The Tomkins Medal (officially called the H. W. Tomkins Memorial Medal) was an Australian rules football honour awarded from 1939 to 2008 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) under-19 competition, as judged by field umpires. It was named after Horace W. (Dick) Tomkins, past League administrator, League life member, junior football ambassador and Secretary of the West Torrens Football Club. From 1936 to 1938, the award was known as the O'Halloran Medal.
Winners
O'Halloran Medal
Year Name Club 1936 Jack Butler Norwood (1) 1937 Allan Telfer North Adelaide (1) 1938 Des Crawley Sturt (1)
Tomkins Medal
Year Name Club 1939 Des Crawley Sturt (2) 1940 Reg Hogben North Adelaide (2) 1941 Allan Crabb Glenelg (1) 1942-1944 No Award 1945 Jim Deane South Adelaide (1) 1946 Ken McGregor West Adelaide (1) 1947 Ken McGregor West Adelaide (2) 1948 Glyn Williams West Adelaide (3) 1949 Ray Whitaker Port Adelaide (1) 1950 Lloyd Weston North Adelaide (3) 1951 Aldo Rosetto West Adelaide (4) 1952 Neville Hayes Port Adelaide (2) 1953 Vincent Copley Port Adelaide (3) 1954 M. Meredith Port Adelaide (4) 1955 B. Carr South Adelaide (2) 1956 Jeff Bray West Adelaide (5) 1957 Barry Potts North Adelaide (4) 1958 G. Green Sturt (3) 1959 Bob Simunsen Woodville (1) 1960 Chris Hunt Glenelg (2) 1961 Graeme Farrell North Adelaide (5) 1962 Jon Burton Norwood (2) 1963 Jon Burton Norwood (3) 1964 Brian Woodcock Norwood (4) 1965 Peter Bitmead West Adelaide (6) 1966 Owen Vick West Torrens (1) 1967 Neil Worthley Glenelg (3) 1968 Robert Hooper West Adelaide (7) 1969 John Payne North Adelaide (6) 1970 Kym Stoddart Central District (1) 1971 John Crouch Port Adelaide (5) 1972 Neil Craig Norwood (5) 1973 Wilbur Wilson Central District (2) 1974 Wayne Hughes Central District (3) 1975 Steven Carr West Torrens (2) 1976 Wayne Slattery South Adelaide (3) 1977 Leon Grosser West Adelaide (8) 1978 Brenton Graham Central District (4) 1979 Kim Klomp Sturt (4) 1980 Duncan Fosdike Norwood (6) 1981 Dean Renfrey Norwood (7) 1982 Steve Goldsworthy Norwood (8) 1983 Craig Dewhirst South Adelaide (4) 1984 Gary Argus Sturt (5) 1985 Jason Roe Port Adelaide (6) 1986 Craig Griffiths Central District (5) 1987 J. James Sturt (6) 1988 Craig Vozzo West Adelaide (9) 1989 Paul Hicks Central District (6) 1990 Michael King Norwood (9) 1991 Dale Betterman Norwood (10) 1992 Adrian Rowett Glenelg (4) 1993 tied David Flesfader Glenelg (5) 1993 tied C. Voice Port Adelaide (7) 1994 L. Bettis South Adelaide (5) 1995 Damien King Norwood (11) 1996 Dwayne Povey Norwood (12) 1997 Adam O'Hara Woodville-West Torrens (1) 1998 Matthew Krieg Central District (7) 1999 Greg Chapman Woodville-West Torrens (2) 2000 B. Wilcox Port Adelaide Magpies (1) 2001 Adam Merrett Glenelg (6) 2002 Tom Chadwick West Adelaide (10) 2003 Lee Saunders South Adelaide (6) 2004 Bradley Hunter South Adelaide (7) 2005 tied Blake Wegener West Adelaide (11) 2005 tied Glenn Dundovic West Adelaide (12) 2006 Samuel McDonald West Adelaide (13) 2007 Kieran Flanigan Sturt (7) 2008 Shane Harris Woodville-West Torrens (3)
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