The Neil Kerley Medal (formerly known as the Trabilsie Medal and later the Steve Hamra Medal) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

award given to the player(s) from the

West Adelaide Football Club West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the club's home base is Richmond Oval (South Australia), Richmond Oval (current ...

deemed Best & Fairest for the season. West Adelaide play in the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...

. In 2015, the WAFC board approved the change of the naming of the Best and Fairest Medallion as the Neil Kerley Medal to honour four time club B&F and two time premiership winner as a player and coach,

Neil Kerley Donald Neil Kerley (20 February 1934 – 29 June 2022) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He is best known for taking three clubs to four South Australian National Football League (SANFL) premierships over three decades as both a p ...

.WACF Honours Neil Kerley
/ref> Recipients: * 2019 Logan Hill & Thomas Keough * 2020 Isaac Johnson * 2019 Logan Hill * 2018 Kaine Stevens * 2017 Kaine Stevens * 2016 Chris Schmidt * 2015

Jason Porplyzia Jason Porplyzia (born 27 November 1984 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a former Australian rules football player with a Ukrainian background in the Australian Football League. He wore the number 40 for the Adelaide Football Club, and was k ...

* 2014 Jonathon Beech * 2013 Ryan Ferguson and Chris Schmidt * 2012 Ryan Ferguson * 2011 Steven Morris * 2010 Daniel Caire * 2009 Ryan Ferguson * 2008 Ryan Ferguson * 2007 Simon McCormick * 2006 Ben Haynes * 2005

* 2004

Luke Norman Luke Thomas Norman (born 16 December 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL). Norman was originally from Wangaratta and got selected by Melbourne with pick 68 in the 1994 ...

* 2003 Darren Bradshaw * 2002 Chris Chubb * 2001

Ben Hollands Ben Hollands (born 12 January 1978) is an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL). AFL career Hollands, who played in the 1995 Teal Cup for New South Wales, was initially recruited by the S ...

* 2000

Dion Myles Dion Myles (born 2 May 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the Sydney Swans between 1995 and 1997. Myles played eight games and kicked one goal for Sydney, debuting against Bri ...

* 1999 Tim Symes * 1998

Adam Richardson Adam Scott Richardson (born 20 August 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL). Prior to moving to ...

* 1997

Anthony Banik Anthony Banik (born 17 January 1973) is a former Australian rules football player who played in the Australian Football League between 1990 and 1994 for the Richmond Football Club. Banik went on to be player-coach for West Adelaide in the ...

* 1996

Brooke Fogden Brooke may refer to: People * Brooke (given name) * Brooke (surname) * Brooke baronets, families of baronets with the surname Brooke Places * Brooke, Norfolk, England * Brooke, Rutland, England * Brooke, Virginia, US * Brooke's Point, Palawan ...

* 1995

* 1994

Jamie Andriske Jamie is a unisex name. It is a diminutive form of James or, more rarely, other names. It is also given as a name in its own right. People Female * Jamie Anne Allman (born 1977), American actress * Jamie Babbit (born 1970), American film and t ...

* 1993

Mark Mickan Mark James Mickan (born 30 January 1961) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Mickan began his senior career with South Austr ...

* 1992

Leon Grosser Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

* 1991

Peter Banfield Peter Charles Banfield (born 21 January 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and the Brisbane Bears in the VFL/AFL, Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s, and with in the South Australian National Football ...

* 1990

Grantley Fielke Grantley Craig Fielke (born 18 March 1962 in Loxton, South Australia) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), and the Collingwood Football Club ...

* 1989

Neville Shaw Neville William Shaw (born 4 October 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Shaw, a Keon Park Stars recruit, was the youngest of three brothers to play for Collingwoo ...

* 1988

* 1987

Kieran Sporn Kieran Sporn (born 28 August 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with and in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1989-94. Career Originally from South Australia where he played for South Australian National Footb ...

* 1986

* 1985

* 1984

Des Herbert Desmond John Herbert (born 15 March 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Herbert, who had to make his way up through the thirds, was a member of the Colli ...

* 1983

* 1982

Ian Borchard Ian Alfred Borchard (born 5 August 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s. He also played for West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL ...

* 1981 John Kantilaftas * 1980

* 1979 Michael Gregg * 1978

Dexter Kennedy Dexter may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Dexter, the main character of the American animated series ''Dexter's Laboratory'' that aired from 1996 to 2003 * Dexter, a fictional character in the British Diary of a Bad Man#Main, web series ''Diar ...

* 1977

Trevor Grimwood Trevor Foster Grimwood (born 8 November 1948) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide and West Adelaide in the SANFL. Grimwood's first attempt at a career in the SANFL was unsuccessful, he was on the books for ...

(

Magarey Medal The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), as judged by field umpires. The award was created by Willia ...

winner) * 1976

* 1975

Bob Loveday Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to: Places *Mount Bob, New York, United States *Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica People, fictional characters, and named animals * Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Bob (surname ...

* 1974

* 1973 Bob Keddie * 1972 Greg Nicholson * 1971 Simon Fraser * 1970 Robert Day * 1969

Gary Wallis Gary Wallis is a British drummer, percussionist, drum programmer, producer and musical director. He has worked with a wide range of artists and bands, including Nik Kershaw, Pink Floyd, 10cc, Il Divo, Westlife, Girls Aloud, Atomic Kitten, P ...

* 1968 Rodney Pope * 1967

Trevor Hughes Sir Trevor Poulton Hughes, KCB (28 September 1925 – 8 September 2017) was a British engineer and civil servant. Born on 28 September 1925, he was in the Royal Engineers from 1945 to 1948 and then worked in engineering. In 1961, he entered HM ...

* 1966 Robert Day * 1965 Robert Day * 1964 Rodney Pope * 1963 Jeff Bray * 1962

* 1961

* 1960 Jeff Bray * 1959

* 1958

* 1957

Ron Benton Ronald Mark Benton (born 1937) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Benton made his debut for West Adelaide in 1955 shortly before his 17th birthday. ...

(

winner) * 1956 Stan Costello and Aldo Rossetto * 1955

Glynn Williams Glynn Williams (born on 30 March 1939 in Shrewsbury, England, UK) is a British sculptor. Once an abstract artist, he has worked in the figurative tradition since the late 1970s. Life After attending Wolverhampton College of Art in 1955, he work ...

* 1954 Colin Brown * 1953 Colin Brown * 1952

Jack Lynch John Mary Lynch (15 August 1917 – 20 October 1999) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 to 1979, Leader of the Opposition from 1973 to 1977, Minister ...

* 1951

Brian Faehse Brian Keith Faehse (8 October 1924 – 21 March 2021) was an Australian rules football player who played his league career with West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) between 1944 and 1956. He was born in Cumm ...

* 1950

* 1949 James Coad * 1948 Colin Brown * 1947

Bernie Smith Bernard Keith Smith (19 December 1927 – 21 April 1985) was an Australian rules footballer who represented in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s and 1950s. Smi ...

* 1946 Garth Burkett * 1945 Garth Burkett

References

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