The E. J. Whitten Medal is awarded to the best Victorian player in an Australian rules football State of Origin football match. The award is named after Ted Whitten, also known as "Mr. Football", who played for and coached Footscray and was an advocate of interstate football. He played 29 games for Victoria, and he coached the state side nearing his death of cancer in 1995.
Year PlayerOpponent 1985 Paul Roos WA 1986 Dale Weightman WA 1986 Kevin Walsh SA 1987 Greg Williams WA 1987 Chris Langford SA 1988 Paul Roos Carnival 1988 Gerard Healy WA 1989 Gavin Brown SA 1989 Jason Dunstall WA 1990 Simon Madden WA 1990 Dale Weightman NSW 1991 Barry Mitchell WA 1991 Alan Ezard SA 1992 Stewart Loewe WA 1992 Robert Harvey SA 1993 Chris Langford NSW/ACT 1993 Robert Harvey SA 1994 David Calthorpe SA 1995 Tony Lockett SA 1996 Robert Harvey Allies 1997 Gavin Brown SA 1998 Rohan Smith Allies 1999 Brent Harvey SA 2026 Lachie Ash WA
Note: in 2008, for the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match, Brendan Fevola was awarded the Allen Aylett Medal as the best player for Victoria.
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