THE who's who of Port Adelaide will pour into the Adelaide Convention Centre on
Along with the club champion awards, a range of other merits
Many of the awards are named after significant clubmen too, so get up to speed with portadelaidefc.com.au's guide to the gongs. In part 2 we will look at the SANFL awards.
A.R. McLean Medal
Named after: Allan Robert Charles ‘Bob’ McLean OBE – after retiring at the end of the 1949 season, McLean served as Port Adelaide’s secretary and general manager. Was a former ruckman with the club prior to his long service in administration.
Awarded to: the best performing Port Adelaide SANFL League player. All Port Adelaide SANFL coaches, including Matthew Lokan, Chad Cornes, Trent Hentschel and Scott Thompson – voted on their top players on a 0-5 basis for each game. This means a player can be awarded a maximum of 20 and a minimum of zero votes for a match.
Previous Winners: (Since 1986)
1986 Martin Leslie
1987 Bruce Abernethy
1988 Greg Phillips
1989 Russell Johnston
1990 Scott Hodges
1991 Paul Northeast
1992 Nathan Buckley
1993 Troy Bond
1994 Tim Ginever
1995 Robbie West
1996 Scott Hodges
1997 Tim Ginever
1998 Bryan Beinke
1999 Darryl Poole
2000 Phil McGuinness
2001 Ryan O’Connor
2002 Corey Ah Chee
2003 Brett Ebert
2004 Kristian DePasquale
2005 Jeremy Clayton
2006 Jeremy Clayton
2007 Jeremy Clayton
2008 Jeremy Clayton
2009 Brad Murray
2010 Steven Summerton
2011 Mark Dolling
2012 Jeremy Clayton
2013 Sam Gray
2014 Steven Summerton
2015 Steven Summerton
2016 Kane Mitchell
2017 Brendon Ah Chee
Fos Williams Memorial Trophy – League Most Dedicated
Named after: Foster Williams – Port Adelaide’s defining coach, who first joined the club for the 1950 season and would build a remarkable golden age of the club in the SANFL. Under his watch, the club won nine flags and he is widely credited with establishing the perpetual values of the club, penning the famous ‘Creed of the Port Adelaide Football Club’ and coining its eternal mantra ‘We Exist to Win Premierships’
Awarded to: the most dedicated Port Adelaide SANFL player.
Previous Winners:
(since 1986 as most dedicated)
1986 Craig Lum
1987 Martin Leslie
1988 Tim Ginever
1989 Darren Smith
1990 Mark Williams
1991 Gary Smallridge
1992 Darryl Borlase
1993 Tim Ginever
1994 Stephen Williams
1995 Roger Delaney
1996 Michael Wilson
1997 Phil McGuinness
1998 Brian Leys
1999 Damien Brown
2000 Mark Clayton
2001 Shane Holmes
(as Fos Williams Memorial Trophy)
2002 Jared Ilett
2003 Mark Clayton
2004 Kristian DePasquale
2005 Kristian DePasquale
2006 Mark Clayton
2007 Justin Perkins
2008 Kristian DePasquale
2009 Justin Perkins
2010 Jarrod Young
2011 Daniel Kulikowski
2012 Jarrod Young
2013 Steven Summerton
2014 Ben Newton
2015 Anthony Biemans
2016 Luke Reynolds
2017 Jimmy Toumpas
Anthony Williams Memorial Trophy – League Most Courageous
Named after: Anthony Williams – son of Foster and brother of premiership coaches Mark and Stephen and sister Jenny, Anthony was a skilled Port footballer who passed away after a building accident in 1988. This award was minted in his memory at the end of the 1988 season.
Awarded to: the most courageous Port Adelaide SANFL player.
Previous Winners:
1988 Tim Ginever
1989 Stephen Williams
1990 Tim Ginever
1991 Mark Williams
1992 Darren Smith
1993 Darryl Borlase
1994 Stephen Carter
1995 Tim Ginever
1996 Darryl Poole
1997 Mark Clayton
1998 Alf Steed
1999 Mark Clayton
2000 Alf Steed
2001 Alf Steed
2002 Mark Clayton
2003 Corey Ah Chee
2004 Nigel Fiegert
2005 Mark Clayton
2006 Kristian DePasquale
2007 Levi Greenwood
2008 Daniel Elstone
2009 Daniel Elstone
2010 Kory Beard
2011 Luke Harder
2012 Daniel Kulikowski
2013 Daniel Kulikowski
2014 Tom Logan
2015 Tom Logan
2016 Anthony Biemans
2017 Joe Atley
Bob Clayton Memorial Award
Named after: Bob Clayton - Former General Manager of Port Adelaide in the AFL and SANFL and integral in the establishment of the club in the AFL.
Awarded to: a person in recognition of their service to the club's SANFL operations who demonstrates Bob Clayton's qualities of positive, honest, trustworthy, loyal and committed.
Previous Winners:(since 2011)
2011 Daniel Lees
2012 Adrian Settre
2013 John Settre
2014 Linda Crabb
2015 Garry Hocking
2016 Anthony Biemans
2017 Mark Clayton
The following are awarded but not presented on the night.
Bruce Weber Memorial Trophy – Best Team Man
Named after: Bruce Weber - President of the Port Adelaide Football Club from 1986-1992. Responsible for leading the club's first bid to join the AFL in 1990, and widely regarded as the catalyst for Port Adelaide's existence in the AFL.
Awarded to: the player who is regarded as the club's best team man in the SANFL by his teammates.
Previous Winners: (since 1986)
1986 Martin Leslie
1987 Stephen Curtis
1988 Russell Johnston
1989 Greg Phillips
1990 Greg Phillips
1991 Paul Northeast
1992 Tim Ginever
1993 Tim Ginever
1994 Stephen Williams
1995 Darren Smith
1996 Darryl Poole
1997 Darryl Borlase
1998 Danny Morgan
1999 Brian Leys
2000 Ricky O’Loughlin
2001 Corey Ah Chee
2002 Brayden Lyle
2003 Paul Evans
2004 Anthony Brown
2005 Anthony Brown
(since 2006 as Bruce Weber Memorial Trophy)
2006 Matthew Lokan
2007 Tom Carr
2008 Daniel Lees
2009 Corey Ah Chee
2010 James Meiklejohn
2011 Daniel Kulikowski
2012 Jarrod Young
2013 Sam Gray
2014 Anthony Biemans
2015 Louis Sharrad
2016 Paul Stewart
2017 Matthew Lobbe
Max Porter Memorial Trophy – League Most Consistent
Named after: Max Porter - a long-standing servant of the club in both League and Reserves football, working closely with Bob McLean to manage the expenditure of the club's football program.
Awarded to: the most consistent Port Adelaide SANFL player.
Previous Winners: (introduced 1987)
1987 Phil Harrison
1988 Darren Smith
1989 Simon Tregenza
1990 Simon Tregenza
1991 George Fiacchi
1992 Roger Delaney
1993 Roger Delaney
1994 Scott Spalding
1995 Rohan Smith
1996 Darryl Borlase
1997 Darren Smith
1998 Richard Ambrose
1999 Phil McGuinness
2000 Phil McGuinness
2001 Ryan O’Connor
2002 not awarded
2003 Craig Parry
2004 Corey Ah Chee
2005 Daniel Elstone
2006 Corey Ah Chee
2007 Joel Perry
2008 Joel Perry
2009 Brad Murray
2010 Steven Summerton
2011Mark Dolling
2012 Luke Slattery
2013 Kory Beard
2014 Steven Summerton
2015 Steven Summerton
2016 Kane Mitchell
2017 Jarrod Lienert
Best First Year Player
Awarded to: the Port Adelaide SANFL player regarded as the best playing in his debut season.
Previous Winners: (since 1986)
1986 Geoff Phelps
1987 Andrew Obst
1988 David Brown
1989 Adrian Settre
1990 Gavin Wanganeen
1991 Nathan Buckley
1992 Julian Burton
1993 Che Cockatoo-Collins
1994 Darryl Wakelin
1995 Clive Waterhouse
1996 Nigel Fiegert
1997 Brett Higgins
1998 Paul Vines
1999 Ricky O’Loughlin
2000 Corey Ah Chee
2001 James Wilson
2002 Brett Ebert
2003 Harry Miller
2004 Shayne Biasci
2005 Ivan Maric
2006 Mark Dolling
2007 Levi
2008 Kerren Hall
2009 Daniel Stanley
2010 Luke Carey
2011 Justin Hoskin
2012 Aseri Raikiwasa
2013 Jake Johansen
2014 Karl Amon
2015 Sidney Masters
2016 Nathan Rudloff
2017 Not awarded
