Magarey Medallists

The Sturt Football Club over the years have produced 13 individual Magarey Medalists since the club's formation in 1901.

The first Magarey Medalist for Sturt was Hendrick 'Taffy' Waye in 1903. Taffy lived in Willunga working as a blacksmith, and traveled to the city by horse and cart to play league football.

 In 1911 Harold 'Vic' Cumberland won the award as a ruckman.

Victor Richardson, the grandfather of the famous Chappell brothers, finished second to South champion Dan Moriarty on a countback in 1920. The Medal was retrospectively awarded by the SANFL in 1998.

Horrie Riley won the prestigeous award in 1923 playing as a follower and half forward.

Ten Years later in 1933 Keith Dunn won the award as a 6 foot ruckman.

1952 was the first of Len Fitzgerald's 3 Magarey Medals. He won also in 1954 and 1959. No other Sturt player has won 3 medals.

In 1961 John Halbert was the winner of the award.

Seventeen years later Greg Whittlesea won the 1988 Magarey Medal.

After the club's darkest period through the early to mid 90's there was a shining light in 1997 when Brodie Atkinson won the medal.

In 1999 Damien Squire won the first of his two in a row to become only the second multiple medalist for the club. He won his second in 2000.

In 2002, after a 26 year drought from premierships the Double Blues defeated Central District, and for the first time from one club there were two Magarey Medalists in Jade Sheedy and Tim Weatherald.

The most recent winner of the award is Luke Crane winning the 2008 medal.