The John Nicholls Medal (formerly the Robert Reynolds Trophy from 1934-2003) is an Australian rules football award given to the player(s) adjudged Best and Fairest for the Carlton Football Club for the season.
John Nicholls was a champion ruckman who won the award five times from 1959 to 1967.
Recipients:
- 2012 Heath Scotland
- 2011 Marc Murphy
- 2010 Chris Judd (Brownlow Medal winner)
- 2009 Chris Judd
- 2008 Chris Judd
- 2007 Andrew Carrazzo
- 2006 Lance Whitnall
- 2005 Anthony Koutoufides
- 2004 David Teague
- 2003 Andrew McKay
- 2002 Corey McKernan
- 2001 Anthony Koutoufides
- 2000 Brett Ratten & Scott Camporeale (tied)
- 1999 Matthew Allan
- 1998 Fraser Brown
- 1997 Brett Ratten
- 1996 Stephen Silvagni
- 1995 Brett Ratten
- 1994 Greg Williams (Brownlow Medal winner)
- 1993 Craig Bradley
- 1992 Stephen Kernahan
- 1991 Justin Madden
- 1990 Stephen Silvagni
- 1989 Stephen Kernahan
- 1988 Craig Bradley
- 1987 Stephen Kernahan
- 1986 Wayne Johnston & Craig Bradley (tied)
- 1985 Justin Madden
- 1984 Bruce Doull
- 1983 Wayne Johnston
- 1982 James Buckley
- 1981 Ken Hunter
- 1980 Bruce Doull
- 1979 Mike Fitzpatrick
- 1978 Trevor Keogh
- 1977 Bruce Doull
- 1976 Trevor Keogh
- 1975 Alex Jesaulenko
- 1974 Bruce Doull
- 1973 Peter Jones
- 1972 Geoff Southby
- 1971 Geoff Southby
- 1970 Adrian Gallagher
- 1969 Garry Crane
- 1968 Sergio Silvagni
- 1967 John Nicholls
- 1966 John Nicholls
- 1965 John Nicholls
- 1964 Gordon Collis (Brownlow Medal winner)
- 1963 John Nicholls
- 1962 Sergio Silvagni
- 1961 John James (Brownlow Medal winner)
- 1960 John James
- 1959 John Nicholls
- 1958 Bruce Comben
- 1957 Bruce Comben
- 1956 Doug Beasy
- 1955 John James
- 1954 Bill Milroy
- 1953 Ken Hands
- 1952 Ollie Grieve
- 1951 Jim Clark
- 1950 Arthur Hodgson
- 1949 Ern Henfry
- 1948 Jack Howell
- 1947 Bert Deacon (Brownlow Medal winner) & Ern Henfry (tied)
- 1946 Jack Howell
- 1945 Ron Savage
- 1944 Bob Chitty
- 1943 George Gniel
- 1942 Jim Mooring
- 1941 Bob Chitty
- 1940 Jim Francis
- 1939 Frank Gill
- 1938 Mickey Crisp
- 1937 Don McIntyre
- 1936 Ansell Clarke
- 1935 Jim Francis
- 1934 Mickey Crisp
- 1929 Horrie Clover
Most Winners:
- John Nicholls: 5
- Bruce Doull: 4
- Stephen Kernahan: 3
- Craig Bradley: 3
- Brett Ratten: 3
- John James: 3
- Chris Judd*: 3
-*denotes current player