b'46358359358SWANS BEST & FAIREST AWARD: Original ornate wooden shield with metal plaque and annual additions, inscribed South Melbourne Football Club - Perpetual Trophy - Best And Fairest Award - Donated By Yellow Cabs Of Australia, engraved Russell Cook 1972, Peter Bedford 1973, Norm Goss 1974, and Peter Bedford 1975 with the remaining shields blank; height 55cm. The Swans best-and-fairest award went on to become the Bob Skilton Medal in 1995. Recovered from the Swans clubhouse in the wake of the 1977 fire, at a time when interest in preserving the clubs history was at an ebb.Provenance: Former South Melbourne Swans player and historian Paul Kennelly$500750359SWANS BEST & FAIREST TROPHY: Original silver-plated trophy mounted on a timber plinth, inscribed Swann Insurance Perpetual Trophy for Best & Fairest Player - South Melbourne Football Club, the plinth with plaques engraved Norm Goss 1974, Peter Bedford 1975, Ricky Quade 1976, Graham Teasdale 1977, John Murphy 1978, Barry Round 1979, David Ackerly 1980, Barry Round 1981, David Ackerly 1982, and Bernie Evans 1984; height 66cm overall. The Swans best-and-fairest award went on to become the Bob Skilton Medal in 1995.Provenance: Former South Melbourne Swans player Paul Kennelly. $3,0005,000'