Lou Richards Medal
The Lou Richards Medal is an annual Most Valuable Player award for the Australian Football League, based on votes from the Sunday Footy Show panel each week.
History
The Lou Richards Medal is named after the late Collingwood hall of famer and esteemed media personality Lou Richards. It was named in his honour due to his involvement in football—both on-field and in the media.
Voting
For each game during the home-and-away season, one Sunday Footy Show panelist will review the game and award votes to the best four players. These four players receive any number of votes up to ten based on the quality of their performance. Seven or eight are the most common scores given; ten votes, representing a supposedly flawless performance, is extremely rare.
List of winners
Year | Winner | Club |
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2000 | Wayne Carey | North Melbourne |
2001 | Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions |
2002 | Paul Williams[1] | Sydney |
2003 | ||
2004 | ||
2005 | Ben Cousins | West Coast |
2006 | Scott West | Western Bulldogs |
2007 | Brent Harvey | North Melbourne |
2008 | Brent Harvey | North Melbourne |
2009 | Gary Ablett, Jr. | Geelong |
2010 | Dane Swan | Collingwood |
2011 | Sam Mitchell | Hawthorn |
2012 | Jobe Watson | Essendon |
2013 | Gary Ablett, Jr. | Gold Coast |
2014 | Scott Pendlebury | Collingwood |
2015 | Sam Mitchell | Hawthorn |
2016 | Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong |
2017 | Dustin Martin | Richmond |
2018 | Tom Mitchell | Hawthorn |
2019 | Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong |
2020 | Lachie Neale | Brisbane Lions |
2021 | Clayton Oliver | Melbourne |
2022[2] | Clayton Oliver | Melbourne |
2023 | Zak Butters | Port Adelaide |
References
- ^ https://twitter.com/rhettrospective/status/1627872360488656899?s=20 [bare URL]
- ^ @footyonnine (28 August 2022). "Congratulations to Clayton Oliver, who for the second year running, has won the Lou Richards Medal for the Sunday Footy Show's player of the year". Retrieved 27 October 2022 – via Instagram.
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