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{{short description|North Melbourne best and fairest award}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
The '''Syd Barker Medal''' is awarded to the [[North Melbourne Football Club]] player who has been judged the [[best and fairest]] of the footy season. The award has been given out continuously since 1937. Before then it was known as the Syd Barker Memorial Trophy.

The award is named after [[Syd Barker, Sr.|Syd Barker]] who was a popular captain of the North Melbourne Football Club in 1915–1919, 1921 & 1927. He was a brilliant ruckmen of his time, starring in North Melbourne's 1910, 1914, 1915 and 1918 premiership sides, and captaining the famous "Invincibles" side that went undefeated in a record 58 games.

The voting system as of the [[2017 AFL season]], consists of each player earning up to 20 votes in a match, with votes from their best 20 games and finals counting towards their final total.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-best-and-fairest-winners-2017-who-won-your-teams-club-champion-award/news-story/11f0005d73a74a98ce5724ce033376a0|title=AFL Best and Fairest winners 2017: Who won your team's club champion award?|date=3 September 2017|work=Fox Sports Australia|publisher=News Corp Australia|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref>

==Recipients==
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|^
|Denotes current player
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d; width:3em;"|+
|Player won [[Brownlow Medal]] in same season
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Season
! Recipient(s)
! class=unsortable|Ref.
|-
| [[1929 VFL season|1929]] || align=left| {{sort name|Charles|Cameron|dab=footballer, born 1907}} ||
|-
| [[1930 VFL season|1930]] || {{n/a}} ||
|-
| [[1931 VFL season|1931]] || {{n/a}} ||
|-
| [[1932 VFL season|1932]] || align=left| {{sortname|Jack|Patterson|dab=footballer}} ||
|-
| [[1933 VFL season|1933]] || {{n/a}} ||
|-
| [[1934 VFL season|1934]] || {{n/a}} ||
|-
| [[1935 VFL season|1935]] || align=left| {{sort name|Wally|Carter}} ||
|-
| [[1936 VFL season|1936]] || align=left| {{sort name|Charlie|Skinner}} ||
|-
| [[1937 VFL season|1937]] || align=left| {{sort name|Wally|Carter}} <small>(2)</small> ||
|-
| [[1938 VFL season|1938]] || align=left| {{sort name|Jock|Cordner}} ||
|-
| [[1939 VFL season|1939]] || align=left| {{sort name|Sid|Dyer}} ||
|-
| [[1940 VFL season|1940]] || align=left| {{sort name|Jim|Adamson}} ||
|-
| rowspan=2| [[1941 VFL season|1941]] || align=left| {{sort name|Bill|Findlay|dab=Australian footballer}} || rowspan=2|
|-
| align=left| {{sort name|George|Kennedy|dab=Australian footballer}}
|-
| [[1942 VFL season|1942]] || align=left| {{sort name|Jack|Allister|dab=Australian footballer}} ||
|-
| [[1943 VFL season|1943]] || align=left| {{sort name|Don|Kemp}} ||
|-
| [[1944 VFL season|1944]] || align=left| {{sort name|Alan|Crawford|dab=Australian rules footballer}} ||
|-
| [[1945 VFL season|1945]] || align=left| {{sort name|Les|Foote}} ||
|-
| [[1946 VFL season|1946]] || align=left| {{sort name|Don|Condon}} ||
|-
| [[1947 VFL season|1947]] || align=left| {{sort name|Keith|McKenzie|dab=Australian rules footballer}} ||
|-
| [[1948 VFL season|1948]] || align=left| {{sort name|Dally|O'Brien}} ||
|-
| [[1949 VFL season|1949]] || align=left| {{sort name|Les|Foote}} <small>(2)</small> ||
|-
| [[1950 VFL season|1950]] || align=left| {{sort name|Les|Foote}} <small>(3)</small> ||
|-
| [[1951 VFL season|1951]] || align=left| {{sort name|Jock|Spencer}} ||
|-
| [[1952 VFL season|1952]] || align=left| {{sort name|Jock|McCorkell}} ||
|-
| [[1953 VFL season|1953]] || align=left| {{sort name|Jack|O'Halloran|dab=footballer}} ||
|-
| [[1954 VFL season|1954]] || align=left| {{sort name|John|Brady|dab=footballer}} ||
|-
| [[1955 VFL season|1955]] || align=left| {{sort name|Bob|Brooker}} ||
|-
| [[1956 VFL season|1956]] || align=left| {{sort name|Jack|Edwards|dab=Australian footballer, born 1931}} ||
|-
| [[1957 VFL season|1957]] || align=left| {{sort name|Bryan|Martyn}} ||
|-
| [[1958 VFL season|1958]] || align=left| {{sort name|Allen|Aylett}} ||
|-
| [[1959 VFL season|1959]] || align=left| {{sort name|Allen|Aylett}} <small>(2)</small> ||
|-
| [[1960 VFL season|1960]] || align=left| {{sort name|Allen|Aylett}} <small>(3)</small> ||
|-
| [[1961 VFL season|1961]] || align=left| {{sort name|Laurie|Dwyer}} ||
|-
| [[1962 VFL season|1962]] || align=left| {{sort name|Bill|Serong}} ||
|-
| [[1963 VFL season|1963]] || align=left| {{sort name|Noel|Teasdale}} ||
|-
| [[1964 VFL season|1964]] || align=left| {{sort name|Noel|Teasdale}} <small>(2)</small> ||
|-
| [[1965 VFL season|1965]] || style="text-align:left; background:#fbec5d;"| {{sort name|Noel|Teasdale}}+ <small>(3)</small> ||
|-
| [[1966 VFL season|1966]] || align=left| {{sort name|Noel|Teasdale}} <small>(4)</small> ||
|-
| [[1967 VFL season|1967]] || align=left| {{sort name|Laurie|Dwyer}} <small>(2)</small> ||
|-
| [[1968 VFL season|1968]] || align=left| {{sort name|John|Dugdale|dab=footballer}} ||
|-
| [[1969 VFL season|1969]] || align=left| {{sort name|Sam|Kekovich}} ||
|-
| [[1970 VFL season|1970]] || align=left| {{sort name|Barry|Cable}} ||
|-
| [[1971 VFL season|1971]] || align=left| {{sort name|David|Dench}} ||
|-
| [[1972 VFL season|1972]] || align=left| {{sort name|Ken|Montgomery}} ||
|-
| [[1973 VFL season|1973]] || align=left| {{sort name|Barry|Davis|dab=footballer}} ||
|-
| [[1974 VFL season|1974]] || align=left| {{sort name|John|Rantall}} ||
|-
| [[1975 VFL season|1975]] || align=left| {{sort name|Barry|Davis|dab=footballer}} <small>(2)</small> ||
|-
| [[1976 VFL season|1976]] || align=left| {{sort name|David|Dench}} <small>(2)</small> ||
|-
| [[1977 VFL season|1977]] || align=left| {{sort name|David|Dench}} <small>(3)</small> ||
|-
| [[1978 VFL season|1978]] || style="text-align:left; background:#fbec5d;"| {{sort name|Malcolm|Blight}}+ ||
|-
| [[1979 VFL season|1979]] || align=left| {{sort name|Gary|Dempsey|dab=Australian footballer}} ||
|-
| [[1980 VFL season|1980]] || align=left| {{sort name|Keith|Greig}} ||
|-
| [[1981 VFL season|1981]] || align=left| {{sort name|David|Dench}} <small>(4)</small> ||
|-
| [[1982 VFL season|1982]] || align=left| {{sort name|Ross|Glendinning}} ||
|-
| [[1983 VFL season|1983]] || style="text-align:left; background:#fbec5d;"| {{sort name|Ross|Glendinning}}+ <small>(2)</small> ||
|-
| [[1984 VFL season|1984]] || align=left| {{sort name|Kym|Hodgeman}} ||
|-
| [[1985 VFL season|1985]] || align=left| {{sort name|Matthew|Larkin}} ||
|-
| [[1986 VFL season|1986]] || align=left| {{sort name|Jim|Krakouer}} ||
|-
| [[1987 VFL season|1987]] || align=left| {{sort name|Matthew|Larkin}} <small>(2)</small> ||
|-
| [[1988 VFL season|1988]] || align=left| {{sort name|Matthew|Larkin}} <small>(3)</small> ||
|-
| [[1989 VFL season|1989]] || align=left| {{sort name|Mick|Martyn|dab=Australian footballer}} ||
|-
| [[1990 AFL season|1990]] || align=left| {{sort name|John|Longmire}} ||
|-
| rowspan=2| [[1991 AFL season|1991]] || align=left| {{sort name|Mick|Martyn|dab=Australian footballer}} <small>(2)</small> || rowspan=2|
|-
| align=left| {{sort name|Craig|Sholl}}
|-
| [[1992 AFL season|1992]] || align=left| {{sort name|Wayne|Carey}} ||
|-
| [[1993 AFL season|1993]] || align=left| {{sort name|Wayne|Carey}} <small>(2)</small> ||
|-
| [[1994 AFL season|1994]] || align=left| {{sort name|Wayne|Schwass}} ||
|-
| [[1995 AFL season|1995]] || align=left| {{sort name|Wayne|Schwass}} <small>(2)</small> ||
|-
| [[1996 AFL season|1996]] || align=left| {{sort name|Wayne|Carey}} <small>(3)</small> ||
|-
| [[1997 AFL season|1997]] || align=left| {{sort name|Anthony|Stevens}} ||
|-
| [[1998 AFL season|1998]] || align=left| {{sort name|Wayne|Carey}} <small>(4)</small> ||
|-
| [[1999 AFL season|1999]] || align=left| {{sort name|Anthony|Stevens}} <small>(2)</small> ||
|-
| [[2000 AFL season|2000]] || align=left| {{sort name|Peter|Bell|dab=Australian footballer born 1976}} ||
|-
| [[2001 AFL season|2001]] || align=left| {{sort name|Shannon|Grant}} ||
|-
| [[2002 AFL season|2002]] || align=left| {{sort name|Adam|Simpson}} ||
|-
| [[2003 AFL season|2003]] || align=left| {{sort name|Brent|Harvey}} ||<ref name=harvey>{{cite news|url=http://www.triplem.com.au/melbourne/sport/afl/news/2014/7/brent-harvey-has-re-signed-for-2015-with-north-melbourne/|title=Brent Harvey has re-signed for 2015, making it his 20th AFL season|date=17 July 2014|work=[[Triple M]]|access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2004 AFL season|2004]] || align=left| {{sort name|Brady|Rawlings}} ||<ref name=rawlings>{{cite web|url=http://www.afltashalloffame.com.au/inductees/244-brady-rawlings/|title=Brady Rawlings–Player Inductee|work=Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame|publisher=AFL Tasmania|access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2005 AFL season|2005]] || align=left| {{sort name|Brent|Harvey}} <small>(2)</small> ||<ref name=harvey/>
|-
| [[2006 AFL season|2006]] || align=left| {{sort name|Brady|Rawlings}} <small>(2)</small> ||<ref name=rawlings/>
|-
| [[2007 AFL season|2007]] || align=left| {{sort name|Brent|Harvey}} <small>(3)</small> ||<ref name=harvey/>
|-
| [[2008 AFL season|2008]] || align=left| {{sort name|Brent|Harvey}} <small>(4)</small> ||<ref name=harvey/>
|-
| [[2009 AFL season|2009]] || align=left| {{sort name|Andrew|Swallow}} ||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/vince-joins-adelaide-club-greats/story-e6freo8c-1225782320366|title=Vince joins Adelaide club greats|last=Rucci|first=Michelangelo|date=2 October 2009|work=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|[[2010 AFL season|2010]] || align=left| {{sort name|Brent|Harvey}} <small>(5)</small> || rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/harvey-and-rawlings-share-north-melbourne-medal/story-e6frf9jf-1225932042427|title=Harvey and Rawlings share North Melbourne medal|date=30 September 2010|work=[[Herald Sun]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
|-
| align=left| {{sort name|Brady|Rawlings}} <small>(3)</small>
|-
| rowspan=2| [[2011 AFL season|2011]] || align=left| {{sort name|Andrew|Swallow}} <small>(2)</small> || rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/ben-cunnington-narrowly-wins-the-syd-barker-medal-20141003-10q7to.html|title=Wells, Swallow share medal|last=Murnane|first=Matt|date=6 October 2011|work=[[The Age]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
|-
| align=left| {{sort name|Daniel|Wells|dab=footballer}}
|-
| [[2012 AFL season|2012]] || align=left| {{sort name|Andrew|Swallow}} <small>(3)</small> ||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/kangaroos-captain-andrew-swallow-snares-his-third-syd-barker-medal-ahead-of-scott-thompson/story-e6frf3e3-1226517173349|title=Kangaroos captain Andrew Swallow snares his third Syd Barker Medal ahead of Scott Thompson|date=15 November 2012|work=[[Herald Sun]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2| [[2013 AFL season|2013]] || align=left| {{sort name|Scott|Thompson|dab=footballer born 1986}} || rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-10-07/wells-thompson-share-north-best-and-fairest|title=Wells, Thompson share North's best and fairest|last=Bowen|first=Nick|date=7 October 2013|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=[[Bigpond]]|access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
|-
| align=left| {{sort name|Daniel|Wells|dab=footballer}} <small>(2)</small>
|-
| [[2014 AFL season|2014]] || align=left| {{sort name|Ben|Cunnington|dab=Australian footballer}} ||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/ben-cunnington-narrowly-wins-the-syd-barker-medal-20141003-10q7to.html|title=Ben Cunnington narrowly wins the Syd Barker Medal|last=Ward|first=Roy|date=4 October 2014|work=[[The Age]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 AFL season|2015]] || align=left| {{sort name|Todd|Goldstein}} ||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/north-melbourne/todd-goldstein-wins-north-melbournes-syd-barker-medal-brent-harvey-finishes-fourth/news-story/c115e60c0142c373a197e2b1c8656002|title=Todd Goldstein wins North Melbourne's Syd Barker Medal, Brent Harvey finishes fourth|last=Matthews|first=Bruce|date=9 October 2015|work=[[Herald Sun]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2016 AFL season|2016]] || align=left| {{sort name|Robbie|Tarrant}} ||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-07/north-defender-robbie-tarrant-breaks-through-for-maiden-best-and-fairest|title=North defender breaks through for maiden best and fairest|last=Bowen|first=Nick|date=7 October 2016|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=[[Bigpond]]|access-date=7 October 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2017 AFL season|2017]] || align=left| {{sort name|Shaun|Higgins}} ||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/north-melbourne/shaun-higgins-wins-north-melbourne-best-and-fairest-in-close-finish/news-story/6880d888ac95f4c672d5e40d8a1b2527|title=Shaun Higgins wins North Melbourne best and fairest in close finish|last=Clark|first=Jay|date=15 September 2017|work=Herald Sun|publisher=News Corp Australia|access-date=16 September 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018 AFL season|2018]] ||align=left| {{sort name|Shaun|Higgins}} <small>(2)</small>||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-05/classy-roo-pips-cunnington-to-go-backtoback|title=Classy Roo pips Cunnington to go back-to-back
|last=Bowen|first=Nick|date=5 October 2018|work=afl.com.au|publisher=Telstra|access-date=5 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 AFL season|2019]] || align=left| {{sort name|Ben|Cunnington|Ben Cunnington (footballer)}} <small>(2)</small>||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/2019-10-05/cunnington-claims-second-syd|title=Ben Cunnington claims second Syd Barker Medal
|date=5 October 2018|work=nmfc.com.au|publisher=Telstra|access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[2020 AFL season|2020]] || style="text-align:left; background:#cfecec;"| {{sort name|Luke|McDonald|dab=footballer}}^ ||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/832315/luke-mcdonald-wins-first-syd|title=Luke McDonald wins first Syd|date=28 October 2020|publisher=nmfc.com.au|access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021 AFL season|2021]] || style="text-align:left; background:#cfecec;"| {{sort name|Jy|Simpkin}}^ ||
|-
| [[2022 AFL season|2022]] || style="text-align:left; background:#cfecec;"| {{sort name|Jy|Simpkin}}^ <small>(2)</small>||
|-
| [[2023 AFL season|2023]] || style="text-align:left; background:#cfecec;"| {{sort name|Harry|Sheezel}}^ ||<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/1431188/ | title=Sheezel wins 2023 Syd Barker Medal | date=16 September 2023 }}</ref>
|-
| [[2024 AFL season|2024]] || style="text-align:left; background:#cfecec;"| {{sort name|Luke|Davies-Uniacke}}^ || <ref>{{Cite news|title=LDU pips pair of AA Roos to win first Syd Barker Medal|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1219961/ldu-pips-pair-of-aa-roos-to-win-first-syd-barker-medal|last=Beveridge|first=Luke|website=[[Australian Football League]]|location=Melbourne|date=14 September 2024|access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref>
|}

==Multiple winners==
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|^
|Denotes current player
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Player
! Medals
! class="unsortable"| Seasons
|-
| {{sort name|Brent|Harvey}} || style="text-align:center;"| 5 || 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010
|-
| {{sort name|Wayne|Carey}} || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 4 || 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998
|-
| {{sort name|David|Dench}} || 1971, 1976, 1977, 1981
|-
| {{sort name|Noel|Teasdale}} || 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
|-
| {{sort name|Allen|Aylett}} || rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 3 || 1958, 1959, 1960
|-
| {{sort name|Les|Foote}} || 1945, 1949, 1950
|-
| {{sort name|Matthew|Larkin}} || 1985, 1987, 1988
|-
| {{sort name|Brady|Rawlings}} || 2004, 2006, 2010
|-
| {{sort name|Andrew|Swallow}} || 2009, 2011, 2012
|-
| {{sort name|Wally|Carter}} || rowspan="10" style="text-align:center;" | 2 || 1935, 1937
|-
| {{sort name|Ben|Cunnington|Ben Cunnington (footballer)}} || 2014, 2019
|-
| {{sort name|Laurie|Dwyer}} || 1961, 1967
|-
| {{sort name|Ross|Glendinning}} || 1982, 1983
|-
| {{sort name|Shaun|Higgins}} || 2017, 2018
|-
| {{sort name|Mick|Martyn|dab=Australian footballer}} || 1989, 1991
|-
| {{sort name|Wayne|Schwass}} || 1994, 1995
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#cfecec;"|{{sort name|Jy|Simpkin}}^ || 2021, 2022
|-
| {{sort name|Anthony|Stevens}} || 1997, 1999
|-
| {{sort name|Daniel|Wells|dab=footballer}} || 2011, 2013
|-
|}

==References==
;'''General'''
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.nmfc.com.au/club/history/honour-roll|title=Honour Roll|work=NorthMelbourneFC.com.au|publisher=[[Bigpond]]|access-date=19 August 2016}}
*{{cite book|url=http://www.geocities.com/shinboner_99/barker.htm&date=2009-10-26+02:31:21|title=The North Story|last=Downing|first=Gerard|year=1997|location=[[Sydney]]|publisher=Playright Publishing Pty Ltd}}
{{refend}}

;'''Specific'''
{{Reflist}}

{{North Melbourne Football Club}}
{{Syd Barker Medal}}
{{bestandfairest}}

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