Richmond News (newspaper) Best and Fairest
Please note this page contains the results of the Richmond News newspaper Best and Fairest from 1947- 1966
This is different that the club's official Best and Fairest award which can be found here.
Background:
From 1947 onwards, the Richmond News newspaper created their own 'Best and Fairest' award for the Richmond Football Club.
"The Richmond News representative will award three votes each match; the first vote will be worth six points, the second three (pts), and the third one point. The name of the player who is awarded the first vote will be published in the Richmond News after each match. After every four games the full details of the voting to those dates will be published". - Richmond News
The votes were cast by Mr G. O'Callagan under the byline "Cal".
The trophy was provided by Mr Harris Knight and was on display at the Richmond News newspaper showroom on the corner of Bridge Road and Lennox Street.
In 1960 the club's Annual Report thanked the paper's Michael Lucy for "a true picture of the activities of our club".
Notes:
1947 and 1948 - no votes for Rd 16 due to Vic State team also playing that day. The award was presented at the AGM
1949 - no votes for Rd 13 and Rd 14 due to Interstate fixture
1950 - no votes for Rd 14 due to Interstate fixture
| Year | Place | Winner | Votes |
| 1947 | 1st | Bill Morris | 24 |
| "Bill's consistent form, especially in the latter part of the season, richly merited his achievement in being adjudged best and fairest". | |||
| 2nd | Ron Durham | 19 | |
| 3rd | Ray Stokes | 19 | |
| 4th | Les Jones | 16 | |
| 5th | Jack Dyer | 15 | |
| 6th | Leo Merrett | 12.5 | |
| 7th | Bill Wilson | 10.5 | |
| =8th | Max Oppy + Fred Cook | 9 | |
| 10th | Bill Perkins | 6.5 | |
| =11th | Ron Evans + Frank Bourke + Fred Burge | 6 | |
| 13th | Laurie Taylor | 5 | |
| 14th | Wally Russell | 4.5 | |
| 15th | Leo Maguire | 4 | |
| =16th | Alby Pannam + Des Calverley | 3 | |
| =18th | Ken Roberts + Don Fraser | 1 | |
| 1948 | 1st | Bill Morris | 38 |
| 2nd | Ray Stokes | 21 | |
| 3rd | Bill Wilson | 18 | |
| =4th | Ron Durham + Havel Rowe | 12 | |
| = 6th | Fred Burge + Don Fraser | 9 | |
| =8th | Geoff Spring + Ron Evans | 8 | |
| =10th | Jack Dyer + Ray Poulter + Max Oppy | 7 | |
| 11th | Ken Sier | 6 | |
| 12th | Bill Perkins | 5 | |
| =13th | Leo Maguire + Ken Roberts + Ken Albiston + Jervis Stokes | 3 | |
| 15th} Fred Cook | 1 | ||
| 1949 | 1st | Don Fraser | 27 |
| 2nd | Bill Wilson | 25 | |
| 3rd | Ken Roberts | 16 | |
| 4th | Bob Wiggins | 15 | |
| =5th | Ray Poulter + Bill Morris | 14 | |
| 7th | Ray Stokes | 13 | |
| 8th | Leo Merrett | 9 | |
| =9th | Geoff Spring + Des Rowe + Kevin Dillon | 7 | |
| =11th | Ken Albiston + Ken Sier + Les Jones + Fred Burge | 4 | |
| 1950 | 1st | Don Fraser | 31 |
| 2nd | Bill Morris | 27 | |
| 3rd | Col Austen | 26 | |
| 4th | Ray Stokes | 20 | |
| 5th | Bill Wilson | 18 | |
| 6th | Max Currie | 12 | |
| 7th | John Nix | 9 | |
| 8th | Bob Wiggins | 7 | |
| =9th | Kevin Dillon + Jack O'Rourke | 4 | |
| 11th | Fred Burge | 3.5 | |
| 12th | Geoff Spring | 3 | |
| 13th | Ray Poulter | 2 | |
| =14th | Ray Horwood + Roy Wright + Max Oppy | 1 | |
| 16th | Des Rowe | 0.5 | |
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