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 |
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