# Peter Crimmins Medal

The Peter Crimmins Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player(s) from the Hawthorn Football Club deemed best and fairest for the season. Peter Crimmins was a rover for Hawthorn, playing from 1966 to 1975. He died of cancer just days after the club's 1976 premiership win. The voting system, as of the 2022 AFL season, consists of six coaches and assistants awarding votes after each match; players can receive a maximum of 12 votes per game.

## Recipients

| ^ | Denotes current player |
| + | Player won Brownlow Medal in the same season |
| Season | Winner |
| 1925 | Fred Finch |
| 1926 | — |
| 1927 | Ern Utting |
| 1928 | Miles Sellers |
| 1929 | Ern Utting (2) |
| 1930 | Jack Sharpley |
| 1931 | — |
| 1932 | Stan Spinks |
| 1933 | Bert Mills |
| 1934 | Ernie Loveless |
| 1935 | Bert Mills (2) |
| 1936 | Leo Murphy |
| 1937 | Leo Murphy (2) |
| 1938 | Stan Spinks (2) |
| 1939 | Bert Mills (3) |
| 1940 | Andy Angwin |
| 1941 | Alec Albiston |
| 1942 | Jack Barker |
| 1943 | Jim Bohan |
| 1944 | Jack Blackman |
| 1945 | Jim Bohan (2) |
| 1946 | Alec Albiston (2) |
| 1947 | Wally Culpitt |
| 1948 | Kevin Curran |
| 1949 | Col Austen+ |
| 1950 | John Kennedy Sr. |
| 1951 | John Kennedy Sr. (2) |
| 1952 | John Kennedy Sr. (3) |
| 1953 | Ted Fletcher |
| 1954 | John Kennedy Sr. (4) |
| 1955 | Graham Arthur |
| 1956 | Roy Simmonds |
| 1957 | Alf Hughes |
| 1958 | Graham Arthur (2) |
| 1959 | Allan Woodley |
| 1960 | Brendan Edwards |
| 1961 | Ian Law |
| 1962 | Graham Arthur (3) |
| 1963 | Ian Law (2) |
| 1964 | Ian Law (3) |
| 1965 | David Parkin |
| 1966 | Ray Wilson |
| 1967 | Bob Keddie |
| 1968 | Peter Hudson |
| 1969 | Bob Keddie (2) |
| 1970 | Peter Hudson (2) |
| 1971 | Leigh Matthews |
| 1972 | Leigh Matthews (2) |
| 1973 | Don Scott |
| 1974 | Leigh Matthews (3) |
| 1975 | Peter Knights |
| 1976 | Leigh Matthews (4) |
| 1977 | Leigh Matthews (5) |
| 1978 | Peter Knights (2) |
| 1978 | Leigh Matthews (6) |
| 1979 | Kelvin Moore |
| 1980 | Leigh Matthews (7) |
| 1981 | Terry Wallace |
| 1982 | Leigh Matthews (8) |
| 1983 | Terry Wallace (2) |
| 1984 | Russell Greene |
| 1985 | Dermott Brereton |
| 1986 | Gary Ayres |
| 1987 | John Platten+ |
| 1988 | Jason Dunstall |
| 1989 | Jason Dunstall (2) |
| 1990 | Andrew Collins |
| 1991 | Ben Allan |
| 1992 | Jason Dunstall (3) |
| 1993 | Jason Dunstall (4) |
| 1994 | John Platten (2) |
| 1995 | Darren Jarman |
| 1996 | Paul Salmon |
| 1997 | Paul Salmon (2) |
| 1998 | Shane Crawford |
| 1999 | Shane Crawford+ (2) |
| 2000 | Daniel Chick |
| 2000 | Nick Holland |
| 2001 | Joel Smith |
| 2002 | Shane Crawford (3) |
| 2003 | Shane Crawford (4) |
| 2004 | Peter Everitt |
| 2005 | Luke Hodge |
| 2006 | Sam Mitchell |
| 2007 | Brad Sewell |
| 2008 | Lance Franklin |
| 2009 | Sam Mitchell (2) |
| 2010 | Luke Hodge (2) |
| 2011 | Sam Mitchell (3) |
| 2012 | Sam Mitchell+ (4) |
| 2013 | Josh Gibson |
| 2014 | Jordan Lewis |
| 2015 | Josh Gibson (2) |
| 2016 | Sam Mitchell (5) |
| 2017 | Tom Mitchell |
| 2018 | Tom Mitchell+ (2) |
| 2019 | James Worpel^ |
| 2020 | Jack Gunston^ |
| 2021 | Tom Mitchell (3) |
| 2022 | James Sicily^ |
| 2023 | Will Day^ |
| 2024 | Jai Newcombe^ |

## Multiple winners

| Player | Total wins | Seasons |
| Leigh Matthews | 8 | 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982 |
| Sam Mitchell | 5 | 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016 |
| Shane Crawford | 4 | 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003 |
| Jason Dunstall | 4 | 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993 |
| John Kennedy Sr. | 4 | 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954 |
| Graham Arthur | 3 | 1955, 1958, 1962 |
| Ian Law | 3 | 1961, 1963, 1964 |
| Bert Mills | 3 | 1933, 1935, 1939 |
| Tom Mitchell | 3 | 2017, 2018, 2021 |
| Alec Albiston | 2 | 1941, 1946 |
| Jim Bohan | 2 | 1943, 1945 |
| Josh Gibson | 2 | 2013, 2015 |
| Luke Hodge | 2 | 2005, 2010 |
| Peter Hudson | 2 | 1968, 1970 |
| Bob Keddie | 2 | 1967, 1969 |
| Peter Knights | 2 | 1975, 1978 |
| Leo Murphy | 2 | 1936, 1937 |
| John Platten | 2 | 1987, 1994 |
| Paul Salmon | 2 | 1996, 1997 |
| Stan Spinks | 2 | 1932, 1938 |
| Ern Utting | 2 | 1927, 1929 |
| Terry Wallace | 2 | 1981, 1983 |