Seniors
Senior Best & Fairest
 
The award was first named the G. J. Coles Cup, then the W. Freeland Trophy
before its present title of J. A. Esam Medal in 1982. 
 
1946 J. Maguire South Juniors
1947 Paddy O’Keefe East Stars
Stuart Isles West End
Dudley Maslin Merrivale
Bill Maguire South Rovers
1948 Kevin O’Keefe East Stars 17
1949  Jack Hawthorne South Rovers 32
1950 Kevin O’Keefe East Stars 21
1951  John Devlin South Rovers 22
1952 Kevin Bren Russells Creek 21
1953 Kevin Bren Russells Creek 19
1954 Gavin Gleeson Merivale 14
Neil Johnstone Dennington 14
1955 Jim Fitzgerald South Rovers 14
1956 Lionel Lovett Dennington 23
1957  Neville Anders Tower Hill 33
1958  Anthony Ryan Old Collegians 20
1959  Jim Bushell Tower Hill 21
1960  Peter Madden Tower Hill 14
J. Carmody Merrivale 14
1961   Brian Primmer Russells Creek 17
R. Edwards Bushfield 17
1962 Brian Primmer Russells Creek 16
Les Hawkins Old Collegians 16
N. Lawson South Rovers 16
1963 Norm McCullagh South Rovers 25
1964 Gerry Lane Tower Hill 27
1965 Norm McCullagh South Rovers 24
1966 R Reed Grassmere 26
1967 Peter Lake West End 23
1968 Basil Ryan Grassmere 19
W. Dwyer Tower Hill 19
1969  Noel Thornton Dennington 20
1970  Barry Sullivan South Rovers 25
1971 Norm Thwaites West End-Allansford 22
1972  Pat Gleeson Grassmere 20
1973 Glendon Henry West End-Allansford) 18
1974 Brendan Moloney Tower Hill 26
1975 Jeff Griffiths East Warrnambool 27
1976  Michael Hamblin Merrivale 21
1977 Brendan Moloney Tower Hill 24
1978  Frank King Tower Hill 25
1979  Michael Hamblin Merrivale 23
1980  Terry Carr West End-Allansford 29
1981 Gary McLeod Grassmere 22
J. A. Esam Medal
1982  Wayne Cox Dennington 33
1983 Wayne Cox Dennington 23
1984 Wayne Cox Dennington 30
1985  Wayne Cox Dennington 18
1986 Peter Doolan Old Collegians 22
1987 Iain Jackson Russells Creek 15
Don Steel West End-Allansford 15
Jamie Darmody Northern Districts 15
1988  John Lyons East Warrnmabool 28
1989 Robert Mifsud Old Collegians 22
1990 Murray Turner Dennington 27
1991 David Cassidy Merrivale 26
1992 Gary Rowbottom West End-Allansford 26
1993 Ken Wines Northern Districts
1994 Dean Picken South Rovers
Jason Porter Merrivale
1995 Simon Cross East Warrnambool 28
1996 Dean Picken South Rovers 25
1997    Leo Duynhoven Old Collegians 21
1998 Jamie Neave Merrivale 21
1999 Jodie Bailie Russells Creek 24
2000 Peter Hobbs Panmure 25
2001 Jamie Squires Dennington
2002 Brad Sheen Allansford 20
2003 Chris Morrison Deakin University 23
2004 Matt Scoble East Warrnambool 22
2005 Troy Richardson Old Collegians
2006 Klint Wagstaff Timboon Demons 26
2007 Matthew Steel Allansford 37
2008 Matthew Steel Allansford 30
2009 Luke Madden Kolora-Noorat 32
2010
 
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