The Gold Coast Suns Club Champion is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player(s) adjudged the best and fairest at the Gold Coast Football Club throughout the Australian Football League (AFL) season. The voting system, as of the 2017 AFL season, consists of five coaches giving an undetermined number of players a ranking from zero to five after each match. Players can receive a maximum of 25 votes for a game.[1]
The inaugural winner of the award was also the club's inaugural captain, Gary Ablett, Jr.
Recipients
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| Denotes current player | |
| Player won Brownlow Medal in same season |
| Season | Recipient | Votes | Runner up | Votes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Marc Lock | Matt Fowler | [2] | ||
| 2010 | Sam Iles | [3] | |||
| 2011 | Gary Ablett Jr. | 196 | Nathan Bock | 138 | [4] |
| 2012 | Gary Ablett Jr. (2) | 215 | Harley Bennell | 169 | [5] |
| 2013 | Gary Ablett Jr. (3) | 260 | Dion Prestia | 213 | [6] |
| 2014 | David Swallow | 240 | Tom Lynch | 233 | [7] |
| 2015 | Tom Lynch | 131 | Kade Kolodjashnij | 129 | [8] |
| 2016 | Tom Lynch (2) | 209 | Jarrod Harbrow | 129 | [9] |
| 2017 | Gary Ablett Jr. (4) | 126 | David Swallow | 106 | [10] |
| 2018 | Jarrod Harbrow | 390 | Touk Miller | 351 | [11] |
| 2019 | Jarrod Witts | 553 | David Swallow | 417 | [12] |
| 2020 | Sam Collins | 339 | Touk Miller | 335 | [13] |
| 2021 | Touk Miller | 562 | Wil Powell | 396 | [14] |
| 2022 | Touk Miller (2) | 566 | Noah Anderson | 504 | [15] |
| 2023 | Noah Anderson | 590 | Sam Collins | 563 | [16] |
| 2024 | Sam Collins (2) | 68 | Bodhi Uwland | 56 | [17] |
Multiple winners
edit| Player | Medals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Ablett Jr. | 4 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017 |
| Tom Lynch | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Touk Miller | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Sam Collins | 2 | 2020, 2024 |
References
edit- ^ "AFL Best and Fairest winners 2017: Who won your team's club champion award?". Fox Sports Australia. News Corp Australia. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Lock wins Club Champion award". Gold Coast Suns. 4 October 2009. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Our Story". Gold Coast Suns. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
September 2010 - Sam Iles is named as the Gold Coast Club Champion in their VFL season.
- ^ David, Greg (10 September 2011). "Gary Ablett wins Gold Coast Suns inaugural Best and Fairest award". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ "No surprises as Gary Ablett claims second successive Gold Coast Club Champion award". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Australian Associated Press (9 September 2013). "Gary Ablett wins Gold Suns club champion award". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Hamilton, Andrew (5 September 2014). "David Swallow breaks the Gary Ablett stranglehold on the Gold Coast Suns best and fairest". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Boswell, Tom (11 September 2015). "Tom Lynch wins Gold Coast Suns' club champion award". The Gold Coast Bulletin. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ Whiting, Michael (2 September 2016). "Back-to-back Suns crowns for Tom Lynch". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ Whiting, Michael (2 September 2017). "Still the champ: Gaz grabs fourth Suns B&F". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Club Champion: All the Winners". goldcoastfc.com.au. 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Jarrod Witts - 2019 Club Champion". goldcoastfc.com.au. 31 August 2019.
- ^ Cheadle, Josh (26 September 2020). "2020 Club Champion – Sam Collins". goldcoastfc.com.au.
- ^ "Touk Miller crowned 2021 SUNS Club Champion".
- ^ Cheadle, Josh (6 September 2021). "2022 Club Champion: Touk Miller". goldcoastfc.com.au.
- ^ "Noah Anderson crowned 2023 Club Champion". Gold Coast. Telstra. 3 September 2023.
- ^ Whiting, Michael (9 September 2024). "Star defender snares second Suns B&F crown, young stars finish top three". afl.com.au.