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)
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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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