THE Eastern Football League has officially named the Division 4 best on ground senior grand final medal ahead of this Sunday’s decider between East Burwood and Fairpark.
The player adjudged best afield will receive the Colin Tainton Blue Ribbon Medal, named in honour of the former East Burwood and Coldstream-great who passed away in January this year.
Tainton played 513 Eastern District Football League matches between 1946 and 1971, winning six senior club best and fairest awards along with three consecutive League best and fairest awards from 1952-1954. 
Inducted as a life member of the League in 1994, Tainton was also a six-time premiership player at the Rams among a host of career honours.
Colin Tainton’s career:
513 Eastern District Football League games between 1946 and 1971
436 games with East Burwood Football Club
77 games with Coldstream Football Club
East Burwood senior best and fairest – 1950, 1952, 1954-56
East Burwood senior coach – 1951, 1957-58, 1970-71
League best and fairest – Wadsworth Medal – 1952, 1953, 1954
East Burwood premiership player – 1954, 1963-65, 1967-68
East Burwood reserves best and fairest – 1968
East Burwood reserves coach – 1968-69
Coldstream senior best and fairest – 1978
Coldstream captain/coach – 1973-74
Coldstream senior coach – 1979
Eastern Football League Life Member – inducted 1994
East Burwood Football Club Life Member
East Burwood Team Of the Century – vice-captain and centre
The East Burwood senior best and fairest medal is named the Colin Tainton Medal
East Burwood Hall of Fame member
