Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal

The Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal is a Victorian Football League (VFL) award that is presented to the most promising young talent in the VFL competition (previously the Victorian Football Association until 1995).

The medal has been awarded annually since 1989.[1] It was originally named the Fothergill–Round Medal after Des Fothergill and Barry Round, who at the time were the only two players to have won both the J. J. Liston Trophy (or one of its predecessors) and the Brownlow Medal; it was renamed the Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal in 2018 to also recognise Sam Mitchell, the third player to achieve the feat.[2]

Winners

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Year Player Team Ref
1989 Chris Owen Preston
1990 Mathew Quirk Oakleigh
1991 Ron De Iulio Box Hill
1992 Julian Shanks Williamstown
1993 Adam Williams Sandringham
1994 Bruce Cohen Box Hill
1995 Mark Porter Coburg
1996 Paul Dooley Williamstown
1997 James Puli Werribee
1998 Andrew Shipp Springvale [3]
1999 Mark Passador Springvale
2000 Michael Swan Port Melbourne
2001 Kristian DePasquale Coburg
2002 Michael Firrito Box Hill
2003 Aaron Davey Port Melbourne
2004 Adam Fisher Sandringham
2005 Jackson Barling Williamstown
2006 Jason Davenport Geelong
2007 Shane Valenti Sandringham
2008 Robin Nahas Port Melbourne [4]
2009 Michael Barlow Werribee [5]
2010 Michael Hibberd Frankston [6]
2011 Ahmed Saad Northern Bullants [7]
2012 Dean Towers North Ballarat [8]
2013 Kane Lambert Northern Blues [9]
2014 Nic Newman Frankston [10]
2015 Adam Marcon Williamstown [11]
2016 Luke Ryan Coburg [12]
2017 Bayley Fritsch Casey [13]
2018 Josh Corbett Werribee [14]
2019 Jake Riccardi Werribee [15]
2020 not awarded due to season cancelled [16]
2021 Charlie Dean Williamstown [17]
2022 Ethan Phillips Port Melbourne [18]
2023 Sam Clohesy Werribee [19]
2024 Sam Davidson Richmond [20]

References

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  1. ^ VFL Record RD 18 – Fothergill Round Medallist
  2. ^ Paul Amy (30 August 2018). "VFL 2018: the VFL's Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal is a ticket to the AFL". Leader. Melbourne. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ^ Reid, Russell (10 May 1999). "Shipp Turns In Blinder Of A Third Game". The West Australian. West Australian Newspapers Limited. p. 3.
  4. ^ Edmund, Sam (20 December 2009). "Lucky Robin Nahas has stolen Tiger hearts". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Michael Barlow wins prestigious award". WerribeeFC.com.au. Sports TG. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ^ Amy, Paul (23 August 2010). "Hibberd VFL's most promising". Leader. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  7. ^ Vaughan, Roger; Lienert, Sam (7 October 2011). "Saad stars at AFL draft". The Age. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  8. ^ Landsberger, Sam (5 September 2012). "North Ballarat gun Dean Towers the hottest AFL prospect from the VFL". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  9. ^ Lodge, Matthew (2 September 2013). "Lambert the VFL rising star". northernbluesfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Newman wins Fothergill-Round Medal". VFL.com.au. Sports TG. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  11. ^ Jenkinson, Lance (9 September 2015). "Seagull claims Fothergill-Round Medal". Star Weekly. Domain Media. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  12. ^ Cavanagh, Chris (14 September 2016). "Coburg defender Luke Ryan bound for AFL level after claiming VFL's Fothergill-Round Medal". Moreland Leader. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  13. ^ Prime, Toby (13 September 2017). "Casey Demons forward Bayley Fritsch named Fothergill-Round Medal winner". Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  14. ^ Hardeman, Sean (11 September 2018). "Josh Corbett was awarded the Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal at the VFL's gala dinner". The Standard. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  15. ^ Beveridge, Riley (12 September 2019). "Will VFL history repeat with 14 straight years of draft success?". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  16. ^ Twomey, Callum (8 July 2020). "VFL forced to cancel season after COVID spike". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  17. ^ Laughton, Max (7 October 2021). "The next draft bolter? Young gun defender claims VFL award that suggests AFL success". Fox Sports. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  18. ^ "2022 VFL and VFLW Awards: Gribble and Nanscawen go back-to-back". afl.com.au. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  19. ^ "2023 VFL and VFLW Awards: Lyons wins Liston; three-way tie for Lambert-Pearce". afl.com.au. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  20. ^ "DOMination: Brew runs away with J.J. Liston Trophy; Carbone wins Lambert-Pearce Medal". afl.com.au. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.