The Simpson Medal is an individual prize awarded for Australian rules football in Western Australia. The medal has been donated by Dr Fred Simpson and family since 1945.

Simpson Medals are currently awarded to the following players: The best player on the ground in the West Australian Football League Grand Final (awarded annually since 1945), and the best Western Australian player on the ground in any interstate representative match contested by a West Australian Football League composite team (awarded annually since 1994).

Simpson Medals have also been awarded under other criteria in interstate football throughout history: To the best player on the ground from either team in any stand-alone interstate representative match played in Western Australia from 1948 until 1993, including State of Origin matches from 1977 until 1993 (this did not include National Carnival matches), to the best Western Australian player across a tournament of interstate representative matches involving Western Australia (this included National Carnivals from 1950 until 1979, the 1988 Bicentennial Carnival, and Western Australia's 1964 interstate tour), and to the best player on the ground in club exhibition matches between a Western Australian club and an interstate club (in 1946 and 1947 only).

After 1994, the interstate Simpson Medal was strictly awarded for WAFL representative matches, not for the AFL representative State of Origin matches which were played in the late 1990s; a separate medal—the Graham Moss Medal—was awarded to Western Australia's best player in those matches.

Simpson Medal Winners

WAFL Grand Final + Table key^Player was member of losing team

+ Table of recipients Year Recipient Club 1945 1946 ^ 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 Perth 1956 ^ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 ^ 1963 1964 ^ 1965 1966 Perth 1967 Perth 1968 Perth 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 ^ Perth 1975 1976 Perth 1977 Perth 1978 1979 1980 1981 ^ 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 202420252026

Interstate/State of Origin

Year Player Team Match 2025 Milan Murdock WA WA vs SA 2024 Milan Murdock WA WA vs SA 2023 Angus Schumacher WA WA vs SA 2022 Leigh Kitchin WA WA vs SA 2021 Jye Bolton WA WA vs SA 2019 Josh Deluca WA WA vs SA 2018 Jye Bolton WA WA vs SA 2017 Ben Saunders WA WA vs Vic 2016 Jye Bolton WA WA vs TAS 2015 Ryan Davis WA WA vs SA 2014 Ashton Hams WA WA vs NEAFL 2013 Wayde Twomey WA WA vs VFL 2012 Paul Johnson WA WA vs SA 2011 Josh Smith WA WA vs Qld 2010 Luke Blackwell WA WA v VIC 2009 Brent LeCras WA WA v SA 2008 Ian Richardson WA WA v QLD 2007 Adam Hay WA WA v VFL 2006 Caine Hayes WA WA v SA 2005 Matthew Priddis WA WA v QLD 2004 Chris Bossong WA WA v VFL 2003 Luke Webster WA WA v SA 2002 Cory Johnson WA WA v QLD 2000 Brad Campbell WA WA v SA 1999 Rod Tregenza WA WA v TAS 1998 Dean Irving WA WA v SA 1997 Jon Dorotich WA WA v TAS 1996 David Snow WA WA v SA 1995 Craig Treleven WA WA v QLD 1994 Paul Symmons WA WA v SA 1993 Marty Atkins WA WA v SA 1991 Brendon Retzlaff WA WA v SA 1991 Paul Harding WA WA v VIC - State of Origin 1990 Ben Allan WA WA v SA 1990 Simon Madden VIC WA v VIC - State of Origin 1989 Jason Dunstall VIC WA v VIC - State of Origin 1988 Gerard Healy VIC WA v VIC - State of Origin 1988 Peter Thorne WA WA v VFA 1988 Ben Allan WA WA v SA 1988 Dwayne Lamb WA Adelaide Carnival - State of Origin 1987 Andrew Bews VIC WA v VIC - State of Origin 1987 Chris McDermott SA WA v SA 1986 Brad Hardie WA WA v VIC - State of Origin 1985 Dale Weightman VIC WA v VIC - State of Origin 1985 Craig Bradley SA WA v SA 1984 Brad Hardie WA WA v VIC - State of Origin 1983 Maurice Rioli WA WA v VIC - State of Origin 1983 Stephen Michael WA WA v SA 1982 Kevin Taylor WA WA v SA 1982 Mark Browning VIC WA v VIC - State of Origin 1981 (tie) Jim Krakouer WA WA v SA 1981 (tie) Gary Buckenara WA WA v SA 1981 Simon Beasley WA WA v VIC - State of Origin 1979 Graham Cornes SA WA v SA 1978 Peter Knights VIC WA v VIC - State of Origin 1977 Barry Cable WA WA v VIC - State of Origin* 1977 Max James SA WA v SA 1977 Graham Moss WA WA v VIC 1976 Glenn Elliott VIC WA v VIC 1975 Stan Magro WA WA v VIC 1974 Ron Alexander WA WA v VIC 1973 Peter Featherby WA WA v SA 1972 Ken McAullay WA Perth Carnival 1971 Peter Knights VIC WA v VIC 1970 Alan Stiles WA WA v SA 1969 Graham Farmer WA Adelaide Carnival 1969 Barry Cable WA Adelaide Carnival 1968 John Nicholls VIC WA v VIC 1967 Bill Walker WA WA v SA 1966 John McIntosh WA Hobart Carnival 1965 Bob Spargo WA WA v VIC 1965 Kevin Murray WA WA v VFA 1964 Bob Shearman SA WA v SA 1964 Derek Chadwick WA WA interstate tour 1963 Brian Sarre WA WA v VIC 1962 Roy Harper WA WA v SA 1962 Ray Sorrell WA WA v TAS 1961 Ray Gabelich WA Brisbane Carnival 1960 Allen Aylett VIC WA v VIC 1959 John Watts WA WA v SA 1958 Graham Farmer WA WA v VIC 1957 Ted Whitten VIC WA v VIC 1956 Fred Goldsmith VIC WA v VIC 1956 Graham Farmer WA WA v SA 1955 Fos Williams SA WA v SA 1954 Keith Harper WA WA v VIC 1953 Merv McIntosh WA Adelaide Carnival 1952 Merv McIntosh WA WA v SA 1951 Fred Buttsworth WA WA v VIC 1950 Gordon Maffina WA Brisbane Carnival 1949 Stan Heal WA WA v SA 1948 Kevin Curran VIC WA v VIC 1947 Frank Jenkins South Fremantle South Fremantle v Essendon 1946 Lou Richards Collingwood East Fremantle v Collingwood * Cable's 1977 Simpson Medal was retrospectively awarded in 2007.afl.com.au wafl.com.au

References Simpson Medalists in WAFL Grand Final Simpson Medalists in State Games