Who has won the Norm Smith Medal?
It’s one of the most prestigious awards in the game. Being named as the best player on the ground in a Grand Final. Your name instantly goes onto the honour roll and is etched into football folklore forever.
Named in honour of the legendary Melbourne coach, Norm Smith, who won four VFL Premierships as a player and six as a coach of the Demons.
The winner of the medal is voted on by a five-person panel made up of media experts, commentators, and journalists, who cast a 3-2-1 on who they believe is the best player on the ground.
The Medal was instituted in 1979, and was first awarded to Carlton’s Wayne Harmes, who played a pivotal role in Carlton’s 1979 Premiership win over Collingwood with his famous tap from the boundary line.
So, who has won a Norm Smith Medal? Who is among the small group of players to have won more than one Norm Smith Medal?
Perhaps even rarer, who has claimed the Norm Smith Medal after playing in a losing side?
After Will Ashcroft claimed a second consecutive Norm Smith Medal, we’re taking a look back at all the previous winners of the award. View Sportbet’s comprehensive list of Who Has Won a Norm Smith Medal below!
Players with Three Norm Smith Medals
Dustin Martin (Richmond) - 2017, 2019, 2020
Players with Two Norm Smith Medals
Will Ashcroft (Brisbane) - 2024, 2025
Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) - 2008, 2014
Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) - 1997, 1998
Gary Ayres (Hawthorn) - 1986, 1988
Players with One Norm Smith Medal
Bobby Hill (Collingwood) - 2023
Isaac Smith (Geelong) - 2022
Christian Petracca (Melbourne) - 2021
Luke Shuey (West Coast) - 2018
Jason Johannisen (Western Bulldogs) - 2016
Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) - 2015
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) - 2013
Ryan O’Keefe (Sydney) - 2012
Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) - 2011
Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) - 2010
Leny Hayes (St Kilda) - 2010
Paul Chapman (Geelong) - 2009
Steve Johnson (Geelong) - 2007
Andrew Embley (West Coast) - 2006
Chris Judd (West Coast) - 2005
Byron Pickett (Port Adelaide) - 2004
Simon Black (Brisbane) - 2003
Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) - 2002
Shaun Hart (Brisbane) - 2001
James Hird (Essendon) - 2000
Shannon Grant (North Melbourne) - 1999
Glenn Archer (North Melbourne) - 1996
Greg Williams (Carlton) - 1995
Dean Kemp (West Coast) - 1994
Michael Long (Essendon) - 1993
Peter Matera (West Coast) - 1992
Paul Dear (Hawthorn) - 1991
Tony Shaw (Collingwood) - 1990
Gary Ablett Sr (Geelong) - 1989
David Rhys-Jones (Carlton) - 1987
Simon Madden (Essendon) - 1985
Billy Duckworth (Essendon) - 1984
Colin Robertson (Hawthorn) - 1983
Maurice Rioli Sr (Richmond) - 1982
Bruce Doull (Carlton) - 1981
Kevin Bartlett (Richmond) - 1980
Wayne Harmes (Carlton) - 1979