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[1]
- 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[2]
- 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.[citation needed]
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 | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Club (State) | Winner | Club (State) | |
| 1956 | Allan H Gandy | North Adelaide (SA) | not awarded | |
| 1957 | Roy Dickson | Surrey Park (Vic) | ||
| 1958 | Robert E Wakelin | Sturt (SA) | ||
| 1959 | Ralph W Turner | Port Adelaide (SA) | ||
| 1960 | Graham S Reid | Coburg (Vic) | ||
| 1961 | H Donald Miller | Caulfield (Vic) | ||
| 1962 | Allan W Jennings | Sturt (SA) | ||
| 1963 | Allan W Jennings | Sturt (SA) | ||
| 1964 | Michael R Aldenhoven | Brighton (SA) | ||
| 1965 | Thomas Pinnington | Glenelg (SA) | ||
| 1966 | Brian J Griffin | Nedlands-Subiaco (WA) | ||
| 1967 | Glenn M Bowyer | Woodville (SA) | ||
| 1968 | Barry E Benger | Malvern (Vic) | ||
| 1969 | Ross S Turnbull | Nedlands-Subiaco (WA) | ||
| 1970 | Michael Raggatt | Brighton (SA) | ||
| 1971 | Rod Swadling | Bayswater (WA) | ||
| 1972 | Rod Cordell | Williamstown (Vic) | ||
| 1973 | Barry E Benger | Burnside (SA) | ||
| Warren E Hobbs | University (SA) | |||
| 1974 | Lloyd Morley | Bayswater (WA) | ||
| 1975 | Ross S Turnbull | Nedlands-Subiaco (WA) | ||
| 1976 | Jim Wiles | Sturt (SA) | ||
| 1977 | Ross S Turnbull | Nedlands-Subiaco (WA) | ||
| 1978 | Gary Tillotson | Surrey Park (Vic) | ||
| 1979 | Graeme Fox | Surrey Park (Vic) | ||
| 1980 | Ross S Turnbull | Nedlands-Subiaco (WA) | ||
| Greg Wheatley | South Perth (WA) | |||
| 1981 | Albert (Jay) Foster* | Burnside (SA) | ||
| 1982 | Klay Johnson* | Glenelg (SA) | ||
| 1983 | John Fay* | East Fremantle (WA) | ||
| 1984 | Maurice Weir | North Adelaide (SA) | ||
| 1985 | Gordon Purdie | Chadstone (Vic) | ||
| 1986 | Paul Fazzini* | Sturt (SA) | ||
| John Hill | Sturt (SA) | |||
| 1987 | Jeff Kennedy | East Fremantle (WA) | ||
| 1988 | Gary Tillotson | Surrey Park (Vic) | ||
| 1989 | John Hill | Sturt (SA) | ||
| 1990 | Paul Cook | Malvern (Vic) | ||
| 1991 | Chris Brown | Caulfield (Vic) | ||
| 1992 | Craig Bell | Eltham (Vic) | ||
| 1993 | Lindsay Ovens | Footscray (Vic) | ||
| 1994 | Cameron McLachlan | Surrey Park (Vic) | ||
| 1995 | Jim Mihelios | West Torrens (SA) | ||
| 1996 | Rob Stark | Caulfield (Vic) | ||
| 1997 | Matt Schomburg | East Fremantle (WA) | ||
| 1998 | Darren Nicholas | Eltham (Vic) | ||
| Rob Stark | Caulfield (Vic) | |||
| 1999 | David Spreadborough | Subiaco (WA) | ||
| 2000 | Darren Nicholas | Eltham (Vic) | ||
| 2001 | Russell Brown | Bayswater (WA) | ||
| 2002 | Peter Inge | Woodville (SA) | ||
| 2003 | David Spreadborough | Subiaco (WA) | ||
| 2004 | James Inge | Woodville (SA) | ||
| 2005 | Rob Stark | Caulfield (Vic) | ||
| 2006 | James Inge | Woodville (SA) | ||
| 2007 | Daniel Stiglich | Eltham (Vic) | ||
| 2008 | Clinton Lander | Camberwell (Vic) | ||
| 2009 | David Spreadborough | Surrey Park (Vic) | ||
| 2010 | Brad Goddard | East Fremantle (WA) | ||
| 2011 | Matthew Diver | Wembley (WA) | ||
| 2012 | Rob Stark | Caulfield (Vic) | Rachel Kirchheimer | Newport (Vic) |
| Beth Varga | Brighton (SA) | |||
| 2013 | Thomas Graham[3] | Bayswater (WA) | Jessica Kennedy[4] | East Fremantle (WA) |
| 2014 | Daniel Kennedy | East Fremantle (WA) | Lyndsey Paton | Newport (Vic) |
| 2015 | Christopher Plumb[5] | Footscray (Vic) | Karen Morton[6] | Glenelg (SA) |
| 2016 | Thomas Graham[7] | Bayswater (WA) | Marlee Paton[8] | Newport (Vic) |
| Beth Varga[9] | Brighton (SA) | |||
| 2017 | Mitchell Kennedy[10] | East Fremantle (WA) | Courtney Hobbs[11] | Glenelg (SA) |
| 2018 | Cameron Evangelho*[12] | East Fremantle (WA) | Rachel Kirchheimer[13] | Newport (Vic) |
| Brad Goddard[14] | Wembley (WA) | |||
| 2019 | Lachlan Walker[15] | Wanneroo-Joondalup (WA) | Madison Copeland[16] | East Fremantle (WA) |
| 2020 | not awarded – COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Brayden Panting[17] | Wembley (WA) | Olivia Parker [18] | Blue Warriors (SA) |
| 2022 | Garrette Briggs*[19] | North Eagles (SA) | Rebecca Lane [20] | Footscray (Vic) |
| 2023 | Jackson Stock[21] | Brighton (SA) | Stephanie Kelly [22] | Footscray (Vic) |
* Players from the United States
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ Honours & Awards
- ^ Honours & Awards
- ^ Thomas Graham Wins 2013 Isaachsen Trophy
- ^ Jessica Kennedy Wins 2013 Shelley Maher Trophy
- ^ 2015 Isaachsen and Shelley Maher Trophy Winners
- ^ Karen Morton - Recipient of the ALA Shelley Maher Trophy
- ^ Thomas Graham - Best Male Player in Australia
- ^ 2016 SHELLEY MAHER TROPHY WINNER for the BEST FEMALE PLAYER
- ^ 2016 SHELLEY MAHER TROPHY WINNER for the BEST FEMALE PLAYER
- ^ "2017 Isaachsen Trophy Winner Announced! - Australian Lacrosse Association". lacrosse.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-10-29.
- ^ "2017 Shelley Maher Trophy Winner Announced! - Australian Lacrosse Association". lacrosse.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-10-29.
- ^ "2018 Shelley Maher Trophy & O C Isaachsen Trophy winners - Australian Lacrosse Association". lacrosse.com.au. Archived from the original on 2018-10-30.
- ^ "2018 Shelley Maher Trophy & O C Isaachsen Trophy winners - Australian Lacrosse Association". lacrosse.com.au. Archived from the original on 2018-10-30.
- ^ "2018 Shelley Maher Trophy & O C Isaachsen Trophy winners - Australian Lacrosse Association". lacrosse.com.au. Archived from the original on 2018-10-30.
- ^ "ALA O C Isaachsen Trophy and Shelley Maher Trophy 2019 Winners - Australian Lacrosse Association". lacrosse.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31.
- ^ "ALA O C Isaachsen Trophy and Shelley Maher Trophy 2019 Winners - Australian Lacrosse Association". lacrosse.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31.
- ^ 2021 LA Best & Fairest Players
- ^ 2021 LA Best & Fairest Players
- ^ Lacrosse Australia on Facebook
- ^ Lacrosse Australia on Facebook
- ^ Faceoff star Stock claims Brighton’s first Isaachsen Trophy in 53 years
- ^ Footscray star Kelly caps season of dominance with 2023 Shelley Maher Trophy