Kevin Sheedy Medal

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The Kevin Sheedy Medal is the award given to the Greater Western Sydney Giants player determined to have been the "best and fairest" throughout an AFL season. The award is named after the club's inaugural coach, Kevin Sheedy.[1] The inaugural winner of the award was Callan Ward, one of the club's first captains.[2]

Recipients[edit]

Denotes current player
Season Player(s) Ref
2012 Callan Ward [2]
2013 Jeremy Cameron [3]
2014 Shane Mumford [4]
2015 Heath Shaw [5]
2016 Toby Greene [6]
2017 Josh Kelly [7]
2018 Lachie Whitfield [8]
2019 Tim Taranto [9]
2020 Nick Haynes [10]
Lachie Whitfield (2)
2021 Josh Kelly (2) [11]
2022 Sam Taylor [12]
2023 Toby Greene (2) [13]

Multiple winners[edit]

Player Medals Seasons
Josh Kelly 2 2017, 2021
Lachie Whitfield 2 2018, 2020
Toby Greene 2 2016, 2023

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1] [dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Greater Western Sydney co-captain Callan Ward claims Kevin Sheedy medal for club's best and fairest". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. ^ Dampney, James (7 September 2013). "Cameron caps his year with Giant reward". afl.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  4. ^ Cordy, Neil (5 September 2014). "Sydney premiership ruckman Shane Mumford claims GWS Giants best and fairest award". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  5. ^ Cordy, Neil (12 September 2015). "GWS Giants best and fairest won by Heath Shaw after outstanding season". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  6. ^ Curley, Adam (7 October 2016). "Giant Toby Greene caps breakout year with Kevin Sheedy Medal". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  7. ^ Curley, Adam (6 October 2017). "Kelly caps stellar year with Giants B&F". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  8. ^ Curley, Adam (5 October 2018). "Giant Whitfield rewarded for career-best year". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  9. ^ Curley, Adam (4 October 2019). "Young Giant stuns superstars to salute as club champion". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  10. ^ "History Made with Joint Kevin Sheedy Medallists". Gwsgiants.com.au. Telstra. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  11. ^ Pegan, Martin (1 October 2021). "Gun GWS Giant Edges Superstar Teammate in thrilling B & F Count". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  12. ^ Garb, Daniel (26 August 2022). "AA defender tops skipper to claim Giants' best". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Greene Claims Second Sheedy Medal". gwsgiants.com.au. GWS Giants. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

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