Malcolm Blight Medal

Malcolm Blight Medal
Malcolm Blight, the namesake of the award, coached Adelaide's first two premierships.
SportAustralian rules football
Awarded forThe best and fairest player at the Adelaide Football Club
LocationAdelaide Convention Centre
CountryAustralia
Presented byAdelaide Football Club
History
First award1991
First winnerMark Mickan
Most winsJordan Dawson, Simon Goodwin, Rory Laird, Andrew McLeod, Mark Ricciuto (3 times)
Most recentJordan Dawson (3rd award)

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.[1]

The current holder of the award is Jordan Dawson, who in 2025 became the first player to win the award three times in a row.[2]

Recipients

^ Denotes current player
+ Player won Brownlow Medal in same season
# Played in that season's premiership team
Season Recipient(s) Runner up Second runner up Ref.
1991 Mark Mickan Tony McGuinness Nigel Smart [3]
1992 Chris McDermott Tony McGuinness Mark Bickley [4]
1993 Tony McGuinness Mark Bickley Tony Modra [5]
1994 Shaun Rehn Tony McGuinness Mark Ricciuto [6]
1995 Matthew Connell Andrew Jarman Simon Tregenza [5]
1996 Matthew Liptak Nigel Smart Darren Jarman [7]
1997# Andrew McLeod Darren Jarman Mark Ricciuto [8]
1998# Mark Ricciuto Nigel Smart Andrew McLeod [9]
1999 Ben Hart Andrew McLeod Nigel Smart [10]
2000 Simon Goodwin Andrew McLeod Mark Ricciuto [11]
2001 Andrew McLeod (2) Mark Stevens Ben Hart [8]
2002 Ben Hart (2) Tyson Edwards Tyson Stenglein [12]
Mark Stevens
2003 Mark Ricciuto+ (2) Tyson Edwards Andrew McLeod [13]
2004 Mark Ricciuto (3) Tyson Stenglein Tyson Edwards [9]
2005 Simon Goodwin (2) Nathan Bassett Ben Rutten [11]
2006 Simon Goodwin (3) Tyson Edwards Graham Johncock [14]
2007 Andrew McLeod (3) Simon Goodwin Scott Thompson [15]
2008 Nathan Bock Simon Goodwin Scott Thompson [16]
2009 Bernie Vince Jason Porplyzia Simon Goodwin [17]
2010 Richard Douglas Scott Thompson Michael Doughty [18]
2011 Scott Thompson Nathan van Berlo Ben Rutten [19]
Graham Johncock
2012 Scott Thompson (2) Patrick Dangerfield Rory Sloane [20]
2013 Rory Sloane Richard Douglas Patrick Dangerfield [21]
Daniel Talia
2014 Daniel Talia Rory Sloane Patrick Dangerfield [22]
2015 Patrick Dangerfield Rory Laird^ Eddie Betts [23]
2016 Rory Sloane (2) Eddie Betts Tom Lynch [24]
2017 Matt Crouch Rory Sloane Rory Laird^ [25]
2018 Rory Laird^ Matt Crouch Josh Jenkins [26]
2019 Brad Crouch Rory Sloane Rory Laird^ [27]
2020 Reilly O'Brien^ Rory Laird^ Luke Brown [28]
2021 Rory Laird^ (2) Ben Keays^ Paul Seedsman [29]
2022 Rory Laird^ (3) Jordan Dawson^ Ben Keays^ [30]
2023 Jordan Dawson^ Rory Laird^ Taylor Walker^ [31]
2024 Jordan Dawson^ (2) Jake Soligo^ Max Michalanney^ [32]
Ben Keays^
2025 Jordan Dawson^ (3) Riley Thilthorpe^ Josh Worrell^ [2]

Multiple winners

^ Denotes current player
Player Medals Seasons
Jordan Dawson^ 3 2023, 2024, 2025
Simon Goodwin 2000, 2005, 2006
Rory Laird^ 2018, 2021, 2022
Andrew McLeod 1997, 2001, 2007
Mark Ricciuto 1998, 2003, 2004
Ben Hart 2 1999, 2002
Rory Sloane 2013, 2016
Scott Thompson 2011, 2012

Other awards

Below is a list of other awards given at the Malcolm Blight Medal ceremony and the recipients of these awards.

The Players' Trademark Award, formerly known as the Coach's Award and the Chelsea Phillis Coaches’ Award, now recognises the player who has best upheld the core values of the team on and off the field.[33]

Year Recipient
1995 Andrew Jarman
1996 Mark Bickley
1997 Mark Bickley (2)
1998 Simon Goodwin
1999 Ben Hart
2000 Mark Ricciuto
2001 Mark Bickley (3)
2002 Tyson Stenglein
2003 Robert Shirley
2004 Mark Ricciuto (2)
2005 Robert Shirley (2)
2006 Matthew Bode
2007 Robert Shirley (3)
2008 Richard Douglas
2009 Jason Porplyzia
2010 Richard Douglas (2)
2011 Scott Thompson
2012 Rory Sloane
2013 Andy Otten
2014 Eddie Betts
2015 Rory Sloane (2)
2016 Rory Sloane (3)
2017 Brad Crouch
2018 Tom Doedee
2019 Rory Sloane (4)
2020 Ben Keays^
2021 Rory Laird^
2022 Rory Laird^ (2)
2023 Jordan Dawson^
2024 Jordan Dawson^ (2)
2025 Jordan Dawson^ (3)


The Members' MVP Award, formerly known as the 19th Man Award, is voted by members of the football club.[34]

Year Recipient
1998 Nigel Smart
1999 Ben Hart
2000 Mark Ricciuto
2001 Andrew McLeod
2002 Tyson Edwards
2003 Mark Ricciuto (2)
2004 Tyson Edwards (2)
2005 Simon Goodwin
2006 Tyson Edwards (3)
2007 Andrew McLeod (2)
2008 Nathan Bock
2009 Bernie Vince
2010 Graham Johncock
2011 Scott Thompson
2012 Patrick Dangerfield
2013 Rory Sloane
2014 Rory Sloane (2)
2015 Rory Laird^
2016 Rory Sloane (3)
2017 Matt Crouch
2018 Rory Laird^ (2)
2019 Daniel Talia
2020 Reilly O'Brien^
2021 Rory Laird^ (3)
2022 Jordan Dawson^
2023 Taylor Walker^
2024 Ben Keays^
2025 Jordan Dawson^ (2)


The Phil Walsh Best Team Man Award was renamed in 2015 to honour the late Phil Walsh. It recognises the most selfless player who lives and breathes ‘team first’.[35]

Year Recipient
1991 Rodney Maynard
1992 Mark Bickley
1993 Mark Bickley (2)
1994 Mark Ricciuto
1995 Rod Jameson
1996 Matthew Robran
1997 Kym Koster
1998 Peter Caven
1999 Mark Stevens
2000 Mark Bickley (3)
2001 Tyson Stenglein
2002 Mark Stevens (2)
2003 Mark Ricciuto (2)
2004 Matthew Clarke
2005 Nathan Bassett
2006 Simon Goodwin
2007 Scott Stevens
2008 Michael Doughty
2009 Brad Symes
2010 Scott Stevens (2)
2011 Michael Doughty (2)
2012 Sam Jacobs
2013 Richard Douglas
2014 Taylor Walker^
2015 James Podsiadly
2016 Eddie Betts
2017 Richard Douglas (2)
2018 Richard Douglas (3)
2019 Kyle Hartigan
2020 Tom Lynch
2021 Tom Lynch (2)
2022 Reilly O'Brien^
2023 Reilly O'Brien^ (2)
2024 Reilly O'Brien^ (3)
2025 Alex Neal-Bullen^


The Dr. Brian Sando, OAM Trophy is awarded to the player who shows professionalism and preparation to play at the highest level.[36]

Year Recipient
2012 Daniel Talia
2013 Daniel Talia (2)
2014 Nathan van Berlo
2015 Jake Lever
2016 David Mackay
2017 Rory Sloane
2018 Tom Doedee
2019 Reilly O'Brien^
2020 Andrew McPherson
2021 Ned McHenry
2022 Ben Keays^
2023 Andrew McPherson (2)
2024 Ben Keays^ (2)
2025 Ben Keays^ (3)


The current Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award is an amalgamation of two awards from the Club’s history – the Emerging Talent Award and the M.A. Bickley Award. The Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award now recognises the achievements of a player under the age of 21 as the best ‘all round’ emerging talent.[37]

Year Recipient
Emerging Talent Award Mark Bickley Award
1995 Andrew McLeod N/a
1996 Peter Vardy N/a
1997 Kane Johnson N/a
1998 Andrew Eccles N/a
1999 Brett Burton N/a
2000 Tyson Stenglein N/a
2001 Chris Ladhams N/a
2002 Graham Johncock N/a
2003 Brent Reilly N/a
2004 Ben Rutten N/a
2005 Nathan van Berlo Chris Knights
2006 Jason Porplyzia Nathan van Berlo
2007 Jonathon Griffin Jason Porplyzia
2008 Kurt Tippett David Mackay
2009 Andy Otten Patrick Dangerfield
2010 Rory Sloane Phil Davis
2011 Daniel Talia Matthew Jaensch
2012 Brodie Smith Sam Kerridge
2013 Brad Crouch Luke Brown
2014 Charlie Cameron
2015 Matt Crouch
2016 Jake Lever
2017 Wayne Milera^
2018 Tom Doedee
2019 Chayce Jones^
2020 Andrew McPherson
2021 Harry Schoenberg
2022 Sam Berry^
2023 Max Michalanney^
2023 Jake Soligo^
2025 Daniel Curtin^


The Foundation Community Leadership Award recognises a player who made a significant contribution to the community outside of football.[38]

Year Recipient
2015 Taylor Walker^
2016 Charlie Cameron
Kyle Hartigan
2017 Eddie Betts
2018 Hugh Greenwood
2019 Tom Doedee
2020 N/a
2021 N/a
2022 Tom Doedee (2)
2023 Reilly O'Brien^
2024 Reilly O'Brien^ (2)
2025 Nick Murray^

See also

References

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  38. ^ "Foundation Community Leadership Award". Retrieved 5 October 2025.
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