Oldest Winners

The oldest players to win their club's best and fairest award. Ages are taken on 1 September of the award year, as the exact award dates are not recorded.

Season

Team

1,439 results

Player	Team	Award	Year	Born	Age at Win
Jimmy Adamson	North MelbourneNorth Melbourne	Syd Barker Medal	1940	1905-08-01	35 yrs, 31 days
Billy McCarter	GeelongGeelong	Carji Greeves Medal	1923	1888-10-23	34 yrs, 313 days
James Hird	EssendonEssendon	W.S. Crichton Medal	2007	1973-02-04	34 yrs, 209 days
Horrie Clover	CarltonCarlton	John Nicholls Medal	1929	1895-03-20	34 yrs, 165 days
Jock McCorkell	North MelbourneNorth Melbourne	Syd Barker Medal	1952	1918-07-02	34 yrs, 61 days
Bruce Doull	CarltonCarlton	John Nicholls Medal	1984	1950-09-11	33 yrs, 356 days
Sam Mitchell	HawthornHawthorn	Peter Crimmins Medal	2016	1982-10-12	33 yrs, 325 days
Jack Gunston	HawthornHawthorn	Peter Crimmins Medal	2025	1991-10-16	33 yrs, 320 days
Vic Thorp	RichmondRichmond	Jack Dyer Medal	1924	1890-10-25	33 yrs, 312 days
Max Gawn	MelbourneMelbourne	Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal	2025	1991-12-30	33 yrs, 245 days
Horrie Jenkin	FitzroyFitzroy	Mitchell Medal	1926	1893-02-14	33 yrs, 199 days
Jack Titus	RichmondRichmond	Jack Dyer Medal	1941	1908-03-09	33 yrs, 176 days
Bill Hutchison	EssendonEssendon	W.S. Crichton Medal	1956	1923-04-28	33 yrs, 126 days
Hughie James	RichmondRichmond	Jack Dyer Medal	1923	1890-05-04	33 yrs, 120 days
Gary Ablett jnr	Gold CoastGold Coast	Gold Coast Suns Club Champion	2017	1984-05-14	33 yrs, 110 days
Henry Young	GeelongGeelong	Carji Greeves Medal	1906	1873-05-16	33 yrs, 108 days
Syd Coventry	CollingwoodCollingwood	Copeland Trophy	1932	1899-06-13	33 yrs, 80 days
Andrew McKay	CarltonCarlton	John Nicholls Medal	2003	1970-07-14	33 yrs, 49 days
Billy McCarter	GeelongGeelong	Carji Greeves Medal	1921	1888-10-23	32 yrs, 313 days
Phonse Kyne	CollingwoodCollingwood	Copeland Trophy	1948	1915-10-29	32 yrs, 308 days
Jack Dyer snr	RichmondRichmond	Jack Dyer Medal	1946	1913-11-15	32 yrs, 290 days
Alan Johnson	MelbourneMelbourne	Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal	1989	1956-11-20	32 yrs, 285 days
Aaron Sandilands	FremantleFremantle	Doig Medal	2015	1982-12-06	32 yrs, 269 days
Lenny Hayes	St KildaSt Kilda	Trevor Barker Award	2012	1980-01-14	32 yrs, 231 days
Anthony Koutoufides	CarltonCarlton	John Nicholls Medal	2005	1973-01-18	32 yrs, 226 days
Paul Salmon	HawthornHawthorn	Peter Crimmins Medal	1997	1965-01-20	32 yrs, 224 days
Dayne Zorko	BrisbaneBrisbane	Merrett-Murray Medal	2021	1989-02-09	32 yrs, 204 days
John Dugdale	North MelbourneNorth Melbourne	Syd Barker Medal	1968	1936-03-08	32 yrs, 177 days
Matthew Richardson	RichmondRichmond	Jack Dyer Medal	2007	1975-03-19	32 yrs, 166 days
Todd Viney	MelbourneMelbourne	Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal	1998	1966-03-30	32 yrs, 155 days
Jeremy McGovern	West CoastWest Coast	John Worsfold Medal	2024	1992-04-15	32 yrs, 139 days
Bill Hutchison	EssendonEssendon	W.S. Crichton Medal	1955	1923-04-28	32 yrs, 126 days
Brent Harvey	North MelbourneNorth Melbourne	Syd Barker Medal	2010	1978-05-14	32 yrs, 110 days
Henry Young	GeelongGeelong	Carji Greeves Medal	1905	1873-05-16	32 yrs, 108 days
Heath Scotland	CarltonCarlton	John Nicholls Medal	2012	1980-07-21	32 yrs, 42 days
Barry Davis	North MelbourneNorth Melbourne	Syd Barker Medal	1975	1943-09-15	31 yrs, 351 days
Reg Garvin	St KildaSt Kilda	Trevor Barker Award	1944	1912-09-19	31 yrs, 348 days
Frank Maher	EssendonEssendon	W.S. Crichton Medal	1927	1895-09-22	31 yrs, 344 days
Gordon Coventry	CollingwoodCollingwood	Copeland Trophy	1933	1901-09-25	31 yrs, 341 days
Justin Westhoff	Port AdelaidePort Adelaide	John Cahill Medal	2018	1986-10-01	31 yrs, 335 days
Nick Riewoldt	St KildaSt Kilda	Trevor Barker Award	2014	1982-10-17	31 yrs, 319 days
Phonse Kyne	CollingwoodCollingwood	Copeland Trophy	1947	1915-10-29	31 yrs, 307 days
Ollie Grieve	CarltonCarlton	John Nicholls Medal	1952	1920-10-30	31 yrs, 307 days
Ern Utting	HawthornHawthorn	Peter Crimmins Medal	1929	1897-10-31	31 yrs, 305 days
Keith Drinan	St KildaSt Kilda	Trevor Barker Award	1956	1924-11-13	31 yrs, 293 days
Allan La Fontaine	MelbourneMelbourne	Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal	1942	1910-12-15	31 yrs, 260 days
Adam Goodes	SydneySydney	Bob Skilton Medal	2011	1980-01-08	31 yrs, 236 days
Paul Salmon	HawthornHawthorn	Peter Crimmins Medal	1996	1965-01-20	31 yrs, 225 days
Barry Round	South MelbourneSouth Melbourne	Bob Skilton Medal	1981	1950-01-26	31 yrs, 218 days
Teddy Rankin	GeelongGeelong	Carji Greeves Medal	1903	1872-03-11	31 yrs, 174 days