# Copeland Trophy

The E.W. Copeland Trophy is an Australian rules football award given by the Collingwood Football Club to the player adjudged best and fairest for Collingwood during the year.
The Copeland Shield, as it was formerly known, was donated by Ern Copeland, the secretary who came to the club in 1895 and led the club through the 1890s depression, saving it from financial ruin. He remained an employee of Collingwood for 29 years, finally retiring in 1924. The trophy was unveiled in 1932, with the best and fairest award winners from the previous five years engraved on the trophy.
Along with the Copeland Trophy, the R.T. Rush Trophy is awarded to the second best and fairest player, the J.J. Joyce Trophy is awarded to the third placed player, the Jock McHale Trophy to the fourth placed player, and the Jack Regan Trophy to the fifth placed player.
The voting system as of the 2017 AFL season, consists of five coaches awarding 22 votes per match, with no specific distribution required. If two players are tied at the end of the season, the player with the highest average votes-per-game is awarded the winner. If they are still tied, the player with the highest number of 'high value' votes is awarded the winner.

## Recipients

| ^ | Denotes current Collingwood player |
| + | Player won Brownlow Medal in same season |
| Season | Recipient(s) |
| 1927 | Syd Coventry+ |
| 1928 | Harry Collier |
| 1929 | Albert Collier+ |
| 1930 | Harry Collier+ (2) |
| 1931 | Harold Rumney |
| 1932 | Syd Coventry (2) |
| 1933 | Gordon Coventry |
| 1934 | Albert Collier (2) |
| 1935 | Albert Collier (3) |
| 1936 | Jack Regan |
| 1937 | Des Fothergill |
| 1938 | Des Fothergill (2) |
| 1939 | Marcus Whelan+ |
| 1940 | Des Fothergill+ (3) |
| 1941 | Jack Murphy |
| 1942 | Alby Pannam |
| 1943 | — |
| 1944 | — |
| 1945 | — |
| 1946 | Phonse Kyne |
| 1947 | Phonse Kyne (2) |
| 1948 | Phonse Kyne (3) |
| 1949 | Bob Rose |
| 1950 | Charlie Utting |
| 1951 | Bob Rose (2) |
| 1952 | Bob Rose (3) |
| 1953 | Bob Rose (4) |
| 1954 | Neil Mann |
| 1955 | Des Healey |
| 1956 | Bill Twomey |
| 1957 | Murray Weideman |
| 1958 | Thorold Merrett |
| 1959 | Thorold Merrett (2) |
| 1960 | Ray Gabelich |
| 1961 | Murray Weideman (2) |
| 1962 | Murray Weideman (3) |
| 1963 | Des Tuddenham |
| 1964 | Ian Graham |
| 1965 | Trevor Steer |
| 1966 | Terry Waters |
| 1967 | Len Thompson |
| 1968 | Len Thompson (2) |
| 1969 | Barry Price |
| 1970 | Peter McKenna |
| 1971 | Wayne Richardson |
| 1972 | Len Thompson+ (3) |
| 1973 | Len Thompson (4) |
| 1974 | Wayne Richardson (2) |
| 1975 | Phil Carman |
| 1976 | Robert Hyde |
| 1977 | Len Thompson (5) |
| 1978 | Ray Shaw |
| 1979 | Peter Moore+ |
| 1980 | Peter Moore (2) |
| 1981 | Mark Williams |
| 1982 | Peter Daicos |
| 1983 | Billy Picken |
| 1984 | Tony Shaw |
| 1985 | Mark Williams (2) |
| 1986 | Wes Fellowes |
| 1987 | Darren Millane |
| 1988 | Peter Daicos (2) |
| 1989 | Gavin Brown |
| 1990 | Tony Shaw (2) |
| 1991 | Tony Francis |
| 1992 | Mick McGuane |
| 1993 | Mick McGuane (2) |
| 1994 | Gavin Brown (2) |
| 1994 | Nathan Buckley |
| 1995 | Saverio Rocca |
| 1996 | Nathan Buckley (2) |
| 1997 | Gavin Brown (3) |
| 1998 | Nathan Buckley (3) |
| 1999 | Nathan Buckley (4) |
| 2000 | Nathan Buckley (5) |
| 2001 | Paul Licuria |
| 2002 | Paul Licuria (2) |
| 2003 | Nathan Buckley+ (6) |
| 2004 | James Clement |
| 2005 | James Clement (2) |
| 2006 | Alan Didak |
| 2007 | Travis Cloke |
| 2008 | Dane Swan |
| 2009 | Dane Swan (2) |
| 2010 | Dane Swan (3) |
| 2011 | Scott Pendlebury^ |
| 2012 | Dayne Beams |
| 2013 | Scott Pendlebury^ (2) |
| 2014 | Scott Pendlebury^ (3) |
| 2015 | Scott Pendlebury^ (4) |
| 2016 | Scott Pendlebury^ (5) |
| 2017 | Steele Sidebottom^ |
| 2018 | Steele Sidebottom^ (2) |
| 2018 | Brodie Grundy |
| 2019 | Brodie Grundy (2) |
| 2020 | Taylor Adams |
| 2021 | Jack Crisp^ |
| 2022 | Jack Crisp^ (2) |
| 2023 | Josh Daicos^ |
| 2024 | Nick Daicos^ |

## Multiple winners

| ^ | Denotes current Collingwood player |
| Player | Medals | Seasons |
| Nathan Buckley | 6 | 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003 |
| Scott Pendlebury^ | 5 | 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Len Thompson | 5 | 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1977 |
| Bob Rose | 4 | 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953 |
| Gavin Brown | 3 | 1989, 1994, 1997 |
| Albert Collier | 3 | 1929, 1934, 1935 |
| Des Fothergill | 3 | 1937, 1938, 1940 |
| Phonse Kyne | 3 | 1946, 1947, 1948 |
| Dane Swan | 3 | 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Murray Weideman | 3 | 1957, 1961, 1962 |
| James Clement | 2 | 2004, 2005 |
| Harry Collier | 2 | 1928, 1930 |
| Syd Coventry | 2 | 1927, 1932 |
| Jack Crisp^ | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Peter Daicos | 2 | 1982, 1988 |
| Brodie Grundy | 2 | 2018, 2019 |
| Paul Licuria | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| Mick McGuane | 2 | 1992, 1993 |
| Thorold Merrett | 2 | 1958, 1959 |
| Peter Moore | 2 | 1979, 1980 |
| Wayne Richardson | 2 | 1971, 1974 |
| Steele Sidebottom^ | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
| Tony Shaw | 2 | 1984, 1990 |
| Mark Williams | 2 | 1981, 1985 |