PORT ADELAIDE’s night of nights will take place at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Monday 9 October with the club to crown its best and fairest players for the 2023 AFL and SANFL seasons.
Among the awards, the John Cahill Medal will be presented to the player judged to be best for the club in the AFL while the A.R. McLean Medal will be awarded to the player deemed to be the best and fairest for the club in the SANFL.
Along with the club champion awards, a range of other merits are presented to those who are deemed to have excelled in each individual field.
Many of the awards are named after significant club people too. Here is our guide to help you get up to speed on the SANFL gongs on offer.
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 for more than 30 years. 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 and SANFL manager Shane Grimm 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
2018 Will Snelling
2019 Jack Trengove
2020 (Not awarded due to club not participating in SANFL)
2021 Sam Hayes
2022 Cam Sutcliffe
Max Porter Memorial Trophy
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 runner up in the A.R. McLean Medal voting (since 2021)
Previous Winners: (introduced 1987 for league most consistent)
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
2011 Mark Dolling
2012 Luke Slattery
2013 Kory Beard
2014 Steven Summerton
2015 Steven Summerton
2016 Kane Mitchell
2017 Jarrod Lienert
2018 Jimmy Toumpas
2019 Trent McKenzie
2020 (Not awarded due to club not participating in SANFL)
(Since 2021 awarded to the runner up in the SANFL Best and Fairest voting)
2021 Joel Garner
2022 Sam Mayes
Anthony Williams Memorial Trophy
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: Previously awarded to the most courageous Port Adelaide SANFL player, from 2021 will be awarded to the best SANFL contracted 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
2018 Jack Trengove
2019 Joel Garner
2020 (Not awarded due to club not participating in SANFL)
(Since 2021 awarded to the best SANFL contracted player)
2021 Campbell Wildman
2022 Nick Moore
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 operations who demonstrates Bob Clayton's qualities of positivity, honesty, trustworthiness, loyalty and being 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
2018 Steven Summerton
2019 John Settre
2020 (Not awarded)
2021 Bob O’Malley
2022 Alf Trebilcock
