Tomkins Medal


The Tomkins Medal was an Australian rules football honour awarded from 1939 to 2008 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League under-19 competition, as judged by field umpires. It was named after Horace W. Tomkins, past League administrator, League life member, junior football ambassador and Secretary of the West Torrens Football Club. From 1936 to 1938, the award was known as the O'Halloran Medal.

Winners

O'Halloran Medal

YearNameClub
1936Jack ButlerNorwood
1937Allan TelferNorth Adelaide
1938Des CrawleySturt

Tomkins Medal

YearNameClub
1939Des CrawleySturt
1940Reg HogbenNorth Adelaide
1941Allan CrabbGlenelg
1942-1944No Award
1945Jim DeaneSouth Adelaide
1946Ken McGregorWest Adelaide
1947Ken McGregorWest Adelaide
1948Glyn WilliamsWest Adelaide
1949Ray WhitakerPort Adelaide
1950Lloyd WestonNorth Adelaide
1951A. RosettoWest Adelaide
1952Neville HayesPort Adelaide
1953Vincent CopleyPort Adelaide
1954M. MeredithPort Adelaide
1955B. CarrSouth Adelaide
1956Jeff BrayWest Adelaide
1957Barry PottsNorth Adelaide
1958G. GreenSturt
1959Bob SimunsenWoodville
1960C. HuntGlenelg
1961Graeme FarrellNorth Adelaide
1962Jon BurtonNorwood
1963Jon BurtonNorwood
1964Brian WoodcockNorwood
1965P. BitmeadWest Adelaide
1966O. VickWest Torrens
1967N. WortleyGlenelg
1968R. HooperWest Adelaide
1969John PayneNorth Adelaide
1970Kym StoddartCentral District
1971J. CrouchPort Adelaide
1972Neil CraigNorwood
1973Wilbur WilsonCentral District
1974Wayne HughesCentral District
1975S. CarrWest Torrens
1976Wayne SlatterySouth Adelaide
1977Leon GrosserWest Adelaide
1978Brenton GrahamCentral District
1979Kim KlompSturt
1980Duncan FosdikeNorwood
1981Dean RenfreyNorwood
1982Steve GoldsworthyNorwood
1983C. DewhirstSouth Adelaide
1984G. ArgusSturt
1985J. RoePort Adelaide
1986Craig GriffithsCentral District
1987J. JamesSturt
1988Craig VozzoWest Adelaide
1989Paul HicksCentral District
1990Michael KingNorwood
1991Dale BettermanNorwood
1992A. RowettGlenelg
1993 tiedD. FlesfaderGlenelg
1993 tiedC. VoicePort Adelaide
1994L. BettisSouth Adelaide
1995Damien KingNorwood
1996Dwayne PoveyNorwood
1997Adam O'HaraWoodville-West Torrens
1998Matthew KriegCentral District
1999Greg ChapmanWoodville-West Torrens
2000B. WilcoxPort Adelaide Magpies
2001Adam MerrettGlenelg
2002Tom ChadwickWest Adelaide
2003Lee SaundersSouth Adelaide
2004Bradley HunterSouth Adelaide
2005 tiedBlake WegenerWest Adelaide
2005 tiedGlenn DundovicWest Adelaide
2006Samuel McDonaldWest Adelaide
2007Kieran FlaniganSturt
2008Shane HarrisWoodville-West Torrens