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Official logo for the Mark of the Year competition

The Mark of the Year[1] (officially known as the Toyota AFL Mark of the Year)[2] is an annual competition run by the Australian Football League (AFL) that celebrates the best mark (where a player cleanly catches a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it or the ball hitting the ground) of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition.[3] The competition is run in conjunction with the Goal of the Year competition, which recognizes the best the best goals kicked in the VFL(Victorian Football League) /AFL during that season.[2] The competition which is run by Toyota works via a system of voting, whereby the best mark is chosen by the general public. The winner receives multiple prizes including: a $5,000 prize for their grassroots club, the use of a Toyota Kluger for 12 months, as well as the title, together with the Alex Jesaulenko medal.[2]

History

The competition was initiated following Alex Jesaulenko's mark over Graeme "Jerker" Jenkin in the 1970 (Victorian Football Leauge) Grand Final and later recognized officially as the Mark of the Year; the medal awarded to the winner now bears his name. In 1996 the AFL eventually recognized this famous mark as "The Mark of the Century" during its 100th year Jubilee.[4] During the 1970s and early 1980s, the award was decided by a panel of football experts on Network Seven's "World of Sport" program. During the 1980s and 1990s, the winning mark was determined by selected football journalists and experts. With minor modifications, the current selection process was first used in the 1998 season.[5][6]

Chris Tarrant's mark in Round 11, 2001 has been used as the basis of the silhouette for the Mark of the Year logo, despite it losing the Mark of the Year to Gary Moorcroft's round 14 mark.[2] Many of the best marks in the VFL/AFL were featured in a VHS/DVD named Miracle Marks.[7]

Selection process

1972 to 198?

Copied from History section - please reword and reference: During the 1970s and early 1980s, the award was decided by a panel of football experts on Network Seven's "World of Sport" program.

198? to 1997

Copied from History section - please reword and reference: During the 1980s and 1990s, the winning mark was determined by selected football journalists and experts.

Current Selection Process

With minor modifications, the current selection process has been used since 1998.[citation needed]

After each round of the regular AFL season, the "mark of the week" nominations are determined by a panel of football experts. The general public can then vote for a weekly winner.[8][1] Following the conclusion of the season, the weekly winners are scaled down to a final three which football fans vote on, to determine the overall winner. The system was modified slightly in 2006 with experts now voting as well as the fans.[8] The title is given to a single mark, selected from the 25 weekly winners (which include twenty-two rounds of the standard AFL season and the first three weeks of the final playoffs) by the AFL All Australian selection committee; the public is not given a say in the final outcome. The winners are announced on Grand Final day.[2]

The winner of this competition is usually the most spectacular high mark, known as a 'specky', but occasionally it is awarded to courageous, one handed or diving marks. The incumbent winner is Michael Newton of the Melbourne Football Club for a double-launched long-hang time chest mark over Glenn Archer and Leigh Brown against the Kangaroos.[9]

The Victorian Football League also runs in conjunction, but only selected from the few games that are televised each year on ABC2. Many other amateur Australian rules football leagues also run an equivalent competition, however they often rely on less comprehensive television footage, and some amateur leagues rely on spectators submitting photos and amateur video recordings to the league.[6]

Annual winners

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Alex Jesaulenko's mark over Graeme "Jerker" Jenkin in the 1970 Grand Final and later recognized officially as the Mark of the Century
Gary Moorcrofts famous 2001 mark of the year
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Chris Tarrant - going up for the mark - 2003 Mark of the Year
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Ashley Sampi - 2004 Mark of the Year
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Luke McPharlin - 2005 Mark of the Year
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Brad Ottens - 2006 Mark of the Year
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Michael Newton current holder of the title (2007)

AFL Mark of the Year Winners

Key
  Player is still active in AFL *
  Player also won Goal of the year for the same year #
Year Winner Team Round, Ground Note Video
1970 Alex Jesaulenko Carlton Carlton vs Collingwood. Melbourne Cricket Ground overhead mark over Graeme Jenkin [10]
1971 - -
1972 - -
1973 Alan Atkinson Collingwood Atkinson leapt over a Hawthorn player, marked the ball, fell to the ground and tumbled
1974 Billy Picken Collingwood Collingwood vs Richmond. MCG overhead mark / screamer in John Greening comeback game
1975 Peter Knights Hawthorn Hawthorn vs. Carlton Juggling mark before Carlton player swung his leg, causing Knights to fall on to his chest.
1976 Billy Picken Collingwood Collingwood vs St. Kilda. Victoria Park Overhead mark / screamer
1977 Peter Knights Hawthorn Collingwood vs Hawthorn. Princes Park Chest mark over the pack
1978 Phil Baker North Melbourne High above hawks defenders Kelvin Moore and Ian Paton who's courageous efforts must not go unnoticed, in the 1978 Grand final
1979 Michael Roach Richmond Richmond vs Hawthorn. Melbourne Cricket Ground Chest mark over Kelvin Moore & Terry Moore
1980 Graham Teasdale South Melbourne
1981 Peter Bosustow# Carlton Carlton vs Geelong. Princes Park Chest mark over the pack
1982 Geoff Raines Richmond Leaped high above his Fitzroy opponent before falling forward with the ball firmly in his grasp
1983 Ken Hunter Carlton Carlton vs ?. Princes Park Courageous overhead mark running into a pack with the flight of the ball
1984 Denis Banks Collingwood Footscray vs Collingwood. Western Oval Courageous overhead mark running with the flight of the ball
1985 Gary Ablett Geelong Geelong vs North Melbourne. Kardinia Park Overhead mark over a pack [11]
1986 Warwick Capper Sydney
1987 Warwick Capper Sydney Used Chris Langford as a stepladder to take the ball while lying on his side.[12]
1988 Stephen Silvagni Carlton Collingwood vs Carlton. Melbourne Cricket Ground Chest mark with long hangtime over Craig Starcevich [13]
1989 Alastair Lynch Fitzroy Fitzroy vs North Melbourne. Melbourne Cricket Ground Juggling mark over the pack
1990 Michael Mitchell# Richmond Richmond vs Fitzroy. Melbourne Cricket Ground A juggled mark. [14]
1991 Brett Allison North Melbourne North Melbourne vs Collingwood. Melbourne Cricket Ground Overhead mark over Gavin Crosisca [15]
1992 Nicky Winmar St Kilda West Coast vs St. Kilda A "breathtaking" mark at Subiaco Oval [16] [17]
1993 Tony Modra Adelaide Adelaide vs North Melbourne. Football Park Spectacular overhead mark over Ian Fairley and Glenn Archer of North Melbourne. Adelaide came from behind to record a 2 point win.[18] [19]
1994 Gary Ablett Geelong Collingwood vs Geelong. Melbourne Cricket Ground A one-handed juggling mark over Magpie Gary Pert. Controversial, because it was likely that the mark wasn't held long enough to be paid.[20] [21]
1995 Shaun Smith Melbourne Brisbane vs Melbourne. Brisbane Cricket Ground Chest mark over teammate Garry Lyon, very high leap. [22]
1996 Ben Hart Adelaide Adelaide vs St. Kilda. Football Park Intercepted Peter Everitt's inside 50 entry by jumping and lying on his back 3m into the air, at the Northern End of Football Park against St Kilda.[23] [24]
1997 Tony Modra Adelaide Adelaide vs North Melbourne. Football Park Against North Melbourne Modra rode high on Mick Martyn's shoulders facing towards the crowd with the ball coming in from behind. Turned in midair and grabbed the ball.[18] [25]
1998 Winston Abraham North Melbourne North Melbourne vs Port Adelaide. Manuka Oval An overhead mark over Port's Brendon Lade.[26] [27]
1999 Matthew Lappin Carlton Carlton vs Essendon, round one. Melbourne Cricket Ground A courageous overhead mark over the pack in the opening match of the season over Judd Lalich.[26] [28]
2000 Tony Modra Fremantle Fremantle vs Geelong, round one. Subiaco Oval A chest mark over a pack in typical Tony Modra fashion.[26] [29]
2001 Gary Moorcroft Essendon Essendon vs Western Bulldogs, round 14. Telstra Dome An overhead mark at full stretch after leaping onto and then springing a further metre into the air off Brad Johnson[30] [31]
2002 Jonathan Brown* Brisbane Hawthorn vs Brisbane, round 17. Melbourne Cricket Ground A courageous chest mark running with the flight of the ball, launching into the oncoming Jade Rawlings.[32] [33]
2003 Chris Tarrant* Collingwood Collingwood vs Geelong, round 18. Telstra Dome A towering chest mark over Cat defenders Matthew Scarlett and Max Rooke.[34] [35]
2004 Ashley Sampi West Coast Eagles West Coast vs Melbourne, round seven. Melbourne Cricket Ground A chest mark over Paul Wheatley & Adem Yze, landing catlike on his feet.[36] [37]
2005 Luke McPharlin* Fremantle Fremantle vs West Coast, round three. Subiaco Oval A chest mark at knee height on the shoulders of an opponent in a pack of players. [38] [39]
2006 Brad Ottens* Geelong Geelong vs Sydney, round five. Telstra Stadium A chest mark at hip height in a pack over Darren Jolly who cushioned Ottens' fall causing additional 'hang-time'.[40] [41]
2007 Michael Newton* Melbourne Melbourne vs Kangaroos Telstra Dome High leap over David Neitz and Kangaroos defenders Glenn Archer and Leigh Brown.[9] [42]

See also

References

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