Port Adelaide's annual Best & Fairest event will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Friday 4 October with numerous awards to be presented.
Amongst the many prestigious awards handed out on the night is the John Cahill Medal, which is presented to the club's most outstanding player in the AFL.
The award is named in honour of Port Adelaide legend John Cahill, who won 14 premierships with the club as player and coach, and four best and fairest awards in his own right.
A host of SANFL awards, including the A.R. McLean Medal for the club’s best performed player in that competition, will also be handed out.
Here is your guide to the AFL and SANFL awards on offer.
John Cahill Medal
Named after: John Cahill – Port Adelaide’s first AFL coach and a man who coached and played in 14 SANFL premierships with the club between his debut in 1958 and the club’s step into the national competition in 1996.
Awarded to: the best performing Port Adelaide AFL player. Following the completion of each game, the panel of Senior Coach Ken Hinkley, each player’s respective line coach and General Manager – Football Chris Davies cast their votes. Each player’s performance is rated between 0-5, with a maximum of 15 and minimum of zero votes awarded per player, per game.
Previous Winners:
1997 Darren Mead
1998 Adam Kingsley
1999 Stephen Paxman
2000 Brett Montgomery
2001 Warren Tredrea
2002 Matthew Primus
2003 Gavin Wanganeen
2004 Warren Tredrea
2005 Warren Tredrea
2006 Brendon Lade
2007 Kane Cornes
2008 Kane Cornes
2009 Warren Tredrea
2010 Kane Cornes
2011 Travis Boak and Jackson Trengove
2012 Kane Cornes
2013 Chad Wingard
2014 Robbie Gray
2015 Robbie Gray
2016 Robbie Gray
2017 Paddy Ryder
2018 Justin Westhoff
2019 Travis Boak
2020 Darcy Byrne-Jones
2021 Ollie Wines
2022 Connor Rozee
2023 Zak Butters
Fos Williams Medal
Named after: Foster Williams – Port Adelaide’s legendary 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 club’s best team man as voted by the players. All players vote for three teammates on a 3-2-1 basis who best represent the team’s values throughout the season – both on and off the field.
Previous Winners:
1997 Brayden Lyle
1998 Brayden Lyle
1999 Josh Francou
2000 Matthew Primus
2001 Matthew Primus
2002 Josh Carr
2003 Josh Carr
2004 Michael Wilson
2005 Darryl Wakelin
2006 Brendon Lade
2007 Troy Chaplin
2008 Dom Cassisi
2009 Dom Cassisi
2010 Dom Cassisi
2011 Dom Cassisi
2012 Brad Ebert
2013 Travis Boak
2014 Travis Boak
2015 Travis Boak
2016 Jasper Pittard
2017 Tom Jonas
2018 Tom Jonas
2019 Travis Boak
2020 Travis Boak
2021 Travis Boak
2022 Travis Boak
2023 Willem Drew
Coaches' Award
Awarded to: the player who is deemed to be the most improved by the coaches.
Previous Winners: (As most improved)
1998 Warren Tredrea
1999 Warren Tredrea
2000 Roger James
2001 Josh Carr
2002 Chad Cornes
2003 Dean Brogan
2004 Kane Cornes
2005 Dom Cassisi
2006 Shaun Burgoyne
2007 David Rodan
2008 Travis Boak
2009 Robbie Gray
2010 Paul Stewart
(As coaches award)
2011 Tom Logan
2012 Tom Jonas
2013 Justin Westhoff
2014 Matthew Lobbe
2015 Brendon Ah Chee
2016 Jasper Pittard
2017 Sam Gray
2018 Dan Houston
2019 Darcy Byrne-Jones
2020 Trent McKenzie
2021 Karl Amon
2022 Connor Rozee
2023 Miles Bergman
Gavin Wanganeen Medal
Named after: Gavin Wanganeen – one of Port Adelaide’s youngest ever debutants in the SANFL, and certainly one of its youngest premiership players (in 1990), Wanganeen was drafted to Essendon where he played in the Dons’ 1993 flag and won the Brownlow Medal. He returned home to Port Adelaide for its first AFL season as captain in 1997 and was a John Cahill Medallist (2003) and premiership player (2004).
Awarded to: the best performing Port Adelaide AFL player under the age of 21 years.
Previous Winners:
2006 Danyle Pearce
2007 Justin Westhoff
2008 Alipate Carlile
2009 Travis Boak
2010 Jackson Trengove
2011 Hamish Hartlett
2012 Chad Wingard
2013 Ollie Wines
2014 Ollie Wines
2015 Ollie Wines
2016 Jarman Impey
2017 Sam Powell-Pepper
2018 Dan Houston
2019 Connor Rozee
2020 Zak Butters
2021 Mitch Georgiades
2022 Lachie Jones
2023 Jason Horne-Francis
Bruce Weber Memorial Trophy
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 finished third in the John Cahill Medal (since 2021)
Previous Winners: (since 1986 for the player who is regarded as the club's best team man in the SANFL by his teammates)
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
2018 Jack Strange
2019 Jack Strang
2020 (Not awarded due to club not participating in SANFL)
(Since 2021 for the player who finished third in the John Cahill Medal voting)
2021 Aliir Aliir
2022 Dan Houston
2023 Dan Houston
John McCarthy Award
Named after: John McCarthy – played during the 2012 season with the Power but passed away following an accident on an end-of-season trip in Las Vegas, USA.
In commemoration of: John McCarthy’s community work in the year he was with the club. Port Adelaide started this award to recognise a player who made an outstanding contribution to the community, external of the club’s existing programs, during the year.
Previous Winners:
2013 Jack Hombsch
2014 Brad Ebert
2015 Nathan Krakouer
2016 Jack Hombsch
2017 Jack Hombsch
2018 Justin Westhoff
2019 Travis Boak
2020 Justin Westhoff
2021 Travis Boak
2022 Sam Mayes
2023 Trent Dumont
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. He 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 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
2023 Nick Moore
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
2023 Trent Dumont
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 has been 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
2023 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
2023 Paul Rizonico
