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The Ross Glendinning Medal is awarded to the player judged best on ground in the Western Derby football match played between Fremantle Football Club and the West Coast Eagles.

It is named after and awarded by WA Football legend Ross Glendinning, who was the inaugural captain of the West Coast Eagles and is a former Fremantle chairman of selectors. It is voted by Glendinning and a selection of media representatives.

Round	Year	Winner
R4	2001	Drew Banfield (WCE)
R19	2001	Glen Jakovich (WCE)
R1	2002	Chad Fletcher (WCE)
R16	2002	Paul Hasleby (Fre)
R5	2003	Michael Gardiner (WCE)
R22	2003	Paul Hasleby (Fre)
R6	2004	Paul Hasleby (Fre)
R21	2004	Chad Fletcher (WCE)
R3	2005	Chris Judd (WCE)
R20	2005	Chris Judd (WCE)
R6	2006	Chris Judd (WCE)
R21	2006	Peter Bell (Fre)
R3	2007	Michael Braun (WCE)
R18	2007	Josh Carr (Fre)
R3	2008	Matthew Pavlich (Fre)
R18	2008	Matthew Pavlich (Fre)
R6	2009	Paul Hasleby (Fre)
R17	2009	Aaron Sandilands (Fre)

[edit] Controversies

Round 5, 2003: The five media selectors chose Ashley Sampi as the preferred recipient, but Glendinning overruled them and awarded the medal to Michael Gardiner.^[1]

Round 3 and round 22, 2005: Chris Judd was selected as the winner despite Daniel Kerr being regarded by many to be Best On Ground in both matches, including by the umpires, who awarded three Brownlow Medal votes to Kerr in both games. Even though Judd had 31 disposals and kicked a goal in Round 3, while Kerr had a mere 20 disposals, suggesting Judd was the correct winner of the medal.

Round 6, 2006: Fremantle won a hard fought match where the lead changed hands 12 times and the margin between the two teams was never more than 12 points. On announcing Chris Judd as the winner, the highly charged Fremantle crowd booed loudly, resulting in widespread condemnation from the media and from both coaches.^[2]

Round 3, 2007: Michael Braun finishes his acceptance speech with "Let's have a fucking good year". He was fined $5,000 by the AFL, who overruled the $500 penalty given to him by his club.^[3]^[4]

[edit] References

^ "Derby brings out best in Fletcher". The Age. 2004-04-27. http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/realfooty/articles/2004/04/26/1082831496754.html. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
^ "Connolly gives Dockers fans a serve". ABC Sport. 2006-05-07. http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200605/s1632378.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
^ "Eagles red-faced after Braun swears on stage". ABC News Online. 2007-04-15. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1897464.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
^ "West Coast's Braun fined $5000 by AFL". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2007-04-16. http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/West-Coasts-Braun-fined-5000-by-AFL/2007/04/16/1176696746683.html. Retrieved 2008-02-15.

[0] "Derby brings out best in Fletcher". The Age. 2004-04-27. http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/realfooty/articles/2004/04/26/1082831496754.html. Retrieved 2008-02-15.

[1] "Connolly gives Dockers fans a serve". ABC Sport. 2006-05-07. http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200605/s1632378.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-15.

[2] "Eagles red-faced after Braun swears on stage". ABC News Online. 2007-04-15. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1897464.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-15.

[3] "West Coast's Braun fined $5000 by AFL". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2007-04-16. http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/West-Coasts-Braun-fined-5000-by-AFL/2007/04/16/1176696746683.html. Retrieved 2008-02-15.

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