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Glendinning–Allan Medal

Glendinning-Allan Medal
The round 18, 2008 Western Derby, in which Matthew Pavlich won the award.
Awarded for	The best player on the ground in Western Derby football matches
Location	Perth
Country	Australia
Presented by	AFL
First awarded	1995
Last awarded	2024
Currently held by	Elliot Yeo (West Coast)

The Glendinning–Allan Medal, formerly the Ross Glenndinning Medal, is awarded to the player judged best on ground in each Western Derby football match played between Fremantle Football Club and the West Coast Eagles.

It is named after former Western Australian footballers Ross Glendinning, a Brownlow Medallist with North Melbourne and the inaugural captain of the West Coast Eagles, and Ben Allan, a former Hawthorn premiership player and the inaugural Fremantle captain. The medal, initially named the Ross Glendinning Medal, was first presented in 2001. In 2018, the name was changed to acknowledge both Fremantle's and West Coast's inaugural captains.^[1] Retrospective medals were also awarded to the best player from the initial 12 derbies between 1995 and 2000.^[2] The medal is voted by selection of media representatives, and joint medals are presented in the event that more than one player finishes with the equal-highest number of votes.^[3]

Fremantle's Paul Hasleby won the medal 4 times, currently the most by any player.

Round	Year	Winner
Round 7	1995	Brett Heady
Round 22	1995	Brett Heady (2)
Round 1	1996	Glen Jakovich
Round 16	1996	Guy McKenna
Round 3	1997	Drew Banfield
Round 18	1997	Dean Kemp
Round 3	1998	Fraser Gehrig
Round 18	1998	Chris Lewis
Round 1	1999	Guy McKenna (2)
Round 16	1999	Adrian Fletcher
Round 6	2000	Scott Cummings
Round 21	2000	Clive Waterhouse
Round 4	2001	Drew Banfield (2)
Round 19	2001	Glen Jakovich (2)
Round 1	2002	Chad Fletcher
Round 16	2002	Paul Hasleby
Round 5	2003	Michael Gardiner Ashley Sampi
Round 22	2003	Paul Hasleby (2)
Round 6	2004	Paul Hasleby (3)
Round 21	2004	Chad Fletcher (2)
Round 3	2005	Chris Judd
Round 20	2005	Chris Judd (2)
Round 6	2006	Chris Judd (3)
Round 21	2006	Peter Bell
Round 3	2007	Michael Braun
Round 18	2007	Josh Carr
Round 3	2008	Matthew Pavlich
Round 18	2008	Matthew Pavlich (2)
Round 6	2009	Paul Hasleby (4)
Round 17	2009	Aaron Sandilands
Round 6	2010	Michael Barlow
Round 18	2010	Aaron Sandilands (2)
Round 8	2011	Matt Priddis
Round 18	2011	Dean Cox
Round 9	2012	Matt Rosa
Round 19	2012	Matthew Pavlich (3)
Round 1	2013	David Mundy Michael Barlow (2)
Round 16	2013	Michael Barlow (3)
Round 7	2014	Lachie Neale
Round 15	2014	Stephen Hill
Round 3	2015	Lachie Neale (2)
Round 20	2015	Josh Hill
Round 3	2016	Matt Priddis (2)
Round 20	2016	Josh Kennedy
Round 6	2017	Josh Kennedy (2)
Round 17	2017	Shannon Hurn
Round 6	2018	Shannon Hurn (2) Lachie Neale (3)
Round 20	2018	Elliot Yeo
Round 4	2019	Shannon Hurn (3)
Round 16	2019	Brad Sheppard
Round 8	2020	Josh Kennedy (3)
Round 7	2021	Tim Kelly
Round 22	2021	Caleb Serong[4]
Round 3	2022	Lachie Schultz
Round 22	2022	Sean Darcy
Round 3	2023	Caleb Serong (2)
Round 22	2023	Lachie Schultz (2)
Round 6	2024	Elliot Yeo (2)

Multiple winners[edit]

Multiple Winners

Player	Won	Years
Paul Hasleby	4	2002, 2003, 2004, 2009
Josh Kennedy	3	2016, 2017, 2020
Shannon Hurn		2017, 2018, 2019
Lachie Neale		2014, 2015, 2018
Michael Barlow		2010, 2013, 2013
Matthew Pavlich		2008, 2008, 2012
Chris Judd		2005, 2005, 2006
Elliot Yeo	2	2018, 2024
Lachie Schultz		2022, 2023
Caleb Serong		2021, 2023
Matt Priddis		2011, 2016
Aaron Sandilands		2009, 2010
Chad Fletcher		2002, 2004
Drew Banfield		1997, 2001
Glen Jakovich		1996, 2001
Guy McKenna		1996, 1999
Brett Heady		1995, 1995

Controversies[edit]

• Round 5, 2003: The five media selectors chose Ashley Sampi as the preferred recipient, but Glendinning overruled them and awarded the medal to Michael Gardiner.^[5] In August 2023, the Eagles recognised Sampi with a retrospective medal after the West Australian Football Commission approved for Gardiner and Sampi to become joint winners.^[6]
• Round 6, 2006: After Fremantle's narrow win, the medal was awarded to Chris Judd of West Coast, which attracted boos from the Fremantle fans in the crowd. Fremantle coach Chris Connolly criticised his club's supporters for the booing.^[7]
• Round 3, 2007: Michael Braun finished his acceptance speech with "Let's have a fucking good year".^[8] He was fined $5,000 by the AFL, who overruled the $500 penalty given to him by his club.^[9][10]
• Round 6, 2018: The name of the medal at the time became a source of controversy due to the Fremantle Football Club's decision not to award it a week before their home derby because they felt that the name "Ross Glendinning" alone did not reflect the club. It was later renamed the『Glendinning–Allan Medal』after the inaugural captains of each team.^[11]

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