Fothergill-Round Medal
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The Fothergill-Round Medal is a VFL
award that is presented to the most promising young talent in the VFL competition. Named after Des Fothergill
and Barry Round
, the only two players who have won both the J. J. Liston Trophy
and the Brownlow Medal
, the medal has been awarded annually since 1989.
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
award that is presented to the most promising young talent in the VFL competition. Named after Des Fothergill
Des Fothergill
Desmond Hugh Fothergill was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League , and briefly in the Victorian Football Association ....
and Barry Round
Barry Round
Barry Round played for Footscray and South Melbourne/Sydney in the Victorian Football League between 1969 and 1985. Along the way, he played 328 games , won a Brownlow Medal in 1981 and was the Swans' first captain during the Sydney era...
, the only two players who have won both the J. J. Liston Trophy
J. J. Liston Trophy
The J. J. Liston Trophy is awarded to the best and fairest senior player in the Victorian Football League .-History:The VFA awarded the Recorder Cup from 1923 to 1941, and also ran a different award known as the VFA Medal .After a hiatus in 1942 to 1944 due to World War II, a best and fairest award...
and the Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
, the medal has been awarded annually since 1989.
Past winners
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Chris Owen | Preston |
| 1990 | Mathew Quirk | Oakleigh |
| 1991 | Ron De Iulio Ron De Iulio Ron De Iulio is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Australian Football League during the 1990s.A late comer to Australian rules football, De Iulio only switched from soccer at the age of 16... |
Box Hill |
| 1992 | Julian Shanks | Williamstown |
| 1993 | Adam Williams | Sandringham Sandringham Zebras The Sandringham Football Club, nicknamed The Zebras, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne that was formed in 1929 and plays in the Victorian Football League . The Zebras have a 5 year alignment agreement with AFL club St Kilda Football Club of which the first season was 2009... |
| 1994 | Bruce Cohen | Box Hill |
| 1995 | Mark Porter Mark Porter (footballer) Mark Porter is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and the Kangaroos in the Australian Football League .... |
Coburg |
| 1996 | Paul Dooley Paul Dooley (footballer) Paul Dooley is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League .... |
Williamstown |
| 1997 | James Puli | Werribee |
| 1998 | Andrew Shipp Andrew Shipp Andrew Shipp is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Dockers between 1999 and 2002. He was drafted from Springvale in the VFL as the 64th selection in the 1998 AFL Draft and played mainly as a forward.... |
Springvale |
| 1999 | Mark Passador | Springvale |
| 2000 | Michael Swan | Port Melbourne |
| 2001 | Kristian DePasquale | Coburg Coburg Tigers Coburg Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club based in Coburg, a northern suburb of Melbourne, and currently playing in the Victorian Football League. Coburg have an alignment in place with the AFL's Richmond Football Club which saw the Coburg club change its... |
| 2002 | Michael Firrito Michael Firrito Michael "Spud" Firrito is an Australian Rules footballer for the Kangaroos Football Club. He made his AFL debut in round 12 on the 13 June 2003. He played 2 games that year and the following year received a Rising Star nomination. Although primarily a defender, he has been used by the Kangaroos as... |
Box Hill Box Hill Hawks Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the Victorian Football League. It has an alliance with the Hawthorn Football Club which plays in the Australian Football League.... |
| 2003 | Aaron Davey Aaron Davey Aaron Davey is a professional Australian rules football player of Indigenous Australian heritage. He currently plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League .... |
Port Melbourne |
| 2004 | Adam Fisher | Sandringham Sandringham Zebras The Sandringham Football Club, nicknamed The Zebras, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne that was formed in 1929 and plays in the Victorian Football League . The Zebras have a 5 year alignment agreement with AFL club St Kilda Football Club of which the first season was 2009... |
| 2005 | Jackson Barling | Williamstown |
| 2006 | Jason Davenport Jason Davenport Jason Davenport is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Career:... |
Geelong |
| 2007 | Shane Valenti Shane Valenti Shane Valenti is an Australian rules footballer, who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League and currently plays for Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .... |
Sandringham Sandringham Zebras The Sandringham Football Club, nicknamed The Zebras, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne that was formed in 1929 and plays in the Victorian Football League . The Zebras have a 5 year alignment agreement with AFL club St Kilda Football Club of which the first season was 2009... |
| 2008 | Robin Nahas Robin Nahas Robin Nahas is an Australian rules footballer for Richmond in the Australian Football League .- Early career :Nahas played his junior football with the Oakleigh Dragons Football Club in the Moorabbin Saints Junior Football League, he then went on to play for the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup... |
Port Melbourne |
| 2009 | Michael Barlow Michael Barlow Michael Barlow is an Australian rules footballer. He plays with the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early career:... |
Werribee |
| 2010 | Michael Hibberd Michael Hibberd Michael Hibberd is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL.Hibberd was drafted by Essendon in the 2010 AFL pre-season draft after his second year in the VFL, where he won the Fothergill-Round Medal as the VFL's most promising young player.Hibberd... |
Frankston |
| 2011 | Ahmed Saad | Northern Bullants Northern Bullants Northern Blues Football Club is a long-established Australian rules football club based in Preston and currently playing in the Victorian Football League representing the central and outer areas of Melbourne... |