Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal

The Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal is a Victorian Football League (VFL) award that is presented to the most promising young talent in the VFL competition (previously the Victorian Football Association until 1995).

The medal has been awarded annually since 1989.^[1] It was originally named the Fothergill–Round Medal after Des Fothergill and Barry Round, who at the time were the only two players to have won both the J. J. Liston Trophy (or one of its predecessors) and the Brownlow Medal; it was renamed the Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal in 2018 to also recognise Sam Mitchell, the third player to achieve the feat.^[2]

Winners

Year	Player	Team	Ref
1989	Chris Owen	Preston
1990	Mathew Quirk	Oakleigh
1991	Ron De Iulio	Box Hill
1992	Julian Shanks	Williamstown
1993	Adam Williams	Sandringham
1994	Bruce Cohen	Box Hill
1995	Mark Porter	Coburg
1996	Paul Dooley	Williamstown
1997	James Puli	Werribee
1998	Andrew Shipp	Springvale	[3]
1999	Mark Passador	Springvale
2000	Michael Swan	Port Melbourne
2001	Kristian DePasquale	Coburg
2002	Michael Firrito	Box Hill
2003	Aaron Davey	Port Melbourne
2004	Adam Fisher	Sandringham
2005	Jackson Barling	Williamstown
2006	Jason Davenport	Geelong
2007	Shane Valenti	Sandringham
2008	Robin Nahas	Port Melbourne	[4]
2009	Michael Barlow	Werribee	[5]
2010	Michael Hibberd	Frankston	[6]
2011	Ahmed Saad	Northern Bullants	[7]
2012	Dean Towers	North Ballarat	[8]
2013	Kane Lambert	Northern Blues	[9]
2014	Nic Newman	Frankston	[10]
2015	Adam Marcon	Williamstown	[11]
2016	Luke Ryan	Coburg	[12]
2017	Bayley Fritsch	Casey	[13]
2018	Josh Corbett	Werribee	[14]
2019	Jake Riccardi	Werribee	[15]
2020	not awarded due to season cancelled		[16]
2021	Charlie Dean	Williamstown	[17]
2022	Ethan Phillips	Port Melbourne	[18]
2023	Sam Clohesy	Werribee	[19]
2024	Sam Davidson	Richmond	[20]

References

1. VFL Record RD 18 – Fothergill Round Medallist
2. Paul Amy (30 August 2018). "VFL 2018: the VFL's Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal is a ticket to the AFL". Leader. Melbourne. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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5. "Michael Barlow wins prestigious award". WerribeeFC.com.au. Sports TG. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
6. Amy, Paul (23 August 2010). "Hibberd VFL's most promising". Leader. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
7. Vaughan, Roger; Lienert, Sam (7 October 2011). "Saad stars at AFL draft". The Age. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
8. Landsberger, Sam (5 September 2012). "North Ballarat gun Dean Towers the hottest AFL prospect from the VFL". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
9. Lodge, Matthew (2 September 2013). "Lambert the VFL rising star". northernbluesfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
10. "Newman wins Fothergill-Round Medal". VFL.com.au. Sports TG. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
11. Jenkinson, Lance (9 September 2015). "Seagull claims Fothergill-Round Medal". Star Weekly. Domain Media. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
12. Cavanagh, Chris (14 September 2016). "Coburg defender Luke Ryan bound for AFL level after claiming VFL's Fothergill-Round Medal". Moreland Leader. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
13. Prime, Toby (13 September 2017). "Casey Demons forward Bayley Fritsch named Fothergill-Round Medal winner". Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
14. Hardeman, Sean (11 September 2018). "Josh Corbett was awarded the Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal at the VFL's gala dinner". The Standard. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
15. Beveridge, Riley (12 September 2019). "Will VFL history repeat with 14 straight years of draft success?". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
16. Twomey, Callum (8 July 2020). "VFL forced to cancel season after COVID spike". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
17. Laughton, Max (7 October 2021). "The next draft bolter? Young gun defender claims VFL award that suggests AFL success". Fox Sports. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
18. "2022 VFL and VFLW Awards: Gribble and Nanscawen go back-to-back". afl.com.au. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
19. "2023 VFL and VFLW Awards: Lyons wins Liston; three-way tie for Lambert-Pearce". afl.com.au. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
20. "DOMination: Brew runs away with J.J. Liston Trophy; Carbone wins Lambert-Pearce Medal". afl.com.au. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.