League | South Australian National Football League |
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Awarded for | The best on ground in the SANFL Grand Final |
History | |
First award | 1981 |
First winner | Russell Ebert |
Most wins | Chris Gowans (2) |
Most recent | Lachlan Hosie (2023) |
The Jack Oatey Medal is awarded to the best player during the SANFL Grand Final. It has been awarded since 1981. [1] In 2018, Mitch Grigg of Norwood became the first player to win the Jack Oatey Medal on a losing team, after his team were defeated by North Adelaide in the 2018 SANFL Grand Final. [2]
^ | Player was member of losing team |
Club | Total | Years |
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Port Adelaide | 10 | 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 |
Central District | 9 | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Norwood | 8 | 1982, 1984, 1997, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
Woodville-West Torrens | 5 | 1993, 2006, 2011, 2020, 2021 |
Glenelg | 5 | 1985, 1986, 2019, 2023, 2024 |
Sturt | 3 | 2002, 2016, 2017 |
West Adelaide | 2 | 1983, 2015 |
North Adelaide | 2 | 1987, 1991 |
South Adelaide | 0 | — |
Adelaide | 0 | — |
Before the inception of the Jack Oatey Medal there was no official award for the best on ground in SANFL Grand Finals. However the media would often arrive at a consensus as to who was the best player on the ground.
Year | Best on ground (media consensus) | Club | Ref |
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1951 | Allen Greer (The Mail, The Advertiser) | Port Adelaide | [10] [11] |
Peter Marrett (The Mail, The Advertiser) | Port Adelaide | [12] [13] | |
1952 | Doug Olds (The Advertiser, The News) | Norwood | [14] [15] |
1953 | Mick Clingly (The Mail, The News) | West Torrens | [16] [17] |
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