Copeland Trophy
The E.W. Copeland Trophy is an Australian rules football award given by the Collingwood Football Club to the player adjudged best and fairest for Collingwood during the year.
The Copeland Shield, as it was formerly known, was donated by Ern Copeland, the secretary who came to the club in 1895 and led the club through the 1890s depression, saving it from financial ruin. He remained an employee of Collingwood for 29 years, finally retiring in 1924. The trophy was unveiled in 1932, with the best and fairest award winners from the previous five years engraved on the trophy.[1]
Along with the Copeland Trophy, the R.T. Rush Trophy is awarded to the second best and fairest player, the J.J. Joyce Trophy is awarded to the third placed player, the Jock McHale Trophy to the fourth placed player, and the Jack Regan Trophy to the fifth placed player.
The voting system as of the 2017 AFL season, consists of five coaches awarding 22 votes per match, with no specific distribution required. If two players are tied at the end of the season, the player with the highest average votes-per-game is awarded the winner. If they are still tied, the player with the highest number of 'high value' votes is awarded the winner.[2]
Recipients
[edit]| ^ | Denotes current Collingwood player |
| + | Player won Brownlow Medal in same season |
Multiple winners
[edit]| ^ | Denotes current Collingwood player |
| Player | Medals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Buckley | 6 | 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003 |
| Scott Pendlebury^ | 5 | 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Len Thompson | 5 | 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1977 |
| Bob Rose | 4 | 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953 |
| Gavin Brown | 3 | 1989, 1994, 1997 |
| Albert Collier | 3 | 1929, 1934, 1935 |
| Des Fothergill | 3 | 1937, 1938, 1940 |
| Phonse Kyne | 3 | 1946, 1947, 1948 |
| Dane Swan | 3 | 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Murray Weideman | 3 | 1957, 1961, 1962 |
| James Clement | 2 | 2004, 2005 |
| Harry Collier | 2 | 1928, 1930 |
| Syd Coventry | 2 | 1927, 1932 |
| Jack Crisp^ | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Peter Daicos | 2 | 1982, 1988 |
| Brodie Grundy | 2 | 2018, 2019 |
| Paul Licuria | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| Mick McGuane | 2 | 1992, 1993 |
| Thorold Merrett | 2 | 1958, 1959 |
| Peter Moore | 2 | 1979, 1980 |
| Wayne Richardson | 2 | 1971, 1974 |
| Steele Sidebottom^ | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
| Tony Shaw | 2 | 1984, 1990 |
| Mark Williams | 2 | 1981, 1985 |
Notes
[edit]- a The Copeland Trophy was not awarded in the 1942, 1943, and 1944 VFL seasons because of World War II.
References
[edit]- General
- "Collingwood Honour Roll". CollingwoodFC.com.au. BigPond. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- Specific
- ^ "Copeland Trophy Unveiled". The Argus. Melbourne. 8 August 1932. p. 11. Retrieved 11 March 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AFL Best and Fairest winners 2017: Who won your team's club champion award?". Fox Sports Australia. News Corp Australia. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Edmund, Sam (9 December 2010). "Copeland Trophy win proves Dane Swan is one of the greats at Collingwood". Herald Sun. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ a b Saltau, Chloe; Ker, Peter; Shiell, Alan (5 October 2002). "Licuria named as Pies' best". The Age. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Best and Fairest honoured". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Collingwood defender James Clement retires". Herald Sun. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Didak takes out Magpies award". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 October 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Cloke signs new two-year deal with Magpies". The Age. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Australian Associated Press (2 October 2009). "Collingwood midfielder Dane Swan wins second straight Copeland Trophy". The Advertiser. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Matthews, Bruce (8 October 2011). "Scott Pendlebury wins Collingwood's best-and-fairest award". Herald Sun. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ McFarlane, Glenn (6 October 2012). "Dayne Beams caps a stunning season with Collingwood's Copeland Trophy". Herald Sun. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ McFarlane, Glenn (5 October 2013). "Collingwood star Scott Pendlebury claims second Copeland Trophy". Herald Sun. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ McFarlane, Glenn (3 October 2014). "Scott Pendlebury has won his third Copeland Trophy as Collingwood's best and fairest". Herald Sun. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (10 October 2015). "Scott Pendlebury wins fourth Collingwood best and fairest award". The Age. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Peter (7 October 2016). "Pies skipper Pendlebury wins fourth-straight Copeland Trophy". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ McFarlane, Glenn (6 October 2017). "Steele Sidebottom pips Taylor Adams to claim his first Collingwood Copeland Trophy". Herald Sun.
- ^ Navratnam, Dinny (5 October 2018). "Top Pies in stunning Copeland Trophy tie". afl.com.au. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Grundy goes back-to-back". collingwoodfc.com.au. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Adams wins E.W Copeland Trophy". collingwoodfc.com.au. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Crisp claims his first E. W. Copeland Trophy". collingwoodfc.com.au. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Crisp claims his second E.W. Copeland Trophy". collingwoodfc.com.au. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Ward, Roy (6 October 2023). "Josh Daicos wins Copeland Trophy in Collingwood's flag year". The Age. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Nick Daicos presented with first E.W. Copeland Trophy". 4 October 2024.