Sports award
The John Nicholls Medal (formerly the Robert Reynolds Trophy from 1934 to 2003) is an Australian rules football award given to the player(s) adjudged best and fairest for the Carlton Football Club for the season. The voting system as of the 2017 AFL season , consists of four coaches giving each player a ranking from one to four after each match. Players can receive a maximum of 16 votes for a game.[ 1]
John Nicholls was a champion ruckman who won the award five times from 1959 to 1967.
Recipients
Multiple winners
Player
Medals
Seasons
John Nicholls
5
1959, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967
Patrick Cripps ^
4
2015, 2018, 2019, 2022
Bruce Doull
4
1974, 1977, 1980, 1984
Craig Bradley
3
1986, 1988, 1993
John James
3
1955, 1960, 1961
Chris Judd
3
2008, 2009, 2010
Stephen Kernahan
3
1987, 1989, 1992
Brett Ratten
3
1995, 1997, 2000
Bob Chitty
2
1941, 1944
Bruce Comben
2
1957, 1958
Mickey Crisp
2
1934, 1938
Jim Francis
2
1935, 1940
Ern Henfry
2
1947, 1949
Jack Howell
2
1946, 1948
Wayne Johnston
2
1983, 1986
Trevor Keogh
2
1976, 1978
Anthony Koutoufides
2
2001, 2005
Justin Madden
2
1985, 1991
Marc Murphy
2
2011, 2017
Sergio Silvagni
2
1962, 1968
Stephen Silvagni
2
1990, 1996
Geoff Southby
2
1971, 1972
Jacob Weitering ^
2
2020, 2023
See also
References
General
Specific
^ "AFL Best and Fairest winners 2017: Who won your team's club champion award?" . Fox Sports Australia . News Corp Australia. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017 .
^ "Koutoufides named Blues' best" . ABC Online . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 9 September 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2016 .
^ "Whitnall named best Blue" . ABC Online . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 9 September 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2016 .
^ Phelan, Jason (11 September 2008). "Judd is Blues' B&F" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 8 August 2016 .
^ Boulton, Martin (29 September 2009). "Judd best of the Blues" . The Age . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 8 August 2016 .
^ Cullen, Mic (28 September 2010). "Judd wins Carlton's B&F again" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 8 August 2016 .
^ Edmund, Sam (5 October 2011). "Marc Murphy beats Chris Judd to Carlton's best and fairest" . Herald Sun . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 8 August 2016 .
^ Collins, Ben (2 October 2012). "Scotland the top Blue" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 8 August 2016 .
^ Edmund, Sam (1 October 2013). "Kade Simpson caps a career year by winning his first Jon Nicholls Medal" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 8 August 2016 .
^ Edmund, Sam (17 September 2014). "Bryce Gibbs nets Carlton best and fairest after outstanding season ahead of Marc Murphy" . Herald Sun . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 8 August 2016 .
^ Pierik, Jon (17 September 2015). "Patrick Cripps wins Carlton best and fairest" . The Age . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 8 August 2016 .
^ Pierik, Jon (9 September 2016). "Carlton's Sam Docherty claims maiden John Nicholls Medal" . The Age . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 10 September 2016 .
^ McGowan, Marc (22 September 2017). "Skipper recognised as best of the Blues" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond. Retrieved 22 September 2017 .
^ Beveridge, Riley (5 October 2018). "Cripps a runaway winner of Blues' B&F" . AFL.com.au . Telstra. Retrieved 5 October 2018 .
^ Beveridge, Riley (4 October 2019). "Superstar Blue joins club greats with third B&F in thrilling count" . AFL.com.au . Telstra. Retrieved 4 October 2019 .
^ Beveridge, Riley (19 February 2021). "No.1s quinella Blues' B&F count, top five surprises" . AFL.com.au . Retrieved 19 February 2021 .
^ Beveridge, Riley (14 October 2021). "Blues jet pips defending champion to win first John Nicholls Medal" . AFL.com.au . Retrieved 14 October 2021 .
^ Media, Carlton (30 September 2022). "Four-time Cripps reaches new chapter of Carlton history" . Carltonfc.com.au . Carlton. Retrieved 30 September 2022 .
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