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Sport | Australian rules football |
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Awarded for | The best and fairest player at theAdelaide Football Club |
Location | Adelaide Convention Centre |
Country | Australia |
Presented by | Adelaide Football Club |
History | |
First award | 1991 |
First winner | Mark Mickan |
Most wins | Simon Goodwin,Rory Laird,Andrew McLeod,Mark Ricciuto(3 times) |
Most recent | Jordan Dawson(2nd award),Ben Keays (2024) |
TheMalcolm Blight Medal is a post-season award given to thebest and fairest player for theAdelaide Football Club. The medal was first awarded in 1991, and later named after former Adelaide Crows coachMalcolm Blight. The voting system as of the2017 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 areJordan Dawson andBen Keays, who became the first joint winners of the award in 2024.[2]
^ | Denotes current player |
+ | Player wonBrownlow Medal in same season |
# | Played in that season's premiership team |
^ | Denotes current player |
Player | Medals | Seasons |
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Simon Goodwin | 3 | 2000, 2005, 2006 |
Rory Laird^ | 2018, 2021, 2022 | |
Andrew McLeod | 1997, 2001, 2007 | |
Mark Ricciuto | 1998, 2003, 2004 | |
Jordan Dawson^ | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
Ben Hart | 1999, 2002 | |
Rory Sloane | 2013, 2016 | |
Scott Thompson | 2011, 2012 |