The J. J. Liston Trophy is awarded to the best and fairest senior player in the Victorian Football League (formerly the VFA).

[edit] History

The VFA awarded the Recorder Cup from 1923 to 1941, and also ran a different award known as the VFA Medal (which ran in parallel from 1933 to 1940). '

After a hiatus in 1942 to 1944 due to World War II, a best and fairest award was reintroduced in 1945 as the J. J. Liston Trophy, and has been awarded in the VFA/VFL ever since. The award was named after John James Liston, who was president of the VFA from 1929 to 1943.

[edit] Winners

J.J.Liston Trophy

Year	Winner	Club
2009	Myles Sewell	North Ballarat
2008	James Podsiadly	Werribee
2007	James Byrne	Geelong
2006	Aaron Edwards	Frankston
2005	Ian Callinan/Paul Johnson	Tasmania/Sandringham
2004	Julian Field	North Ballarat
2003	David Robbins	Sandringham
2002	Sam Mitchell	Box Hill
2001	Brett Backwell/Ezra Poyas	Carlton/Coburg
2000	David Robbins	Springvale
1999	John Georgiou	Frankston
1998	Michael Frost	Werribee
1997	Justin Crough	Sandringham
1996	Paul Dooley	Williamstown
1995	Paul Satterley	Werribee
1994	Cory Young	Oakleigh
1993	Michael Sinni	Prahran
1992	Joe Rugolo	Sandringham
1991	Anthony Eames	Werribee
1990	Joe Garbuio/Steven Harkins Matthew Burrows/Stuart Nicol	Oakleigh/Port Melbourne Preston/Springvale
1989	Saade Ghazi	Williamstown
1988	Gary Sheldon/Brett McTaggart	Coburg/Williamstown
1987	Barry Round	Williamstown
1986	Tony West	Brunswick
1985	Neil MacLeod	Sandringham
1984	Peter Geddes	Frankston
1983	William Swan	Port Melbourne
1982	Geoff Austen/William Swan David Wenn	Preston/Port Melbourne Dandenong
1981	Vic Aanensen	Port Melbourne
1980	Stephen Allender	Port Melbourne
1979	Vic Aanensen	Port Melbourne
1978	Barry Nolan/Trevor Durward	Brunswick/Preston
1977	Bill Thompson	Dandenong
1976	Danny Hibbert	Dandenong
1975	Derek King	Oakleigh
1974	Ray Goold	Sunshine
1973	Ray Shaw	Preston
1972	Don McKenzie	Sunshine
1971	Laurie Hill	Preston
1970	Fred Cook	Yarraville
1969	Laurie Hill	Preston
1968	Dick Telford	Preston
1967	Jim Sullivan	Coburg
1966	Alan Poore	Waverley
1965	Alan Poore	Waverley
1964	Bill Jones	Oakleigh
1963	John Clegg	Yarraville
1962	Keith Burns	Sandringham
1961	Doug Beasy	Box Hill
1960	Don Brown	Box Hill
1959	Bryan Waters	Dandenong
1958	Keith Woolnough	Northcote
1957	Ken Ross	Camberwell
1956	Johnny Martin	Williamstown
1955	Les Moroney	Moorabbin
1954	Edward Turner	Brighton
1953	Ted Henrys	Preston
1952	Frank Johnson	Port Melbourne
1951	Cec Hiscox	Northcote
1950	Frank Stubbs	Camberwell
1949	Jack Blackman	Preston
1948	Russ McIndoe	Brighton
1947	Stan Tomlins	Sandringham
1946	Bill Findlay	Port Melbourne
1945	Eric Beard	Oakleigh

Recorder Cup

Year	Winner	Club
1941	Des Fothergill	Williamstown
1940	Jack Davis	Brighton
1939	Pat Hartnett	Brighton
1938	Arthur Cutting/Bill Downie	Williamstown/Northcote
1937	Neville Huggins	Williamstown
1936	Bert Hyde/Peter Reville	Preston/Coburg
1935	Les White	Prahran
1934	Danny Warr	Preston
1933	Charlie Stanbridge	Williamstown
1932	Bob Ross	Northcote
1931	Bill Koop	Prahran
1930	Edward Hyde	Port Melbourne
1929	Ted Bourke	Sandringham
1928	Frank Smith	Prahran
1927	Ernie Martin	Coburg
1926	William "Bluey" Summers	Preston
1925	Tommy Downs	Northcote
1924	Bob C. Johnson	Northcote
1923	Con McCarthy	Footscray

[edit] External links

• JJ Liston Trophy Winners (Official VFL Website)
• JJ Liston Trophy (Full Points Footy)

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