The Phelan Medal is an annual award given in the
Sydney AFL
AFL Sydney is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia. The AFL Sydney competition comprises 126 teams from 22 clubs which play across seven senior men's divisions, five women's divisions, a Master's Division ...
. It is awarded to
best and fairest player of the Premier Division competition each year and is named after former NSW League official James (Jim) E. Phelan (1860–1939). It is seen to be the Sydney AFL equivalent to the
Brownlow Medal
The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the "best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by t ...
.
The best and fairest player in the Sydney League was first presented an unnamed award in 1926. In 1932, Mr Aub D.S. Provan, the NSW Australian National Football League president donated a trophy titled the "Provan Trophy" to the winner. The name was changed to the Phelan Medal in 1937.
Due to the cancellation of the 2021 AFL Sydney season due to the COVID-19 outbreak across Greater Sydney, the medal was not awarded in 2021.
Phelan Medallists
Multiple winners
The following players have won the Phelan Medal multiple times.
Phelan Medal wins by club
See also
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Sydney AFL
AFL Sydney is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia. The AFL Sydney competition comprises 126 teams from 22 clubs which play across seven senior men's divisions, five women's divisions, a Master's Division ...
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Mostyn Medal
The Mostyn Medal is an annual award given in the AFL Sydney. It is awarded to best and fairest player of the Women's Premier Division competition each year and is named after Sam Mostyn, the first ever female AFL Commissioner.
At the completion of ...
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Bob Skilton Medal
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Brett Kirk Medal
The Sydney Derby, also known as The Battle of the Bridge is an Australian rules football local derby match between the two Sydney based Australian Football League (AFL) clubs, the Sydney Swans and the Greater Western Sydney Giants. As of Round ...
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Kevin Sheedy Medal
References
External links
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Awards established in 1926
Australian rules football in New South Wales
Australian rules football awards
1926 establishments in Australia