Malcolm Blight Medal
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The Malcolm Blight Medal is a post-season award given to the best and fairest
player in the Adelaide Crows Football Club. The medal was named after former Adelaide Crows coach, Malcolm Blight
and was first awarded in 1991.
Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe the player adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition while not receiving a suspension for misconduct or breaching the rules during that season.In the...
player in the Adelaide Crows Football Club. The medal was named after former Adelaide Crows coach, Malcolm Blight
Malcolm Blight
Malcolm Jack Blight AM is a former champion Australian rules football player and coach, and current television commentator. During the 1970s and 1980s Blight played for the Woodville Football Club in the South Australian National Football League and the North Melbourne Football Club in the...
and was first awarded in 1991.
Recipients
| Year | Winner | Second |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Scott Thompson Scott Thompson (footballer) Scott Thompson is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League .-Melbourne career:He was drafted by Melbourne with the 16th selection in the 2000 AFL Draft from Port Adelaide in the SANFL. Debuting with the Melbourne in 2001 as a 19-year-old, he struggled to break through into... |
Nathan van Berlo Nathan van Berlo Nathan van Berlo is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League . He is the captain of the Adelaide Football Club.... |
| 2010 | Richard Douglas Richard Douglas (footballer) Richard Douglas is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Picked by the Adelaide Crows with pick 16 overall in the 2005 AFL Draft, he impressed playing for Glenelg in the SANFL in season 2006 before making his AFL debut in round 21 against cross-town rivals Port Adelaide... |
Scott Thompson Scott Thompson (footballer) Scott Thompson is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League .-Melbourne career:He was drafted by Melbourne with the 16th selection in the 2000 AFL Draft from Port Adelaide in the SANFL. Debuting with the Melbourne in 2001 as a 19-year-old, he struggled to break through into... |
| 2009 | Bernie Vince Bernie Vince Bernie Vince is an Australian Rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League. Originally from the Yorke Peninsula, he attended school at Minlaton District School until his senior years, which were spent in Adelaide at Prince Alfred College where he represented... |
Jason Porplyzia Jason Porplyzia Jason Porplyzia is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He wears the number 40 for the Adelaide Football Club, and is known as a dangerous forward with a strong mark for his size. He is also widely regarded as one of the most accurate kicks for goal in the competition... |
| 2008 | Nathan Bock Nathan Bock Nathan Bock is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League . He played for the Adelaide Football Club between 2002 and 2010, and announced in August 2010 that he would join the new Gold Coast Football Club in 2011.-Adelaide career:He was elevated off the Adelaide Football... |
Simon Goodwin |
| 2007 | Andrew McLeod | Simon Goodwin |
| 2006 | Simon Goodwin | Tyson Edwards |
| 2005 | Simon Goodwin | Nathan Bassett Nathan Bassett Nathan "Fred" Bassett is a former Australian rules footballer for the Adelaide Football Club of the Australian Football League.... |
| 2004 | Mark Ricciuto | Tyson Stenglein Tyson Stenglein Tyson Stenglein is an Australian rules footballer, who played for the Adelaide Crows and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League .- Adelaide career :... |
| 2003 | Mark Ricciuto (Brownlow Medal winner) |
Tyson Edwards |
| 2002 | Ben Hart | Tyson Edwards |
| 2001 | Andrew McLeod | Mark Stevens |
| 2000 | Simon Goodwin Simon Goodwin Simon Goodwin is a former Australian rules footballer, who is a dual premiership player with the Adelaide Football Club and is now an assistant coach at the Essendon Football Club.-Early career :... |
Andrew McLeod |
| 1999 | Ben Hart Ben Hart Benjamin "Ben" Hart is a retired Australian rules footballer, who played with the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League... |
Tyson Edwards |
| 1998 | Mark Ricciuto Mark Ricciuto Mark Anthony Ricciuto is a former Australian rules football player, who played for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League... |
Nigel Smart |
| 1997 | Andrew McLeod Andrew McLeod Andrew Luke McLeod is a former Australian rules footballer for the Adelaide Football Club. He is the games record holder for Adelaide, having played 340 games.... |
Darren Jarman |
| 1996 | Matthew Liptak Matthew Liptak Matthew Liptak is a retired AFL footballer for the Adelaide Crows. He is also a doctor, receiving his medical degree from Flinders University in Adelaide.Of note he did not play in either the 1997 and 1998 AFL Grand Finals.-Honours:... |
Nigel Smart Nigel Smart Nigel James Smart was an Australian rules footballer with the Adelaide Crows from 1991 to 2004. He was a defender who was a crowd favourite with his bald head and goatee.... |
| 1995 | Matthew Connell Matthew Connell Matthew Connell is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League for the Adelaide Crows and West Coast Eagles... |
Andrew Jarman Andrew Jarman Andrew Newton Jarman is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide in the Australian Football League... |
| 1994 | Shaun Rehn Shaun Rehn Shaun Jason Rehn is a former Australian rules footballer who played for both the Adelaide Crows and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League... |
Mark Stevens Mark Stevens (footballer) Mark Stevens is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Stevens debuted at the North Melbourne Football Club in 1995 and his preferred position was centre half-forward. Stevens struggled with the pace of AFL football in his early years at the Kangaroos... |
| 1993 | Tony McGuinness | Mark Bickley Mark Bickley Mark Alan Bickley is an Australian rules football coach of the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League . Before becoming a coach, Bickley was a player for the Crows from 1991 until 2003, captaining the team to both the 1997 and 1998 AFL premierships and media commentator, most notably... |
| 1992 | Chris McDermott Chris McDermott Chris McDermott is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.Chris McDermott was the inaugural captain of the Adelaide Crows. He was initially signed by Fitzroy in 1981 but chose to stay loyal to the Glenelg Football Club and reap the rewards of the South... |
Tony McGuinness |
| 1991 | Mark Mickan Mark Mickan Mark James "Rubbers" Mickan is a former Australian rules footballer who has the unusual history of being on the inaugural player list for two VFL/AFL clubs – Brisbane Bears and Adelaide Crows. He began and finished his senior career with SANFL club West Adelaide. All-Australian Team selection in... |
Tony McGuinness |
Multiple Recipients
| Name | Medals Received | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew McLeod Andrew McLeod Andrew Luke McLeod is a former Australian rules footballer for the Adelaide Football Club. He is the games record holder for Adelaide, having played 340 games.... |
3 | 1997, 2001, 2007 |
| Simon Goodwin Simon Goodwin Simon Goodwin is a former Australian rules footballer, who is a dual premiership player with the Adelaide Football Club and is now an assistant coach at the Essendon Football Club.-Early career :... |
3 | 2000, 2005, 2006 |
| Mark Ricciuto Mark Ricciuto Mark Anthony Ricciuto is a former Australian rules football player, who played for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League... |
3 | 1998, 2003, 2004 |
| Ben Hart Ben Hart Benjamin "Ben" Hart is a retired Australian rules footballer, who played with the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League... |
2 | 1999, 2002 |