The John Nicholls Medal (formerly the Robert Reynolds Trophy from 1934 to 2003) is an Australian rules football award given to the player(s) adjudged best and fairest for the Carlton Football Club for the season. The voting system as of the 2017 AFL season, consists of four coaches giving each player a ranking from one to four after each match. Players can receive a maximum of 16 votes for a game.

John Nicholls was a champion ruckman who won the award five times from 1959 to 1967.

Recipients ^Denotes current player+Player won Brownlow Medal in same season

Season Recipient(s) Ref. 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 (2) 1939 1940 (2) 1941 1942 1943 1944 (2) 1945 1946 1947 + 1948 (2) 1949 (2) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 (2) 1959 1960 (2) 1961 + (3) 1962 1963 (2) 1964 + 1965 (3) 1966 (4) 1967 (5) 1968 (2) 1969 1970 1971 1972 (2) 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 (2) 1978 (2) 1979 1980 (3) 1981 1982 1983 1984 (4) 1985 1986 (2) 1987 1988 (2) 1989 (2) 1990 1991 (2) 1992 (3) 1993 (3) 1994 + 1995 1996 (2) 1997 (2) 1998 1999 2000 (3) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 (2) 2006 2007 2008 2009 (2) 2010 + (3) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 ^ 2016 2017 (2) 2018 ^ (2) 2019 ^ (3) 2020 ^ 2021 ^ 2022 +^ (4) 2023 ^ (2) 2024 +^ (5) 2025 ^ 2026 ^ (2)

Multiple winners ^Denotes current player

Player Medals Seasons 5 1959, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967^ 5 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024 4 1974, 1977, 1980, 1984 3 1986, 1988, 1993 3 1955, 1960, 1961 3 2008, 2009, 2010 3 1987, 1989, 1992 3 1995, 1997, 2000 2 1941, 1944 2 1957, 1958 2 1934, 1938 2 1935, 1940 2 1947, 1949 2 1946, 1948 2 1983, 1986 2 1976, 1978 2 2001, 2005 2 1985, 1991 2 2011, 2017 2 1962, 1968 2 1990, 1996 2 1971, 1972^ 2 2020, 2023^ 2 2021, 2026

See also

Carlton best and fairest (list of Carlton Football Club best and fairest winners in the AFL Women's)

References General

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