Morrish Medal
The Morrish Medal is an Australian rules football award.
Formerly awarded to the best and fairest player in the VFL Under-19 competition (known as the Thirds prior to 1959), since 1992 the award has been given to the best player in the Victorian Statewide Under-18 competition (presently known as the NAB League)
The Morrish Medal was named in honour of Tom Morrish, a long-serving treasurer (1921–1967) of the VFL Reserve Grade. Tom was a member of the VFL Umpires Appointment Board from 1937 to 1964. He was previously a Collingwood delegate in the 2nd XVIII league and also became a Geelong delegate in the 2nd XVIII committee in 1937.
The award is voted by the field umpires in a 3–2–1 format at the conclusion of each match (as is also used in the AFL's Brownlow Medal).
Winners
VFL Thirds
Year | Player/s | Team(s) |
---|---|---|
1947 | Alan Dale | Essendon |
1948 | Ray Harvey | Melbourne |
1949 | A. Harbrow | St Kilda |
1950 | Noel Alford | North Melbourne |
1951 | F. Williams | Hawthorn |
1952 | Peter McPhee | Footscray |
1953 | Richard Pratt | Carlton |
1954 | Alf Clarke | Carlton |
1955 | Maurice Job | Carlton |
1956 | Garry Rasmussen | Hawthorn |
1957 | P. O'Reilly | South Melbourne |
1958 | Norman Bowler | North Melbourne |
VFL Under 19s
Year | Player/s | Team(s) |
---|---|---|
1959 | Dom Glassenbury | Fitzroy |
1960 | G. Ryan | Footscray |
1961 | Terry Johnston | Melbourne |
J. McGowan | South Melbourne | |
1962 | Kevin Egan | Essendon |
1963 | J. Schram | Geelong |
1964 | Peter Gowans | North Melbourne |
1965 | R. Petherbridge | St Kilda |
1966 | B. Wright | Fitzroy |
1967 | M. Gale | Carlton |
1968 | Paul Callery | Melbourne |
1969 | Bill Gehling | Richmond |
1970 | Ken Marks | Fitzroy |
1971 | Tim O'Malley | Carlton |
1972 | Ian Kilmartin | North Melbourne |
Vin Catoggio | Carlton | |
1973 | R. Bruerton | South Melbourne |
1974 | Jack Di Natale | Footscray |
R. Bruerton | South Melbourne | |
Phillip Friedman | Melbourne | |
1975 | B. Jones | South Melbourne |
1976 | Craig Jamieson | Richmond |
Jack Di Natale | Footscray | |
1977 | Darren Williams | Essendon |
1978 | Andy McPhie | Fitzroy |
Stephen Simpson | North Melbourne | |
1979 | Peter Banks | Collingwood |
1980 | Peter Lane | Essendon |
1981 | Adrian Battiston | Melbourne |
1982 | Les Bamblett | Melbourne |
1983 | Greg Healy | Melbourne |
1984 | Tony Liberatore | North Melbourne |
1985 | Frank Zocalli | Essendon |
1986 | David Ross | North Melbourne |
1987 | Wayne Schwass | North Melbourne |
1988 | Tim McGrath | North Melbourne |
1989 | Brad Davies | Essendon |
1990 | Brendan Roberson | Carlton |
Clinton Watson | North Melbourne | |
1991 | Gary Stevens | Sydney |
Statewide Under-18s
References
- General
- "Morrish Medal". TACcup.com.au. Fox Sports pulse. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- Specific
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