Nichols_Medal

Nichols Medal

Nichols Medal

Add article description

The Nichols Medal is the annual award to the "best and fairest" player in Australian Rules football competition the Northern Territory Football League in the Northern Territory, Australia.[1] It is named in honour of Joseph W. Nichols MBE,[2] a long time administrator of Australian Rules football in the Northern Territory.[1] The first NTFL "best and fairest" was awarded in 1947, but the first award under the name "Nichols Medal" was made in 1949.[3] In 1993, the NTFL retrospectively awarded medals to players who had lost previous counts via the countback system.[4]

This article is about the NTFL best and fairest award. For the Carlton Football Club best and fairest award, see John Nicholls Medal. For chemistry award offered by the New York Section of the American Chemical Society, see William H. Nichols Medal Award.

Winners by season

1946 to 1975

More information Season, Player ...

[3]

1976 to 2018

More information Season, Player ...

[3] [5] [6] [7]

Multiple winners

The following players have won the Nichols Medal multiple times.

More information Medals, Player ...

References

  1. [1]
    "AFL Northern Territory: Joseph Nichols". AFL Northern Territory. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Supplement to The London Gazette, 13th June 1964" (PDF). The London Gazette. 13 June 1964. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Northern Territory Football League - NTFL History" (PDF). AFL Northern Territory. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Medallists". stmarysfc0.tripod.com. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. [5]
    "NTFL Best and Fairest Medals - All Grades League - YG". St Marys Football Club. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  6. [6]
    "Nichols Medal mark of Macca's top year". NT News. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  7. [7]
    "Nichols Medal Winners". AFL Northern Territory. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Nichols_Medal, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.