J.A. Grogan and Emma Zielke Medallists
The Medals
The J.A. Grogan Medal and Emma Zielke Medal are the premier individual honours in Queensland senior football, recognising the best and fairest players in the TPIL Lawyers QAFL and Bond University QAFLW respectively.
J.A. Grogan Medal: Awarded to the best and fairest player in the QAFL. The award has a long history in Queensland football, with the 81st medal presented in 2026. Craig Malone of Redland-Victoria Point won the 2026 medal.
Emma Zielke Medal: The QAFLW best and fairest award, named in honour of Queensland football champion Emma Zielke. In 2026, Luka Yoshida-Martin of University of Queensland claimed the medal.
Past J.A. Grogan Medallists
2026: Craig Malone (Redland Victoria Point)
2025: Levi Casboult (Palm Beach Currumbin)
2024: Tom Hickey (Palm Beach Currumbin)
2023: Kwaby Boakye (Broadbeach)
2022: Ryan Bank-Smith (Aspley)
2021: Jordan Moncrieff (Broadbeach)
2020: Matthew Payne (Morningside)
2019: Fraser Neate (Mt Gravatt)
2018: Blake Ericksen (Broadbeach)
2017: Jason Burge (Palm Beach Currumbin), Wayde Mills ( Labrador)
2016: Jesse Derrick (Palm Beach Currumbin)
2015: Callum Carseldine (Western Magpies)
2014: Ryan Davey (Labrador)
2013: Haydn Kiel (Southport)
2012: Ryan Davey (Labrador), Fraser Pope (Southport), Tom Salter (Redland)
2011: Matthew Payne (Southport), Cameron Ilett (NT Thunder)
2010: Danny Wise (Southport)
2009: Nathan Gilliland (Mt Gravatt)
2008: Nathan Kinch (Morningside)
2007: Todd Featherstone (Labrador)
2006: Matthew Payne (Zillmere)
2005: David Round (Broadbeach)
2004: Mick Stinear (Mt Gravatt)
2003: Jacob Gough (Morningside)
2002: David Round (Southport)
2001: Paul O'Brien (Redland)
2000: Danny Dickfos (Northern Eagles)
1999: David Bain (Southport), Brad Jones (Mt Gravatt)
1998: Dean Edwards (Morningside)
1997: Jeff Brennan (Southport)
1996: Corey Lambert (West Brisbane)
1995: David Bain (Southport)
1994: Mitchell Howe (Morningside)
1993: Jason Cotter (Southport), Dean Warren (Kedron Grange), Daryl Bourke (Morningside)
1992: Rick Chapman (Morningside), David Crutchfield (Southport), Chris O'Sullivan (Southport)
1991: Cameron Buchanan (North Brisbane)
1990: Jason Cotter (Southport)
1989: Daryl Bourke (Morningside)
1988: Craig Brittain (Windsor-Zillmere)
1987: Terry Simmonds (Mayne)
1986: Brendan McMullen (Coorparoo), Greg Packham (Kedron)
1985: Zane Taylor (Southport)
1984: Brendan McMullen (Coorparoo)
1983: Peter Guy (Southport), Bill Pierce (Sherwood)
1982: John Blair (Morningside)
1981: Greg Hollick (Mayne)
1980: Barry Karklis (Windsor-Zillmere)
1979: Don Smith (Sandgate)
1978: Peter Ives (Mayne)
1977: Peter Taylor (Western Districts)
1976: Barry Clarke (Wilston-Grange)
1975: Owen Backwell (Western Districts)
1974: Jeff Ebert (Morningside)
1973: Don Smith (Sandgate)
1972: Barry Clarke (Wilston-Grange)
1971: Owen Backwell (Western Districts)
1970: Kelvin Mills (Kedron)
1969: Terry Johnston (Morningside), Ken Garcia (Wilston-Grange), Terry Weller (Windsor-Zillmere)
1968: Merv Appleyard (Wilston-Grange)
1967: Robin Hull (Windsor-Zillmere)
1966: Gary Wah Hing (Kedron)
1965: Tom Gould (Kedron)
1964: Ken Grimley (Coorparoo)
1963: Tom Gould (Kedron)
1962: Keith Leach (Wilston-Grange)
1961: Keith Leach (Wilston-Grange)
1960: Merv Dihm (Morningside), Jim Conlan (Wilston-Grange)
1959: John Golding (Coorparoo)
1958: Andy Stewart (Western Districts)
1957: Keith Farnsworth (Morningside)
1956: Tom Pelly (Western Districts)
1955: Henry Maguire (Morningside)
1954: Noel McGuinness (Morningside)
1953: Noel McGuinness (Morningside)
1952: Bevis Howell (Coorparoo)
1951: Bill Shorten (Yeronga)
1950: Tom Calder (Coorparoo), Edgar Stevens (Sandgate)
1949: Dick Parton (Windsor)
1948: Tom Calder (Coorparoo)
1947: Doug Pittard (Western Districts), Fred Willets (Yeronga)
1946: Doug Pittard (Western Districts)
1945: Les Anders (Workshops)
DE LITTLLE Medal Winners
1944: No award
1943: No award
1942: No award
1941: T Neilsen (Past State Commercial High School)
1940: Doug Pittard (Taringa)
1939: Pat Vidgen (Taringa)
1938: Jim Davies (Windsor)
1937: Col Stream (Windsor)
1936: Not Awarded
1935: Jim Davies (Windor)
1934: Jim Davies (Windsor) Len Gregory (Valley)
1933: Not Awarded
1932: Not Awarded
1931: Not Awarded
1930: H Green (Windsor)
1929: Not Awarded
1928: T Chand (South Brisbane)
1927: Neil Brown (Windsor)
Past Emma Zielke Medallists
2026: Luka Yoshida-Martin (University of Queensland)
2025: Shannon Nolan (Bond University)
2024: Stephanie O'Brien (Southport)
2023: Stephanie O'Brien (Southport)
2022: Lily Postlethwaite (Maroochydore) and Selina Priest (Southport)
2021: Shannon Dankert (Bond University)
2020: Isabel Dawes (Maroochydore), Taylor Smith (Bond University) and Jordan Zanchetta (Yeronga SB)
2019: Emily Lutkins (Yeronga SB)
2018: Brittany Gibson (Wilston Grange) and Tori Groves-Little (Coorparoo)
2017: Kate McCarthy (Yeronga SB)
2016: Leah Kaslar (Coolangatta) and Sam Virgo (Yeronga SB)
2015: Jordan Zanchetta (Yeronga SB) and Emma Zielke (Coorparoo)
2014: Emma Zielke (Coorparoo)