Malcolm Blight Medal

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Malcolm Blight Medal
Malcolm Blight statue Adelaide Oval.jpg
Malcolm Blight, the namesake of the award, coached Adelaide's first two premierships.
Sport Australian rules football
Awarded forThe best and fairest player at the Adelaide Football Club
Location Adelaide Convention Centre
Country Australia
Presented byAdelaide Football Club
History
First award1991
First winner Mark Mickan
Most wins Simon Goodwin, Rory Laird, Andrew McLeod, Mark Ricciuto (3 times)
Most recent Jordan Dawson (2nd award), Ben Keays (2024)
Andrew McLeod won his first of three Malcolm Blight Medals in a premiership year. Amcleod.jpg
Andrew McLeod won his first of three Malcolm Blight Medals in a premiership year.
Rory Sloane is a two-time Malcolm Blight Medal winner. 2017 AFL Grand Final parade - Rory Sloane.jpg
Rory Sloane is a two-time Malcolm Blight Medal winner.
Rory Laird is the most recent to win the award three times. Rory Laird 2017.1.jpg
Rory Laird is the most recent to win the award three times.

The Malcolm Blight Medal is a post-season award given to the best and fairest player for the Adelaide Football Club. The medal was first awarded in 1991, and later named after former Adelaide Crows coach Malcolm Blight. The voting system as of the 2017 AFL season, consists of five coaches giving each player a ranking from zero to four after each match. Players can receive a maximum of 20 votes for a game. [1]

Contents

The current holders of the award are Jordan Dawson and Ben Keays, who became the first joint winners of the award in 2024. [2]

Recipients

^Denotes current player
+Player won Brownlow Medal in same season
#Played in that season's premiership team
SeasonRecipient(s)Runner upRef.
1991 Mark Mickan Tony McGuinness [3]
1992 Chris McDermott Tony McGuinness [4]
1993 Tony McGuinness Mark Bickley [5]
1994 Shaun Rehn Tony McGuinness [6]
1995 Matthew Connell Andrew Jarman [5]
1996 Matthew Liptak Nigel Smart [7]
1997# Andrew McLeod Darren Jarman [8]
1998# Mark Ricciuto Nigel Smart [9]
1999 Ben Hart Andrew McLeod [10]
2000 Simon Goodwin Andrew McLeod [11]
2001 Andrew McLeod (2) Mark Stevens [8]
2002 Ben Hart (2) Tyson Edwards [12]
2003 Mark Ricciuto + (2) Tyson Edwards [13]
2004 Mark Ricciuto (3) Tyson Stenglein [9]
2005 Simon Goodwin (2) Nathan Bassett [11]
2006 Simon Goodwin (3) Tyson Edwards [14]
2007 Andrew McLeod (3) Simon Goodwin [15]
2008 Nathan Bock Simon Goodwin [16]
2009 Bernie Vince Jason Porplyzia [17]
2010 Richard Douglas Scott Thompson [18]
2011 Scott Thompson Nathan van Berlo [19]
2012 Scott Thompson (2) Patrick Dangerfield [20]
2013 Rory Sloane Richard Douglas [21]
2014 Daniel Talia Rory Sloane [22]
2015 Patrick Dangerfield Rory Laird ^ [23]
2016 Rory Sloane (2) Eddie Betts [24]
2017 Matt Crouch ^ Rory Sloane [25]
2018 Rory Laird ^ Matt Crouch ^ [26]
2019 Brad Crouch Rory Sloane [27]
2020 Reilly O'Brien ^ Rory Laird ^ [28]
2021 Rory Laird ^ (2) Ben Keays ^ [29]
2022 Rory Laird ^ (3) Jordan Dawson ^ [30]
2023 Jordan Dawson ^ Rory Laird ^ [31]
2024 Jordan Dawson ^ (2) Jake Soligo ^ [2]
Ben Keays ^

Multiple winners

^Denotes current player
PlayerMedalsSeasons
Simon Goodwin 32000, 2005, 2006
Rory Laird ^2018, 2021, 2022
Andrew McLeod 1997, 2001, 2007
Mark Ricciuto 1998, 2003, 2004
Jordan Dawson ^22023, 2024
Ben Hart 1999, 2002
Rory Sloane 2013, 2016
Scott Thompson 2011, 2012

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