W. S. Crichton Medal

Players who have received the club champion award for Essendon during a season in which the club participated in the VFL/AFL premiership.

Recipient List

Season Recipient(s) Vote(s)
1901 VFL Season Albert Thurgood ?
1902 VFL Season Hugh Gavin ?
1903 VFL Season
1904 VFL Season
1905 VFL Season
1906 VFL Season Jack McKenzie ?
1907 VFL Season
1908 VFL Season Bill Busbridge ?
1909 VFL Season Bill Busbridge ?
1910 VFL Season
1911 VFL Season Ernie Cameron ?
1912 VFL Season Ernie Cameron ?
1913 VFL Season Fred Baring ?
1914 VFL Season
1915 VFL Season
1918 VFL Season
1919 VFL Season
1920 VFL Season Jack Garden ?
1921 VFL Season
1922 VFL Season Tom Fitzmaurice ?
1923 VFL Season Tom Fitzmaurice ?
1924 VFL Season Tom Fitzmaurice ?
1925 VFL Season Greg Stockdale ?
1926 VFL Season Joe Harrison ?
1927 VFL Season Frank Maher ?
1928 VFL Season Norm Beckton ?
1929 VFL Season Howard Okey ?
1930 VFL Season Keith Forbes ?
1931 VFL Season Tom Clarke ?
1932 VFL Season Syd Carman ?
1933 VFL Season Paddy Walsh ?
1934 VFL Season Dick Reynolds* ?
1935 VFL Season Keith Forbes ?
1936 VFL Season Dick Reynolds ?
1937 VFL Season Dick Reynolds* ?
1938 VFL Season Dick Reynolds* ?
1939 VFL Season Dick Reynolds ?
1940 VFL Season Hugh Torney ?
1941 VFL Season Wally Buttsworth ?
1942 VFL Season Dick Reynolds ?
1943 VFL Season Dick Reynolds ?
1944 VFL Season Percy Bushby ?
1945 VFL Season Wally Buttsworth ?
1946 VFL Season Wally Buttsworth ?
1947 VFL Season Bill Hutchison ?
1948 VFL Season Bill Hutchison ?
1949 VFL Season John Coleman ?
1950 VFL Season Bill Hutchison ?
1951 VFL Season Norm McDonald ?
1952 VFL Season Bill Hutchison* ?
1953 VFL Season Bill Hutchison* ?
1954 VFL Season John Gill ?
1955 VFL Season Bill Hutchison ?
1956 VFL Season Bill Hutchison ?
1957 VFL Season Reg Burgess ?
1958 VFL Season Jack Clarke ?
1959 VFL Season Hugh Mitchell ?
1960 VFL Season Reg Burgess ?
1961 VFL Season Johnny Birt ?
1962 VFL Season Jack Clarke ?
1963 VFL Season Ken Fraser ?
1964 VFL Season Ken Fraser ?
1965 VFL Season Johnny Birt ?
1966 VFL Season Don McKenzie ?
1967 VFL Season Johnny Birt ?
1968 VFL Season Barry Davis ?
1969 VFL Season Barry Davis ?
1970 VFL Season Darryl Gerlach ?
1971 VFL Season Barry Davis ?
1972 VFL Season Neville Fields ?
1973 VFL Season Andy Wilson ?
1974 VFL Season Graham Moss ?
1975 VFL Season Graham Moss ?
1976 VFL Season Graham Moss* ?
1977 VFL Season Simon Madden ?
1978 VFL Season Ken Fletcher ?
1979 VFL Season Simon Madden ?
1980 VFL Season Tim Watson ?
1981 VFL Season Neale Daniher ?
1982 VFL Season Terry Daniher ?
1983 VFL Season Simon Madden ?
1984 VFL Season Simon Madden ?
1985 VFL Season Tim Watson ?
1986 VFL Season Glenn Hawker ?
1987 VFL Season Mark Thompson ?
1988 VFL Season Tim Watson ?
1989 VFL Season Tim Watson^ ?
1990 AFL Season Mark Thompson ?
1991 AFL Season Alan Ezard ?
1992 AFL Season Mark Harvey ?
1993 AFL Season Gary O'Donnell ?
1994 AFL Season James Hird ?
1995 AFL Season James Hird ?
1996 AFL Season James Hird* ?
1997 AFL Season Sean Denham ?
1998 AFL Season Damien Hardwick ?
1999 AFL Season Mark Mercuri ?
2000 AFL Season Dustin Fletcher ?
2001 AFL Season Jason Johnson ?
2002 AFL Season Mark Johnson ?
2003 AFL Season James Hird ?
Scott Lucas ?
2004 AFL Season Adam McPhee ?
2005 AFL Season Jason Johnson ?
2006 AFL Season Scott Lucas ?
2007 AFL Season James Hird ?
2008 AFL Season David Hille ?
2009 AFL Season Jobe Watson ?
2010 AFL Season Jobe Watson ?
2011 AFL Season David Zaharakis ?
2012 AFL Season Jobe Watson ?
2013 AFL Season Brendon Goddard ?
2014 AFL Season Dyson Heppell ?
2015 AFL Season Cale Hooker ?
2016 AFL Season Zach Merrett ?
2017 AFL Season Joe Daniher ?
2018 AFL Season Devon Smith ?
2019 AFL Season Zach Merrett ?
2020 AFL Season Jordan Ridley ?
2021 AFL Season Zach Merrett ?
2022 AFL Season Peter Wright 242.0

*: Player also received the Brownlow Medal in the same season.
^: Player also received the Leigh Matthews Trophy in the same season.

Multiple Award Recipient List

Recipient(s) Medals Season(s)
Dick Reynolds 7 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943
Bill Hutchison 7 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956
James Hird 5 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2007
Simon Madden 4 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984
Tim Watson 4 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989
Tom Fitzmaurice 3 1922, 1923, 1924
Wally Buttsworth 3 1941, 1945, 1946
Johnny Birt 3 1961, 1965, 1967
Barry Davis 3 1968, 1969, 1971
Graham Moss 3 1974, 1975, 1976
Jobe Watson 3 2009, 2010, 2012
Zach Merrett 3 2016, 2019, 2021
Bill Busbridge 2 1908, 1909
Ernie Cameron 2 1911, 1912
Keith Forbes 2 1930, 1935
Reg Burgess 2 1957, 1960
Jack Clarke 2 1958, 1962
Ken Fraser 2 1963, 1964
Mark Thompson 2 1987, 1990
Jason Johnson 2 2001, 2005
Scott Lucas 2 2003, 2006