Travis Boak joins elite Port Adelaide company by winning second club champion award

In the first year since handing over the captaincy, Port Adelaide veteran Travis Boak has won his second John Cahill Medal. See all the award winners and the round-by-round voting.

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He relinquished the captaincy and was supposed to be on the decline.

Instead, Travis Boak this year turned back the clock to produce, statistically, the greatest season of his 13-year career.

At age 31, Boak last night was rewarded for a stunning year by winning his second John Cahill Medal as Port Adelaide club champion.

Travis Boak with the John Cahill medal after being named Best and Fairest at Port Adelaide’s Best and Fairest awards night. Picture Mark Brake

Joining elite company by becoming just the fourth player to win multiple Cahill medals, behind Warren Tredrea and Kane Cornes (four) and Robbie Gray (three), Boak stepped up to the podium eight years after tying with former teammate Jackson Trengove.

He polled 179 votes to claim his second medal by 11 from vastly-improved small defender Darcy Byrne-Jones (168) and defender-turned-midfielder Dan Houston (167).

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First-year sensation Connor Rozee was a meritorious fourth, with 131 votes.

The teenage forward/midfielder won the Power’s goalkicking with 29.

This club champion award was extra special for Boak.

Moving back into the midfield this season after a stint forward and seemingly enjoying life without the burden of captaincy, he proved that he was far from a spent force.

Boak took the lead in the vote count following a 33-disposal, eight-tackle performance in the round two win against Carlton and never surrendered it.

This was despite polling a modest six votes in his last three games of the season.

Boak polled in 20 of Port’s 22 games and was voted the club’s best player six times.

Darcy Byrne-Jones finished runner-up in Port’s club champion award. Picture: SARAH REED.

Votes were cast by senior coach Ken Hinkley, senior assistant Michael Voss, each player’s respective line coach — Nathan Bassett (forwards), Jarrad Schofield (midfield) and Brett Montgomery (defence) — and general manager of football Chris Davies on a scale of 0 to 5.

A player could be awarded a maximum of 20 votes.

Boak, who captained the Power for six years before handing over the duties last summer, amassed 30 disposals or more 14 times this season.

His averages of 30.3 disposals and five tackles were career highs.

Victorian Boak, who has played 264 games in 13 seasons for Port since being drafted at pick five in 2006, also polled 16 Brownlow Medal votes this season — five short of his career-high of 21 in 2014.

Capping off a big night at the Adelaide Convention Centre, Boak also won the Fos Williams Medal as best team man (voted by his teammates) while he was also recognised with the John McCarthy Award for community service for his decade of work with the Childhood Cancer Association.

Connor Rozee took home the Gavin Wanganeen Award for best player under 21. Picture SARAH REED

In the other AFL award categories, Rozee claimed the Gavin Wanganeen Award as the best player under 21 and Byrne-Jones took home the Coaches’ Award as most improved.

Former Melbourne midfielder Jack Trengove, who already has been delisted by the Power for next season, won the A.R. McLean Medal as the club’s best and fairest SANFL player.

He polled 154 votes to edge fellow on-baller Willem Drew and ruckman Peter Ladhams by nine.

2019 AWARD WINNERS

Fos Williams Medal (best team man)

Travis Boak

Gavin Wanganeen Award (best player under 21)

Connor Rozee

Coaches’ Award (most improved)

Darcy Byrne-Jones

John McCarthy Award (for community service)

Travis Boak

A.R. McLean Medal (SANFL club champion)

Jack Trengove

JOHN CAHILL MEDAL

Travis Boak 179

Darcy Byrne-Jones 168

Dan Houston 167

Connor Rozee 131

Tom Clurey 130

Tom Jonas 130

Tom Rockliff 114

Ryan Burton 113

Xavier Duursma 111

Robbie Gray 110

ALL THE VOTES

Justin Westhoff of the Power celebrates a goal against Melbourne in Round 1. Picture: Michael Dodge/Getty Images

ROUND 1: Port 12.15 (87) d Melbourne 9.7 (61) at MCG

18 Westhoff, 16 Rockliff, 14 Boak, 13 Lycett, 12 Watts, Burton, 11 Clurey, Drew, Jonas, 10 Amon, Byrne-Jones, Houston, 9 Bonner, 7 Butters, Duursma, R. Gray, Powell-Pepper, Ryder, 6 Ebert, Marshall, Motlop, Rozee.

ROUND 2: Port 13.10 (88) d Carlton 11.6 (72) at Adelaide Oval

15 Lycett, 14 Houston, 13 Byrne-Jones, 12 Boak, Rockliff, 10 Bonner, Clurey, Ebert, Motlop, 9 Burton, Jonas, 8 Drew, Duursma, Powell-Pepper, Rozee, Watts, 6 R. Gray, 5. Butters, 1 Ryder.

ROUND 3: Brisbane 16.11 (107) d Port 13.12 (90) at the Gabba

20 Rozee, 13 Boak, Jonas, 12 Powell-Pepper, 11 Burton, 10 Byrne-Jones, Houston, 9 Clurey,

Ryder, 6 Butters, 4 Lycett, 3 Duursma, R. Gray, 2 Rockliff, 1 Bonner, Drew, Ebert, Wines.

ROUND 4: Richmond 15.9 (99) d Port 14.8 (92) at Adelaide Oval

12 Boak, 11 Ebert, 10 Rockliff, 9 Burton, Houston, 8 Clurey, 6 S. Gray, 3 Bonner, Drew, Duursma, 2 R. Gray, Lycett, Wines, 1 Byrne-Jones, Jonas.

Dan Houston, right, of the Power is congratulated by Ollie Wines after kicking a goal against the West Coast Eagles. Picture: AAP Image/Richard Wainwright

ROUND 5: Port 13.17 (95) d West Coast 8.5 (53) at Optus Stadium

14 Houston, Westhoff, 13 S. Gray, 12 Howard, 11 Jonas, 10 Burton, Byrne-Jones, Clurey, 9 Bonner, Ebert, Lycett, Rockliff, 8 Drew, Powell-Pepper, Ryder, 7 Boak, Westhoff, 6 Duursma,

Marshall, 5 Rozee, 4 Butters, 1 R. Gray.

ROUND 6: Port 12.16 (88) d North Melbourne 11.6 (72) at Adelaide Oval

15 Boak, 14 Clurey, S. Gray, 12 Rozee, 11 Howard, 10 Duursma, 8 Houston, Rockliff, 7 Westhoff, 6 Burton, Powell-Pepper, Ebert, 5 Bonner, Byrne-Jones, Lienert, 4 Drew, Wines, 3 Butters, 2 R. Gray, Marshall, 1 Lycett, Ryder.

ROUND 7: Collingwood 15.18 (108) d Port 10.9 (69) at Marvel Stadium

7 Houston, 6 Boak, 5 Powell-Pepper, Westhoff, 4 Burton, Clurey, Rozee, Ryder, 3 Byrne-Jones, 2 Howard, Lienert, 1 Amon, Drew, Duursma, Marshall, Rockliff.

ROUND 8: Adelaide 13.10 (88) d Port 9.14 (68) at Adelaide Oval

12 Houston, 11 Rockliff, 9 Powell-Pepper, 7 Clurey, Lienert, 5 Howard, 4 Boak, Byrne-Jones,

Duursma, S. Gray, 3 Amon, Lycett, 2 Broadbent, Rozee, Ryder.

ROUND 9: Port 13.11 (89) d Gold Coast 7.9 (51) at Adelaide Oval

12 Boak, 10 Byrne-Jones, 8 Duursma, Frampton, S. Gray, Rozee, 7 Farrell, Houston, Rockliff, 6 Amon, 5 Powell-Pepper, 4 Broadbent, Clurey, Ryder, 3 Butters, Garner, 1 Lienert, Lycett, Motlop, Westhoff.

Matthew Broadbent on the burst ahead of Paul Puopolo in Round 10. Picture: AAP Image/Julian Smith

ROUND 10: Hawthorn 12.8 (80) d Port 6.13 (49) at Uni of Tas Stadium

12 Broadbent, 8 Duursma, 7 Amon, Byrne-Jones, Houston, 4 Boak, R. Gray, Rockliff, Rozee, 3 S. Gray, Powell-Pepper, 1 Jonas, Ladhams, Lienert.

ROUND 11: Port 22.7 (139) d St Kilda 9.15 (69) at Adelaide Arena, China

16 Boak, 14 Bonner, R. Gray, 13 Houston, 9 Howard, Lycett, 8 Amon, Duursma, 7 Burton, Butters, Byrne-Jones, Lienert, 6 Jonas, 5 Westhoff, 4 S. Gray, Motlop, Rozee, 3 Ryder, 2 Broadbent, Powell-Pepper.

ROUND 13: Fremantle 15.10 (100) d Port 12.7 (79) at Optus Stadium

10 Boak, 9 Burton, 6 Farrell, Hartlett, 5 R. Gray, Houston, 4 Duursma, 3 Butters, Jonas, 2 Amon, Byrne-Jones, Ryder.

ROUND 14: Port 9.13 (67) d Geelong 8.8 (56) at Adelaide Oval

18 Lycett, 17 Clurey, 16 R. Gray, 12 Boak, Houston, 10 Burton, 8 Amon, Duursma, Jonas, Rozee, 7 Hartlett, 6 S. Gray, 5 Byrne-Jones, 4 Bonner, Garner, Motlop, Wines, 3 Howard, 2 Dixon, 1 Ebert.

Hamish Hartlett marks against the Western Bulldogs. Picture SARAH REED

Robbie Gray gets the ball out during the Showdown. Picture SARAH REED

ROUND 15: Western Bulldogs 10.6 (66) d Port 5.11 (41) at Adelaide Oval

11 Hartlett, Lycett, 8 Boak, Jonas, 7 Clurey, 6 Byrne-Jones, 4 Burton, Butters, 3 Dixon, Garner, 2 Bonner, Drew, Ladhams, Motlop, 1 R. Gray, S. Gray, Rozee.

ROUND 16: Port 15.11 (101) d Adelaide 5.14 (44) at Adelaide Oval

16 R. Gray, 15 Westhoff, 14 Burton, 13 Byrne-Jones, Clurey, 12 Bonner, Lycett, 11 Amon, Ebert, Wines, 10 Rockliff, 9 Powell-Pepper, 8 Jonas, 7 Howard, 6 S. Gray, Motlop, 4 Butters, Dixon, Duursma, Hartlett, Rozee, 3 Houston.

ROUND 17: Brisbane 14.13 (97) d Port 6.13 (49) at Adelaide Oval

7 Byrne-Jones, S. Gray, 6 R. Gray, 5 Boak, 4 Jonas, 3 Burton, Clurey, Hartlett, 2 Bonner, Rockliff, 1 Lycett, Sutcliffe.

ROUND 18: Richmond 15.11 (101) d Port 9.9 (63) at MCG

12 Amon, 9 Byrne-Jones, 7 Jonas, 5 Broadbent, 4 Boak, Butters, Duursma, 3 Bonner, Rockliff, Sutcliffe, 2 Dixon, 1 Westhoff.

ROUND 19: GWS 8.8 (56) d Port 7.13 (55) at Adelaide Oval

11 Boak, 8 R. Gray, Westhoff, Jonas, 7 Bonner, 6 Amon, Rockliff, 5 Byrne-Jones, Houston, 4

Hartlett, Rozee, Ryder, 3 Butters, Duursma, Powell-Pepper, 2 Lycett, 1 Sutcliffe.

ROUND 20: Port 19.12 (126) d Essendon 9.13 (67) at Marvel Stadium

17 Byrne-Jones, 16 Houston, 12 Duursma, R. Gray, Rozee, 10 Jonas, Marshall, 9 Rockliff, 8 Amon, Boak, Hartlett, Ladhams, Powell-Pepper, 7 Westhoff, 6 Bonner, Broadbent, Clurey, 5 S. Gray, Sutcliffe, 4 Ryder.

ROUND 21: Port 15.13 (103) d Sydney 7.14 (56) at Adelaide Oval

14 Byrne-Jones, Rozee, 11 Jonas, 8 Ladhams, Wines, 7 Clurey, Houston, Marshall, 5 Dixon, Powell-Pepper, Ryder, 4 Broadbent, Sutcliffe, 3 Amon, R. Gray, Westhoff, 2 Duursma, Rockliff, 1 Bonner.

ROUND 22: North Melbourne 22.12 (144) d Port 8.10 (58) at Marvel Stadium

6 Rozee, 4 R. Gray, 3 Burton, 2 Boak, Houston, 1 Amon.

ROUND 23: Port 15.20 (110) d Fremantle 10.7 (67) at Adelaide Oval

12 Wines, 11 Jonas, 10 Byrne-Jones, 9 McKenzie, Rozee, 8 Duursma, Lycett, Westhoff, 7 Drew, 6 Amon, Dixon, Houston, 5 Marshall, 4 Boak, 2 Bonner, Burton, Rockliff, Ryder, 1 Hartlett.