
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 |
