Joe Marston Medal

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The Joe Marston Medal is an A-League award given to the player of the match in the A-League Grand Final each year. Introduced in 1990, previously the award was also given to the best player in the National Soccer League grand final. The medal is named after Joe Marston, who played for Australia national association football team in the 1950s and was a member of the Preston North End side that played in the 1954 FA Cup Final.

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List of winners

Season/YearPlayerClubOpponentRef
NSL
1989–90 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Abbas Saad Sydney Olympic Marconi Stallions
1990–91 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josip Biskic* Melbourne Knights South Melbourne
1991–92 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Tobin Adelaide City Melbourne Knights
1992–93 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Milan Ivanovic* Adelaide City Marconi Stallions
1993–94 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Tobin Adelaide City Melbourne Knights
1995 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Horvat Melbourne Knights Adelaide City
1996 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Marth Melbourne Knights Marconi Stallions
1997 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Hunter Brisbane Strikers Sydney United
1998 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fausto De Amicis South Melbourne Carlton SC
1999 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Goran Lozanovski South Melbourne Sydney United
2000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Chipperfield Wollongong Wolves Perth Glory
2001 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Horsley Wollongong Wolves South Melbourne
2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ante Milicic Sydney Olympic Perth Glory
2003 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Colosimo Perth Glory Sydney Olympic
2004 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ahmad Elrich* Parramatta Power Perth Glory
A-League
2006 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Dwight Yorke Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners [1]
2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory Adelaide United [2]
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Durante Newcastle Jets Central Coast Mariners [3]
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Pondeljak Melbourne Victory Adelaide United [4]
2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Colosimo Sydney FC Melbourne Victory [5]
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mat Ryan* Central Coast Mariners Brisbane Roar [6]
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jacob Burns* Perth Glory Brisbane Roar [7]
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel McBreen Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers [8]
2014 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Broich Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers [9]
Flag of Italy.svg Iacopo La Rocca* Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane Roar [10]
2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Milligan Melbourne Victory Sydney FC [11]
2016 Flag of Spain.svg Isaías Adelaide United Western Sydney Wanderers [12]
2017 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Daniel Georgievski* Melbourne Victory Sydney FC [13]
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lawrence Thomas Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets [14]
2019 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Ninković Sydney FC Perth Glory [15]
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhyan Grant Sydney FC Melbourne City [16]
2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathaniel Atkinson Melbourne City Sydney FC [17]
A-League Men
2022 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Prijović Western United Melbourne City [18]
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Cummings Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City [19]
2024 Flag of England.svg Ryan Edmondson Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory [20]
*Player on the losing team

Multiple winners

MedalsPlayerTeamSeasons
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Tobin Adelaide City 1991–92, 1993–94
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Colosimo Perth Glory / Sydney FC 2002–03, 2010

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