Who is Ken Allen?
The Ken Allen Medal commemorates and pays tribute to the outstanding efforts and contribution by Ken Allen to the game of Rugby League in WA. Ken undertook various roles within the Fremantle Roosters Club and the league then known as WARL. It was Ken’s dedication and commitment to the game that saw him continue the proud history of rewarding and honouring the best player in the local competition when the award was renamed as The Ken Allen Medal.
Plenty of fantastic players have won this award, with Alec Lockley of the Fremantle club winning it a record 4 times. Kere Parata and Isaac Thomas are the only players to receive the award in back to back seasons, with Parata the only player to win the award with different clubs (Belmont & Fremantle).
We have also crowned dual winners 5 times, with the most recent being in 2019 when Daniel Green (South Perth Lions) and Jeremy Wallace (North Beach Sea Eagles) shared the award.
YEAR | NAME | Position | CLUB |
1950 | Tom Myles | Winger | Cottesloe |
1951 | Bob Patching | Second Row | South Perth |
1952 | Jim Casey | Hooker | Nedlands |
1953 | Rob Kidner | Front Row | Cottesloe |
1954 | Arthur Smith | Halfback | Fremantle |
1955 | Bluey O’Brien | Five Eight | Perth |
1956 | Bill Hillier | Lock | Vic Park |
1957 | Mal Cole | Front Row | Belmont |
1958 | John Lister | Five Eight | Applecross |
1959 | Mal Cole & Mike Hunt | Front Row & Fullback | Belmont/South Perth |
1960 | Harry Raynor | Five Eight | North Beach |
1961 | Bill Hillier | Lock | Vic Park |
1962 | Mick O’Neill | Halfback | South Perth |
1963 | John Lister | Five Eight | Applecross |
1964 | Frank Stone | Second Row | South Perth |
1965 | Ian White | Winger | Fremantle |
1966 | Peter McIarty | Halfback | Fremantle |
1967 | Terry Coman | Front Row | Applecross |
1968 | Bob Granville | Fullback | Vic Park |
1969 | Noel Williams | Front Row | Fremantle |
1970 | Terry Frisby | Centre | Belmont |
1971 | Tony Jubb | Five Eight | Belmont |
1972 | Paul Callaghan | Hooker | Cottesloe |
1973 | Alec Lockley | Halfback | Fremantle |
1974 | Gary Hookman | Winger | Fremantle |
1975 | Alec Lockley | Halfback | Fremantle |
1976 | Rod Nelson | Hooker | Fremantle |
1977 | Alec Lockley | Halfback | Fremantle |
1978 | Graham Lynch | Lock | Vic Park |
1979 | Ian Walls | Winger | Canning |
1980 | Len Standen | Second Row | North Beach |
1981 | John Fielding | Centre | Mosman Cottesloe |
1982 | Alec Lockley | Hooker | Fremantle |
1983 | John Zahra | Halfback | Canning |
1984 | Kevin Denton | Second Row | South Perth |
1985 | Mark Hall | Centre | Mosman Cottesloe |
1986 | Robbie Sollis | Lock | Applecross |
1987 | Russell May | Halfback | Fremantle |
1988 | Mark Riley | Halfback | Belmont |
1989 | Peter Guthrie | Five Eight | South Perth |
1990 | Murray Hamilton | Second Row | Belmont |
1991 | Duncan Whitchurch | Lock | Fremantle |
1992 | Carl Grigg | Centre | Canning |
1993 | Gavin Jones | Front Row | Fremantle |
1994 | Fred Sapatu | Second Row | Canning |
1995 | Brad O’Connor & Darryl Walker | Fullback & Halfback | South Perth/Mosman Cottesloe |
1996 | Paul Abercrombie & Kere Parata | Lock & Second Row | Belmont |
1997 | Kere Parata | Lock | Fremantle |
1998 | Peter Trivett & Jared Millar | Front Row & Lock | Canning/North Beach |
1999 | Brad Baker | Centre | Fremantle |
2000 | Troy Beecham | Centre | North Beach |
2001 | Tony Merrick | Lock | Joondalup |
2002 | Shane Brook | Centre | Eastern Bulldogs |
2003 | Jonathan Muir | Second Row | South Perth |
2004 | Isaac Thomas | Halfback | South Perth |
2005 | Craig Phillis | Five Eight | North Beach |
2006 | Isaac Thomas | Halfback | South Perth |
2007 | Isaac Thomas | Halfback | South Perth |
2008 | Michael Guthrie | Centre | South Perth |
2009 | Tim Cook | Five Eight | Central Bulldogs |
2010 | Clint Fraser | Front Row | South Perth |
2011 | Tyron Cranston | Fullback | North Beach |
2012 | Samson Graham | Second Row | Fremantle |
2013 | Rhys Peakman | Five Eight | Willagee |
2014 | Caleb Reedy | Five Eight | Joondalup |
2015 | Jarek Goebel | Five Eight | Rockingham |
2016 | Tyron Cranston | Fullback | North Beach |
2017 | Scott Jones | Lock | South Perth |
2018 | Delane Edwards | Fullback | Fremantle |
2019 | Daniel Green & Jeremy Wallace | Second Row & Halfback | South Perth/North Beach |
2020 | Kainoa Gudgeon | Fullback | Joondalup |
2021 | Taurean Sheehan | Hooker | Joondalup |
2022 | Keelyn Tuuta-Edwards | Lock | Rockingham |
2023 | Duane Butler | Lock | Fremantle |