To have the opportunity to play in an AFL Grand Final is the ultimate goal for all AFL players. To be awarded a medal as the best player on the day can make it even more special. The Norm Smith Medal is the award presented annually to the player adjudged the best on the ground in the Grand Final of the Australian Football League (AFL).  The award is named in honour of Norm Smith, who won four VFL premierships as a player and six as a coach for the Melbourne Football Club.

Norm Smith Medal Winners

Year	Recipient	Club
1979	Wayne Harmes	Carlton
1980	Kevin Bartlett	Richmond
1981	Bruce Doull	Carlton
1982	Maurice Rioli	Richmond
1983	Colin Robertson	Hawthorn
1984	Billy Duckworth	Essendon
1985	Simon Madden	Essendon
1986	Gary Ayres	Hawthorn
1987	David Rhys-Jones	Carlton
1988	Gary Ayres	Hawthorn
1989	Gary Ablett Sr.	Geelong
1990	Tony Shaw	Collingwood
1991	Paul Dear	Hawthorn
1992	Peter Matera	West Coast
1993	Michael Long	Essendon
1994	Dean Kemp	West Coast
1995	Greg Williams	Carlton
1996	Glenn Archer	North Melbourne
1997	Andrew McLeod	Adelaide
1998	Andrew McLeod (2)	Adelaide
1999	Shannon Grant	North Melbourne
2000	James Hird	Essendon
2001	Shaun Hart	Brisbane Lions
2002	Nathan Buckley	Collingwood
2003	Simon Black	Brisbane Lions
2004	Byron Pickett	Port Adelaide
2005	Chris Judd	West Coast
2006	Andrew Embley	West Coast
2007	Steve Johnson	Geelong
2008	Luke Hodge	Hawthorn
2009	Paul Chapman	Geelong
2010	Lenny Hayes	St Kilda
	Scott Pendlebury	Collingwood
2011	Jimmy Bartel	Geelong
2012	Ryan O’Keefe	Sydney
2013	Brian Lake	Hawthorn
2014	Luke Hodge	Hawthorn
2015	Cyril Rioli	Hawthorn
2016	Jason Johannisen	Western Bulldogs
2017	Dustin Martin	Richmond
2018	Luke Shuey	West Coast
2019	Dustin Martin	Richmond
2020	Dustin Martin	Richmond