Before 1935 a variety of awards were given out, but it was not until that year that an actual "Best and Fairest" club championship was established.
Best player awards before 1935 include;
Year | Winner
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1885 | W. Carroll | |||
1934 | Percy Beames |
In 1943 the championship became known as the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Cup in honor of the dual premiership player and fighter pilot who died during World War 2.
Other top five trophies are named after:
2nd - Sid Anderson
3rd - Ron Barassi Sr
4th - Ivor Warne-Smith
5th - Dick Taylor
The cup was later replaced with a medal and has been awarded under various voting systems since it's inception.
Multiple winners
4 - Allan La Fontaine, Jim Stynes
3 - Laurie Fowler, Nathan Jones, Hassa Mann
2 - Stan Alves, Ron Barassi, Denis Cordner, Alan Johnson,, Garry Lyon, James McDonald, Laurie Mithen, Jack Mueller, Norm Smith, Stuart Spencer, John Townsend, Todd Viney, Greg Wells
Media
The Argus - 07/04/1886
"Stuart Spencer Demons' best" - The Age 23/09/1955
"Vince wins first B&F for Melbourne" - melbournefc.com.au 11/09/2015