- Trevor Barker Award
The Trevor Barker Award is an
Australian Rules Football award awarded to the player from theSt. Kilda Football Club who is voted thebest and fairest player during the home and away season in the Australian Football League by a voting panel.
The St. Kilda Football Club best and Fairest has been awarded since 1914. It has only been awarded by its current name since the late 1990s to honour the name and memory of former St. Kilda Football Club Player and Reserves CoachTrevor Barker .He had a distinguished career and was considered one of the Saints' best players throughout the 1980s. He was an inspirational footballer known for his spectacular marking and contribution to the club.
Barker won St. Kilda's Best and fairest award in 1976 and 1981.Barker also coached the Sandringham Football club to the premiership in the VFA in 1992 & 1994.The Trevor Barker Beach Oval, home of the Sandringham Football Club in the VFL is also named in his honour.Barker died aged 39, in April of 1996.
Winners:
External links
* [http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/StK-05.html St Kilda Honour Roll at FootyStats]
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