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 second eighteen league and also became a Geelong delegate in the second eighteen 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 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 | D. 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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