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Jack Oatey Medal

Jack Oatey Medal
LeagueSouth Australian National Football League
Awarded forThe best on ground in the SANFL Grand Final
History
First award1981
First winnerRussell Ebert
Most winsChris Gowans (2)
Most recentLachlan Hosie (2023)

The Jack Oatey Medal is awarded to the best player during the SANFL Grand Final. It has been awarded since 1981.[1] In 2018, Mitch Grigg of Norwood became the first player to win the Jack Oatey Medal on a losing team, after his team were defeated by North Adelaide in the 2018 SANFL Grand Final.[2]

Winners

Table key
^ Player was member of losing team
Table of recipients
Year Recipient Club Ref
1981 Russell Ebert Port Adelaide [3]
1982 Danny Jenkins Norwood
1983 Ian Borchard West Adelaide
1984 Keith Thomas Norwood
1985 Stephen Kernahan Glenelg
1986 Tony Hall Glenelg
1987 Michael Parsons North Adelaide
1988 Bruce Abernethy Port Adelaide
1989 Russell Johnston Port Adelaide
1990 George Fiacchi Port Adelaide
1991 Darel Hart North Adelaide
1992 Nathan Buckley Port Adelaide
1993 Steven Sziller Woodville-West Torrens
1994 Darryl Wakelin Port Adelaide
1995 Anthony Darcy Port Adelaide
1996 David Brown Port Adelaide
1997 John Cuningham Norwood
1998 Brett Chalmers Port Adelaide
1999 Darryl Poole Port Adelaide
2000 James Gowans Central District
2001 Rick Macgowan Central District
2002 Matthew Powell Sturt
2003 Chris Gowans Central District
2004 Nathan Steinberner Central District
2005 Luke McCabe Central District
2006 Hayden Skipworth Woodville-West Torrens
2007 Chris Gowans Central District
2008 Jason MacKenzie Central District
2009 Trent Goodrem Central District
2010 Ian Callinan Central District
2011 Craig Parry Woodville-West Torrens
2012 Dean Terlich Norwood
2013 Brett Zorzi Norwood
2014 Matthew Panos Norwood
2015 Chris Schmidt West Adelaide
2016 Jack Stephens Sturt
2017 Fraser Evans Sturt
2018 Mitch Grigg^ Norwood [2]
2019 Matthew Snook Glenelg [4]
2020 Jordan Foote Woodville-West Torrens [5]
2021 Jack Hayes Woodville-West Torrens [6]
2022 Harry Boyd Norwood [7][8]
2023 Lachlan Hosie Glenelg [9]
2024 Liam McBean Glenelg

Club totals

Table of clubs' totals
Club Total Years
Port Adelaide 10 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
Central District 9 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Norwood 8 1982, 1984, 1997, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2022
Woodville-West Torrens 5 1993, 2006, 2011, 2020, 2021
Glenelg 5 1985, 1986, 2019, 2023, 2024
Sturt 3 2002, 2016, 2017
West Adelaide 2 1983, 2015
North Adelaide 2 1987, 1991
South Adelaide 0 —
Adelaide 0 —

Best on ground before award

Before the inception of the Jack Oatey Medal there was no official award for the best on ground in SANFL Grand Finals. However the media would often arrive at a consensus as to who was the best player on the ground.

Year Best on ground (media consensus) Club Ref
1951 Allen Greer (The Mail, The Advertiser) Port Adelaide [10][11]
Peter Marrett (The Mail, The Advertiser) Port Adelaide [12][13]
1952 Doug Olds (The Advertiser, The News) Norwood [14][15]
1953 Mick Clingly (The Mail, The News) West Torrens [16][17]

References

  1. ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2010). AFL Record Season Guide 2010. G. Slattery. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-9806274-5-9.
  2. ^ a b "Well done to @NorwoodFC Mitch Grigg, who is the first player to win the Jack Oatey Medal in a losing team. 6 goals and 31 disposals 🏅". Twitter. Norwood Football Club. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Jack Oatey Medal". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ^ Barrett, Steve (22 September 2019). "Matthew Snook wins the Jack Oatey Medal". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. ^ Goldsmith, Patrick (1 October 2020). "'That one quarter' that sealed number four at Oval Avenue". The Inner Sanctum. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. ^ Milbank, Zac (3 October 2021). "Jack Hayes wins 2021 Jack Oatey Medal". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  7. ^ Milbank, Zac (19 September 2022). "Harry Boyd wins 2022 Jack Oatey Meda". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  8. ^ Standish, Zac (19 September 2022). "Shepparton's Harry Boyd wins Jack Oatey Medal in Norwood's thrilling SANFL grand final victory". Shepparton News. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  9. ^ Milbank (24 September 2023). "Glenelg's Lachie Hosie wins 2023 Jack Oatey Medal". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  10. ^ "PORT GOT GRIP EARLY". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 41, no. 2, 052. South Australia. 29 September 1951. p. 6 (SPORTS SECTION). Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ ""Preconceived First Quarter". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 94, no. 29, 008. South Australia. 1 October 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "OATEY'S BEST". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 41, no. 2, 052. South Australia. 29 September 1951. p. 27. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "Port To Meet Geelong In Football". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 94, no. 29, 008. South Australia. 1 October 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "Norwood Rucks Beaten". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 95, no. 29, 324. South Australia. 6 October 1952. p. 9. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Coaches can't explain Norwood's poor form". The News (Adelaide). Vol. 59, no. 9, 098. South Australia. 6 October 1952. p. 19. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "Stalwart Torrens back best player". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 43, no. 2, 156. South Australia. 3 October 1953. p. 38. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. ^ "COACHES: HOW FINAL WAS WON". News. Vol. 61, no. 9, 408. South Australia. 5 October 1953. p. 23. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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