The Bob Skilton Medal is an annual Australian rules football award presented to the player(s) adjudged the best and fairest at the Sydney Swans (formerly the South Melbourne Football Club) throughout the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) season. It is named after Bob Skilton, who won the award a record nine times from 1958 to 1968. The voting system, as of the 2017 AFL season, involves five coaches giving an undetermined number of players up to ten votes each after every match. Players can receive a maximum of 50 votes for a game.
Recipients ^Denotes current player+Player won Brownlow Medal in same season
Season Recipient(s)Ref. 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 (2) 1936 1937 (2) 1938 (2) 1939 (3) 1940 + (4) 1941 1942 1943 (5) 1944 (2) 1945 1946 1947 (2) 1948 1949 + (2) 1950 (3) 1951 (3) 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 (2) 1958 1959 + (2) 1960 1961 (3) 1962 (4) 1963 + (5) 1964 (6) 1965 (7) 1966 1967 (8) 1968 + (9) 1969 1970 + (2) 1971 (3) 1972 1973 (4) 1974 1975 (5) 1976 1977 + 1978 1979 1980 1981 + (2) 1982 (2) 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 (2) 1988 + (3) 1989 1990 (2) 1991 1992 1993 (2) 1994 1995 1996 (3) 1997 (4) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 (2) 2003 + 2004 2005 2006 + (2) 2007 (2) 2008 2009 2010 2011 (3) 2012 2013 (2) 2014 2015 (2) 2016 (3) 2017 (2) 2018 ^ 2019 ^ 2020 ^ (2) 2021 (3) 2022 ^ 2023 ^ 2024 ^ 2025 ^ (2) 2026 ^ (3)
Multiple winners ^Denotes current player
Player Medals Seasons 9 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968 5 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975 5 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943 4 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 3 1948, 1949, 1951 3 2003, 2006, 2011 3 1986, 1987, 1988 3 2012, 2015, 2016 3 2014, 2017, 2021 3 1946, 1947, 1950 ^ 3 2024, 2025, 2026 2 1980, 1982 2 1942, 1944 2 1930, 1935 2 2005, 2007 ^ 2 2018, 2020 2 2008, 2013 2 1979, 1981 2 1953, 1957 2 1931, 1938 2 2001, 2002 2 1985, 1990
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