- Syd Barker Medal
The Syd Barker Medal is awarded to the
North Melbourne Football Club player who has been judged thebest and fairest of the footy season. The award has been given out continuously since 1937. Before then it was known as the Syd Barker Memorial Trophy.The award is named after Syd Barker who was a popular captain of the North Melbourne Football Club in 1915-1919, 1921 & 1927. He was a brilliant ruckmen of his time, starring in North Melbourne's 1910, 1914, 1915 and 1918 premiership sides, and captaining the famous "Invincibles" side that went undefeated in a record 58 games.
Recipients:
*2008Brent Harvey
*2007Brent Harvey
*2006Brady Rawlings
*2005Brent Harvey
*2004Brady Rawlings
*2003Brent Harvey
*2002Adam Simpson
*2001Shannon Grant
*2000 Peter Bell
*1999Anthony Stevens
*1998Wayne Carey
*1997Anthony Stevens
*1996Wayne Carey
*1995Wayne Schwass
*1994Wayne Schwass
*1993Wayne Carey
*1992Wayne Carey
*1991Craig Sholl &Michael Martyn
*1990John Longmire
*1989Michael Martyn
*1988Matthew Larkin
*1987Matthew Larkin
*1986Jim Krakouer
*1985Matthew Larkin
*1984Kym Hodgeman
*1983Ross Glendinning
*1982Ross Glendinning
*1981David Dench
*1980Keith Greig
*1979Gary Dempsey
*1978Malcolm Blight
*1977David Dench
*1976David Dench
*1975Barry Davis
*1974John Rantall
*1973Barry Davis
*1972Ken Montgomery
*1971David Dench
*1970Barry Cable
*1969Sam Kekovich
*1968 John Dugdale
*1967Laurie Dwyer
*1966Noel Teasdale
*1965Noel Teasdale
*1964Noel Teasdale
*1963Noel Teasdale
*1962Bill Serong
*1961Laurie Dwyer
*1960Allen Aylett
*1959Allen Aylett
*1958Allen Aylett
*1957Bryan Martyn
*1956 Jack Edwards
*1955Bob Brooker
*1954 John Brady
*1953Jack O’Halloran
*1952Jock McCorkell
*1951Jock Spencer
*1950Les Foote
*1949Les Foote
*1948Dally O'Brien
*1947Keith McKenzie
*1946Don Condon
*1945Les Foote
*1944 Alan Crawford
*1943Don Kemp
*1942Jack Allister
*1941 George Kennedy &Bill Findlay
*1940Jim Adamson
*1939Sid Dyer
*1938Jock Cordner
*1937Wally Carter References
* [http://www.kangaroos.com.au North Melbourne Football Club website]
* [http://www.geocities.com/shinboner_99/barker.htm Syd Barker profile]
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