The Nichols Medal is the annual award to the "best and fairest" player in Australian Rules football competition the Northern Territory Football League in the Northern Territory, Australia.
[1] It is named in honour of Joseph W. Nichols MBE,[2] a long time administrator of Australian Rules football in the Northern Territory.
[1] The first NTFL "best and fairest" was awarded in 1947, but the first award under the name "Nichols Medal" was made in 1949.
[3] In 1993, the NTFL retrospectively awarded medals to players who had lost previous counts via the countback system.
[4] [3] [3] [5] [6] [7] The following players have won the Nichols Medal multiple times.