# John Cahill Medal

The John Cahill Medal, named after the Port Adelaide Football Club's ten time premiership coach and inaugural AFL coach John Cahill, is awarded to the club player adjudged best and fairest for the season. The voting system as of the 2017 AFL season, consists of each member of the coaching committee giving each player a ranking from zero to five after each match.

## Recipients

| ^ | Denotes current player |
| + | Player won Magarey Medal in same season |
| # | Player won Brownlow Medal in same season |
| Season | Best and fairest |
| Interclub era |||
| 1870 | John Wald |
| 1871 | Fred Stone |
| 1872 | — |
| 1873 | Samuel Tyzack |
| 1874 | — |
| 1875 | Henry Ford |
| 1876 | Ernest LeMessurier |
| SAFA era |||
| 1877 | Thomas Smith |
| 1878 | Thomas Smith (2) |
| 1879 | Thomas Smith (3) |
| 1880 | John Sidoli |
| 1881 | John Sidoli (2) |
| 1882 | James Munro |
| 1883 | Robert Kirkpatrick |
| 1884 | George Cairns |
| 1884 | Charles Kellett |
| 1885 | Michael Coffee |
| 1886 | Charlie Fry |
| 1887 | William Bushby |
| 1887 | Richard Walsh |
| 1888 | Harry Phillips |
| 1889 | Goody Hamilton |
| 1890 | Charlie Fry (2) |
| 1891 | Harry Phillips (2) |
| 1892 | Harry Phillips (3) |
| 1893 | Walter Murray |
| 1893 | Harry Phillips (4) |
| 1894 | Alf Miers |
| 1895 | Otway L'Estage |
| 1896 | George Linklater |
| 1897 | Ken McKenzie |
| 1898 | Archibald Hosie |
| 1899 | Stan Malin+ |
| 1900 | John Quinn Sr. |
| 1901 | Ted Strawns |
| 1902 | Lewis Corston |
| 1903 | James Tompkins |
| 1904 | Lewis Corston (2) |
| 1905 | John Quinn Sr. (2) |
| 1906 | Ted Strawns (2) |
| SAFL era |||
| 1907 | Jack Mack+ |
| 1908 | Sinclair Dickson |
| 1909 | Sinclair Dickson (2) |
| 1910 | Sampson Hosking+ |
| 1911 | Harold Oliver |
| 1912 | Harold Oliver (2) |
| 1913 | Harry Eaton |
| 1914 | Jack Ashley+ |
| 1915 | Harry Eaton (2) |
| 1916 | — |
| 1917 | — |
| 1918 | — |
| 1919 | Jack Ashley (2) |
| 1920 | Charlie Adams |
| 1921 | Charlie Adams+ (2) |
| 1922 | Clem Dayman |
| 1923 | Les Dayman |
| 1924 | Les Dayman (2) |
| 1925 | Peter Bampton+ |
| 1926 | Lawrence Hodge |
| SANFL era |||
| 1927 | Clifford Keal |
| 1928 | Les Dayman (3) |
| 1929 | Ernest Mucklow |
| 1930 | Victor Johnson |
| 1931 | Maurice Allingham |
| 1932 | Ernest Mucklow (2) |
| 1933 | Jack Dermody |
| 1934 | Albert Hollingworth |
| 1935 | Jack Dermody (2) |
| 1936 | Albert Hollingworth (2) |
| 1937 | Bob Quinn |
| 1938 | Bob Quinn+ (2) |
| 1939 | Allan Reval |
| 1940 | Reginald Schumann |
| 1941 | John Skelley |
| 1942 | — |
| 1943 | — |
| 1944 | — |
| 1945 | Bob Quinn+ (3) |
| 1946 | Lew Roberts |
| 1947 | Bob Quinn (4) |
| 1948 | Dick Russell |
| 1949 | Dick Russell (2) |
| 1950 | Fos Williams |
| 1951 | Dick Russell (3) |
| 1952 | Ray Whitaker |
| 1953 | Harold McDonald |
| 1954 | Roger Clift |
| 1955 | Fos Williams (2) |
| 1956 | Edward Whelan+ |
| 1957 | Neville Hayes |
| 1958 | Geof Motley |
| 1959 | Geof Motley (2) |
| 1960 | Neville Hayes (2) |
| 1961 | Jeff Potter |
| 1962 | Peter Obst |
| 1963 | Geof Motley (3) |
| 1964 | Jeff Potter+ (2) |
| 1965 | Geof Motley (4) |
| 1966 | John Cahill |
| 1967 | Jeff Potter+ (3) |
| 1968 | John Cahill (2) |
| 1969 | Jeff Potter (4) |
| 1970 | John Cahill (3) |
| 1971 | Russell Ebert+ |
| 1972 | Russell Ebert (2) |
| 1973 | John Cahill (4) |
| 1974 | Russell Ebert+ (3) |
| 1975 | Peter Woite+ |
| 1976 | Russell Ebert+ (4) |
| 1977 | Russell Ebert (5) |
| 1978 | Stephen Clifford |
| 1979 | Milan Faletic |
| 1980 | Stephen Clifford (2) |
| 1981 | Russell Ebert (6) |
| 1982 | Craig Bradley |
| 1983 | Stephen Clifford (3) |
| 1984 | Craig Bradley (2) |
| 1985 | Craig Bradley (3) |
| 1986 | Martin Leslie+ |
| 1987 | Bruce Abernethy |
| 1988 | Greg Phillips |
| 1989 | Russell Johnston |
| 1990 | Scott Hodges+ |
| 1991 | Paul Northeast |
| 1992 | Nathan Buckley+ |
| 1993 | Troy Bond |
| 1994 | Tim Ginever |
| 1995 | Robbie West |
| 1996 | Scott Hodges (2) |
| AFL era |||
| 1997 | Darren Mead |
| 1998 | Adam Kingsley |
| 1999 | Stephen Paxman |
| 2000 | Brett Montgomery |
| 2001 | Warren Tredrea |
| 2002 | Matthew Primus |
| 2003 | Gavin Wanganeen |
| 2004 | Warren Tredrea (2) |
| 2005 | Warren Tredrea (3) |
| 2006 | Brendon Lade |
| 2007 | Kane Cornes |
| 2008 | Kane Cornes (2) |
| 2009 | Warren Tredrea (4) |
| 2010 | Kane Cornes (3) |
| 2011 | Travis Boak^ |
| 2011 | Jackson Trengove |
| 2012 | Kane Cornes (4) |
| 2013 | Chad Wingard |
| 2014 | Robbie Gray |
| 2015 | Robbie Gray (2) |
| 2016 | Robbie Gray (3) |
| 2017 | Paddy Ryder |
| 2018 | Justin Westhoff |
| 2019 | Travis Boak^ (2) |
| 2020 | Darcy Byrne-Jones^ |
| 2021 | Ollie Wines^# |
| 2022 | Connor Rozee^ |
| 2023 | Zak Butters^ |
| 2024 | Zak Butters^ (2) |

## Multiple winners

| ^ | Denotes current player |
| Recipients | Medals | Seasons |
| Russell Ebert | 6 | 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981 |
| John Cahill | 4 | 1966, 1968, 1970, 1973 |
| Kane Cornes | 4 | 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 |
| Geof Motley | 4 | 1958, 1959, 1963, 1965 |
| Harry Phillips | 4 | 1888, 1891, 1892, 1893 |
| Jeff Potter | 4 | 1961, 1964, 1967, 1969 |
| Bob Quinn | 4 | 1937, 1938, 1945, 1947 |
| Warren Tredrea | 4 | 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009 |
| Craig Bradley | 3 | 1982, 1984, 1985 |
| Stephen Clifford | 3 | 1978, 1980, 1983 |
| Les Dayman | 3 | 1923, 1924, 1928 |
| Robbie Gray | 3 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Dick Russell | 3 | 1948, 1949, 1951 |
| Thomas Smith | 3 | 1877, 1888, 1889 |
| Charlie Adams | 2 | 1920, 1921 |
| Jack Ashley | 2 | 1914, 1919 |
| Travis Boak^ | 2 | 2011, 2019 |
| Zak Butters^ | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Lewis Corston | 2 | 1902, 1904 |
| Jack Dermody | 2 | 1933, 1935 |
| Sinclair Dickson | 2 | 1908, 1909 |
| Harry Eaton | 2 | 1913, 1915 |
| Charlie Fry | 2 | 1886, 1890 |
| Neville Hayes | 2 | 1957, 1960 |
| Scott Hodges | 2 | 1990, 1996 |
| Albert Hollingworth | 2 | 1934, 1936 |
| Ernest Mucklow | 2 | 1929, 1932 |
| Harold Oliver | 2 | 1911, 1912 |
| John Quinn Sr. | 2 | 1900, 1905 |
| John Sidoli | 2 | 1880, 1881 |
| Ted Strawns | 2 | 1901, 1906 |
| Fos Williams | 2 | 1950, 1955 |