2009 Awards
Charles Sutton Medal
Western Bulldogs midfielder Matthew Boyd has been acknowledged for his fantastic season by winning the 2009 Charles Sutton Medal. Boyd finished the night with 154 votes, ahead of last years winner Daniel Cross who finished in second position (145 votes) and Dale Morris (133 votes) in third place.
Boyd’s first Charles Sutton Medal caps off a memorable year for the 27 year old, who was recently named in the 2009 All Australian side. Orginally promoted from the Club’s rookie list in 2003, before this evening Boyd had already been honoured with the 2007 Match Committee Award and finished in 3rd position in the 2008 Charles Sutton Medal.
Hard running midfielder Daniel Cross lead the count for most of the night, however an ankle injury late in the season opened the door for Boyd to claim the award.
Captain Brad Johnson finished in fourth position on 131 votes, while All Australian back pocket Brian Lake rounded off the top 5 with 125 votes.
Other award winners on the night included:
Community Award-Jarrod Harbrow
Williamstown FC Most Outstanding Western Bulldogs Player-Wayde Skipper
Best 1st Year Player-Liam Picken
Most Promising Player Award-Callan Ward
Match Committee Award-Ryan Hargrave
Scott West Most Courageous Player Award-Dale Morris
2009 Charles Sutton Medal Results
1. Matthew Boyd 154 votes
2. Daniel Cross 145 votes
3. Dale Morris 133 votes
4. Brad Johnson 131 votes
5. Brian Lake 125 votes
6. Jarrod Harbrow 123 votes
7. Adam Cooney 110 votes
8. Shaun Higgins 96 votes
9. Ryan Hargrave 93 votes
10. Jason Akermanis 86 votes
11. Ryan Griffen 83 votes
12. Lindsay Gilbee 81 votes
13. Mitch Hahn 78 votes
13. Josh Hill 78 votes
15. Nathan Eagleton 77 votes
16. Liam Picken 75 votes
17. Daniel Giansiracusa 73 votes
18. Callan Ward 67 votes
19. Ben Hudson 66 votes
20. Will Minson 59 votes
21. Robert Murphy 41 votes
22. Scott Welsh 36 votes
23. Dylan Addison 23 votes
24. Tom Williams 20 votes
25. Brennan Stack 7 votes
26. Stephen Tiller 5 votes
27. Andrejs Everitt 3 votes
27. Sam Reid 3 votes
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