Lou Richards Medal

The Lou Richards Medal is an annual Most Valuable Player award for the Australian Football League, based on votes from the Sunday Footy Show panel each week.

History

The Lou Richards Medal is named after former Collingwood player, Lou Richards. It was named in his honour due to his involvement in football, both onfield and in the media.

Voting

For each game during the home and away season, one Sunday Footy Show panelist will review the game and award votes to the best four players. These four players receive any number of votes up to ten based on the quality of their performance. Seven or eight are the most common scores given; ten votes, representing a flawless performance, is extremely rare.

List of winners

Year	Winner	Club
2000	Wayne Carey	North Melbourne
2001	Michael Voss	Brisbane Lions
2002
2003
2004
2005	Ben Cousins	West Coast
2006	Scott West	Western Bulldogs
2007	Brent Harvey	North Melbourne
2008	Brent Harvey	North Melbourne
2009	Gary Ablett, Jr.	Geelong
2010	Dane Swan	Collingwood
2011	Sam Mitchell	Hawthorn
2012	Jobe Watson	Essendon
2013	Gary Ablett, Jr.	Gold Coast
2014	Scott Pendlebury	Collingwood
2015	Sam Mitchell	Hawthorn
2016	Patrick Dangerfield	Geelong

References

Awards in the Australian Football League

AFL awards	AFL Rising Star All-Australian team Brownlow Medal (Winners) Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Mark of the Year Michael Tuck Medal Norm Smith Medal

AFL Players Association awards	Leigh Matthews Trophy

Other awards	Australian Football Media Association Player of the Year Geoff Christian Medal Herald Sun Player of the Year Lou Richards Medal Merv Agars Medal AFL Coaches Association awards

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