Woollacott Medal

The Woollacott Medal was donated by the Basketball Association of South Australia on behalf of Noel Woollacott's Emporium. Noel Woollacott was killed in action during World War II.

Originally given to the Best and Fairest player in the District competition, the Noel Woollacott Trophy eventually evolved into the Woollacott Medal and was upgraded to Fairest and Most Brilliant in the early 1970s. In 1999 for the first time the medal was awarded to the ABA Central Conference's Most Valuable Player.

The votes are caste by referees post-game on a 3, 2, 1 basis. In 1981 and 1996, the competition experimented with coaches voting, before reverting to the original format.

Following is a list of past winners.

 

1947 Keith Miller Anchors   1984 Steve Brekke Central Districts
1948 Merv Harris Panthers   1985 Al Green North Adelaide
1949 Alan Branstrom Kingston   1986 Mark Davis South Adelaide
  Harold Davis Y.M.C.A   1987 Mark Davis South Adelaide
  Lawrence Gibb Mormons     Mike McKay West Adelaide
  Peter Sutton O.B.I.   1988 Mark Davis South Adelaide
1950 Ado Mannick Estonia   1989 Mark Davis South Adelaide
1951 Don Collins West Torrens   1990 Willie Jennette Noarlunga City
1952 Don Collins West Torrens   1991 Butch Hays Sturt
1953 Peter Roach Norwood   1992 Butch Hays Sturt
1954 Gordon Pearce West Adelaide     Mark Davis South Adelaide
1955 Algis Ignatavicius Vytis   1993 Ron Nunnelly Murray Bridge
1956 Algis Ignatavicius Vytis   1994 Ron Nunnelly Murray Bridge
1957 Alan Hare North Adelaide   1995 Scott Ninnis South Adelaide
1958 Alan Dawe West Adelaide     Greg Olbrich Adelaide
1959 Alan Dawe West Adelaide   1996 Jeff Bickmore Sturt
1960 Les Hody Budapest   1997 Ron Nunnelly South Adelaide
1961 Bryan Hennig Budapest   1998 Chad Spady Riverland
1962 Don Atkinson Norwood   1999 Rupert Sapwell Norwood
1963 Richard Trott Norwood   2000 Scott Arnold Norwood
1964 Mal Heard United Church   2001 Jason Dix Forestville
1965 Mal Heard United Church   2002 Jason Dix Forestville
1966 Werner Linde West Adelaide   2003 Jacob Holmes Eastern
1967 Albert Leslie United Church   2004 Jacob Holmes Eastern
1968 Huba Nagy Norwood   2005 Oscar Forman Sturt
1969 Werner Linde West Adelaide   2006 Darren Ng Sturt
  Huba Nagy Norwood   2007 Dusty Rychart North Adelaide
1970 Huba Nagy Norwood   2008 Erik Burdon North Adelaide
  Mike Megins North Adelaide   2009 Darren Ng Sturt
  Eddie Murtagh West Torrens   2010 Riley Luettgerodt Forestville
1971 Werner Linde West Adelaide   2011 Jacob Holmes Sturt
1972 Huba Nagy Norwood   2012 Tom Daly Sturt
1973 Andris Blicavs Centrals (Adelaide)   2013 Daniel Johnson West Adelaide
1974 Andris Blicavs Centrals (Adelaide)   2014 Alex Starling Woodville
1975 Ken Richardson West Adelaide   2015  Matthew Lycett Norwood 
1976 Laurie Harcus Glenelg   2016   Nelson Kirksey Woodville 
1977 Rick Hodges Glenelg   2017 Eian Davis South Adelaide
1978 Phil Smyth Sturt   2018 Alexander Starling North Adelaide
1979 Mark Lampshire West Torrens   2019 CJ Turnage Southern Tigers
1980 Mark Lampshire West Torrens        
1981 Reg Biddings Forestville        
1982 Al Green West Adelaide        
1983 Leroy Loggins West Adelaide        

 

 

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