Oldest Player to Win a Best & Fairest?

[Tasfut]

With the news that Ablett just won the Suns best & fairest I was wondering who would be the oldest player to ever win a club best & fairest? Could it be Ablett as a 33 year old? I checked a couple that I thought could have possibly been older but they were both younger, Brent Harvey being 32 and Riewoldt 31 when they both won their last b&f.

So who is the oldest b&f winner and who is the oldest from your club as well?

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Kevin Murray would be my guess.

Nope 31. Same with Paul Roos by the looks of things.

Craig Bradley 29.

Tony Shaw 30.

 

[scaryness]

Thought maybe Skilton but was 29 for his 9th one.

 

[Ratkins]

Mark Mickan would have been 30 in 1991 for the Crows

 

[Tasfut]

Mckenna and Glass were both 30 when they won. Looks like theyre the oldest from the Eagles.

 

[Hamingja]

I'd like to know what their b&f formula is for a guy that missed so many games to win.

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

Hird at 34 is the oldest I can remember.

 

[Taylor]

Sandilands was 32 in 2015.

 

[who_let_the_dogs_out]

I'd like to know what their b&f formula is for a guy that missed so many games to win.

This. I could swear he was missing for a large part of the season. Pretty surprising.

Will strengthen their position in a trade scenario though.

 

[dumb]

andrew mckay was 33 when he won carlton's bnf in 2003, not sure if he's the oldest there's been for the club.

horrie clover, 34
doull, 34 in the september
carrazzo, 33

 

[Kingsfoil]

I'd like to know what their b&f formula is for a guy that missed so many games to win.

The 'formula' would appear to be 'what can we do to try to drive up his trade value'. Gifting a B&F to a guy who's missed over a third of the season, righto.

 

[luke livingston seagull]

andrew mckay was 33 when he won carlton's bnf in 2003, not sure if he's the oldest there's been for the club.

Bruce Doull would have been 33/34 also in '84

 

[Seb78]

Hird (34) i believe

 

[Tasfut]

Hird at 34 is the oldest I can remember.

Pretty crazy that he retired the year he won his 5th b&f! Seems like he could very well be the oldest to win one.

 

[HairyO]

Gibbo was 31. Also go AA that year.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

With the news that Ablett just won the Suns best & fairest I was wondering who would be the oldest player to ever win a club best & fairest? Could it be Ablett as a 33 year old? I checked a couple that I thought could have possibly been older but they were both younger, Brent Harvey being 32 and Riewoldt 31 when they both won their last b&f.

So who is the oldest b&f winner and who is the oldest from your club as well?

Sam Mitchell says Hi.

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

Sam Mitchell says Hi.

Hird was still older.

 

[Deep]

Billy McCarter born 1888 won in 1923 when he would've been 35 for Geelong.

 

[Ron The Bear]

By age at last game of season (because I don't have the dates of the b&f functions/announcements):

Age|Player|Club|Year
\35y 30d|Adamson, Jim|NM|1940
\34y334d|McCarter, Billy|Ge|1923
\34y209d|Hird, James|Es|2007
\34y 59d|McCorkell, Jock|NM|1952
\34y 4d|Doull, Bruce|Ca|1984
\33y340d|Mitchell, Sam|Ha|2016
\33y338d|Thorp, Vic|Ri|1924
\33y241d|Cazaly, Roy|Sy|1926
\33y209d|Jenkin, Horrie|Fi|1926
\33y181d|Titus, Jack|Ri|1941
\33y134d|James, Hughie|Ri|1923
\33y113d|Young, Henry|Ge|1906
\33y112d|Hutchison, Bill|Es|1956
\33y103d|Coventry senior, Syd|Co|1932
\33y 83d|Ablett junior, Gary|GC|2017
\33y 48d|McKay, Andrew|Ca|2003

 

[catstorm]

So wait a shit campaigner that only played 14 games half heartedly according to BF won GC Best and Fairest, what a basket case of a club.

 

[ess7]

Almost as bad as Joel Selwood making AA.

 

[Quinz]

I always appreciate that Ron The Bear gives a thread a little time to breathe and speculate before he ruins it with facts.

 

[Bulldog1954]

So wait a shit campaigner that only played 14 games half heartedly according to BF won GC Best and Fairest, what a basket case of a club.

I don't think anyone has ever said he's a shit campaigner. Some have questioned how many games he has missed and his leadership.

He's obviously still a star, who Geelong should have to give a bit up for if they want to obtain a contracted player.

 

[manboob]

Almost as bad as Joel Selwood making AA.

His first half - 2/3rd of the season was bullet proof - he'll be top 5 in the brownlow come round 15.

 

[Heaps of fun]

By age at last game of season (because I don't have the dates of the b&f functions/announcements):

Age|Player|Club|Year
\35y 30d|Adamson, Jim|NM|1940
\34y334d|McCarter, Billy|Ge|1923
\34y209d|Hird, James|Es|2007
\34y 59d|McCorkell, Jock|NM|1952
\34y 4d|Doull, Bruce|Ca|1984
\33y340d|Mitchell, Sam|Ha|2016
\33y338d|Thorp, Vic|Ri|1924
\33y241d|Cazaly, Roy|Sy|1926
\33y209d|Jenkin, Horrie|Fi|1926
\33y181d|Titus, Jack|Ri|1941
\33y134d|James, Hughie|Ri|1923
\33y113d|Young, Henry|Ge|1906
\33y112d|Hutchison, Bill|Es|1956
\33y103d|Coventry senior, Syd|Co|1932
\33y 83d|Ablett junior, Gary|GC|2017
\33y 48d|McKay, Andrew|Ca|2003

I was just about to say Jim Adamson.