The Morrish Medal is awarded each year to the best and fairest player in the TAC Cup for the home and away season.
The Morrish Medal was first presented to the best and fairest player of the VFL thirds competition, which was renamed the VFL Under 19’s in 1959. The Morrish carried over to the TAC Cup competition when it replaced the Under 19 competition in 1992.
The medal is named after Tom Morrish, the long-serving (1922 – 67) VFL reserve grade treasurer who was also a member of the VFL umpire appointment board from 1937 to 1964.
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.
Year |
Player |
Club |
Votes |
1992 |
Brad Smith |
Northern Knights |
30 |
1993 |
Dean Smith |
Southern Stingrays |
25 |
1994 |
Gary Moorcroft |
Northern Knights |
17 |
1995 |
Paul Hood |
Geelong Falcons |
26 |
1996 |
Nathan Brown |
Bendigo Pioneers |
21 |
1997 |
Derek Murray |
Murray Bushrangers |
20 |
1998 |
Lenny Hayes |
NSW/ACT RAMS |
21 |
1999 |
Matthew Stolarczyk |
Gippsland Power |
21 |
2000 |
David Rodan |
Calder Cannons |
25 |
2001 |
David Rodan |
Calder Cannons |
29 |
2002 |
Luke Shackleton |
Tassie Mariners |
22 |
2003 |
Mungara Brown |
Northern Knights |
25 |
2004 |
Matthew Bate |
Eastern Ranges |
21 |
2005 |
Fortunato Caruso |
Calder Cannons |
22 |
2006 |
Fortunato Caruso |
Calder Cannons |
22 |
2007 |
Matthew Kreuzer |
Northern Knights |
19 |
2008 |
Jarryd Blair |
Gippsland Power |
18 |
|
Farren Priest |
Murray Bushrangers |
18 |
2009 |
Anton Woods |
Northern Knights |
24 |
2010 |
Dyson Heppell |
Gippsland Power |
21 |
|
Jackson Sketcher |
Sandringham Dragons |
21 |
2011 |
Alex Benbow |
Dandenong Stingrays |
22 |
2012 |
Nick Graham |
Gippsland Power |
16 |
2013 |
George Cameron |
Geelong Falcons |
17 |
|
Ben Cavarra |
Eastern Ranges |
17 |
|
Jacob Chisari |
Bendigo Pioneers |
17 |
|
Josh Scott |
Gippsland Power |
17 |
2014 |
Alex Carr |
Gippsland Power |
17 |
2015 |
Clayton Oliver |
Murray Bushrangers |
15 |
2016 |
Hugh McCluggage |
North Ballarat Rebels |
16 |
Last Modified on 22/01/2017 16:06