2007 AFL Mark of the Year

Main article: Mark of the Year

The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition. In 2007, this is officially known as the Toyota AFL Mark of the Year. Sports Tonight (late edition) shows both the Goal of the Year and Mark of the Year Nominations for the previous round on Wednesday nights.

Winners by Round

Legend

= Round's Winning Mark

Round	Report	Nominees	Team	% of Votes	Match	Ground	Note
1	Nominations	Nathan Eagleton	Western Bulldogs	32%	Western Bulldogs vs Geelong	Telstra Dome	Flies early and high over pack on the wing
		Brett Ebert	Port Adelaide	29%	Fremantle vs Port Adelaide	Subiaco Oval	Strong grab over a number of players deep in the forward line
		Ted Richards	Sydney	39%	Sydney vs West Coast	Telstra Stadium	Courageous mark running back with the flight
2	Winner	Darren Milburn	Geelong	26%	Geelong vs Carlton	Telstra Dome	Flew high over pack in defensive half
		Beau Waters	West Coast	43%	West Coast vs Collingwood	Subiaco Oval	Acrobatic leap before crashing to ground
		Tim Boyle	Hawthorn	31%	Hawthorn vs Melbourne	MCG	Jumped early to take grab in attack
3	Nominations Winner	Mark McVeigh	Essendon	75%	Carlton vs Essendon	MCG	Leapt high above Bret Thornton for a spectacular mark.
		Campbell Brown	Hawthorn	10%	Kangaroos vs Hawthorn	Telstra Dome	Standing jump in the goal-square
		Josh Fraser	Collingwood	15%	Collingwood vs Richmond	MCG	Leapt over pack for a strong mark
4	Nominations Winner	Jason Blake	St Kilda	8%	St Kilda vs Essendon	Telstra Dome	Strong contested mark over Essendon player
		Patrick Ryder	Essendon	75%	St Kilda vs Essendon	Telstra Dome	Big leap over opponents at half back
		Ian Perrie	Adelaide	17%	Adelaide vs Sydney	AAMI Stadium	Good leap and mark inside forward 50
5	Nominations Winner	Jay Schulz	Richmond	11%	Richmond vs West Coast	MCG	Courageous mark running back with the flight
		Luke McGuane	Richmond	59%	Richmond vs West Coast	MCG	Huge leap over Adam Hunter and Andrew Embley.
		Aaron Edwards	Kangaroos	30%	Geelong vs Kangaroos	Skilled Stadium	Big jump over Darren Milburn
6	Nominations Winner	Darren Jolly	Sydney	10%	Kangaroos vs Sydney	Telstra Dome	Strong grab over Josh Gibson in the forward pocket
		Leo Barry	Sydney	36%	Kangaroos vs Sydney	Telstra Dome	Huge mark over a pack in the swans defence.
		Beau McDonald	Brisbane	54%	Brisbane vs Fremantle	The Gabba	Great leap and hang over Roger Hayden
7	Nominations Winner	Scott Lucas	Essendon	33%	Kangaroos vs Essendon	Telstra Dome	Courageous leap and subsequent mark running across the goal.
		Aaron Edwards	Kangaroos	28%	Kangaroos vs Essendon	Telstra Dome	Strong pack mark.
		Nick Riewoldt	St. Kilda	39%	St. Kilda vs Sydney	Telstra Dome	Courageous mark running back with the flight of the ball.
8	Nominations Winner	Brent Stanton	Essendon	47%	Essendon vs Brisbane	Telstra Dome	Big leap over Brisbane's Luke Power.
		Angus Monfries	Essendon	28%	Essendon vs Brisbane	Telstra Dome	Jumped over Michael Rischitelli in the forward pocket.
		Aaron Edwards	Kangaroos	25%	Kangaroos vs Carlton	Carrara Stadium	Spectacular leap over Bret Thornton.
9	Nominations Winner	Aaron Fiora	St. Kilda	31%	Fremantle v St. Kilda	Subiaco Oval	Big leap over Fremantle's Peter Bell, before almost landing dangerously on his head.
		Jonathan Brown	Brisbane	35%	Brisbane v Collingwood	The Gabba	Courageous mark running back with the flight of the ball whilst running into oncoming traffic.
		Mark McVeigh	Essendon	34%	Richmond v Essendon	MCG	Spectacular leap over a pack.
10	Nominations	Leon Davis	Collingwood	56%	Collingwood v Fremantle	MCG	One handed mark after a leap and hang over Fremantle's Michael Johnson.
		Aaron Fiora	St. Kilda	34%	St. Kilda v Geelong	Telstra Dome	Leap over a pack that included each team's ruckman.
		Brad Green	Melbourne	10%	Melbourne v Adelaide	MCG	One of those courage filled marks running with the flight of the ball into the unknown.
11	Nominations	Josh Fraser	Collingwood	51%	Melbourne v Collingwood	MCG	One handed mark from a kick by Dane Swan in the goal square in a one-on-one contest.
		Brad Green	Melbourne	18%	Melbourne v Collingwood	MCG	Pack mark deep in defence.
		Jason Laycock	Essendon	31%	Essendon v West Coast Eagles	Telstra Dome	Contested mark after pushing off the back off his teammate Scott Lucas.
12	Nominations	Anthony Rocca	Collingwood	49%	Sydney Swans v Collingwood	Telstra Stadium	Spectacular leap over Leo Barry.
		Chris Tarrant	Fremantle	18%	Western Bulldogs v Fremantle	TIO Stadium	Leap in the goal square over Brian Harris.
		Colin Sylvia	Melbourne	33%	Richmond v Melbourne	MCG	Big mark over Jake King.
13	Nominations	Russell Robertson	Melbourne	31%	Essendon v Melbourne	Telstra Stadium	A big leap over Adam McPhee.
		Drew Petrie	Kangaroos	32%	Kangaroos v Western Bulldogs	MCG	Screamer deep in his own forward line.
		Shane Edwards	Richmond	37%	Richmond v Melbourne	MCG	Pack mark over his teammate Matthew Richardson.
14		Xavier Ellis	Hawthorn		Adelaide v Hawthorn	AAMI Stadium	Chest mark running with the flight of the ball.
		Ben McGlynn	Hawthorn		Adelaide v Hawthorn	AAMI Stadium	One handed mark hanger.
		Mark Seaby	West Coast Eagles		West Coast Eagles v Brisbane Lions	Subiaco Oval	Hit the pack hard and took mark deep in the forward 50.

• *Denotes current Round

See also

• Mark of the Year
• Goal of the Year
• 2007 AFL Goal of the Year
• 2007 AFL Season

External links

• Toyota AFL Mark Of The Year