The Club Champion Award is the award given to the West Coast Eagles

West Coast Eagles

The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...

 player determined to have been the "Best and Fairest

Best and Fairest

Best and Fairest is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe the player adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition while not receiving a suspension for misconduct or breaching the rules during that season.In the...

" throughout an AFL

Australian Football League

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 season.

Fifteen individual players have won the West Coast best and fairest since the award was introduced for West Coast's inaugural 1987 season. The record of the most Club Campion Awards by an individual player is four which is held by Glen Jakovich

Glen Jakovich

Glen Jakovich is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles.Glen was recruited from South Fremantle in Western Australia and debuted in 1991 and played most of his career at the Centre Half Back position, in the number 27 gernsey...

 and Ben Cousins

Ben Cousins

Benjamin Luke "Ben" Cousins is a former Australian rules footballer, best known for his 270-game career with and in the Australian Football League ....

, who have both won the award four times. Both players also share the record for the most consecutive best and fairests, having both won three consecutive awards.

Voting procedure

Various procedures have been used by the match committee to determine the club champion:

• 1987: unknown
• 1988: unknown
• 1989–2001: The match committee collectively award three votes to the best player, two votes to the second-best player and one vote to the third-best player in each match.
• 2002–04: Each member of the match committee rates every player to a maximum of five votes for each match.
• 2005–: Each member of the match committee rates every player on a 5–4–3–2–1 basis for each match.

List of winners

Year	Winner(s)	Votes	Runner(s)-up	Votes	Third-place	Votes
1987 1987 West Coast Eagles season The 1987 VFL season was the West Coast Eagles' inaugural season in the Victorian Football League . The club was introduced to the competition as part of the VFL's expansion. Ron Alexander was appointed coach of the team and Ross Glendinning was appointed captain...	Steve Malaxos Steve Malaxos Stephen "Steve" Malaxos is a former Australian rules footballer and coach from Western Australia. While playing for Claremont in the WAFL, he won the 1984 Sandover Medal. Malaxos was an All-Australian with Claremont in 1986 and while he was with the West Coast Eagles in 1988...	229	Ross Glendinning Ross Glendinning Ross Glendinning was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League...	170	Chris Mainwaring Chris Mainwaring Chris Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League...	166
1988 1988 West Coast Eagles season The 1988 VFL season was the West Coast Eagles' second season in the Victorian Football League . John Todd was appointed coach after Ron Alexander was sacked and Ross Glendinning remained captain...	John Worsfold John Worsfold John Worsfold is a former Australian rules footballer who represented in the West Australian Football League and the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League . He also represented Western Australia in State of Origin matches...	111	Guy McKenna Guy McKenna Guy Lindsay McKenna is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is the current coach of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League . McKenna also played 267 games for the West Coast Eagles, including the 1992 and 1994 premiership wins...	101	Chris Mainwaring Chris Mainwaring Chris Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League...	74
1989 1989 West Coast Eagles season The 1989 season was the West Coast Eagles' 3rd season in the Victorian Football League . The Eagles finished 11th out of 14 teams, which was their worst-ever finish at the time.-Player changes:-Trades:...	Guy McKenna Guy McKenna Guy Lindsay McKenna is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is the current coach of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League . McKenna also played 267 games for the West Coast Eagles, including the 1992 and 1994 premiership wins...	36	Chris Mainwaring Chris Mainwaring Chris Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League...	30	Chris Lewis Chris Lewis (Australian rules footballer) Christoper Lockley "Chris" Lewis is a former Australian rules footballer who played over 200 AFL senior games for the West Coast Eagles....	26
1990 1990 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1990.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-Ladder:All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 154...	Chris Lewis Chris Lewis (Australian rules footballer) Christoper Lockley "Chris" Lewis is a former Australian rules footballer who played over 200 AFL senior games for the West Coast Eagles....	39	Michael Brennan Michael Brennan (Australian rules footballer) Michael Brennan is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the VFL/AFL. He was a member of their inaugural side and won premierships with the club in 1992 and 1994... Dwayne Lamb Dwayne Lamb Dwayne Francis Lamb is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the VFL/AFL. A utility player, he was often used as a ruck rover or in defence....	36	John Worsfold John Worsfold John Worsfold is a former Australian rules footballer who represented in the West Australian Football League and the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League . He also represented Western Australia in State of Origin matches...	35
1991 1991 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1991.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:...	Craig Turley Craig Turley Craig Turley is a retired Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL during the early 1990s.Turley had his best season in 1991 where he finished second behind Jim Stynes in the Brownlow Medal count, and won his club's best and fairest...	43	Guy McKenna Guy McKenna Guy Lindsay McKenna is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is the current coach of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League . McKenna also played 267 games for the West Coast Eagles, including the 1992 and 1994 premiership wins...	42	Peter Matera	41
1992 1992 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1992. The AFL Grand Final this year was won by the West Coast Eagles, who became the first non-Victorian club to win a Premiership.-Ladder:...	Dean Kemp Dean Kemp Dean Kemp is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League....	46	Chris Mainwaring Chris Mainwaring Chris Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League...	38	Glen Jakovich Glen Jakovich Glen Jakovich is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles.Glen was recruited from South Fremantle in Western Australia and debuted in 1991 and played most of his career at the Centre Half Back position, in the number 27 gernsey...	37
1993 1993 AFL season -Ladder:All teams played 20 games during the home and away season, for a total of 165. Each team also had two byes. An additional 7 games were played during the finals series.-Awards:*The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Gavin Wanganeen of ....	Glen Jakovich Glen Jakovich Glen Jakovich is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles.Glen was recruited from South Fremantle in Western Australia and debuted in 1991 and played most of his career at the Centre Half Back position, in the number 27 gernsey... Don Pyke Don Pyke Donald Lachlan Pyke is a former Australian rules football player, administrator and coach. He played for in the West Australian Football League and in the Australian Football League , and later served as senior coach at Claremont and assistant coach at...	34	Peter Matera Peter Wilson	31	Paul Harding	30
1994 1994 AFL season -Ladder:All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 165. An additional 9 games were played during the finals series. It was the first season that the AFL implemented a top 8 team finals series...	Glen Jakovich Glen Jakovich Glen Jakovich is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles.Glen was recruited from South Fremantle in Western Australia and debuted in 1991 and played most of his career at the Centre Half Back position, in the number 27 gernsey...	45	Don Pyke Don Pyke Donald Lachlan Pyke is a former Australian rules football player, administrator and coach. He played for in the West Australian Football League and in the Australian Football League , and later served as senior coach at Claremont and assistant coach at...	39	Guy McKenna Guy McKenna Guy Lindsay McKenna is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is the current coach of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League . McKenna also played 267 games for the West Coast Eagles, including the 1992 and 1994 premiership wins...	38
1995 1995 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1995.-Round 1:-Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:*This was the first ANZAC Day clash held between Collingwood and Essendon which famously ended in a draw.-Round 5:-Round 6:...	Glen Jakovich Glen Jakovich Glen Jakovich is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles.Glen was recruited from South Fremantle in Western Australia and debuted in 1991 and played most of his career at the Centre Half Back position, in the number 27 gernsey...	36	Dean Kemp Dean Kemp Dean Kemp is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.... Mitchell White Mitchell White Mitchell White is an Australian rules football player.Along with Glen Jakovich, White was a priority draft choice from WA in 1990. In 1996 he was outstanding after being switched to center half forward after being a defender for his whole career...	36	Guy McKenna Guy McKenna Guy Lindsay McKenna is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is the current coach of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League . McKenna also played 267 games for the West Coast Eagles, including the 1992 and 1994 premiership wins... Ryan Turnbull Ryan Turnbull Ryan Edwin Turnbull is a former Australian rules footballer. He played with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League from 1991–2001, playing in the Eagles' 1994 premiership side...	31
1996 1996 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1996.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-Lighting Premiership:...	Drew Banfield Drew Banfield Drew Banfield is a former AFL football player.Selected as the number 1 pick in the 1992 AFL Draft, Banfield was recruited to the West Coast Eagles, where he became one of their best clubmen and hardest-working defenders and utility players.He won the Eagles' Club Champion Award in 1996, as well as...	36	Chris Mainwaring Chris Mainwaring Chris Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League...	35	Guy McKenna Guy McKenna Guy Lindsay McKenna is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is the current coach of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League . McKenna also played 267 games for the West Coast Eagles, including the 1992 and 1994 premiership wins...	34
1997 1997 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1997.The Port Adelaide Power joined the competition.The Brisbane Lions also joined the competition after the merger of the and ....	Peter Matera	37	Dean Kemp Dean Kemp Dean Kemp is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League....	35	Chad Morrison Chad Morrison Chad Morrison is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Drafted to the West Coast Eagles as a compensatory pick in the 1995 Pre-Season Draft, Morrison made his debut as an eighteen year old in Round 1 against Fremantle in 1996, after staying in Melbourne to finish year 12... Paul Symmons Paul Symmons Paul Symmons is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League ....	33
1998	Ashley McIntosh Ashley McIntosh Ashley McIntosh was an Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. He played a total of 242 games for the club and is the son of former St Kilda and Claremont player John McIntosh....	39	Ben Cousins Ben Cousins Benjamin Luke "Ben" Cousins is a former Australian rules footballer, best known for his 270-game career with and in the Australian Football League ....	37	Fraser Gehrig Fraser Gehrig Fraser Gehrig is a retired Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League who played for the St Kilda Football Club and the West Coast Eagles... Chris Waterman Chris Waterman Chris Waterman is a former Australian rules footballer and has been a part of AFL football for over half of his life . Waterman's playing career started in Rossmoyne's junior football league where he was eventually recruited by the East Fremantle Football Club at the age of 15...	30
1999	Guy McKenna Guy McKenna Guy Lindsay McKenna is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is the current coach of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League . McKenna also played 267 games for the West Coast Eagles, including the 1992 and 1994 premiership wins...	36	Drew Banfield Drew Banfield Drew Banfield is a former AFL football player.Selected as the number 1 pick in the 1992 AFL Draft, Banfield was recruited to the West Coast Eagles, where he became one of their best clubmen and hardest-working defenders and utility players.He won the Eagles' Club Champion Award in 1996, as well as... Michael Braun Ben Cousins Ben Cousins Benjamin Luke "Ben" Cousins is a former Australian rules footballer, best known for his 270-game career with and in the Australian Football League ....	35	David Wirrpanda David Wirrpanda David Selwyn Wirrpanda is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League between 1996 and 2009...	34
2000	Glen Jakovich Glen Jakovich Glen Jakovich is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles.Glen was recruited from South Fremantle in Western Australia and debuted in 1991 and played most of his career at the Centre Half Back position, in the number 27 gernsey...	27	Dean Kemp Dean Kemp Dean Kemp is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League....	23	Chad Morrison Chad Morrison Chad Morrison is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Drafted to the West Coast Eagles as a compensatory pick in the 1995 Pre-Season Draft, Morrison made his debut as an eighteen year old in Round 1 against Fremantle in 1996, after staying in Melbourne to finish year 12...	21
2001 2001 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2001.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:Port Adelaide defeated Brisbane Lions 17.9 to 3.8 in the Final....	Ben Cousins Ben Cousins Benjamin Luke "Ben" Cousins is a former Australian rules footballer, best known for his 270-game career with and in the Australian Football League ....	30	Michael Collica Michael Collica Michael Collica is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League ....	17	Chad Fletcher Chad Fletcher Chad Fletcher is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League .-Early career:... Rowan Jones Rowan Jones Rowan Jones is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League....	16
2002 2002 AFL season -Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Ladder:All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176...	Ben Cousins Ben Cousins Benjamin Luke "Ben" Cousins is a former Australian rules footballer, best known for his 270-game career with and in the Australian Football League ....	341	Daniel Kerr Daniel Kerr Daniel Matthew Kerr is an Australian rules footballer.Kerr was recruited from East Fremantle Football Club and made his AFL debut in 2001 with the West Coast Eagles. He is a hard-running midfielder who is a vital part of the midfield at the Eagles.-Background:Kerr is of Anglo-Indian descent...	295	Chris Judd Chris Judd Christopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....	242
2003 2003 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2003.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:...	Ben Cousins Ben Cousins Benjamin Luke "Ben" Cousins is a former Australian rules footballer, best known for his 270-game career with and in the Australian Football League ....	303	Chris Judd Chris Judd Christopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....	269	Chad Fletcher Chad Fletcher Chad Fletcher is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League .-Early career:...	257
2004 2004 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2004.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-Wizard Home Loans Cup:The Wizard Home Loans Cup Final saw St...	Chris Judd Chris Judd Christopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....	355	Chad Fletcher Chad Fletcher Chad Fletcher is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League .-Early career:...	319	Dean Cox	271
2005 2005 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2005.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:...	Ben Cousins Ben Cousins Benjamin Luke "Ben" Cousins is a former Australian rules footballer, best known for his 270-game career with and in the Australian Football League ....	477	Chris Judd Chris Judd Christopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....	416	Dean Cox	411
2006 2006 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2006.-National Cup: 3.10.5 defeated 1.10.15 in the 2006 NAB Cup Final...	Chris Judd Chris Judd Christopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....	452	Darren Glass Darren Glass Darren Glass is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL's West Coast Eagles. He wears number 23 guernsey.He was recruited as the number 11 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft from Perth...	440	Ben Cousins Ben Cousins Benjamin Luke "Ben" Cousins is a former Australian rules footballer, best known for his 270-game career with and in the Australian Football League ....	429
2007 2007 AFL season The 2007 AFL Season was the 111th season of the Australian Football League, the highest-level professional Australian rules football league in Australia...	Darren Glass Darren Glass Darren Glass is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL's West Coast Eagles. He wears number 23 guernsey.He was recruited as the number 11 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft from Perth...	405	Adam Hunter Adam Hunter (footballer) Adam Hunter is an Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League for the West Coast Eagles. He currently plays for Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League.-Early career:...	369	Adam Selwood Adam Selwood Adam Murray Selwood is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.-Career:...	367
2008 2008 AFL season -Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5:-Round 6 :-Round 7:-AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match:-Round 8:...	Dean Cox	450	Quinten Lynch Quinten Lynch Quinten Peter Lynch is a West Coast Eagles Australian rules footballer. He mainly plays at full forward and centre half forward, and is a regular goal-kicker.-Career:...	360	Adam Selwood Adam Selwood Adam Murray Selwood is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.-Career:...	316
2009 2009 AFL season -Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Round 6:-Round 7:-Round 8:-Round 9 :-Round 10:...	Darren Glass Darren Glass Darren Glass is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL's West Coast Eagles. He wears number 23 guernsey.He was recruited as the number 11 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft from Perth...	340	Shannon Hurn Shannon Hurn Shannon William Hurn is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Hurn was selected in the 2005 AFL Draft and was listed by the West Coast Eagles...	329	Mark LeCras Mark LeCras Mark LeCras is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Mainly playing as a small forward, he led the West Coast's goalkicking in 2009 and 2010, and was named in the All-Australian team in 2010.-Early life:LeCras was born to...	328
2010 2010 West Coast Eagles season The 2010 season was the West Coast Eagles' 24th season in the AFL. The Eagles finished 16th and last to record their first wooden spoon in the competition, just four years after their premiership season of 2006...	Mark LeCras Mark LeCras Mark LeCras is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Mainly playing as a small forward, he led the West Coast's goalkicking in 2009 and 2010, and was named in the All-Australian team in 2010.-Early life:LeCras was born to...	294	Matt Priddis	286	Beau Waters Beau Waters Beau Waters is a player and the current vice-captain for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. He has played 82 games for the club after making his debut in 2004.-Early career:...	281
2011 2011 West Coast Eagles season The 2011 season is the West Coast Eagles' 25th season in the AFL. The team played their first match against the new Gold Coast team in Round 11, winning by 18 points.-Leadership group:...	Darren Glass Darren Glass Darren Glass is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL's West Coast Eagles. He wears number 23 guernsey.He was recruited as the number 11 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft from Perth...	398	Matt Priddis	398	Dean Cox	397