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Dick Lee led the league in total goals kicked on eight occasions.
Coleman Medal

The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly by the AFL to the player who kicks the most goals in home and

Len Thompson won the 'Most Consistent Player' award a record five times.
Most Consistent Player

The award for Most Consistent Player began in the 1920s and 1930s, then died out until it

Jiggy Harris won the award in 1927.
Austral Cup

This was a trophy presented by the owner of the Austral Theatre in Northcote, to the Collingwood

Most Improved Player

In 1983 the club decided to acknowledge the achievements of those players it felt had improved

Most Determined

Like many club awards, this one appeared out of nowhere in 1964 when it was given to Kevin Rose (he

Tony Shaw accepts the Most Courageous award from board member Wayne Richardson in 1994.
Most Courageous Player

This award was first presented as a one-off in 1978, to acknowledge Ronnie Wearmouth’s gutsy

Heath Shaw with Gavin Brown at the 2006 Copeland Trophy night.
Leading Desire Indicators

In 1990, coach Leigh Matthews initiated the 'Wrecker Award' at Collingwood for the player who was

Ryan Cook accepts the VFL best and fairest award from Max Richardson.
Reserves Best and Fairest

(J. J. Eastman Trophy 1941–1970; E.A. Eastman Trophy 1971–83; Joseph Wren Memorial

Gavin Brown, Denise Millane (Darren's mum) and Jarrad Molloy in 2001.
Best Clubman

The history of this award is a little confusing, but we'll do our best to explain. The Best Clubman

Chris Tarrant accepts the Gordon Coventry Award from Peter McKenna during the 2001 Copeland Trophy night.
Leading Goalkicker

Collingwood has been associated with great goalkickers from its very first years.

Mal Michael accepts the Harry Collier Trophy from Barry Price in 1997.
Harry Collier Trophy

The Best First Year Player trophy was awarded only sporadically prior to 1960. When it first

The J. J. Joyce Trophy
J. J. Joyce Trophy

There was no award for third best and fairest in the first six years of the Copeland. In 1933,