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Who Has Won the Norm Smith Medal?

28/09/2025|SB Staff|AFL News
<p>Who has won the Norm Smith Medal?</p> <p>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.&nbsp;</p> <p>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.&nbsp;</p> <p>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.&nbsp;</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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?</p> <p>Perhaps even rarer, who has claimed the Norm Smith Medal after playing in a losing side?</p> <p>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!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Players with Three Norm Smith Medals</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Dustin Martin (Richmond) - 2017, 2019, 2020</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Players with Two Norm Smith Medals</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Will Ashcroft (Brisbane) - 2024, 2025&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) - 2008, 2014</strong></p> <p><strong>Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) - 1997, 1998</strong></p> <p><strong>Gary Ayres (Hawthorn) - 1986, 1988</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Players with One Norm Smith Medal</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Bobby Hill (Collingwood) - 2023</strong></p> <p><strong>Isaac Smith (Geelong) - 2022</strong></p> <p><strong>Christian Petracca (Melbourne) - 2021</strong></p> <p><strong>Luke Shuey (West Coast) - 2018</strong></p> <p><strong>Jason Johannisen (Western Bulldogs) - 2016</strong></p> <p><strong>Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) - 2015</strong></p> <p><strong>Brian Lake (Hawthorn) - 2013</strong></p> <p><strong>Ryan O’Keefe (Sydney) - 2012</strong></p> <p><strong>Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) - 2011</strong></p> <p><strong>Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) - 2010</strong></p> <p><strong>Leny Hayes (St Kilda) - 2010</strong></p> <p><strong>Paul Chapman (Geelong) - 2009</strong></p> <p><strong>Steve Johnson (Geelong) - 2007</strong></p> <p><strong>Andrew Embley (West Coast) - 2006</strong></p> <p><strong>Chris Judd (West Coast) - 2005</strong></p> <p><strong>Byron Pickett (Port Adelaide) - 2004</strong></p> <p><strong>Simon Black (Brisbane) - 2003</strong></p> <p><strong>Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) - 2002</strong></p> <p><strong>Shaun Hart (Brisbane) - 2001</strong></p> <p><strong>James Hird (Essendon) - 2000</strong></p> <p><strong>Shannon Grant (North Melbourne) - 1999</strong></p> <p><strong>Glenn Archer (North Melbourne) - 1996</strong></p> <p><strong>Greg Williams (Carlton) - 1995</strong></p> <p><strong>Dean Kemp (West Coast) - 1994</strong></p> <p><strong>Michael Long (Essendon) - 1993</strong></p> <p><strong>Peter Matera (West Coast) - 1992</strong></p> <p><strong>Paul Dear (Hawthorn) - 1991</strong></p> <p><strong>Tony Shaw (Collingwood) - 1990</strong></p> <p><strong>Gary Ablett Sr (Geelong) - 1989</strong></p> <p><strong>David Rhys-Jones (Carlton) - 1987</strong></p> <p><strong>Simon Madden (Essendon) - 1985</strong></p> <p><strong>Billy Duckworth (Essendon) - 1984</strong></p> <p><strong>Colin Robertson (Hawthorn) - 1983</strong></p> <p><strong>Maurice Rioli Sr (Richmond) - 1982</strong></p> <p><strong>Bruce Doull (Carlton) - 1981</strong></p> <p><strong>Kevin Bartlett (Richmond) - 1980</strong></p> <p><strong>Wayne Harmes (Carlton) - 1979</strong></p>

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