year Recipient Club
1945 Alan Ebbs South Fremantle
1946 John Loughridge^ West Perth
1947 Eric Eriksson South Fremantle
1948 Dave Ingraham South Fremantle
1949 Jack Larcombe West Perth
1950 Clive Lewington South Fremantle
1951 Don Porter West Perth
1952 Des Kelly South Fremantle
1953 Steve Marsh South Fremantle
1954 Charlie Tyson South Fremantle
1955 Merv McIntosh Perth
1956 Tony Parentich^ South Fremantle
1957 Frank Conway East Fremantle
1958 Ned Bull East Perth
1959 Graham Farmer East Perth
1960 Brian Foley West Perth
1961 Keith Slater Swan Districts
1962 Ray Sorrell^ East Fremantle
1963 Ken Bagley Swan Districts
1964 Norm Rogers^ East Fremantle
1965 Dave Imrie East Fremantle
1966 Barry Cable Perth
1967 Barry Cable Perth
1968 Barry Cable Perth
1969 Bill Dempsey West Perth
1970 Brian Ciccotosto South Fremantle
1971 Shane Sheridan West Perth
1972 Ken McAullay East Perth
1973 Dennis Blair Subiaco
1974 Gary Gibellini East Fremantle
David Pretty^ Perth
1975 Mel Whinnen West Perth
1976 Mal Day Perth
1977 Wim Rosbender Perth
1978 Ian Miller East Perth
1979 Kevin Taylor East Fremantle
1980 Maurice Rioli South Fremantle
1981 Gary Shaw Claremont
Maurice Rioli^ South Fremantle
1982 Graham Melrose Swan Districts
1983 Brad Shine Swan Districts
1984 Barry Kimberley Swan Districts
1985 Brian Taylor Subiaco
1986 Mark Zanotti Subiaco
1987 Peter Thorne Claremont
1988 Mick Lee Subiaco
1989 Ben Allan Claremont
1990 Greg Walker Swan Districts
1991 Dale Kickett Claremont
1992 Clinton Browning East Fremantle
1993 Dale Kickett Claremont
1994 Mark Amaranti East Fremantle
1995 Darren Harris West Perth
1996 Todd Ridley Claremont
1997 David Hynes South Fremantle
1998 Adrian Bromage East Fremantle
1999 Christian Kelly West Perth
2000 Dean Cox East Perth
2001 Ryan Turnbull East Perth
2002 Ryan Turnbull East Perth
2003 Brent LeCras West Perth
2004 Paul Vines Subiaco
2005 Toby McGrath South Fremantle
2006 Marc Webb Subiaco
2007 Brad Smith Subiaco
2008 Chris Hall Subiaco
2009 Ashton Hams South Fremantle
2010 Andrew Krakouer Swan Districts
2011 Beau Wilkes Claremont
2012 Paul Medhurst Claremont
2013 Mark Hutchings West Perth
2014 Jason Bristow Subiaco
2015 Matt Boland Subiaco
2016 Connor Blakely Peel Thunder
2017 Luke Ryan Peel Thunder
2018 Kyal Horsley Subiaco
2019 Ben Sokol Subiaco
2020 Jye Bolton Claremont
2021 Greg Clark Subiaco
2022 Luke Meadows West Perth
2023

Milan Murdock

East Fremantle

Interstate/State of Origin[edit]

Year Player Team Match
2022 Leigh Kitchin WA WA vs SA
2021 Jye Bolton WA WA vs SA
2019 Josh Deluca WA WA vs SA
2018 Jye Bolton WA WA vs SA
2017 Ben Saunders WA WA vs Vic
2016 Jye Bolton WA WA vs TAS
2015 Ryan Davis WA WA vs SA
2014 Ashton Hams WA WA vs NEAFL
2013 Wayde Twomey WA WA vs VFL
2012 Paul Johnson WA WA vs SA
2011 Josh Smith WA WA vs Qld
2010 Luke Blackwell WA WA v VIC
2009 Brent LeCras WA WA v SA
2008 Ian Richardson WA WA v QLD
2007 Adam Hay WA WA v VFL
2006 Caine Hayes WA WA v SA
2005 Matthew Priddis WA WA v QLD
2004 Chris Bossong WA WA v VFL
2003 Luke Webster WA WA v SA
2002 Cory Johnson WA WA v QLD
2000 Brad Campbell WA WA v SA
1999 Rod Tregenza WA WA v TAS
1998 Dean Irving WA WA v SA
1997 Jon Dorotich WA WA v TAS
1996 David Snow WA WA v SA
1995 Craig Treleven WA WA v QLD
1994 Paul Symmons WA WA v SA
1993 Marty Atkins WA WA v SA
1991 Brendon Retzlaff WA WA v SA
1991 Paul Harding WA WA v VIC - State of Origin
1990 Ben Allan WA WA v SA
1990 Simon Madden VIC WA v VIC - State of Origin
1989 Jason Dunstall VIC WA v VIC - State of Origin
1988 Gerard Healy VIC WA v VIC - State of Origin
1988 Peter Thorne WA WA v VFA
1988 Ben Allan WA WA v SA
1988 Dwayne Lamb WA Adelaide Carnival - State of Origin
1987 Andrew Bews VIC WA v VIC - State of Origin
1987 Chris McDermott SA WA v SA
1986 Brad Hardie WA WA v VIC - State of Origin
1985 Dale Weightman VIC WA v VIC - State of Origin
1985 Craig Bradley SA WA v SA
1984 Brad Hardie WA WA v VIC - State of Origin
1983 Maurice Rioli WA WA v VIC - State of Origin
1983 Stephen Michael WA WA v SA
1982 Kevin Taylor WA WA v SA
1982 Mark Browning VIC WA v VIC - State of Origin
1981 (tie) Jim Krakouer WA WA v SA
1981 (tie) Gary Buckenara WA WA v SA
1981 Simon Beasley WA WA v VIC - State of Origin
1979 Graham Cornes SA WA v SA
1978 Peter Knights VIC WA v VIC - State of Origin
1977 Barry Cable WA WA v VIC - State of Origin*
1977 Max James SA WA v SA
1977 Graham Moss WA WA v VIC
1976 Glenn Elliott VIC WA v VIC
1975 Stan Magro WA WA v VIC
1974 Ron Alexander WA WA v VIC
1973 Peter Featherby WA WA v SA
1972 Ken McAullay WA Perth Carnival
1971 Peter Knights VIC WA v VIC
1970 Alan Stiles WA WA v SA
1969 Graham Farmer WA Adelaide Carnival
1969 Barry Cable WA Adelaide Carnival
1968 John Nicholls VIC WA v VIC
1967 Bill Walker WA WA v SA
1966 John McIntosh WA Hobart Carnival
1965 Bob Spargo WA WA v VIC
1965 Kevin Murray WA WA v VFA
1964 Bob Shearman SA WA v SA
1964 Derek Chadwick WA WA interstate tour
1963 Brian Sarre WA WA v VIC
1962 Roy Harper WA WA v SA
1962 Ray Sorrell WA WA v TAS
1961 Ray Gabelich WA Brisbane Carnival
1960 Allen Aylett VIC WA v VIC
1959 John Watts WA WA v SA
1958 Graham Farmer WA WA v VIC
1957 Ted Whitten VIC WA v VIC
1956 Fred Goldsmith VIC WA v VIC
1956 Graham Farmer WA WA v SA
1955 Fos Williams SA WA v SA
1954 Keith Harper WA WA v VIC
1953 Merv McIntosh WA Adelaide Carnival
1952 Merv McIntosh WA WA v SA
1951 Fred Buttsworth WA WA v VIC
1950 Gordon Maffina WA Brisbane Carnival
1949 Stan Heal WA WA v SA
1948 Kevin Curran VIC WA v VIC
1947 Frank Jenkins South Fremantle South Fremantle v Essendon
1946 Lou Richards Collingwood East Fremantle v Collingwood

* Cable's 1977 Simpson Medal was retrospectively awarded in 2007.afl.com.au wafl.com.au

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