The Joe Marston Medal is an A-League Men award given to the player of the match in the A-League Men Grand Final each year. Introduced in 1990, previously the award was also given to the best player in the National Soccer League grand final. The medal is named after Joe Marston, who played for Australia national association football team in the 1950s and was a member of the Preston North End side that played in the 1954 FA Cup final.
List of winners Season/YearPlayerClubOpponentRefNSL 1989–90 Abbas Saad Sydney Olympic Marconi Stallions 1990–91 Josip Biskic* Melbourne Knights South Melbourne 1991–92 Alex Tobin Adelaide City Melbourne Knights 1992–93 Milan Ivanovic* Adelaide City Marconi Stallions 1993–94 Alex Tobin Adelaide City Melbourne Knights1995 Steve Horvat Melbourne Knights Adelaide City1996 Andrew Marth Melbourne Knights Marconi Stallions1997 Alan Hunter Brisbane Strikers Sydney United1998 Fausto De Amicis South Melbourne Carlton SC1999 Goran Lozanovski South Melbourne Sydney United2000 Scott Chipperfield Wollongong Wolves Perth Glory2001 Matthew Horsley Wollongong Wolves South Melbourne2002 Ante Milicic Sydney Olympic Perth Glory2003 Simon Colosimo Perth Glory Sydney Olympic2004 Ahmad Elrich* Parramatta Power Perth GloryA-League2006 Dwight YorkeSydney FCCentral Coast Mariners2007 Archie ThompsonMelbourne VictoryAdelaide United2008 Andrew DuranteNewcastle JetsCentral Coast Mariners2009 Tom PondeljakMelbourne VictoryAdelaide United2010 Simon ColosimoSydney FCMelbourne Victory2011 Mat Ryan*Central Coast MarinersBrisbane Roar2012 Jacob Burns*Perth GloryBrisbane Roar2013 Daniel McBreenCentral Coast MarinersWestern Sydney Wanderers2014 Thomas BroichBrisbane RoarWestern Sydney Wanderers Iacopo La Rocca*Western Sydney WanderersBrisbane Roar2015 Mark MilliganMelbourne VictorySydney FC2016 IsaíasAdelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers2017 Daniel Georgievski*Melbourne VictorySydney FC2018 Lawrence ThomasMelbourne VictoryNewcastle Jets2019 Miloš NinkovićSydney FCPerth Glory2020 Rhyan GrantSydney FCMelbourne City2021 Nathaniel AtkinsonMelbourne CitySydney FCA-League Men2022 Aleksandar PrijovićWestern UnitedMelbourne City2023 Jason CummingsCentral Coast MarinersMelbourne City2024 Ryan EdmondsonCentral Coast MarinersMelbourne Victory2025 Melbourne CityMelbourne Victory2026 Cameron HowiesonAuckland FCSydney FC *Player on the losing team
Multiple winners +MedalsPlayerTeamSeasons2 Alex TobinAdelaide City1991–92, 1993–94 2 Simon ColosimoPerth Glory / Sydney FC2002–03, 2010
See also John Kosmina Medal Johnny Warren Medal Mark Viduka Medal Michael Cockerill Medal Norm Smith Medal Clive Churchill Medal
References
External links Oz Football – NSL Individual Award Winners