Wilkie completes meteoric rise from rookie to St Kilda club champion

Callum Wilkie won the Trevor Barker Award as St Kilda’s best and fairest on Monday night.

The consistent and dependable defender, who was picked up as a rookie ahead of the 2019 season, became club champion in his sixth season with the Saints.

Wilkie, 28, polled 206 votes to claim his maiden best and fairest ahead of back-to-back winner Jack Sinclair on 174 with the departing Josh Battle in third on 161.

Ruckman Rowan Marshall (143) and promising youngster Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (133) rounded out the top five.

Other award winners on the night included Wilkie who claim a third straight Lenny Hayes Player Trademark Award, Marshall who won the Sainter of the Year award (voted by fans), Darcy Wilson who was named the Best Emerging Player and Mason Wood who won the Robert Harvey Best Clubman Award.

Sinclair, Tim Membrey and former Saint Jack Billings were awarded with Life Membership.

St Kilda’s Trevor Barker Award Top 10 - 2024

1st - Callum Wilkie (206 votes)
2nd - Jack Sinclair (174)
3rd - Josh Battle (161)
4th - Rowan Marshall (143)
5th - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (133)
6th - Jack Steele (122)
7th - Jack Higgins (108)
8th - Darcy Wilson (99)
9th - Mitch Owens (84)
10th - Bradley Hill (72)