Crichton Medal
The Crichton Medal is the name given to the best and fairest award for the Australian rules football team the Essendon Football Club. The naming of the award is in honour of Wally Crichton, a former administrator for Essendon. The voting system as of the 2017 AFL season consists of five coaches, giving each player a ranking from zero to five after each match. Players can receive a maximum of 25 votes for a game.
The best and fairest award has been awarded since 1897, although before 1921 records of winners are insufficient. The award was suspended during World War I.
Recipients
| Season | Recipient | Ref. |
| 1897 | ||
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| 2011 | ^ | |
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| 2014 | ^ | |
| 2015 | ^ | |
| 2016 | ^ | |
| 2017 | ^ | |
| 2018 | ^ | |
| 2019 | ^ |
Multiple winners
| Player | Medals | Seasons |
| 7 | 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956 | |
| 7 | 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943 | |
| 5 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2007 | |
| 4 | 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984 | |
| 4 | 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989 | |
| 3 | 1961, 1965, 1967 | |
| 3 | 1941, 1945, 1946 | |
| 3 | 1968, 1969, 1971 | |
| 3 | 1922, 1923, 1924 | |
| 3 | 1974, 1975, 1976 | |
| 3 | 2009, 2010, 2012 | |
| 2 | 1957, 1960 | |
| 2 | 1908, 1909 | |
| 2 | 1911, 1912 | |
| 2 | 1958, 1962 | |
| 2 | 1930, 1935 | |
| 2 | 1963, 1964 | |
| 2 | 2001, 2005 | |
| 2 | 2003, 2006 | |
| ^ | 2 | 2016, 2019 |
| 2 | 1987, 1990 |