The Glendinning–Allan Medal, formerly the Ross Glendinning Medal, is awarded to the player judged best on ground in each Western Derby football match played between Fremantle Football Club and the West Coast Eagles.
It is named after former Western Australian footballers Ross Glendinning, a Brownlow Medallist with North Melbourne and the inaugural captain of the West Coast Eagles, and Ben Allan, a former Hawthorn premiership player and the inaugural Fremantle captain. The medal, initially named the Ross Glendinning Medal, was first presented in 2001. In 2018, the name was changed to acknowledge both Fremantle's and West Coast's inaugural captains. Retrospective medals were also awarded to the best player from the initial 12 derbies between 1995 and 2000. The medal is voted by selection of media representatives, and joint medals are presented in the event that more than one player finishes with the equal-highest number of votes.David Mundy and Michael Barlow share Ross Glendinning Medal honour | News.com.au
Fremantle's Paul Hasleby and Caleb Serong have won the medal 4 times each, currently the most by any player.
Year Round Winner 1995 Round 7 Round 22 (2) 1996 Round 1 Round 16 1997 Round 3 Round 18 1998 Round 3 Round 18 1999 Round 1 (2) Round 16 2000 Round 6 Round 21 2001 Round 4 (2) Round 19 (2) 2002 Round 1 Round 16 2003 Round 5 Round 22 (2) 2004 Round 6 (3) Round 21 (2) 2005 Round 3 Round 20 (2) 2006 Round 6 (3) Round 21 2007 Round 3 Round 18 2008 Round 3 Round 18 (2) 2009 Round 6 (4) Round 17 2010 Round 6 Round 18 (2) 2011 Round 8 Round 18 2012 Round 9 Round 19 (3) 2013 Round 1 (2) Round 16 (3) 2014 Round 7 Round 15 2015 Round 3 (2) Round 20 2016 Round 3 (2) Round 20 2017 Round 6 (2) Round 17 2018 Round 6 (2) (3) Round 20 2019 Round 4 (3) Round 16 2020 Round 8 (3) 2021 Round 7 Round 22 2022 Round 3 Round 22 2023 Round 3 (2) Round 22 (2) 2024 Round 6 (2) Round 20 (3) 2025 Round 3 (4) Round 20 2026 Round 6 Round 20
Multiple winners +Multiple winnersPlayerWonYears 42002, 2003, 2004, 2009 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 32016, 2017, 2020 2017, 2018, 2019 2014, 2015, 2018 2010, 2013, 2013 2008, 2008, 2012 2005, 2005, 2006 22018, 2024 2022, 2023 2011, 2016 2009, 2010 2002, 2004 1997, 2001 1996, 2001 1996, 1999 1995, 1995
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. In August 2023, the Eagles recognised Sampi with a retrospective medal after the West Australian Football Commission approved for Gardiner and Sampi to become joint winners. Round 6, 2006: After Fremantle's narrow win, the medal was awarded to Chris Judd of West Coast, which attracted boos from the Fremantle fans in the crowd. Fremantle coach Chris Connolly criticised his club's supporters for the booing. Round 3, 2007: Michael Braun finished 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. Round 6, 2018: The name of the medal at the time became a source of controversy due to the Fremantle Football Club's decision not to award it a week before their home derby because they felt that the name "Ross Glendinning" alone did not reflect the club. It was later renamed the "Glendinning–Allan Medal" after the inaugural captains of each team.
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