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W. S. Crichton Medal
The Crichton Medal is the name given to the best and fairest award for the Australian rules football team the Essendon Football Club. The naming of the award is in honour of Wally Crichton, a former administrator for Essendon (who was a committeeman from 1926 to 1931, vice-president from 1932 to 1940, and president from 1941 to 1959). The voting system as of the 2017 AFL season consists of five coaches, giving each player a ranking from zero to five after each match. Players can receive a maximum of 25 votes for a game. Essendon's best-and-fairest award has been awarded since 1897, although records of winners between 1897 and 1921 are incomplete. The award was suspended during World War I. Recipients Multiple winners Notes * The best-and-fairest was first awarded in 1897; however, records from 1897 to 1921 are incomplete. * The Essendon Football Club did not participate in the 1916 and 1917 VFL seasons due to World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best And Fairest
In Australian sport, the best and fairest award recognises the player(s) adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition. The awards are sometimes dependent on not receiving a suspension for misconduct or breaching the rules during that season. In the Australian Football League (AFL), the Brownlow Medal is awarded to the player who, provided he has not been suspended during the season, receives the most votes from the umpires for being the Fairest and Best player in games during the home and away season. In each game, the umpires award three votes to the player they judge to be the best afield in that game, two votes to the second-best player and one vote to the third-best player. The votes are counted at a gala function on the Monday preceding the Grand Final. The eligibility of suspended or reprimanded players due to minor offences to win the award has frequently been questioned. Another "best and fairest" honour, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 VFL Season
The 1906 VFL season was the tenth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs, ran from 5 May until 22 September, and comprised a 17-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The premiership was won by the Carlton Football Club for the first time, after it defeated by 49 points in the 1906 VFL Grand Final. Premiership season In 1906, the VFL competition consisted of eight teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match. Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 14 rounds. Then, based on ladder positions after those 14 rounds, three further 'sectional rounds' were played, with the teams ranked 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th playing in one section and the te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 VFL Season
The 1919 VFL season was the 23rd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. For the first time since the peak of World War I, all nine senior clubs competed. The season ran from 3 May until 11 October, and comprised a 16-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The league's seconds/reserves competition – known as the Victorian Junior Football League – played its inaugural season. The premiership was won by the Collingwood Football Club for the fifth time, after it defeated by 25 points in the 1919 VFL Grand Final. Premiership season In 1919, the VFL competition consisted of nine teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match. Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 VFL Season
The 1918 VFL season was the 22nd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. Played during the final year of World War I, eight of the league's nine senior clubs competed, an increase of two from the previous year with only absent. The season ran from 11 May until 7 September, and comprised a 14-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The premiership was won by the South Melbourne Football Club for the second time, after it defeated by five points in the 1918 VFL Grand Final. Premiership season In 1918, the VFL competition consisted of eight teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match. Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 14 rounds. Once the 14 round home-and-away ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 VFL Season
The 1917 VFL season was the 21st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. Played during the latter stages World War I, only six of the league's nine senior clubs competed, with and returning after being in recess the previous year. The season ran from 12 May until 22 September, and comprised a 15-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The premiership was won by the Collingwood Football Club for the fourth time, after it defeated by 35 points in the 1917 VFL Grand Final. Premiership season In 1917, the VFL competition consisted of six teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match. Each of the six teams played each other three times in a 15 match home-and-away season (Geelong, Richmond, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 VFL Season
The 1916 VFL season was the 20th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. Played during the peak of World War I, the season was the smallest and shortest in the league's history, with only four of the nine senior clubs competing – , , and . The season ran from 6 May until 2 September, and comprised a 12-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring all four clubs. The season saw the introduction of district football, allocating players to clubs based on residential address, a system which formed the basis of metropolitan recruiting until 1991. The premiership was won by the Fitzroy Football Club for the sixth time. Despite finishing in last place in the home-and-away rounds with a 2–9–1 record, Fitzroy won its three finals, finishing by defeating by 29 points in the 1916 VFL Grand Final. Premiership season In 1916, the VFL competition consisted of four teams of 18 on-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 VFL Season
The 1915 VFL season was the 19th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured nine clubs, following the departure of after a seven-year stint in the league. The season ran from 24 April until 18 September, and comprised a 16-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The premiership was won by the Carlton Football Club for the fifth time and second time consecutively, after it defeated by 33 points in the 1915 VFL Grand Final. Withdrawal of University On 16 October 1914, three weeks after the end of the 1914 season, the University Football Club dropped out of the VFL and folded. The reasons given for this decision were: * Firstly, after three promising seasons in 1908–1910, University had become very uncompetitive, finishing last in 1911–1914, and losing its last 51 consecutive matches. * Secondly, the club had found it difficult to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 VFL Season
The 1914 VFL season was the 18th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured ten clubs, ran from 25 April until 26 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The premiership was won by the Carlton Football Club for the fourth time, after it defeated by six points in the 1914 VFL Grand Final. Premiership season In 1914, the VFL competition consisted of ten teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match. Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds. Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1914 VFL ''Premiers'' were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "''Argus'' system". Round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1913 VFL Season
The 1913 VFL season was the 17th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured ten clubs, ran from 26 April until 27 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The premiership was won by the Fitzroy Football Club for the fifth time, after it defeated by 13 points in the 1913 VFL Grand Final. Premiership season In 1913, the VFL competition consisted of ten teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match. Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds. Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1913 VFL ''Premiers'' were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "''Argus'' system". Round 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 VFL Season
The 1912 VFL season was the 16th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured ten clubs, ran from 27 April until 28 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The premiership was won by the Essendon Football Club for the fourth time and second time consecutively, after it defeated by 14 points in the 1912 VFL Grand Final. Premiership season In 1912, the VFL competition consisted of ten teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match. Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds. Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1912 VFL ''Premiers'' were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |