Syd Barker Medal

The Syd Barker Medal is awarded to the North Melbourne Football Club player who has been judged the best and fairest of the footy season. The award has been given out continuously since 1937. Before then it was known as the Syd Barker Memorial Trophy.

The award is named after Syd Barker who was a popular captain of the North Melbourne Football Club in 1915-1919, 1921 & 1927. He was a brilliant ruckmen of his time, starring in North Melbourne's 1910, 1914, 1915 and 1918 premiership sides, and captaining the famous "Invincibles" side that went undefeated in a record 58 games.

Recipients

^	Denotes current player
+	Player won Brownlow Medal in same season

Season	Recipient(s)	Ref.
1929	Cameron, CharlesCharles Cameron
1930	N/A
1931	N/A
1932	Patterson, JackJack Patterson
1933	N/A
1934	N/A
1935	Carter, WallyWally Carter
1936	Skinner, CharlieCharlie Skinner
1937	Carter, WallyWally Carter (2)
1938	Cordner, JockJock Cordner
1939	Dyer, SidSid Dyer
1940	Adamson, JimJim Adamson
1941	Findlay, BillBill Findlay
1941	Kennedy, GeorgeGeorge Kennedy
1942	Allister, JackJack Allister
1943	Kemp, DonDon Kemp
1944	Crawford, AlanAlan Crawford
1945	Foote, LesLes Foote
1946	Condon, DonDon Condon
1947	McKenzie, KeithKeith McKenzie
1948	O'Brien, DallyDally O'Brien
1949	Foote, LesLes Foote (2)
1950	Foote, LesLes Foote (3)
1951	Spencer, JockJock Spencer
1952	McCorkell, JockJock McCorkell
1953	O'Halloran, JackJack O'Halloran
1954	Brady, JohnJohn Brady
1955	Brooker, BobBob Brooker
1956	Edwards, JackJack Edwards
1957	Martyn, BryanBryan Martyn
1958	Aylett, AllenAllen Aylett
1959	Aylett, AllenAllen Aylett (2)
1960	Aylett, AllenAllen Aylett (3)
1961	Dwyer, LaurieLaurie Dwyer
1962	Serong, BillBill Serong
1963	Teasdale, NoelNoel Teasdale
1964	Teasdale, NoelNoel Teasdale (2)
1965	Teasdale, NoelNoel Teasdale+ (3)
1966	Teasdale, NoelNoel Teasdale (4)
1967	Dwyer, LaurieLaurie Dwyer (2)
1968	Dugdale, JohnJohn Dugdale
1969	Kekovich, SamSam Kekovich
1970	Cable, BarryBarry Cable
1971	Dench, DavidDavid Dench
1972	Montgomery, KenKen Montgomery
1973	Davis, BarryBarry Davis
1974	Rantall, JohnJohn Rantall
1975	Davis, BarryBarry Davis (2)
1976	Dench, DavidDavid Dench (2)
1977	Dench, DavidDavid Dench (3)
1978	Blight, MalcolmMalcolm Blight+
1979	Dempsey, GaryGary Dempsey
1980	Greig, KeithKeith Greig
1981	Dench, DavidDavid Dench (4)
1982	Glendinning, RossRoss Glendinning
1983	Glendinning, RossRoss Glendinning+ (2)
1984	Hodgeman, KymKym Hodgeman
1985	Larkin, MatthewMatthew Larkin
1986	Krakouer, JimJim Krakouer
1987	Larkin, MatthewMatthew Larkin (2)
1988	Larkin, MatthewMatthew Larkin (3)
1989	Martyn, MickMick Martyn
1990	Longmire, JohnJohn Longmire
1991	Martyn, MickMick Martyn (2)
1991	Sholl, CraigCraig Sholl
1992	Carey, WayneWayne Carey
1993	Carey, WayneWayne Carey (2)
1994	Schwass, WayneWayne Schwass
1995	Schwass, WayneWayne Schwass (2)
1996	Carey, WayneWayne Carey (3)
1997	Stevens, AnthonyAnthony Stevens
1998	Carey, WayneWayne Carey (4)
1999	Stevens, AnthonyAnthony Stevens (2)
2000	Bell, PeterPeter Bell
2001	Grant, ShannonShannon Grant
2002	Simpson, AdamAdam Simpson
2003	Harvey, BrentBrent Harvey	^[1]
2004	Rawlings, BradyBrady Rawlings	^[2]
2005	Harvey, BrentBrent Harvey (2)	^[1]
2006	Rawlings, BradyBrady Rawlings (2)	^[2]
2007	Harvey, BrentBrent Harvey (3)	^[1]
2008	Harvey, BrentBrent Harvey (4)	^[1]
2009	Swallow, AndrewAndrew Swallow^	^[3]
2010	Harvey, BrentBrent Harvey (5)	^[4]
2010	Rawlings, BradyBrady Rawlings (3)	^[4]
2011	Swallow, AndrewAndrew Swallow^ (2)	^[5]
2011	Wells, DanielDaniel Wells^	^[5]
2012	Swallow, AndrewAndrew Swallow^ (3)	^[6]
2013	Thompson, ScottScott Thompson^	^[7]
2013	Wells, DanielDaniel Wells^ (2)	^[7]
2014	Cunnington, BenBen Cunnington^	^[8]
2015	Goldstein, ToddTodd Goldstein^	^[9]
2016	Tarrant, RobbieRobbie Tarrant^	^[10]

Multiple winners

^	Denotes current player

Player	Medals	Seasons
Harvey, BrentBrent Harvey	5	2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010
Carey, WayneWayne Carey	4	1992, 1993, 1996, 1998
Dench, DavidDavid Dench	4	1971, 1976, 1977, 1981
Teasdale, NoelNoel Teasdale	4	1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
Aylett, AllenAllen Aylett	3	1958, 1959, 1960
Foote, LesLes Foote	3	1945, 1949, 1950
Rawlings, BradyBrady Rawlings	3	2004, 2006, 2010
Swallow, AndrewAndrew Swallow^	3	2009, 2011, 2012
Carter, WallyWally Carter	2	1935, 1937
Davis, BarryBarry Davis	2	1973, 1979
Dwyer, LaurieLaurie Dwyer	2	1961, 1967
Glendinning, RossRoss Glendinning	2	1982, 1983
Larkin, MatthewMatthew Larkin	3	1985, 1987, 1988
Martyn, MickMick Martyn	2	1989, 1991
Schwass, WayneWayne Schwass	2	1994, 1995
Stevens, AnthonyAnthony Stevens	2	1997, 1999
Wells, DanielDaniel Wells^	2	2011, 2013

References

General

"Honour Roll". NorthMelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
Downing, Gerard (1997). The North Story. Sydney: Playright Publishing Pty Ltd.

Specific

1 2 3 4 "Brent Harvey has re-signed for 2015, making it his 20th AFL season". Triple M. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
1 2 "Brady Rawlings–Player Inductee". Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame. AFL Tasmania. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
↑ Rucci, Michelangelo (2 October 2009). "Vince joins Adelaide club greats". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
↑ "Harvey and Rawlings share North Melbourne medal". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
↑ Murnane, Matt (6 October 2011). "Wells, Swallow share medal". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
↑ "Kangaroos captain Andrew Swallow snares his third Syd Barker Medal ahead of Scott Thompson". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
↑ Bowen, Nick (7 October 2013). "Wells, Thompson share North's best and fairest". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
↑ Ward, Roy (4 October 2014). "Ben Cunnington narrowly wins the Syd Barker Medal". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
↑ Matthews, Bruce (9 October 2015). "Todd Goldstein wins North Melbourne's Syd Barker Medal, Brent Harvey finishes fourth". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
↑ Bowen, Nick (7 October 2016). "North defender breaks through for maiden best and fairest". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 7 October 2016.

North Melbourne Football Club

History Records Captains Coaches Players Current squad Syd Barker Medal Leading goalkickers Captain: Jack Ziebell Coach: Brad Scott Nickname: Kangaroos

Home grounds	Arden Street Oval (1925–64; 1966–85) Coburg City Oval (1965) Sydney Cricket Ground (1979; 1999–2002) Melbourne Cricket Ground (1984–99) Manuka Oval (1998; 2001–06) Docklands Stadium (2000–present) Bellerive Oval (2012–present)

Premierships (4)	1975 1977 1996 1999

Seasons (89)	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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known as Kangaroos Football Club from 1999–2007

Syd Barker Medal · North Melbourne Football Club best and fairest winners

1929: Cameron
1930: N/A
1931: N/A
1932: Patterson
1933: N/A
1934: N/A
1935: Carter
1936: Skinner
1937: Carter
1938: Cordner
1939: Dyer
1940: Adamson
1941: Kennedy/Findlay
1942: Allister
1943: Kemp
1944: Crawford
1945: Foote
1946: Condon
1947: McKenzie
1948: O'Brien
1949: Foote
1950: Foote
1951: Spencer
1952: McCorkell
1953: O'Halloran
1954: Brady
1955: Brooker
1956: Edwards
1957: B. Martyn
1958: Aylett
1959: Aylett
1960: Aylett
1961: Dwyer
1962: Serong
1963: Teasdale
1964: Teasdale
1965: Teasdale
1966: Teasdale
1967: Dwyer
1968: Dugdale
1969: Kekovich
1970: Cable
1971: Dench
1972: Montgomery
1973: Davis
1974: Rantall
1975: Davis
1976: Dench
1977: Dench
1978: Blight
1979: Dempsey
1980: Greig
1981: Dench
1982: Glendinning
1983: Glendinning
1984: Hodgeman
1985: Larkin
1986: Krakouer
1987: Larkin
1988: Larkin
1989: M. Martyn
1990: Longmire
1991: Sholl/M. Martyn
1992: Carey
1993: Carey
1994: Schwass
1995: Schwass
1996: Carey
1997: Stevens
1998: Carey
1999: Stevens
2000: Bell
2001: Grant
2002: Simpson
2003: Harvey
2004: Rawlings
2005: Harvey
2006: Rawlings
2007: Harvey
2008: Harvey
2009: Swallow
2010: Harvey/Rawlings
2011: Wells/Swallow
2012: Swallow
2013: Wells/Thompson
2014: Cunnington
2015: Goldstein
2016: Tarrant

Best and fairest awards in the Australian Football League

Current awards	Brownlow Medal (league-wide) Malcolm Blight Medal (Adelaide) Merrett–Murray Medal (Brisbane Lions) John Nicholls Medal (Carlton) Copeland Trophy (Collingwood) W. S. Crichton Medal (Essendon) Doig Medal (Fremantle) Carji Greeves Medal (Geelong) Gold Coast Suns Club Champion (Gold Coast) Kevin Sheedy Medal (Greater Western Sydney) Peter Crimmins Medal (Hawthorn) Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal (Melbourne) Syd Barker Medal (North Melbourne) John Cahill Medal (Port Adelaide) Jack Dyer Medal (Richmond) Trevor Barker Award (St Kilda) Bob Skilton Medal (Sydney) John Worsfold Medal (West Coast) Charles Sutton Medal (Western Bulldogs)

Former awards	Brisbane Bears Club Champion (Brisbane Bears) Mitchell Medal (Fitzroy)

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