Showdown Medal

The Showdown Medal is the medal awarded to the player adjudged best on ground in the Showdown AFL match between Adelaide and Port Adelaide. It is thus similar to the Ross Glendinning Medal awarded in Western Derby games. However, no medal is awarded if the teams meet in a final, as they did in 2005.

Adelaide and Port Adelaide players in a Showdown match.

The Showdown Medal was first presented in Showdown VII, Round 7, 2000.[1] It was formerly known as the "West End Medal", but is currently sponsored by Balfours.[2]

For Showdown 39 in round 16, 2015, the Showdown Medal was named the Phillip Walsh Medal, after the late Adelaide coach Phil Walsh.[3]

List of Showdown medallists

Year Round Winner Club
2000 7 Mark Ricciuto[1] Adelaide
2000 22 Nick Stevens[4] Port Adelaide
2001 3 Josh Francou[5] Port Adelaide
2001 18 Josh Francou (2)[5] Port Adelaide
2002 5 Jarrad Schofield[6] Port Adelaide
2002 20 Josh Francou (3)[5] Port Adelaide
2003 5 Graham Johncock[7] Adelaide
2003 22 Peter Burgoyne[4] Port Adelaide
2004 7 Mark Ricciuto (2)[8] Adelaide
2004 22 Warren Tredrea[4] Port Adelaide
2005 3 Mark Ricciuto (3) Adelaide
2005 20 (shared) Simon Goodwin
Shaun Burgoyne
Adelaide
Port Adelaide
2006 6 Tyson Edwards[9] Adelaide
2006 21 Chad Cornes[10] Port Adelaide
2007 3 Andrew McLeod[11] Adelaide
2007 18 Simon Goodwin (2)[12] Adelaide
2008 3 Bernie Vince[13] Adelaide
2008 16 Danyle Pearce[14] Port Adelaide
2009 6 Dean Brogan[15] Port Adelaide
2009 17 Nathan Bock[16] Adelaide
2010 6 Robbie Gray[17] Port Adelaide
2010 17 Domenic Cassisi[18] Port Adelaide
2011 4 Justin Westhoff[19] Port Adelaide
2011 19 Nathan van Berlo[20] Adelaide
2012 5 Patrick Dangerfield[21] Adelaide
2012 15 Sam Jacobs[22] Adelaide
2013 3 Travis Boak[23] Port Adelaide
2013 19 Chad Wingard[24] Port Adelaide
2014 2 Hamish Hartlett[25] Port Adelaide
2014 15 Sam Jacobs (2) Adelaide
2015 5 Robbie Gray (2) Port Adelaide
2015 16 Scott Thompson Adelaide
2016 2 Tom Lynch Adelaide
2016 22 Matt Crouch Adelaide
2017 3 Rory Sloane Adelaide
2017 20 Sam Jacobs (3) Adelaide
2018 8 Robbie Gray (3) Port Adelaide
2018 20 Robbie Gray (4) Port Adelaide
2019 8 Alex Keath Adelaide
2019 16 Robbie Gray (5) Port Adelaide
2020 2 Travis Boak (2) Port Adelaide

Retrospective Showdown Medals

As the Showdown Medal was only introduced in 2000, six Showdowns were played without a medal being awarded. In 2019 Michelangelo Rucci, football writer for The Advertiser, advocated for a combination of Brownlow Medal, Club Champion voting and Media votes to determine the selection for retroactively awarded Showdown Medals.[26] This potential for retrospective Showdown Medal's being awarded was enhanced by the Western Derby allocating retrospective medals in 2018.[27] Another Showdown where a medal was not awarded to the player adjudged best afield was the 2005 Semi Final. The official Adelaide website, afc.com.au, lists Simon Goodwin as their best player in the 2005 Showdown Final with 3 goals and 22 disposals at 91% disposal efficiency to his name.[28][29]

Michelangelo Rucci's 'Best on Ground' before Showdown Medal[26]
Match Combined Winning club Brownlow Club B&F Merv Agars Medal
1997 1 Darren Mead Port Adelaide 3: Darren Mead
2: Shayne Breuer
1: Brendon Lade
3: Darren Mead
2: Stephen Paxman
1: Stephen Daniels
3: Shane Bond
2: Brayden Lyle
1: Darren Mead
2 Brett James Adelaide 3: Gavin Wanganeen
2: Brendon Lade
1: Matthew Connell
3: Brett James
2: Darren Jarman
1: Kym Koster
3: Brett James
2: Stephen Daniels
1: Darren Jarman
1998 3 Adam Kingsley Port Adelaide 3: Nathan Bassett
2: Josh Francou
1: Matthew Primus
3: Adam Kingsley
2: Matthew Primus
1: Fabian Francis
3: Adam Kingsley
2: Matthew Primus
1: Fabian Francis
4 Mark Ricciuto Adelaide 3: Mark Ricciuto
2: Peter Vardy
1: Darren Jarman
3: Mark Ricciuto
2: Peter Vardy
1: Ben Hart
3: Mark Ricciuto
2: Peter Vardy
1: Ben Hart
1999 5 Mark Bickley Adelaide 3: Kane Johnson
2: Mark Bickley
1: David Gallagher
3: Matthew Robran
2: Mark Bickley
1: Ben Hart
3: Mark Bickley
2: Matthew Robran
1: Ben Hart
6 Josh Francou Port Adelaide 3: Brendon Lade
2: Josh Francou
1: Gavin Wanganeen
3: Josh Francou
3: Brendon Lade
3: Gavin Wanganeen
3: Josh Francou
2: Gavin Wanganeen
1: Brendon Lade
2005 Showdown Final
Match Combined Winning club Brownlow Club B&F Merv Agars Medla
2005 19 Simon Goodwin Adelaide N/A 3: Simon Goodwin
2: Mark Ricciuto
1: Scott Welsh
N/A

References

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