The Lou Richards Medal is an annual Most Valuable Player award for the Australian Football League, based on votes from the '' Sunday Footy Show'' panel each week.

History

The Lou Richards Medal is named after former Collingwood player,

Lou Richards Lewis Thomas Charles "Lou" Richards, (15 March 1923 – 8 May 2017) was an Australian rules footballer who played 250 games for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1941 and 1955. He captained the tea ...

. It was named in his honour due to his involvement in football, both onfield and in the media.

Voting

For each game during the home and away season, one '' Sunday Footy Show'' panelist will review the game and award votes to the best four players. These four players receive any number of votes up to ten based on the quality of their performance. Seven or eight are the most common scores given; ten votes, representing a flawless performance, is extremely rare.

List of winners

References

{{Australian Football League awards Collingwood Football Club Australian Football League awards 2000 establishments in Australia