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Encyclopedia > Norm Smith Medal

The Norm Smith Medal is the award given in AFL grand final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match. This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ...


History

The Norm Smith Medal is named after former Melbourne player and coach, Norm Smith. It was named in his honour mostly due to his coaching feats in grand finals: he coached six Melbourne premiership sides. The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons since 1933, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...


As with most individual awards in team sports, the Norm Smith Medal is usually awarded to a player on the winning side. Only four players have won the award in losing sides: Maurice Rioli in 1982, Gary Ablett in 1989, Nathan Buckley in 2002 and Chris Judd in 2005. Gary Ablett marking in front of Brisbanes Richard Champion, June 1996 Gary Ablett, Sr. ... Nathan Buckley Nathan Buckley (born July 26, 1972) is an Australian Rules football player and captain of the Collingwood Football Club. ... Chris Judd Christopher Judd (born 8 September 1983) is an explosive midfielder who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. ...


List of winners

Year Winner 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 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 Adelaide
1999 Shannon Grant Kangaroos
2000 James Hird Essendon
2001 Shaun Hart Brisbane
2002 Nathan Buckley Collingwood
2003 Simon Black Brisbane
2004 Byron Pickett Port Adelaide
2005 Chris Judd West Coast

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Norm Smith Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (160 words)
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The Norm Smith Medal is named after former Melbourne player and coach, Norm Smith.
As with most individual awards in team sports, the Norm Smith Medal is usually awarded to a player on the winning side.
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