# Bob Skilton Medal

The Bob Skilton Medal is an annual Australian rules football award presented to the player(s) adjudged the best and fairest at the Sydney Swans (formerly the South Melbourne Football Club) throughout the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) season. It is named after Bob Skilton, who won the award a record nine times from 1958 to 1968. The voting system as of the 2017 AFL season, consists of five coaches giving an undetermined number of players up to ten votes each after every match. Players can receive a maximum of 50 votes for a game.

## Recipients

| ^ | Denotes current player |
| + | Player won Brownlow Medal in same season |
| Season | Recipient(s) |
| 1927 | Hec McKay |
| 1928 | Charlie Stanbridge |
| 1929 | Danny Wheelahan |
| 1930 | Ron Hillis |
| 1931 | Len Thomas |
| 1932 | Bill Faul |
| 1933 | Harry Clarke |
| 1934 | Terry Brain |
| 1935 | Ron Hillis (2) |
| 1936 | Herbie Matthews |
| 1937 | Herbie Matthews (2) |
| 1938 | Len Thomas (2) |
| 1939 | Herbie Matthews (3) |
| 1940 | Herbie Matthews+ (4) |
| 1941 | Rex Ritchie |
| 1942 | Jim Cleary |
| 1943 | Herbie Matthews (5) |
| 1944 | Jim Cleary (2) |
| 1945 | Jack Graham |
| 1946 | Bill Williams |
| 1947 | Bill Williams (2) |
| 1948 | Ron Clegg |
| 1949 | Ron Clegg+ (2) |
| 1950 | Bill Williams (3) |
| 1951 | Ron Clegg (3) |
| 1952 | Keith Schaefer |
| 1953 | Jim Taylor |
| 1954 | Eddie Lane |
| 1955 | Ian Gillett |
| 1956 | Jim Dorgan |
| 1957 | Jim Taylor (2) |
| 1958 | Bob Skilton |
| 1959 | Bob Skilton+ (2) |
| 1960 | Frank Johnson |
| 1961 | Bob Skilton (3) |
| 1962 | Bob Skilton (4) |
| 1963 | Bob Skilton+ (5) |
| 1964 | Bob Skilton (6) |
| 1965 | Bob Skilton (7) |
| 1966 | Max Papley |
| 1967 | Bob Skilton (8) |
| 1968 | Bob Skilton+ (9) |
| 1969 | Peter Bedford |
| 1970 | Peter Bedford+ (2) |
| 1971 | Peter Bedford (3) |
| 1972 | Russell Cook |
| 1973 | Peter Bedford (4) |
| 1974 | Norm Goss |
| 1975 | Peter Bedford (5) |
| 1976 | Rick Quade |
| 1977 | Graham Teasdale+ |
| 1978 | John Murphy |
| 1979 | Barry Round |
| 1980 | David Ackerly |
| 1981 | Barry Round+ (2) |
| 1982 | David Ackerly (2) |
| 1983 | Mark Browning |
| 1984 | Bernie Evans |
| 1985 | Stephen Wright |
| 1986 | Gerard Healy |
| 1987 | Gerard Healy (2) |
| 1988 | Gerard Healy+ (3) |
| 1989 | Mark Bayes |
| 1990 | Stephen Wright (2) |
| 1991 | Barry Mitchell |
| 1992 | Paul Kelly |
| 1993 | Paul Kelly (2) |
| 1994 | Daryn Cresswell |
| 1995 | Tony Lockett |
| 1996 | Paul Kelly (3) |
| 1997 | Paul Kelly (4) |
| 1998 | Michael O'Loughlin |
| 1999 | Wayne Schwass |
| 2000 | Andrew Schauble |
| 2001 | Paul Williams |
| 2002 | Paul Williams (2) |
| 2003 | Adam Goodes+ |
| 2004 | Barry Hall |
| 2005 | Brett Kirk |
| 2006 | Adam Goodes+ (2) |
| 2007 | Brett Kirk (2) |
| 2008 | Jarrad McVeigh |
| 2009 | Ryan O'Keefe |
| 2010 | Kieren Jack |
| 2011 | Adam Goodes (3) |
| 2012 | Josh Kennedy |
| 2013 | Jarrad McVeigh (2) |
| 2014 | Luke Parker |
| 2015 | Josh Kennedy (2) |
| 2016 | Josh Kennedy (3) |
| 2017 | Luke Parker (2) |
| 2018 | Jake Lloyd^ |
| 2019 | Dane Rampe^ |
| 2020 | Jake Lloyd^ (2) |
| 2021 | Luke Parker (3) |
| 2022 | Callum Mills^ |
| 2023 | Errol Gulden^ |
| 2024 | Isaac Heeney^ |

## Multiple winners

| ^ | Denotes current player |
| Player | Medals | Seasons |
| Bob Skilton | 9 | 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968 |
| Peter Bedford | 5 | 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975 |
| Herbie Matthews | 5 | 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943 |
| Paul Kelly | 4 | 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 |
| Ron Clegg | 3 | 1948, 1949, 1951 |
| Adam Goodes | 3 | 2003, 2006, 2011 |
| Gerard Healy | 3 | 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| Josh Kennedy | 3 | 2012, 2015, 2016 |
| Luke Parker | 3 | 2014, 2017, 2021 |
| Bill Williams | 3 | 1946, 1947, 1950 |
| David Ackerly | 2 | 1980, 1982 |
| Jim Cleary | 2 | 1942, 1944 |
| Ron Hillis | 2 | 1930, 1935 |
| Brett Kirk | 2 | 2005, 2007 |
| Jake Lloyd^ | 2 | 2018, 2020 |
| Jarrad McVeigh | 2 | 2008, 2013 |
| Barry Round | 2 | 1979, 1981 |
| Jim Taylor | 2 | 1953, 1957 |
| Len Thomas | 2 | 1931, 1938 |
| Paul Williams | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| Stephen Wright | 2 | 1985, 1990 |