Youngest Winners

The youngest 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
Des Fothergill	CollingwoodCollingwood	Copeland Trophy	1937	1920-07-15	17 yrs, 48 days
Des Fothergill	CollingwoodCollingwood	Copeland Trophy	1938	1920-07-15	18 yrs, 48 days
Kevin Murray	FitzroyFitzroy	Mitchell Medal	1956	1938-06-18	18 yrs, 75 days
David Clarke	GeelongGeelong	Carji Greeves Medal	1971	1952-12-31	18 yrs, 244 days
John Murphy	FitzroyFitzroy	Mitchell Medal	1968	1949-11-20	18 yrs, 286 days
Jack Dyer snr	RichmondRichmond	Jack Dyer Medal	1932	1913-11-15	18 yrs, 291 days
Harry Sheezel	North MelbourneNorth Melbourne	Syd Barker Medal	2023	2004-10-13	18 yrs, 323 days
Garry Wilson	FitzroyFitzroy	Mitchell Medal	1972	1953-07-17	19 yrs, 46 days
Tim Watson	EssendonEssendon	W.S. Crichton Medal	1980	1961-07-13	19 yrs, 50 days
Dick Reynolds	EssendonEssendon	W.S. Crichton Medal	1934	1915-06-20	19 yrs, 73 days
Graham Arthur	HawthornHawthorn	Peter Crimmins Medal	1955	1936-06-09	19 yrs, 84 days
George Holden	FitzroyFitzroy	Mitchell Medal	1908	1889-04-15	19 yrs, 139 days
Sam Kekovich	North MelbourneNorth Melbourne	Syd Barker Medal	1969	1950-03-11	19 yrs, 174 days
Leigh Matthews	HawthornHawthorn	Peter Crimmins Medal	1971	1952-03-01	19 yrs, 184 days
John Longmire	North MelbourneNorth Melbourne	Syd Barker Medal	1990	1970-12-31	19 yrs, 244 days
Simon Madden	EssendonEssendon	W.S. Crichton Medal	1977	1957-12-30	19 yrs, 245 days
David Ackerly	South MelbourneSouth Melbourne	Bob Skilton Medal	1980	1960-11-27	19 yrs, 279 days
Bob Skilton	South MelbourneSouth Melbourne	Bob Skilton Medal	1958	1938-11-08	19 yrs, 297 days
Nick Riewoldt	St KildaSt Kilda	Trevor Barker Award	2002	1982-10-17	19 yrs, 319 days
Stan Spinks	HawthornHawthorn	Peter Crimmins Medal	1932	1912-10-16	19 yrs, 321 days
Terry Leahy	MelbourneMelbourne	Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal	1966	1946-10-12	19 yrs, 324 days
Trevor Barker	St KildaSt Kilda	Trevor Barker Award	1976	1956-10-07	19 yrs, 330 days
Matthew Knights	RichmondRichmond	Jack Dyer Medal	1990	1970-10-05	19 yrs, 331 days
John Worsfold	West CoastWest Coast	John Worsfold Medal	1988	1968-09-25	19 yrs, 342 days
Percy Trotter	FitzroyFitzroy	Mitchell Medal	1903	1883-09-01	20 yrs, 0 days
Wally Johnson	FitzroyFitzroy	Mitchell Medal	1907	1887-09-01	20 yrs, 0 days
Len Thompson	CollingwoodCollingwood	Copeland Trophy	1967	1947-08-27	20 yrs, 5 days
David Dench	North MelbourneNorth Melbourne	Syd Barker Medal	1971	1951-08-23	20 yrs, 9 days
John Nicholls	CarltonCarlton	John Nicholls Medal	1959	1939-08-13	20 yrs, 19 days
Chad Wingard	Port AdelaidePort Adelaide	John Cahill Medal	2013	1993-07-29	20 yrs, 34 days
Clayton Oliver	MelbourneMelbourne	Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal	2017	1997-07-22	20 yrs, 41 days
Ivan McAlpine	FootscrayFootscray	Charles Sutton Medal	1927	1907-07-19	20 yrs, 44 days
Des Fothergill	CollingwoodCollingwood	Copeland Trophy	1940	1920-07-15	20 yrs, 48 days
Albert Collier	CollingwoodCollingwood	Copeland Trophy	1929	1909-07-09	20 yrs, 54 days
Michael Voss	BrisbaneBrisbane	Merrett-Murray Medal	1995	1975-07-07	20 yrs, 56 days
Tony Free	RichmondRichmond	Jack Dyer Medal	1989	1969-06-27	20 yrs, 66 days
Norm Sharp	GeelongGeelong	Carji Greeves Medal	1954	1934-06-23	20 yrs, 70 days
Kevin Murray	FitzroyFitzroy	Mitchell Medal	1958	1938-06-18	20 yrs, 75 days
David Thorpe	FootscrayFootscray	Charles Sutton Medal	1968	1948-05-30	20 yrs, 94 days
Guy McKenna	West CoastWest Coast	John Worsfold Medal	1989	1969-05-11	20 yrs, 113 days
John Hyde	GeelongGeelong	Carji Greeves Medal	1950	1930-04-11	20 yrs, 143 days
Jeremy Cameron	GWSGWS	Kevin Sheedy Medal	2013	1993-04-01	20 yrs, 153 days
Roy West	GeelongGeelong	Carji Greeves Medal	1961	1941-03-31	20 yrs, 154 days
Glen Jakovich	West CoastWest Coast	John Worsfold Medal	1993	1973-03-24	20 yrs, 161 days
Patrick Cripps	CarltonCarlton	John Nicholls Medal	2015	1995-03-18	20 yrs, 167 days
Barry Price	CollingwoodCollingwood	Copeland Trophy	1969	1949-03-08	20 yrs, 177 days
Kevin Bartlett	RichmondRichmond	Jack Dyer Medal	1967	1947-03-06	20 yrs, 179 days
Travis Cloke	CollingwoodCollingwood	Copeland Trophy	2007	1987-03-05	20 yrs, 180 days
Leigh Matthews	HawthornHawthorn	Peter Crimmins Medal	1972	1952-03-01	20 yrs, 184 days
Keith Johns	GeelongGeelong	Carji Greeves Medal	1922	1902-02-25	20 yrs, 188 days