Malcolm Blight Medal

The Malcolm Blight Medal is a post-season award given to the best and fairest player for the Adelaide Football Club. The medal was first awarded in 1991, and later named after former Adelaide Crows coach Malcolm Blight. The voting system as of the 2017 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.

Recipients

^ Denotes current player
+ Player won Brownlow Medal in same season
Season Recipient(s) Runner up Ref.
1991 Mark Mickan Tony McGuinness
1992 Chris McDermott Tony McGuinness
1993 Tony McGuinness Mark Bickley
1994 Shaun Rehn Tony McGuinness
1995 Matthew Connell Andrew Jarman
1996 Matthew Liptak Nigel Smart
1997 Andrew McLeod Darren Jarman
1998 Mark Ricciuto Nigel Smart
1999 Ben Hart Andrew McLeod
2000 Simon Goodwin Andrew McLeod
2001 Andrew McLeod (2) Mark Stevens
2002 Ben Hart (2) Tyson Edwards
2003 Mark Ricciuto+ (2) Tyson Edwards
2004 Mark Ricciuto (3) Tyson Stenglein
2005 Simon Goodwin (2) Nathan Bassett
2006 Simon Goodwin (3) Tyson Edwards
2007 Andrew McLeod (3) Simon Goodwin
2008 Nathan Bock Simon Goodwin
2009 Bernie Vince Jason Porplyzia
2010 Richard Douglas Scott Thompson
2011 Scott Thompson Nathan van Berlo
2012 Scott Thompson (2) Patrick Dangerfield
2013 Rory Sloane^ Richard Douglas
2014 Daniel Talia Rory Sloane^
2015 Patrick Dangerfield Rory Laird^
2016 Rory Sloane^ (2) Eddie Betts
2017 Matt Crouch^ Rory Sloane^
2018 Rory Laird^ Matt Crouch^
2019 Brad Crouch Rory Sloane^
2020 Reilly O'Brien^ Rory Laird^
2021 Rory Laird^ (2) Ben Keays^
2022 Rory Laird^ (3) Jordan Dawson^
2023 Jordan Dawson^ Rory Laird^

Multiple winners

^ Denotes current player
Player Medals Seasons
Simon Goodwin 3 2000, 2005, 2006
Andrew McLeod 3 1997, 2001, 2007
Mark Ricciuto 3 1998, 2003, 2004
Rory Laird^ 3 2018, 2021, 2022
Ben Hart 2 1999, 2002
Rory Sloane^ 2 2013, 2016
Scott Thompson 2 2011, 2012