Bob Skilton Medal

The Bob Skilton Medal is an annual Australian rules football award presented to the player(s) adjudged the best and fairest at the Sydney Swans (formerly the South Melbourne Football Club) throughout the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) season. It is named after Bob Skilton, who won the award a record nine times from 1958 to 1968. The voting system, as of the 2017 AFL season, involves five coaches giving an undetermined number of players up to ten votes each after every match. Players can receive a maximum of 50 votes for a game.^[1]

Recipients

^	Denotes current player
+	Player won Brownlow Medal in same season

Season	Recipient(s)	Ref.
1927	Hec McKay
1928	Charlie Stanbridge
1929	Danny Wheelahan
1930	Ron Hillis
1931	Len Thomas
1932	Bill Faul
1933	Harry Clarke
1934	Terry Brain
1935	Ron Hillis (2)
1936	Herbie Matthews
1937	Herbie Matthews (2)
1938	Len Thomas (2)
1939	Herbie Matthews (3)
1940	Herbie Matthews+ (4)
1941	Rex Ritchie
1942	Jim Cleary
1943	Herbie Matthews (5)
1944	Jim Cleary (2)
1945	Jack Graham
1946	Bill Williams
1947	Bill Williams (2)
1948	Ron Clegg
1949	Ron Clegg+ (2)
1950	Bill Williams (3)
1951	Ron Clegg (3)
1952	Keith Schaefer
1953	Jim Taylor
1954	Eddie Lane
1955	Ian Gillett
1956	Jim Dorgan
1957	Jim Taylor (2)
1958	Bob Skilton
1959	Bob Skilton+ (2)
1960	Frank Johnson
1961	Bob Skilton (3)
1962	Bob Skilton (4)
1963	Bob Skilton+ (5)
1964	Bob Skilton (6)
1965	Bob Skilton (7)
1966	Max Papley
1967	Bob Skilton (8)
1968	Bob Skilton+ (9)
1969	Peter Bedford
1970	Peter Bedford+ (2)
1971	Peter Bedford (3)
1972	Russell Cook
1973	Peter Bedford (4)
1974	Norm Goss
1975	Peter Bedford (5)
1976	Rick Quade
1977	Graham Teasdale+
1978	John Murphy
1979	Barry Round
1980	David Ackerly
1981	Barry Round+ (2)
1982	David Ackerly (2)
1983	Mark Browning
1984	Bernie Evans
1985	Stephen Wright
1986	Gerard Healy
1987	Gerard Healy (2)
1988	Gerard Healy+ (3)
1989	Mark Bayes
1990	Stephen Wright (2)
1991	Barry Mitchell
1992	Paul Kelly
1993	Paul Kelly (2)
1994	Daryn Cresswell
1995	Tony Lockett
1996	Paul Kelly (3)
1997	Paul Kelly (4)
1998	Michael O'Loughlin
1999	Wayne Schwass
2000	Andrew Schauble
2001	Paul Williams
2002	Paul Williams (2)
2003	Adam Goodes+	[2]
2004	Barry Hall	[3]
2005	Brett Kirk	[4]
2006	Adam Goodes+ (2)	[5]
2007	Brett Kirk (2)	[6]
2008	Jarrad McVeigh	[7]
2009	Ryan O'Keefe	[8]
2010	Kieren Jack	[9]
2011	Adam Goodes (3)	[10]
2012	Josh Kennedy	[11]
2013	Jarrad McVeigh (2)	[12]
2014	Luke Parker	[13]
2015	Josh Kennedy (2)	[14]
2016	Josh Kennedy (3)	[15]
2017	Luke Parker (2)	[16]
2018	Jake Lloyd^	[17]
2019	Dane Rampe^	[18]
2020	Jake Lloyd^ (2)
2021	Luke Parker (3)
2022	Callum Mills^
2023	Errol Gulden^
2024	Isaac Heeney^

Multiple winners

^	Denotes current player

Player	Medals	Seasons
Bob Skilton	9	1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968
Peter Bedford	5	1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975
Herbie Matthews	5	1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943
Paul Kelly	4	1992, 1993, 1996, 1997
Ron Clegg	3	1948, 1949, 1951
Adam Goodes	3	2003, 2006, 2011
Gerard Healy	3	1986, 1987, 1988
Josh Kennedy	3	2012, 2015, 2016
Luke Parker	3	2014, 2017, 2021
Bill Williams	3	1946, 1947, 1950
David Ackerly	2	1980, 1982
Jim Cleary	2	1942, 1944
Ron Hillis	2	1930, 1935
Brett Kirk	2	2005, 2007
Jake Lloyd^	2	2018, 2020
Jarrad McVeigh	2	2008, 2013
Barry Round	2	1979, 1981
Jim Taylor	2	1953, 1957
Len Thomas	2	1931, 1938
Paul Williams	2	2001, 2002
Stephen Wright	2	1985, 1990