Morrish Medal

{{Infobox award|name=Morrish Medal|awarded_for=The best and fairest player in the Talent League Boys|country=Australia|presenter=Australian Football League|year=1947|holder=Xavier Lindsay|website=[https://www.afl.com.au/stats/leaders-awards/morrish-medal Morrish Medal]}}

The Morrish Medal is an award presented to the best and fairest player in the premier Victorian underage Australian rules football competition during the home-and-away season. Boasting an uninterrupted lineage from 1947 onwards, the medal is currently awarded to the highest vote-getter in the Talent League Boys competition.

History

The Morrish Medal was first inaugurated in 1947, the year after the formation of the Victorian Football League's thirds competition. Named in honour of reserve grade treasurer Tom Morrish, who had held the position since 1922, the medal was to be awarded to the best-performing player across the season as adjudged by the field umpires.{{Cite web |date=2009-05-14 |title=Morrish Medal |url=http://www.afl.com.au/morrish%20medal/tabid/270/default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514025853/http://www.afl.com.au/morrish%20medal/tabid/270/default.aspx |archive-date=2009-05-14 |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=AFL.com.au}} This continued throughout the history of the League's thirds, which was renamed to the under-19s in 1960. When the under-19s competition was wound up at the conclusion of the 1991 Australian Football League season, to be replaced by the new Victorian State Football League under-18s competition, the decision was made to continue awarding the Morrish Medal in that new competition.

Voting format

In the style of the Brownlow Medal and Gardiner Medal medals already awarded in the seniors and seconds competitions respectively, the presiding field umpire would cast a 3–2–1 vote at the conclusion of each match. The player with the most votes tallied following the end of the home-and-away season would then be presented with the medal. The initial voting method continues to this day, albeit with multiple field umpires now conferring to present a single set of votes for each match.

Until 1981, a count back rule identical to that of the Brownlow was used to split winners based on the amount of three-vote games they were awarded, followed by two-vote games, etc. until a solitary winner could be found.{{Cite news |last=Grant |first=Trevor |date=10 Sep 1981 |title=Joint medal |pages=32 |work=The Age}} In 1992, the League recognised three players who initially lost by count back – Jim McGowan (1961), Phillip Friedman (1974) and Jack Dinatale (1976) – and awarded them retrospective medals.{{Cite news |last=Crisp |first=Penny |date=14 Apr 1992 |title=League cool towards coaches' plea on team changes |pages=36 |work=The Age}}

Winners by season

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Player

!Club

!Votes

!Ref.

1947

|{{Sortname|first=Alan|last=Dale|dab=footballer}}

|{{AFL Ess}}

|{{Data missing|?|date=October 2023}}

|{{Cite web|date=2008|title=AFL Annual Report 2007|url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/fa1c65de-1c72-4281-8a8c-bdbe68aa92d4/afl_annual_report_2007.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222012426/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/fa1c65de-1c72-4281-8a8c-bdbe68aa92d4/afl_annual_report_2007.pdf|archive-date=22 Dec 2021|website=Australian Football League|page=121}}

1948

|{{Sortname|first=Ray|last=Harvey|dab=footballer}}

|{{AFL Mel}}

|22

|{{Cite news|date=28 Aug 1948|title=Answers To Correspondents|pages=18|work=Football Record|url=http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/110803|access-date=10 Feb 2022|archive-date=18 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518135342/https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE8468998|url-status=live}}

1949

|{{Sortname|first=Arthur|last=Harbrow|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL StK}}

|{{Data missing|?|date=October 2023}}

1950

|{{Sortname|first=Noel|last=Alford}}

|{{AFL NM}}

|23

|{{Cite news|date=30 Aug 1950|title=Alford Wins Seconds' Award|pages=24|work=The Age|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206405806|access-date=15 Feb 2022|archive-date=18 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518135341/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206405806|url-status=live}}

1951

|{{Sortname|first=Frank|last=Williams|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Haw}}

|15

|{{Cite news|date=22 Aug 1951|title=Hawthorn's medal win|pages=12|work=The Herald|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244242248|access-date=15 Feb 2022|archive-date=18 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518135342/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244242248|url-status=live}}

1952

|{{Sortname|first=Peter|last=McPhee|dab=footballer}}

|{{AFL Foo}}

|17

|{{Cite news|last=Brown|first=Alf|author-link=Alf Brown|date=20 Aug 1952|title=Best In Thirds|pages=18|work=The Herald|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244376281|access-date=15 Feb 2022|archive-date=18 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518135341/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244376281|url-status=live}}

1953

|{{Sortname|first=Dick|last=Pratt|link=Richard Pratt (businessman)}}

|{{AFL Car}}

|23

|{{Cite news|date=19 Aug 1953|title='Best' medal goes to Dick Pratt|pages=21|work=The Argus|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23262439|access-date=15 Feb 2022|archive-date=18 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518135344/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23262439|url-status=live}}

1954

|{{Sortname|first=Alf|last=Clarke|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Car}}

|20

|{{Cite news|last=Brown|first=Alf|author-link=Alf Brown|date=18 Aug 1954|title=Medal won by Blues' rover|pages=28|work=The Herald|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248327627|access-date=15 Feb 2022|archive-date=18 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518135345/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/248327627|url-status=live}}

1955

|{{Sortname|first=Dick|last=Job|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Car}}

|18

1956

|{{Sortname|first=Garry|last=Rasmussen}}

|{{AFL Haw}}

|17

|{{Cite news|date=8 Aug 1956|title=Morrish Medal to Rasmussen|pages=18|work=The Age}}

1957

|{{Sortname|first=Peter|last=O'Reilly|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL SM}}

|30

1958

|{{Sortname|first=Norman|last=Bowler|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL NM}}

|17

|{{Cite news|date=13 Aug 1958|title=North Player Takes Award|pages=20|work=The Age}}

1959

|{{Sortname|first=Don|last=Glassenbury|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Fit}}

|16

|{{Cite news|date=19 Aug 1959|title=Fitzroy Player Best in Thirds|pages=22|work=The Age}}

1960

|{{Sortname|first=Gerard|last=Ryan|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Foo}}

|{{Data missing|?|date=October 2023}}

rowspan="2" |1961

|{{Sortname|first=Terry|last=Johnston|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Mel}}

| rowspan="2" |15

|{{Cite news|date=23 Aug 1961|title=Morrish Medal to Johnston|pages=18|work=The Age}}

{{Sortname|first=Jim|last=McGowan|nolink=1}}{{Efn-lr|Medal was awarded retrospectively, as a countback rule was applied until 1980.|name=i}}

|{{AFL SM}}

1962

|{{Sortname|first=Kevin|last=Egan}}

|{{AFL Ess}}

|{{Data missing|?|date=October 2023}}

1963

|{{Sortname|first=John|last=Schram|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Gee}}

|{{Data missing|?|date=October 2023}}

1964

|{{Sortname|first=Peter|last=Gowans|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL NM}}

|18

|{{Cite news|date=26 Aug 1964|title=Arnold Best in Reserves|pages=24|work=The Age}}

1965

|{{Sortname|first=Russell|last=Petherbridge|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL StK}}

|{{Data missing|?|date=October 2023}}

|{{Cite news|date=21 Apr 1969|title=Whiskers come before football|pages=112|work=Sydney Morning Herald}}

1966

|{{Sortname|first=Bruce|last=Wright|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Fit}}

|16

|{{Cite news|date=31 Aug 1966|title=Fitzroy rover tops poll|pages=18|work=The Age}}

1967

|{{Sortname|first=Maurie|last=Gale|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Car}}

|17

1968

|{{Sortname|first=Paul|last=Callery}}

|{{AFL Mel}}

|25

|{{Cite news|date=3 Sep 1968|title=Demon wins U.19 award|pages=24|work=The Age}}

1969

|{{Sortname|first=Bill|last=Gehling}}

|{{AFL Ric}}

|17

|{{Cite news |date=1969-09-03 |title=Morrish Medal to Gehling |pages=26 |work=The Age}}

1970

|{{Sortname|first=Ken|last=Marks}}

|{{AFL Fit}}

|25

|{{Cite news|last=Carter|first=Ron|date=1 Sep 1970|title=Peter Bedford's Brownlow|pages=32|work=The Age}}

1971

|{{Sortname|first=Tim|last=O'Malley|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Car}}

|21

rowspan="2" |1972{{Efn-lr|Medal was adjudged a tie and shared between both players as they could not be split by the countback rule.|name=ii}}

|{{Sortname|first=Vin|last=Catoggio}}

|{{AFL Car}}

| rowspan="2" |23

| rowspan="2" |

|{{AFL NM}}

1973

|{{Sortname|first=Russell|last=Bruerton|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL SM}}

|20

rowspan="3" |1974{{Efn-lr|Medal was initially adjudged a tie and shared between Bruerton and Dinatale as they could not be split by the countback rule.|name=iii}}

|{{Sortname|first=Russell|last=Bruerton|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL SM}}

| rowspan="3" |22

| rowspan="3" |

|{{AFL Foo}}

{{Sortname|first=Phillip|last=Friedman|nolink=1}}{{Efn-lr|Medal was awarded retrospectively, as a countback rule was applied until 1980.|name=i}}

|{{AFL Mel}}

1975

|{{Sortname|first=Brian|last=Jones|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL SM}}

|{{Data missing|?|date=October 2023}}

|{{Cite news|last=Fiddian|first=Marc|date=23 Jun 1979|title=Boldness wins the Jones boy|pages=29|work=The Age}}

rowspan="2" |1976

|{{Sortname|first=Jack|last=Dinatale}}{{Efn-lr|Medal was awarded retrospectively, as a countback rule was applied until 1980.|name=i}}

|{{AFL Foo}}

| rowspan="2" |20

| rowspan="2" |

|{{AFL Ric}}

1977

|{{Sortname|first=Darren|last=Williams|dab=Australian footballer}}

|{{AFL Ess}}

|20

rowspan="2" |1978{{Efn-lr|Medal was adjudged a tie and shared between both players as they could not be split by the countback rule.|name=ii}}

|{{Sortname|first=Andrew|last=McPhie|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Fit}}

| rowspan="2" |19

| rowspan="2" |

|{{AFL NM}}

1979

|{{Sortname|first=Peter|last=Banks|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Col}}

|30

1980

|{{Sortname|first=Peter|last=Lane|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Ess}}

|{{Data missing|?|date=October 2023}}

|{{Cite news|date=4 Sep 1980|title=Two medals|pages=32|work=The Age}}

1981

|{{Sortname|first=Adrian|last=Battiston}}

|{{AFL Mel}}

|37

|{{Cite news|date=1 Sep 1981|title=Gardiner to Tiger|pages=38|work=The Age}}

1982

|{{Sortname|first=Les|last=Bamblett}}

|{{AFL Mel}}

|17

|{{Cite news|last=Carman|first=Gerry|date=2 Sep 1982|title=Gardiner to Bomber|pages=28|work=The Age}}

1983

|{{Sortname|first=Greg|last=Healy}}

|{{AFL Mel}}

|17

|{{Cite news|last=Linnell|first=Garry|date=26 Sep 1983|title=Demons top Under 19s|pages=25|work=The Age}}

1984

|{{Sortname|first=Tony|last=Liberatore}}

|{{AFL NM}}

|22

|{{Cite news|date=4 Sep 1984|title=Bulldog wins Gardiner|pages=44|work=The Age}}

1985

|{{Sortname|first=Frank|last=Zoccali|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Ess}}

|25

|{{Cite news|date=3 Sep 1985|title=Hawks share medal|pages=55|work=The Age}}

1986

|{{Sortname|first=David|last=Ross|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL NM}}

|21

|{{Cite news|date=2 Sep 1986|title=Bulldog rover Liberatore wins Gardiner Medal|pages=46|work=The Age}}

1987

|{{Sortname|first=Wayne|last=Schwass}}

|{{AFL NM}}

|17

|{{Cite news|date=5 Sep 1987|title=Morrish to Kangaroo|pages=5|work=Football Record}}

1988

|{{Sortname|first=Tim|last=McGrath}}

|{{AFL NM}}

|21

|{{Cite news|last1=Linnell|first1=Garry|last2=Connolly|first2=Rohan|author-link2=Rohan Connolly|date=31 Aug 1988|title=Friday is D-day for injured Magpies|pages=41|work=The Age}}

1989

|{{Sortname|first=Brad|last=Davies|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Ess}}

|18

|{{Cite news|date=9 Sep 1989|title=Morrish|pages=5|work=Football Record}}

rowspan="2" |1990

|{{Sortname|first=Brendan|last=Roberson|nolink=1}}

|{{AFL Car}}

| rowspan="2" |14

|{{Cite news|last=Johnston|first=Nicholas|date=6 Sep 1990|title=Stretch setback worries Demons|pages=28|work=The Age|ref=Morrish1990}}

|{{AFL NM}}

1991

|{{Sortname|first=Gary|last=Stevens|dab=Australian rules footballer}}

|{{AFL Syd}}

|{{Data missing|?|date=October 2023}}

|{{Cite news|last=Kogoy|first=Peter|date=29 Sep 1991|title=Roos triumph in swansong|pages=61|work=Sydney Morning Herald}}

1992

|{{Sortname|first=Brad|last=Smith|nolink=1}}

|Northern Knights

|11

|{{Cite news|last=Browne|first=Ashley|date=2 Sep 1992|title=Northern back takes Morrish Medal|pages=28|work=The Age}}

1993

|{{Sortname|first=Dean|last=Watson|nolink=1}}

|Southern Stingrays

|25

|{{Cite news|last1=Linnell|first1=Garry|last2=Linnell|first2=Stephen|date=1 Sep 1993|title=Brewery courts second club|pages=30|work=The Age}}

1994

|{{Sortname|first=Gary|last=Moorcroft}}

|Northern Knights

|17

|{{Cite news|date=10 Sep 1994|title=Gary wins Morrish Medal|pages=60|work=Football Record}}

1995

|{{Sortname|first=Paul|last=Hood|dab=coach}}

|Geelong Falcons

|26

|{{Cite news|date=8 Sep 1995|title=Falcon runaway Morrish winner|pages=60|work=Football Record}}

1996

|{{Sortname|first=Nathan|last=Brown|dab=Australian footballer, born 1978}}

|Bendigo Pioneers

|21

|{{Cite news|last=Dunn|first=Adrian|date=4 Sep 1996|title=Another golden star|pages=69|work=Herald Sun}}

1997

|{{Sortname|first=Derek|last=Murray|dab=Australian footballer}}

|Murray Bushrangers

|20

|{{Cite news|last=Bresnehan|first=James|date=4 Sep 1997|title=Perfect player: Mariner centreman simply has all the answers|pages=42|work=The Mercury}}

1998

|{{Sortname|first=Lenny|last=Hayes}}

|NSW/ACT Rams

|21

|{{Cite news|last=Ryan|first=Melissa|date=6 Sep 1998|title=Medal win surprises young Ram|pages=32|work=The Age}}

1999

|{{Sortname|first=Matthew|last=Stolarczyk|nolink=1}}

|Gippsland Power

|21

|{{Cite news|last=Ryan|first=Melissa|date=1 Sep 1999|title=Gippsland rover wins Morrish|pages=54|work=The Age}}

2000

|{{Sortname|first=David|last=Rodan}}

|Calder Cannons

|25

|{{Cite news|last=Warner|first=Michael|date=9 Aug 2000|title=Fijian snares Morrish prize|pages=81|work=Herald Sun}}

2001

|{{Sortname|first=David|last=Rodan}}

|Calder Cannons

|29

|{{Cite news|last=Barry|first=Evonne|date=22 Sep 2001|title=Morrish medallist repeats feat|pages=86|work=Herald Sun}}

2002

|{{Sortname|first=Luke|last=Shackleton}}

|Tassie Mariners

|22

|{{Cite news|last=Stockdale|first=David|date=16 Sep 2002|title=Mariner claims Morrish Medal|pages=37|work=The Mercury}}

2003

|{{Sortname|first=Mungara|last=Brown|nolink=1}}

|Northern Knights

|25

|{{Cite news|last=West|first=Luke|date=9 Sep 2003|title=Sylvia lining to medal|work=Bendigo Advertiser}}

2004

|{{Sortname|first=Matthew|last=Bate}}

|Eastern Ranges

|21

|{{Cite news|last=Power|first=Emily|date=7 Sep 2004|title=Medal win just the draft Bate|pages=103|work=Herald Sun}}

2005

|{{Sortname|first=Fortunato|last=Caruso|nolink=1}}

|Calder Cannons

|22

|{{Cite news|last=Williams|first=Rebecca|date=6 Sep 2005|title=Tiny gun's medal|pages=91|work=Herald Sun}}

2006

|{{Sortname|first=Fortunato|last=Caruso|nolink=1}}

|Calder Cannons

|22

|{{Cite news|last=Quayle|first=Emma|author-link=Emma Quayle|date=12 Sep 2006|title=Un-Fortunato Caruso, the short bloke ignored by AFL|pages=4|work=The Age}}

2007

|{{Sortname|first=Matthew|last=Kreuzer}}

|Northern Knights

|19

|{{Cite news|last1=Quayle|first1=Emma|author-link=Emma Quayle|last2=Walker|first2=Chris|date=11 Sep 2007|title=Kreuzer stands tall to win Morrish Medal|pages=5|work=The Age}}

rowspan="2" |2008

|{{Sortname|first=Jarryd|last=Blair}}

|Gippsland Power

| rowspan="2" |18

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite news|last=Harris|first=Amelia|date=15 Sep 2008|title=Heavenly Sunday for young Priest|pages=53|work=Herald Sun}}

|Murray Bushrangers

2009

|{{Sortname|first=Anton|last=Woods|nolink=1}}

|Northern Knights

|24

|{{Cite news|last=Jolly|first=Laura|date=23 Sep 2009|title=Woods claims 2009 medal|pages=46|work=Whittlesea Leader}}

rowspan="2" |2010

|{{Sortname|first=Dyson|last=Heppell}}

|Gippsland Power

| rowspan="2" |21

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite news|last=Jolly|first=Laura|date=13 Sep 2010|title=Umps unable to split this year's Morrish Medal winners|pages=28|work=Melbourne Yarra Leader}}

|Sandringham Dragons

2011

|{{Sortname|first=Alex|last=Benbow|nolink=1}}

|Dandenong Stingrays

|22

|{{Cite news|last=McGrath|first=Brad|date=14 Sep 2011|title=Stingrays' Benbow wins TAC Cup prize|pages=44|work=Peninsula Weekly|publisher=Metro Media Publishing}}

2012

|{{Sortname|first=Nick|last=Graham|dab=Australian footballer}}

|Gippsland Power

|17

|{{Cite news|last=Diamond|first=Brent|date=10 Sep 2012|title=Gippsland's Graham takes medal: Football|pages=13|work=The Age}}

rowspan="4" |2013

|{{Sortname|first=George|last=Cameron|nolink=1}}

|Geelong Falcons

| rowspan="4" |17

| rowspan="4" |{{Cite news|last=Wade|first=Nick|date=10 Sep 2013|title=By George I've won it|pages=36|work=Geelong Advertiser}}

|{{Sortname|first=Alex|last=Carr|nolink=1}}

|Gippsland Power

|17

|{{Cite web|last=Twomey|first=Callum|date=8 Sep 2014|title=Carr powers home to win Morrish Medal in TAC Cup|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/104778/carr-powers-home-to-win-morrish-medal-in-tac-cup|access-date=15 Feb 2022|website=afl.com.au|archive-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215100422/https://www.afl.com.au/news/104778/carr-powers-home-to-win-morrish-medal-in-tac-cup|url-status=live}}

2015

|{{Sortname|first=Clayton|last=Oliver}}

|Murray Bushrangers

|15

|{{Cite web|last=Twomey|first=Callum|date=13 Sep 2015|title=Draft bolter Clayton Oliver clinches Morrish Medal|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/199129/draft-bolter-clayton-oliver-clinches-morrish-medal|access-date=15 Feb 2022|website=afl.com.au|archive-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215100426/https://www.afl.com.au/news/199129/draft-bolter-clayton-oliver-clinches-morrish-medal|url-status=live}}

2016

|{{Sortname|first=Hugh|last=McCluggage}}

|North Ballarat Rebels

|16

|{{Cite web|last=Twomey|first=Callum|date=5 Sep 2016|title=Draft prospect McCluggage wins Morrish Medal|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/152467/draft-prospect-hugh-mccluggage-wins-u18-morrish-medal|access-date=15 Feb 2022|website=afl.com.au|archive-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215100428/https://www.afl.com.au/news/152467/draft-prospect-hugh-mccluggage-wins-u18-morrish-medal|url-status=live}}

2017

|{{Sortname|first=Jack|last=Higgins|dab=Australian footballer}}

|Oakleigh Chargers

|22

|{{Cite web|last=Olle|first=Sarah|date=4 Sep 2017|title=Oakleigh Chargers Jack Higgins firms 2017 draft credentials with Morrish Medal|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/oakleigh-chargers-jack-higgins-firms-2017-draft-credentials-with-morrish-medal/news-story/cca170192ff008d2b9c02dd8b3fa7b9b|access-date=15 Feb 2022|website=Fox Sports (Australia)|archive-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215101934/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/oakleigh-chargers-jack-higgins-firms-2017-draft-credentials-with-morrish-medal/news-story/cca170192ff008d2b9c02dd8b3fa7b9b|url-status=live}}

2018

|{{Sortname|first=Liam|last=Stocker}}

|Sandringham Dragons

|19

|{{Cite web|last=Balmer|first=Matt|date=2 Sep 2018|title=AFL Draft 2018: Sandringham Dragons' Liam Stocker boosts first round credentials with TAC Cup Morrish Medal|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2018-sandringham-dragons-liam-stocker-boosts-first-round-credentials-with-tac-cup-morrish-medal/news-story/065048fa3093553556e052336b2f6436|access-date=15 Feb 2022|website=Fox Sports (Australia)|archive-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215100430/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2018-sandringham-dragons-liam-stocker-boosts-first-round-credentials-with-tac-cup-morrish-medal/news-story/065048fa3093553556e052336b2f6436|url-status=live}}

2019

|{{Sortname|first=Lucas|last=Rocci|nolink=1}}

|Western Jets

|17

|{{Cite web|last=Balmer|first=Matt|date=25 Aug 2019|title=AFL Draft 2019: Western Jets' Lucas Rocci becomes club's first ever Morrish Medal winner|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2019-western-jets-lucas-rocci-becomes-clubs-first-ever-morrish-medal-winner/news-story/32e3841a0043f9b5dd6816962cc8d1ab|access-date=15 Feb 2022|website=Fox Sports (Australia)|archive-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215101925/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2019-western-jets-lucas-rocci-becomes-clubs-first-ever-morrish-medal-winner/news-story/32e3841a0043f9b5dd6816962cc8d1ab|url-status=live}}

2020

| colspan="3" |not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic

|{{Cite web|last=Twomey|first=Callum|date=4 Aug 2020|title=AFL cancels NAB League for 2020|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/480666/nab-league-cancelled|access-date=15 Feb 2022|website=afl.com.au|language=en|archive-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215100424/https://www.afl.com.au/news/480666/nab-league-cancelled|url-status=live}}

rowspan="2" |2021

|{{Sortname|first=Flynn|last=Lakey|nolink=1}}

|Calder Cannons

| rowspan="2" |12

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web|last=Rhodes|first=Brendan|date=30 Sep 2021|title=It's a tie: Morrish Medal drama as future stars light up NAB League awards|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/682700/future-stars-light-up-nab-boys-league-awards|access-date=15 Feb 2022|website=afl.com.au|archive-date=18 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518135341/https://www.afl.com.au/news/682700/future-stars-light-up-nab-boys-league-awards|url-status=live}}

|Greater Western Victoria Rebels

rowspan="2" |2022

|{{Sortname|first=Taj|last=Campbell-Farrell|nolink=1}}

|Dandenong Stingrays

| rowspan="2" |18

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |date=2022-09-07 |title=Cowan, Campbell-Farrell tie for Morrish Medal; Ashcroft named NAB League Boys Team of the Year captain |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/837788/cowan-campbell-farrell-tie-for-morrish-medal-ashcroft-named-nab-league-boys-team-of-the-year-captain |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=AFL.com.au |language=en |archive-date=9 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309014525/https://www.afl.com.au/news/837788/cowan-campbell-farrell-tie-for-morrish-medal-ashcroft-named-nab-league-boys-team-of-the-year-captain |url-status=live }}

|Tasmania Devils

rowspan="2" |2023

|{{Sortname|first=Patrick|last=Hughes|nolink=1}}

|Geelong Falcons

| rowspan="2" |18

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |date=2023-09-20 |title=McKercher and Hughes share Morrish Medal, Howley claims Girls B&F |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1036778/mckercher-and-hughes-share-morrish-medal-howley-claims-girls-bf |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=AFL.com.au |language=en |archive-date=21 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921073416/https://www.afl.com.au/news/1036778/mckercher-and-hughes-share-morrish-medal-howley-claims-girls-bf |url-status=live }}

|Tasmania Devils

2024

|{{Sortname|first=Xavier|last=Lindsay|nolink=1}}

|Gippsland Power

|21

|{{cite web |title=Gippsland duo power to best and fairest awards |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1223234/gippsland-duo-power-to-coates-talent-league-best-and-fairest-awards |website=afl.com.au |access-date=23 September 2024 |date=19 September 2024}}{{cite web |title=Morrish Medal honours caps up and down year for Xavier Lindsay |url=https://www.sgst.com.au/football/morrish-medal-honours-wraps-up-tough-season-for-xavier-lindsay |website=South Gippsland Sentinel-Times |access-date=23 September 2024 |date=19 September 2024}}