The winner of the 2018 Syd Barker Medal will join a prestigious club, and have their name engraved in North Melbourne history.
The medallist will join an illustrious group of Shinboners that have claimed the award.
Some of the biggest names in the sport have been Syd Barker Medallists, such as dual Brownlow Medallist Keith Greig, VFL/AFL games record holder Brent Harvey, and arguably the greatest player to play the game, Wayne Carey.
In recent years, current stars Shaun Higgins, Robbie Tarrant, Todd Goldstein and Ben Cunnington have all taken home “Syd”, and will be looking to do so again on Friday night.
Past Winners
Year | Winner |
1929 | Charlie Cameron |
1932 | Jack Patterson |
1935 | Wally Carter |
1936 | Charles Skinner |
1937 | Wally Carter |
1938 | Jock Cordner |
1939 | Sid Dyer |
1940 | Jim Adamson |
1941 | George Kennedy, Bill Findlay |
1942 | Jack Allister |
1943 | Don Kemp |
1944 | Alan Crawford |
1945 | Les Foote |
1946 | Don Condon |
1947 | Keith McKenzie |
1948 | Dally O’Brien |
1949 | Les Foote |
1950 | Les Foote |
1951 | Jock Spencer |
1952 | Jock McCorkell |
1953 | Jack O’Halloran |
1954 | John Brady |
1955 | Bob Brooker |
1956 | Jack Edwards |
1957 | Bryan Martyn |
1958 | Allen Aylett |
1959 | Allen Aylett |
1960 | Allen Aylett |
1961 | Laurie Dwyer |
1962 | Bill Serong |
1963 | Noel Teasdale |
1964 | Noel Teasdale |
1965 | Noel Teasdale |
1966 | Noel Teasdale |
1967 | Laurie Dwyer |
1968 | John Dugdale |
1969 | Sam Kekovich |
1970 | Barry Cable |
1971 | David Dench |
1972 | Ken Montgomery |
1973 | Barry Davis |
1974 | John Rantall |
1975 | Barry Davis |
1976 | David Dench |
1977 | David Dench |
1978 | Malcolm Blight |
1979 | Gary Dempsey |
1980 | Keith Greig |
1981 | David Dench |
1982 | Ross Glendinning |
1983 | Ross Glendinning |
1984 | Kym Hodgeman |
1985 | Matthew Larkin |
1986 | Jim Krakouer |
1987 | Matthew Larkin |
1988 | Matthew Larkin |
1989 | Michael Martyn |
1990 | John Longmire |
1991 | Craig Sholl, Michael Martyn |
1992 | Wayne Carey |
1993 | Wayne Carey |
1994 | Wayne Schwass |
1995 | Wayne Schwass |
1996 | Wayne Carey |
1997 | Anthony Stevens |
1998 | Wayne Carey |
1999 | Anthony Stevens |
2000 | Peter Bell |
2001 | Shannon Grant |
2002 | Adam Simpson |
2003 | Brent Harvey |
2004 | Brady Rawlings |
2005 | Brent Harvey |
2006 | Brady Rawlings |
2007 | Brent Harvey |
2008 | Brent Harvey |
2009 | Andrew Swallow |
2010 | Brent Harvey, Brady Rawlings |
2011 | Andrew Swallow; Daniel Wells |
2012 | Andrew Swallow |
2013 | Scott Thompson; Daniel Wells |
2014 | Ben Cunnington |
2015 | Todd Goldstein |
2016 | Robbie Tarrant |
2017 | Shaun Higgins |
