List of individual match awards in the Australian Football League

In the Australian Football League, many teams contest trophies or individual awards on an annual or regular basis in individual premiership matches during the home-and-away season. Many of these awards honour a legend or legends of the competing clubs, or are used as part of events to support a charitable cause.

This list covers recurring trophies or awards in home-and-away matches of the AFL season. Not included are once-off awards, or awards presented in representative or finals matches.

Winning team trophy	Individual medal	Teams	First awarded	Details
Alec Campbell Cup	Frank McDonald Medal	Hawthorn vs various	2009	Cup named in honour of Australia's last surviving Gallipoli veteran Alec Campbell, and the best on ground medal named in honour of Australia's last surviving decorated World War I veteran Frank MacDonald. Both awards were originally contested during the early 2000s in Anzac Day round home matches by the Tasmania VFL team; since 2009, after Tasmania folded, Hawthorn has contested the cup annually on or around Anzac Day in a match in Tasmania.[1]
Barker–Whitten Challenge Plate	–	St Kilda vs Western Bulldogs	1997	Named in honour of club legends Trevor Barker (St Kilda) and Ted Whitten (Footscray) and established in 1997, shortly after the deaths from cancer of both men. The match is played in support of the Trevor Barker Foundation, the EJ Whitten Foundation and Challenge, all three of which are foundations supporting cancer research and patients.[2]
Berry Street Cup	–	Melbourne vs Richmond	1986	Contested in support of Berry Street, a children and family welfare organisation.[3]
beyondblue Cup	–	Hawthorn vs Geelong (2006-2012) Hawthorn vs various (2013-pres)	2006	Supporting and raising awareness for depression and anxiety through beyondblue. Then-Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett was chairman of beyondblue at the time of the first contest.[4]
Blue Ribbon Cup	Silk-Miller Medal	Hawthorn vs St Kilda	1999	Played in support of the Victorian Police Blue Ribbon Foundation. The matches are played, and the best on ground medal is named, in honour of Gary Silk and Rodney Miller, who were killed in the line of duty in August 1998.[5][6]
Carlton Mid Derby Trophy	Ross Glendinning Medal	Fremantle vs West Coast (Western Derby)	1995	Best on ground medal has been presented since 2001 and is named after Western Australian football Ross Glendinning, who was involved with both clubs.[7]
EJ Whitten Cup	—	Western Bulldogs vs Essendon	1995	Contested at each match between the teams. Named in honour of Footscray legend Ted Whitten.[8]
HMAS Sydney II Trophy	—	Sydney vs West Coast	2010	Named in honour of the World War II cruiser named HMAS Sydney which was sunk in battle in 1941.[9]
Jack Dyer–Lou Richards Trophy	—	Richmond vs Collingwood	2004	Named in honour of club legends Jack Dyer (Richmond) and Lou Richards (Collingwood).
Kevin Sheedy Cup	Yiooken Award	Essendon vs Richmond	2005	Contested at the annual Dreamtime at the 'G match. Named in honour of former Richmond player and then-Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy.[10] The best on ground award, awarded since 2006, is named for the Woiwurrung word for 'dreaming'.[11]
Madden Cup	–	Carlton vs Essendon	1998	Named in honour of brothers Simon Madden (378 games for Essendon) and Justin Madden (45 games for Essendon and 287 games for Carlton). Contested once per year, with home team alternating.[12]
Marn Grook Trophy	–	Essendon vs Sydney	2002	Named in honour of the historical Aboriginal game Marn Grook, often considered to be an ancestor of modern Australian rules football.[13]
Peter Mac Cup	–	Collingwood vs Carlton	1993	Played in support of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Once shared between the two clubs' home matches, but since 2009 always contested at Collingwood home games against Carlton.
Prime Minister's Cup	–	Greater Western Sydney vs various	2012	Played at one of Greater Western Sydney's home matches in Canberra. The first two cups were played between GWS and Western Bulldogs – of which then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard was the number-one ticket holder – and the opponent has varied in fixtures since the end of Gillard's term.[14]
Richard Pratt Cup	–	Carlton vs Collingwood	2009	Played in support of the Pratt Foundation, and first played after the death in April 2009 of former Carlton president Richard Pratt. Contested at Carlton home games against Collingwood.[15]
Robert Rose Cup	Bob Rose–Charlie Sutton Medal	Collingwood vs Western Bulldogs	2000	Played in support of the Robert Rose Foundation, which supports Victorians with spinal cord injuries, and named in honour of former Collingwood and Footscray player Robert Rose, who was paralysed in a car accident.[16] Since 2007, the Rose-Sutton medal is awarded to the player who displays the most courage, skill, leadership and sportsmanship in the match; this is named after Bob Rose (Robert's father, of Collingwood) and Charlie Sutton (Footscray), who were both known for these attributes.[17]
R. D. Barassi Trophy	–	Carlton vs Melbourne	1965	Named in honour of Ron Barassi, Jr., who played with both clubs. The trophy was first presented in 1965, the year after Barassi transferred from Melbourne to Carlton.[18]
Showdown Trophy	Showdown Medal	Adelaide vs Port Adelaide (Showdown)	1997	The best on ground award has been presented since 2000 to the best on ground Showdown matches. For Showdown XXXIX only, the medal was renamed the Phil Walsh Medal in honour of the late Adelaide coach Phil Walsh, who was murdered earlier in the month in which this particular Showdown took place.[19]
Simpson–Henderson Trophy	–	St Kilda vs various	2013	Awarded to the winning team of St Kilda's home match in Wellington, New Zealand on Anzac Day. Named in honour of Australian John Simpson Kirkpatrick and New Zealander Richard Alexander Henderson, both known for carrying wounded soldiers from World War I battlefields on donkeys.[20]
Westpac Community Cup	–	Collingwood vs Adelaide	2010	Played in support of a different community volunteer causes each year (past causes have included the Country Fire Authority and Surf Lifesavers of Victoria and South Australia.[21][22]
Western Victoria Cup	–	Geelong vs Western Bulldogs	2004	Sponsored by Origin Energy.[23]
White Ribbon Trophy	Brett Kirk Medal	Greater Western Sydney vs Sydney (Sydney Derby)	2012	Played in support of the White Ribbon Campaign against violence towards women.[24] The best on ground medals is named in honour of New South Wales native and former Sydney captain Brett Kirk.[25]
–	Anzac Medal	Collingwood vs Essendon	1995	Awarded to the player displaying the most courage, skill, self-sacrifice and teamwork in the Anzac Day clash between Essendon and Collingwood. First awarded in 2000, then later awarded retrospectively back to 1995.[26]
–	Archer-Hird Medal	Essendon vs North Melbourne	2008	Awarded to the player displaying the most courage and determination in the first match between the teams each season. Named in honour of Glenn Archer (North Melbourne) and James Hird (Essendon), who were both known for their courage. Not awarded since 2013.[27]
–	David Parkin Medal	Carlton vs Hawthorn	2003	Awarded to the best on ground in an annual match between the teams each season. Named in honour of former Hawthorn premiership player and premiership coach of both clubs David Parkin.[28]
–	Ian Stewart Medal	Richmond vs St Kilda	2004	Awarded to the best on ground in an annual match between the teams each season. Named in honour of former St Kilda and Richmond player Ian Stewart, who won Brownlow Medals and premierships with both clubs.[29]
–	Jason McCartney Medal	Collingwood vs North Melbourne	2003	Awarded to the player displaying the most courage and determination in a match between the teams each season. Named in honour of North Melbourne and Collingwood player Jason McCartney, who survived the 2002 Bali bombings.[30]
–	Len Hall Anzac Medal	Fremantle vs various	1996	Awarded to the player displaying the most courage, teamwork and self-sacrifice in Fremantle's match during the Anzac Day Round.[31] The match is named in honour of Western Australia's last surviving Gallipoli veteran, Len Hall (1897–1999), and the game is known as the Len Hall Tribute Game.[32]
QClash Trophy	Marcus Ashcroft Medal	Brisbane Lions vs Gold Coast (QClash)	2011	Awarded to the best on ground in all QClash matches. Named in honour of Queensland native Marcus Ashcroft, who played with Brisbane and was an assistant coach at Gold Coast.[33]
–	Peter Badcoe VC Medal	Port Adelaide vs various	2004	Awarded to the player displaying the most courage, teamwork and self-sacrifice in Port Adelaide's match during the Anzac Day Round. Named in honour of South Australian Vietnam War hero Major Peter Badcoe.

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