# List of Australian Lacrosse best and fairest players

Men's best and fairest:
* 1956-1960: Brady Award
* 1961-1962: ALC Trophy
* 1963–present: O C Isaachsen Trophy
    The Isaachsen Trophy is awarded to the best player in Australia competing in state domestic club competitions. The trophy was donated by Cedric Isaachsen to the Australian Lacrosse Council (ALC) in 1963. Isaachsen had a distinguished military career, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel and earning the honour of Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), followed by a distinguished legal career. He was the president of ALC (1962-65), then vice-president for 14 years until 1979. He was elected as a fellow of the ALC in 1994. He lived in South Australia and died in 2009, aged 97 years.
Women's best and fairest (2012–present): Shelley Maher Trophy
    The trophy is named in honour of Shelley Maher and was instituted in 2012 by the ALA. As the last President of Women’s Lacrosse Australia (2001-2009) In her home state of Victoria Shelley was President of Women’s Lacrosse Victoria (1998-2001), and was elected a Life Member in 2001, and in 2009 of Women’s Lacrosse Australia. She was active as a player with Williamstown Women’s Lacrosse Club and represented Victoria in senior competition (2002, 2005). Shelley was an ALA Director (2007-2010) and now resides in the USA where she remains active in lacrosse as the Women’s Director on the Federation of International Lacrosse.
Votes are cast by referees in the highest-level competition in each State and are 'evened out' to allow for a different number of games played in various States.
| Year | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Year | Winner | Club (State) | Winner | Club (State) |
| 1956 | Allan H Gandy | North Adelaide (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1957 | Roy Dickson | Surrey Park (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1958 | Robert E Wakelin | Sturt (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1959 | Ralph W Turner | Port Adelaide (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1960 | Graham S Reid | Coburg (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1961 | H Donald Miller | Caulfield (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1962 | Allan W Jennings | Sturt (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1963 | Allan W Jennings | Sturt (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1964 | Michael R Aldenhoven | Brighton (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1965 | Thomas Pinnington | Glenelg (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1966 | Brian J Griffin | Nedlands-Subiaco (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1967 | Glenn M Bowyer | Woodville (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1968 | Barry E Benger | Malvern (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1969 | Ross S Turnbull | Nedlands-Subiaco (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1970 | Michael Raggatt | Brighton (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1971 | Rod Swadling | Bayswater (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1972 | Rod Cordell | Williamstown (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1973 | Barry E Benger | Burnside (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1973 | Warren E Hobbs | University (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1974 | Lloyd Morley | Bayswater (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1975 | Ross S Turnbull | Nedlands-Subiaco (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1976 | Jim Wiles | Sturt (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1977 | Ross S Turnbull | Nedlands-Subiaco (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1978 | Gary Tillotson | Surrey Park (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1979 | Graeme Fox | Surrey Park (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1980 | Ross S Turnbull | Nedlands-Subiaco (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1980 | Greg Wheatley | South Perth (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1981 | Albert (Jay) Foster* | Burnside (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1982 | Klay Johnson* | Glenelg (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1983 | John Fay* | East Fremantle (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1984 | Maurice Weir | North Adelaide (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1985 | Gordon Purdie | Chadstone (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1986 | Paul Fazzini* | Sturt (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1986 | John Hill | Sturt (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1987 | Jeff Kennedy | East Fremantle (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1988 | Gary Tillotson | Surrey Park (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1989 | John Hill | Sturt (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1990 | Paul Cook | Malvern (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1991 | Chris Brown | Caulfield (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1992 | Craig Bell | Eltham (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1993 | Lindsay Ovens | Footscray (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1994 | Cameron McLachlan | Surrey Park (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1995 | Jim Mihelios | West Torrens (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1996 | Rob Stark | Caulfield (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1997 | Matt Schomburg | East Fremantle (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1998 | Darren Nicholas | Eltham (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1998 | Rob Stark | Caulfield (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1999 | David Spreadborough | Subiaco (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2000 | Darren Nicholas | Eltham (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2001 | Russell Brown | Bayswater (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2002 | Peter Inge | Woodville (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2003 | David Spreadborough | Subiaco (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2004 | James Inge | Woodville (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2005 | Rob Stark | Caulfield (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2006 | James Inge | Woodville (SA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2007 | Daniel Stiglich | Eltham (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2008 | Clinton Lander | Camberwell (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2009 | David Spreadborough | Surrey Park (Vic) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2010 | Brad Goddard | East Fremantle (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2011 | Matthew Diver | Wembley (WA) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2012 | Rob Stark | Caulfield (Vic) | Rachel Kirchheimer | Newport (Vic) |
| 2012 | Rob Stark | Caulfield (Vic) | Beth Varga | Brighton (SA) |
| 2013 | Thomas Graham | Bayswater (WA) | Jessica Kennedy | East Fremantle (WA) |
| 2014 | Daniel Kennedy | East Fremantle (WA) | Lyndsey Paton | Newport (Vic) |
| 2015 | Christopher Plumb | Footscray (Vic) | Karen Morton | Glenelg (SA) |
| 2016 | Thomas Graham | Bayswater (WA) | Marlee Paton | Newport (Vic) |
| 2016 | Thomas Graham | Bayswater (WA) | Beth Varga | Brighton (SA) |
| 2017 | Mitchell Kennedy | East Fremantle (WA) | Courtney Hobbs | Glenelg (SA) |
| 2018 | Cameron Evangelho* | East Fremantle (WA) | Rachel Kirchheimer | Newport (Vic) |
| 2018 | Brad Goddard | Wembley (WA) | Rachel Kirchheimer | Newport (Vic) |
| 2019 | Lachlan Walker | Wanneroo-Joondalup (WA) | Madison Copeland | East Fremantle (WA) |
| 2020 | not awarded – COVID-19 pandemic | not awarded – COVID-19 pandemic | not awarded – COVID-19 pandemic | not awarded – COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Brayden Panting | Wembley (WA) | Olivia Parker | Blue Warriors (SA) |
| 2022 | Garrette Briggs* | North Eagles (SA) | Rebecca Lane | Footscray (Vic) |
| 2023 | Jackson Stock | Brighton (SA) | Stephanie Kelly | Footscray (Vic) |
* Players from the United States