Black polled 47 votes to win by one vote, with Blackwell and Nelson each polling 46. 

Black’s surprise win made him the first Falcon to claim the award since Neil Mildenhall in 1993.

As flagged yesterday by westcoasteagles.com.au, an Eagles-listed player winning the award was never a chance, but as predicted Callum Sinclair (24 votes) and Dom Sheed (15) were the best performers.

See below for a full list of Eagles-listed vote-getters:

Callum Sinclair – 24
Dom Sheed – 15
Pat McGinnity – 10
Scott Lycett – 8
Sam Butler – 6
Jeremey McGovern – 5
Adam Carter, Blayne Wilson – 4
Sharrod Wellingham – 3
Mark Hutchings – 2
Brad Sheppard, Ash Smith, Simon Tunbridge – 1

SANDOVER MEDAL OVERALL LEADERBOARD

Aaron Black (West Perth) — 47 votes
Luke Blackwell (Claremont) — 46
Shane Nelson (West Perth) — 46
Kyal Horsley (Subiaco) — 45
Bradd Dalziell (East Fremantle) — 43
Craig Wulff (East Perth) — 35
Ryan Neates (Claremont) — 34
Steven Payne (East Perth) — 34
Ryan Davis (Swan Districts) — 33
Rory O’Brien (East Fremantle) — 31
Ashton Hams (South Fremantle) — 30*
Haiden Schloithe (South Fremantle) — 29
George Hampson (Subiaco) — 29
Tim Kelly (South Fremantle) — 28
Brendan Lee (East Perth) — 25
Callum Sinclair (East Perth) — 24