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 TAC Cup Under 18 competition.

The Morrish Medal was named in honour of Tom Morrish, a long-serving treasurer of the VFL Reserve Grade.

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

TAC Cup

Year	Player/s	Team(s)	Votes
2011	Alex Benbow[1]	(Dandenong Stingrays)	22
2010	Dyson Heppell; Jackson Sketcher[2]	(Gippsland Power; Sandringham Dragons)	21
2009	Anton Woods	(Northern Knights)	24
2008	Farran Priest; Jarryd Blair	(Murray Bushrangers; Gippsland Power)	18
2007	Matthew Kreuzer	(Northern Knights)	19
2006	Fortunato Caruso	(Calder Cannons)	22
2005	Fortunato Caruso	(Calder Cannons)	22
2004	Matthew Bate	(Eastern Ranges)	21
2003	Mungara Brown	(Northern Knights)	25
2002	Luke Shackleton	(Tassie Mariners)	22
2001	David Rodan	(Calder Cannons)	29
2000	David Rodan	(Calder Cannons)	25
1999	Matthew Stolarczyk	(Gippsland Power)	21
1998	Lenny Hayes	(NSW/ACT Rams)	21
1997	Derek Murray	(Murray Bushrangers)	20
1996	Nathan Brown	(Bendigo Pioneers)	21
1995	Paul Hood	(Geelong Falcons)	26
1994	Gary Moorcroft	(Northern Knights)	17
1993	Dean Watson	(Southern Stingrays)	25
1992	Bradley J. Smith	(Northern Knights)	30

VFL Under 19s

• 1991 – Gary Stevens (Sydney)
• 1990 – Brendan Robertson (Carlton), Clinton Watson (North Melbourne)
• 1989 – Brad Davies (Essendon)
• 1988 – Tim McGrath (North Melb)
• 1987 – Wayne Schwass (North Melb)
• 1986 – D. Ross (North Melb)
• 1985 – Frank Zocalli (Essendon)
• 1984 – Tony Liberatore (North Melb)
• 1983 – Greg Healy (Melbourne)
• 1982 – Les Bamblett (Melbourne)
• 1981 – Adrian Battiston (Melbourne)
• 1980 – Peter Lane (Richmond)
• 1979 – P. Banks (Collingwood)
• 1978 – A. McPhie (Fitzroy), Stephen Simpson (North Melb)
• 1977 – Darren Williams (Essendon)
• 1976 – C. Jamieson (Richmond), Jack Di Natale (Footscray)
• 1975 – B. Jones (South Melb)
• 1974 – Jack Di Natale (Footscray), R. Bruerton (South Melb), Phillip Friedman (Melbourne)
• 1973 – R. Bruerton (South Melb)
• 1972 – Ian Kilmartin (North Melb), Vin Catoggio (Carlton)
• 1971 – Tim O'Malley (Carlton)
• 1970 – Ken Marks (Fitzroy)
• 1969 – K. Gehling (Richmond)
• 1968 – Paul Callery (Melbourne)
• 1967 – M. Gale (Carlton)
• 1966 – B. Wright (Fitzroy)
• 1965 – R. Petherbridge (St Kilda)
• 1964 – Peter Gowans (North Melb)
• 1963 – J. Schram (Geelong)
• 1962 – Kevin Egan (Essendon)
• 1961 – Terry Johnston (Melbourne), J. McGowan (South Melb)
• 1960 – G. Ryan (Footscray)
• 1959 – D. Glassenbury (Fitzroy)

VFL Thirds

• 1958 – Norman Bowler (North Melb)
• 1957 – P. O'Reilly (South Melb)
• 1956 – Garry Rasmussen (Hawthorn)
• 1955 – Maurice Job (Carlton)
• 1954 – Alf Clarke (Carlton)
• 1953 – Richard Pratt (Carlton)
• 1952 – Peter McPhee (Footscray)
• 1951 – F. Williams (Hawthorn)
• 1950 – Noel Alford (North Melb)
• 1949 – A. Harbrow (St Kilda)
• 1948 – Ray Harvey (Melbourne)
• 1947 – Alan Dale (Essendon)

References

1. ^ "Benbow Wins Morrish Medal". 12 September 2011. http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-3020-0-150804-0&sID=69677&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=16886511&sectionID=69677. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
2. ^ McEvoy, Simon (6 September 2010). "Morrish medals for Sketcher, Hepppell". Herald Sun. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/morrish-medals-for-sketcher-hepppell/story-fn53klc6-1225914838265. Retrieved 23 October 2010. 

External links

• Un-Fortunato Caruso, short bloke ignored by AFL
• afl.com.au – Morrish Medal
• TAC Cup Morrish Medallists