Western Bulldogs Best and Fairest 2011 – Charles Sutton Medal

Western Bulldog Matthew Boyd has been awarded the Charles Sutton Medal as the best and fairest player for the Bulldogs in 2011. Boyd finished on 140 votes, ahead of Robert Murphy (130) and Ryan Griffen (99).

Boyd was the Bulldogs stand out player this year, leading his club in kicks, overall disposals and clearances. He played in all 22 games this year and averaged 32 disposals, 18 kicks, 14 handballs, 4 marks and 5 tackles.

Other awards presented for the evening were:

Doug Hawkins Medal – 2^nd Best and Fairest: Robert Murphy
Gary Dempsey Medal – 3^rd Best and Fairest: Ryan Griffen
Tony Liberatore Most Improved Player Award: Liam Jones
John Shultz Community Award: Liam Jones
Best First Year Player Award: Tom Liberatore
Brad Johnson Best Team Player Award: Dale Morris
Scott West Most Courageous Award: Daniel Cross

2011 Charles Sutton Medal Top 10:

1st	Matthew Boyd	140 votes
2nd	Robert Murphy	130 votes
3rd	Ryan Griffen	99 votes
4th	Callan Ward	84 votes
5th	Dale Morris	81 votes
6th	Daniel Cross	74 votes
7th	Daniel Giansiracusa	72 votes
8th	Liam Picken	66 votes
9th	Barry Hall	51 votes
10th	Shaun Higgins and Lukas Markovic	42 votes

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Christine Cladakis

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