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]

Winners by season

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1946 to 1975

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Season Player Team
1946/47 Leo Pon Darwin
1947/48 Bob Daniell Army/Navy
1948/49 Andy Nation Army/Navy
1949/50 Joe Sarib Darwin
1950/51 Steve Abala Snr. Darwin
1951/52 Denis Ganley Waratah
1952/53 Charles 'Bluey' McKee Waratah
1953/54 Bill James Waratah
1954/55 Bill Roe St Marys
1955/56 Neil Davies St Marys
1956/57 Harold Muir Working & Housing
1957/58 Ted Cooper Wanderers
1958/59 Joe Bonson Working & Housing
Terry Lew Fatt St Marys
1959/60 Joe Bonson Working & Housing
Peter Marrego Wanderers
1960/61 Jim Wilson Waratah
1961/62 Ted Cooper Wanderers
1962/63 Bertram Kantilla Waratah
1963/64 Walter 'Bennie' Lew Fatt Nightcliff
1964/65 Clifford 'Gympie' Lew Fatt St Marys
1965/66 Rusty Moreen Wanderers
1966/67 Leon Gregory St Marys
1967/68 Don Stokes Darwin
1968/69 Ali Muir Darwin
Maurie Ryan Wanderers
1969/70 John Pepperill St Marys
1970/71 Ken Bonson Nightcliff
1971/72 Pat Murphy St Marys
Keith Nickels Waratah
1972/73 Pat Murphy St Marys
Joe Daby Nightcliff
1973/74 Michael Graham St Marys
1974/75 no award (competition suspended)

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1976 to 2018

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Season Player Team
1975/76 Ronald 'Barney' Quall Darwin
1976/77 Basil Damaso Darwin
1977/78 Bill Bennett St Marys
Mark Motlop Nightcliff
Ian Wallace North Darwin
1978/79 John 'Bubba' Tye Nightcliff
1979/80 Hank McPhee Waratah
1980/81 Joe Daby Nightcliff
1981/82 Peter Ivanoff Waratah
1982/83 Tony Lehman North Darwin
1983/84 William 'Ninny' Briston Darwin
1984/85 Steve Thomson St Marys
1985/86 Damian Christensen St Marys
1986/87 Peter Ivanoff Waratah
1987/88 Steven Stokes Darwin
1988/89 William Rioli Snr St Marys
1989/90 Brently Hughes Southern Districts
1990/91 Michael Athanasiou St Marys
1991/92 Jason Jones Darwin
1992/93 Noel Long St Marys
1993/94 Jason Jones Darwin
1994/95 Joel Howes Wanderers
1995/96 Marty Christensen St Marys
Cyril Rioli Snr St Marys
1996/97 Norm Murphy Nightcliff
1997/98 Norm Murphy Nightcliff
1998/99 Adrian Collard Southern Districts
Tommy Weetra St Marys
1999/00 Kelvin Maher Southern Districts
2000/01 Kelvin Maher Southern Districts
2001/02 Bruce Jarmyn Southern Districts
2002/03 Ben Ah Mat Darwin
2003/04 Colin 'Tim' Karpny Wanderers
2004/05 Jarred Ilett St Marys
2005/06 Heath Culpitt St Marys
2006/07 Shannon Rusca Southern Districts
2007/08 Jarred Ilett St Marys
Warren Berto Nightcliff
2008/09 Iggy Vallejo St Marys
2009/10 Matthew Cannard Southern Districts
2010/11 James McNamee Wanderers
2011/12 Troy Coates Nightcliff
2012/13 Shane Tipuamantamerri Tiwi Bombers
2013/14 Peter MacFarlane St Marys
2014/15 Cameron Ilett St Marys
2015/16 Brodie Filo Nightcliff
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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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.