2015 AFL Mark of the Year

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2015 AFL Mark of the Year
Date31 May
Location Domain Stadium
Winner Nic Naitanui (West Coast)

The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition. In 2015, this is officially known as the Weet-Bix AFL Mark of the Year. Each round three marks are nominated and fans are able to vote online for their favourite. [1]

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Winners by round

Legend
= Round's winning mark
RoundNomineesTeam % of votesOppositionGround
1 [2] Rohan Bewick Brisbane Lions 9% Collingwood The Gabba
Josh Bruce St Kilda 63% Greater Western Sydney Etihad Stadium
Paul Puopolo Hawthorn 28% Geelong MCG
2 [3]
Matthew Broadbent Port Adelaide 59% Sydney Adelaide Oval
Jesse Hogan Melbourne 18% Greater Western Sydney StarTrack Oval
George Horlin-Smith Geelong 23% Fremantle Simonds Stadium
3 [4] Jamie Elliott Collingwood 33% St Kilda MCG
Jeremy Howe Melbourne 46% Adelaide Adelaide Oval
David Mackay Adelaide 22% Melbourne Adelaide Oval
4 [5] Mitch Clark Geelong 20% North Melbourne Simmonds Stadium
Nat Fyfe Fremantle 63% Sydney Domain Stadium
Ben Griffiths Richmond 16% Melbourne MCG
5 [6] Jeff Garlett Melbourne 41% Fremantle MCG
Brodie Grundy Collingwood 38% Carlton MCG
Jack Riewoldt Richmond 21% Geelong MCG
6 [7] Nick Haynes Greater Western Sydney 22% Hawthorn Spotless Stadium
Dale Thomas Carlton 26% Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium
Taylor Walker Adelaide 52% Gold Coast Metricon Stadium
7 [8] Eddie Betts Adelaide 48% St Kilda Adelaide Oval
Joe Daniher Essendon 36% North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Lindsay Thomas North Melbourne 17% Essendon Etihad Stadium
8 [9] Jeremy Howe Melbourne 32% Western Bulldogs MCG
Brian Lake Hawthorn 46% Sydney MCG
Kade Simpson Carlton 21% Geelong Etihad Stadium
9 [10] Nic Naitanui West Coast 86% Geelong Domain Stadium
Fletcher Roberts Western Bulldogs 7% Greater Western Sydney Etihad Stadium
Easton Wood Western Bulldogs 7% Greater Western Sydney Etihad Stadium
10 [11] Brad Ebert Port Adelaide 17% Western Bulldogs Adelaide Oval
Nat Fyfe Fremantle 74% Richmond Domain Stadium
Easton Wood Western Bulldogs 9% Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval
11 [12] Sean Dempster St Kilda 41% Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Jarrad Waite North Melbourne 7% Sydney Etihad Stadium
Chad Wingard Port Adelaide 52% Geelong Adelaide Oval
12 [13] Kyle Cheney Adelaide 28% Hawthorn Adelaide Oval
Brett Deledio Richmond 8% West Coast MCG
Elliot Yeo West Coast 64% Richmond MCG
13 [14] Rohan Bewick Brisbane Lions 25% Adelaide The Gabba
Jack Riewoldt Richmond 27% Sydney SCG
Nathan Van Berlo Adelaide 49% Brisbane Lions The Gabba
14 [15] Shaun Burgoyne Hawthorn 21% Collingwood MCG
Jack Riewoldt Richmond 19% Greater Western Sydney MCG
Lindsay Thomas North Melbourne 60% Gold Coast Metricon Stadium
15 [16] Dylan Buckley Carlton 63% Richmond MCG
Shaun Edwards Essendon 29% Melbourne MCG
Luke Parker Sydney 8% Brisbane Lions The Gabba
16 [17] Ben Brown North Melbourne 18% Essendon Etihad Stadium
Jack Riewoldt Richmond 14% St Kilda Etihad Stadium
Michael Walters Fremantle 68% Carlton Domain Stadium
17 [18] Levi Casboult Carlton 40% Hawthorn Etihad Stadium
Sean Dempster St Kilda 39% Melbourne MCG
Isaac Heeney Sydney 21% West Coast Domain Stadium
18 [19] Blaine Boekhorst Carlton 22% North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Luke Dahlhaus Western Bulldogs 23% Essendon Etihad Stadium
Dom Sheed West Coast 55% Gold Coast Metricon Stadium
19 Nakia Cockatoo Geelong 25% Sydney Simonds Stadium
Tendai Mzungu Fremantle 38% St Kilda Etihad Stadium
Taylor Walker Adelaide 37% Richmond Adelaide Oval
20 [20] Brendon Ah Chee Port Adelaide 39% Greater Western Sydney Adelaide Oval
Matthew Boyd Western Bulldogs 18% Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Elliot Yeo West Coast 43% Fremantle Domain Stadium
21 [21] Shaun McKernan Essendon 16% Gold Coast Metricon Stadium
Jake Stringer Western Bulldogs 24% West Coast Domain Stadium
Michael Walters Fremantle 60% North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
22 [22] Taylor Garner North Melbourne 13% Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium
Daniel Menzel Geelong 49% Collingwood MCG
Andrew Walker Carlton 38% Greater Western Sydney Spotless Stadium
23 [23] John Butcher Port Adelaide 44% Fremantle Adelaide Oval
Jeremy Howe Melbourne 33% Greater Western Sydney Etihad Stadium
Nic Naitanui West Coast 22% St Kilda Domain Stadium

2015 finalists

RoundNomineess [24] TeamOppositionGroundDescription
1 Josh Bruce St Kilda Greater Western Sydney Etihad Stadium Saint soars over three Giants for a huge grab, leaving his skipper delighted
3 Jeremy Howe Melbourne Adelaide Adelaide Oval Frequent-flying Demon produces one of his very best in the backline
9 Nic Naitanui West Coast Geelong Domain Stadium West Coast's human highlight reel soars above two ruckmen for an all-time classic

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