Source: Michelson Medal - History of Football in the Bendigo District - John Stoward
Note - Naming has been standardised with this website and corrections may have been made (such as adding new years).
BENDIGO FOOTBALL LEAGUE
MEMORIAL TO LATE PRESIDENT
For the great service he rendered to the game and because of his exceptionaI popularity a suggestion was made to the Bendigo Football League on Wednesday night that the memory of the late President (Mr A. F. Wood) be perpetuated by a memorial. It was decided that this memorial Should take the form oi a medal to be awarded annually to the best and fairest player of the competition, under the lines of the Brownlow medal, which was competed for annually in Melbourne." (Riverine Herald 30-Aug-1929 p2)
MEMORIAL TO LATE PRESIDENT
For the great service he rendered to the game and because of his exceptionaI popularity a suggestion was made to the Bendigo Football League on Wednesday night that the memory of the late President (Mr A. F. Wood) be perpetuated by a memorial. It was decided that this memorial Should take the form oi a medal to be awarded annually to the best and fairest player of the competition, under the lines of the Brownlow medal, which was competed for annually in Melbourne." (Riverine Herald 30-Aug-1929 p2)
A. F. (Fred) Wood Medal (Best and Fairest)
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Bill Callaghan, Creswell Crisp, Bruce Jones, Norm Le Brun, Len Major | Castlemaine, Sandhurst, South Bendigo,Sandhurst, Rochester 1 |
| 1931 | Alf Firmer | Rochester 2 |
| 1932 | Stan Nicoll | Maryborough 3 |
| 1933 | Jimmy Davidson | Castlemaine 4 |
| 1934 | Bob McCaskill | Sandhurst 5 |
| 1935 | Ern Major | Rochester6 |
| 1936 | Bill Spurling | Kyneton 7 |
| 1937 | George Mumford | Golden Square 8 |
| 1938 | Frank Halloran | Kyneton 9 |
| 1939 | Elder Anderson | Kyneton 10 |
Arthur Cook Medal (Best and Fairest)
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Bob Dawson | Elmore 11 |
Best and Fairest
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Brian Walsh | Rochester 12 |
| 1948 | Heinz Tonn | Golden Square 13 |
| 1949 | Heinz Tonn | Castlemaine 14 |
| 1950 | Herb Zegelin | Rochester 15 |
| 1951 | Jim Wilson b1930 | Golden Square 16 |
Michelson Medal (Best and Fairest)
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kevin Curran | Sandhurst 17 |
| 1953 | Noel Evans | Sandhurst |
| 1954 | Eddie Jackson | Echuca |
| 1955 | Jim Byrne b1933 | Sandhurst18 |
| 1956 | Frank Fitzpatrick | Rochester |
| 1957 | Frank Fitzpatrick | Rochester |
| 1958 | Cliff Deacon | Kyneton |
| 1959 | Clive Philp | Kyneton |
| 1960 | Kevin Sparks | Kyneton |
| 1961 | Frank Maxwell | Rochester |
| 1962 | Ray Willett | Rochester |
| 1963 | Bob Vagg | Echuca |
| 1964 | Ian Burt | Kyneton |
| 1965 | Kevin Delmenico | Castlemaine |
| 1965 | Bill Serong | Echuca |
| 1966 | Derek Cowen | Castlemaine |
| 1967 | Derek Cowen | Castlemaine |
| 1968 | Colin Rice | South Bendigo |
| 1969 | Bryan Walsh | Sandhurst |
| 1970 | Kevin Shinners | Rochester |
| 1971 | Greg Kennedy | Eaglehawk |
| 1972 | Tony Southcombe | Golden Square |
| 1973 | Bernie McCarthy | South Bendigo |
| 1974 | Allan Williams | Eaglehawk |
| 1975 | Tony Southcombe | Golden Square |
| 1976 | Bruce Reid | Sandhurst |
| 1977 | Graham Clark | Kyneton |
| 1978 | Des English | Eaglehawk |
| 1979 | Eric Pascoe | Golden Square |
| 1979 | Peter Tyack | Sandhurst |
| 1980 | John Watts | Kyneton |
| 1981 | Michael Lenaghan | Sandhurst |
| 1982 | Greg Williams | Golden Square |
| 1983 | Greg Williams | Golden Square |
| 1984 | Garry Mountjoy | Northern United |
| 1984 | Marty Graham | South Bendigo |
| 1985 | Shane Muir | Kyneton |
| 1986 | Colin Dowsett | Golden Square |
| 1987 | Brendan Hartney | Sandhurst |
| 1988 | Rod Southern | Kennington/Strathdale |
| 1989 | Brendan Hartney | Sandhurst |
| 1990 | Damien Saunders | Kangaroo Flat |
| 1991 | Derrick Filo | Castlemaine |
| 1992 | Simon McLean | Sandhurst |
| 1993 | Ron Wicks | Kangaroo Flat |
| 1994 | Derrek Percival | Golden Square |
| 1995 | Frank Coghlan | Sandhurst |
| 1996 | Jamie Bond | Maryborough |
| 1997 | Chris Giri | Kangaroo Flat |
| 1997 | Robin Keck | South Bendigo |
| 1998 | Paul Frew | Golden Square |
| 1999 | Luke Adams | Castlemaine |
| 2000 | Reece Langan | Eaglehawk |
| 2001 | Lucas Matthews | Eaglehawk |
| 2001 | Paul Eyles | Castlemaine |
| 2002 | Matt Aston | Maryborough |
| 2003 | Matthew Fitzgerald | Gisborne |
| 2004 | Simon Elsum | Gisborne |
| 2005 | Luke Saunders | Gisborne |
| 2006 | Kain Robins | Eaglehawk |
| 2007 | Matthew Fitzgerald | Gisborne |
| 2008 | Shannon Milward | Eaglehawk |
Note - Original Source has Jim Byrne as Echuca 1955.
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