A piece of Whyalla footy history from nearly a century ago has been uncovered…
A 1927 Whyalla Sports Association medal has been discovered by the granddaughter of Harold Morris Smith, a player for Central from 97 years ago.
Before this discovery, the oldest known medal was a 1932 premiership medal awarded to Harold McGuiness who played for North.
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The association medals were replaced by the Mail Medal in 1934, and today’s Best and Fairest is named the Jim Hewitson Medal.
