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Encyclopedia > George Doig Medal

The Doig Medal is a best and fairest award given out to the player considered best and fairest during a season for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL. Best and Fairest is the phrase given to players in the Australian Football League (formerly the VFL) that are adjudged to have played the best during the season without being suspended. ... Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers and also commonly known as Freo, is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League. ... This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ...


It was named after the legendary Fremantle footballing family, the Doigs, who have had over 17 members play league football for East Fremantle or South Fremantle in the WAFL. The most famous is George Doig who has been inducted in the Australian Football Hall of Fame. Categories: Stub | Western Australian Football League clubs ... Categories: Stub | Western Australian Football League clubs ... The acronym WAFL can stand for more than one thing. ... George Doig was a full forward for the East Fremantle Football Club from 1933 to 1945. ... The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year od the AFL to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules by Players, Umpires, Media personalities, Coaches, Administrators, and Legends. ...


Past winners include:

Year Winner
1995 Peter Mann
1996 Stephen O'Reilly
1997 Dale Kickett
1998 Jason Norrish
1999 Adrian Fletcher
2000 Troy Cook
2001 Peter Bell
2002 Matthew Pavlich
2003 Peter Bell
2004 Peter Bell
2005 Matthew Pavlich
Best and Fairest awards in the Australian Football League
Adelaide Crows - Malcolm Blight Medal | Brisbane Lions - Merrett-Murray Medal | Carlton - Robert Reynolds Trophy | Collingwood - Copeland Trophy |
Essendon - Crichton Medal | Fremantle - George Doig Medal | Geelong - Carji Greeves Medal | Hawthorn - Peter Crimmins Trophy
Kangaroos - Syd Barker Medal | Melbourne - Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal| Port Adelaide - John Cahill Medal | Richmond - Jack Dyer Medal |
St Kilda - Trevor Barker Award | Sydney Swans - Bob Skilton Medal | West Coast Eagles - Club Champion Award | Western Bulldogs - Charles Sutton Medal


 

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