The Norm Smith Medal is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best on ground in the Grand Final of the Australian Football League (AFL). Prior to 1990, the competition was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL). It was first presented in the 1979 VFL Grand Final, and it was won by Wayne Harmes, playing in Carlton's premiership victory against Collingwood. The award is named in honour of Norm Smith, who won four VFL premierships as a player and six as coach for the Melbourne Football Club.
Nathan Buckley is one of just four players to have received the Norm Smith Medal as a member of the losing Grand Final team.
Chris Judd is the most recent player to receive the medal as a member of the losing Grand Final team, winning in 2005.
Luke Hodge is one of just four players to have won multiple Norm Smith Medals, winning in 2008 and 2014.
Paul Chapman is the only player to win the Norm Smith Medal on a countback, winning in 2009.
In team sport, a player of the match award is often given to the most outstanding player in a particular match. This can be a player from either team, although the player is generally chosen from the winning team.
Man of the match
Player of the match
