PitBull wrote:cream cheese wrote:I was having a chat with diddles on the weekend about his mail medal and the question was posed what would you rather have, a club best & fairest in a premiership year or a mail medal. I think the answer is obvious what the player would rather have, but what do people think is rated as the higher achievment?
Another question that popped up was i believe Spanagel won the medal in 03 but green won the B&F and we were wondering who won the club B&F in the 1986 premiership year? Hopefully won of the ango posters will know the answer. Was it Miles?
Im not 100% I think Peter Cameron was the winner
The achievement of a premiership ensures friends for life, never lucky enough to get one myself.
A B&F in a premiership year holds huge value, opposed to a B&F in an average year.
A Mail Medal is a massive individually honour and is probably more recognised on the broader scale.
Interestinly, Brain Hurn back in 1970 was the most recent player to win the double of club B&F and Mail Medal.
Ron Trescowthick (1926) and Bill Tonkin (1932) were the only men to achive the Premiership, B&F and Mail Medal trifecta.
Most recent premiership years and B&F winners.
1972 - Daryl Beale, R/Up Peter Kleinig
1973 - Ian Gerlach, R/Up Peter Kleinig
1977 - Kym Reid, R/Up Daryl Beale
1986 - Peter Cameron, R/Up Greg Simmons
2003 - Craig Harvey, R/Up David Green
Hope that helps Cream Dick.