Malcolm Blight Medal
Award

Malcolm Blight Medal
Malcolm Blight, the namesake of the award, coached Adelaide's first two premierships.
SportAustralian rules football
Awarded forThe best and fairest player at the Adelaide Football Club
LocationAdelaide Convention Centre
CountryAustralia
Presented byAdelaide Football Club
History
First award1991
First winnerMark Mickan
Most winsSimon Goodwin, Rory Laird, Andrew McLeod, Mark Ricciuto (3 times)
Most recentJordan Dawson, Ben Keays (2024)
Andrew McLeod won his first of three Malcolm Blight Medals in a premiership year.
Rory Sloane is a two-time Malcolm Blight Medal winner.
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]

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.
1991Mark MickanTony McGuinness[3]
1992Chris McDermottTony McGuinness[4]
1993Tony McGuinnessMark Bickley[5]
1994Shaun RehnTony McGuinness[6]
1995Matthew ConnellAndrew Jarman[5]
1996Matthew LiptakNigel Smart[7]
1997 #Andrew McLeodDarren Jarman[8]
1998 #Mark RicciutoNigel Smart[9]
1999Ben HartAndrew McLeod[10]
2000Simon GoodwinAndrew McLeod[11]
2001Andrew McLeod (2)Mark Stevens[8]
2002Ben Hart (2)Tyson Edwards[12]
2003 +Mark Ricciuto (2)Tyson Edwards[13]
2004Mark Ricciuto (3)Tyson Stenglein[9]
2005Simon Goodwin (2)Nathan Bassett[11]
2006Simon Goodwin (3)Tyson Edwards[14]
2007Andrew McLeod (3)Simon Goodwin[15]
2008Nathan BockSimon Goodwin[16]
2009Bernie VinceJason Porplyzia[17]
2010Richard DouglasScott Thompson[18]
2011Scott ThompsonNathan van Berlo[19]
2012Scott Thompson (2)Patrick Dangerfield[20]
2013Rory SloaneRichard Douglas[21]
2014Daniel TaliaRory Sloane[22]
2015Patrick DangerfieldRory Laird^[23]
2016Rory Sloane (2)Eddie Betts[24]
2017Matt Crouch^Rory Sloane[25]
2018Rory Laird^Matt Crouch^[26]
2019Brad CrouchRory Sloane[27]
2020Reilly O'Brien^Rory Laird^[28]
2021Rory Laird^ (2)Ben Keays^[29]
2022Rory Laird^ (3)Jordan Dawson^[30]
2023Jordan Dawson^Rory Laird^[31]
2024Jordan Dawson^ (2)Jake Soligo^[2]
Ben Keays^

Multiple winners

^Denotes current player
PlayerMedalsSeasons
Simon Goodwin32000, 2005, 2006
Rory Laird^2018, 2021, 2022
Andrew McLeod1997, 2001, 2007
Mark Ricciuto1998, 2003, 2004
Jordan Dawson^22023, 2024
Ben Hart1999, 2002
Rory Sloane2013, 2016
Scott Thompson2011, 2012

References

General
  • "Club Awards". AFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
Specific
  1. ^ "AFL Best and Fairest winners 2017: Who won your team's club champion award?". Fox Sports Australia. News Corp Australia. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Harvey, Daniela (5 October 2024). "Dawson, Keays dual winners of 2024 Malcolm Blight Medal".
  3. ^ Capel, Andrew (23 June 2011). "'Blindsided' Mickan to stay in footy". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ^ Morgan, Kym (2 June 2015). "Chris McDermott urges Crows to draft more local talent". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ^ a b Rucci, Michelangelo (14 October 2014). "Adelaide Football Club's greatest team of its first 25 AFL seasons". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. ^ Hanlon, Peter (29 August 2002). "Grateful Rehn calls it a day". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. ^ Willis, Belinda (29 January 2016). "How Netball SA is fighting sexism in sport". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Andrew McLeod retires". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  9. ^ a b Burtenshaw, David (29 April 2015). "Hall of Fame: Mark Ricciuto". AFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  10. ^ Rucci, Michelangelo (15 June 2016). "Ben Hart's rise from a 17-year-old schoolboy to Adelaide Crows poster boy". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Hall of Fame: Simon Goodwin". AFC.com.au. Bigpond. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  12. ^ "How the best was won". The Age. Fairfax Media. 7 October 2002. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  13. ^ "AFL club champions 2003". The Age. Fairfax Media. 5 October 2003. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  14. ^ Shiell, Alan (6 October 2006). "Goodwin's good win". AFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  15. ^ Rucci, Michelangelo (5 October 2007). "Nathan Bock takes Blight honour". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  16. ^ Rucci, Michelangelo (3 October 2008). "McLeod proves his value". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  17. ^ Rucci, Michelangelo (2 October 2009). "Vince joins Adelaide club greats". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  18. ^ O'Connell, James (4 September 2010). "Douglas claims Adelaide's B&F". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  19. ^ Australian Associated Press (10 September 2011). "Thompson claims Malcolm Blight Medal". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  20. ^ "Scott Thompson regains Blight Medal". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  21. ^ Rucci, Michelangelo (7 September 2013). "Soul of Crows line-up Rory Sloane wins his first best-and-fairest title". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  22. ^ Thring, Harry (5 September 2014). "Crows defender grabs first Malcolm Blight Medal". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  23. ^ Fjeldstad, Jesper (27 September 2015). "Patrick Dangerfield wins Malcolm Blight Medal as Adelaide Crows best and fairest". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  24. ^ Gaskin, Lee (23 September 2016). "Sloane joins Adelaide greats with second club champion award". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  25. ^ Gaskin, Lee (6 October 2017). "Crows ball magnet romps to first B&F win". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  26. ^ Fjeldstad, Jesper (1 September 2018). "All-Australian defender Rory Laird takes out first Malcolm Blight Medal in a canter". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  27. ^ "Brad Crouch wins first Club Champion". afc.com.au. Telstra. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  28. ^ "O'Brien wins Malcolm Blight Medal". afc.com.au. Telstra. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  29. ^ "Rory Laird named 2021 Club Champion". afc.com.au. Telstra. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  30. ^ "Rory Laird crowned 2022 AFC Club Champion". afc.com.au. Telstra. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  31. ^ "Dawson crowned 2023 AFC Malcolm Blight Medallist". afc.com.au. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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