The Norm Goss Memorial Medal is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best on ground in the grand final of the Victorian Football League (VFL). Prior to 1996, the competition was known as the Victorian Football Association (VFA). The award is named after Norm Goss Sr, who was heavily involved with the Port Melbourne Football Club as a player and administrator.
Tim Rieniets is the only player to have won the award twice, while two players have received the award as members of the losing teams. The club with the most Norm Goss Memorial Medal wins is , with eight awards won by players representing the club. When the competition was split into two divisions before the 1989 season, it was only awarded for the Division 1 grand final.
The most recent recipient of the award is 's Ollie Greeves, who received ten votes for his performance in the 2026 VFL Grand Final against .
Voting and presentation As at 2022, the winner is voted on by a four-member panel consisting of former players, journalists and media personalities, with one member designated as the chair. Each panellist independently awards 3 votes, 2 votes and 1 vote to the players they regard as the best, second best and third best in the match respectively. These votes are tallied, and the highest number of combined votes wins the medal.
There is no chance of a tie for the medal; if two players are tied for votes, the following countbacks will apply in order:
the player with the higher number of three-votes; the player with the higher number of two-votes; the player deemed best by the panel chair.
Recipients
+ Table key^Player was member of losing team
+ Table of recipients Year Recipient Club 1983 Preston 1984 Preston 1985 1986 1987 Springvale 1988 1989 1990 1991 Dandenong 1992 1993 1994 1995 Springvale 1996 Springvale 1997 1998 Springvale 1999 Springvale 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 North Ballarat 2009 North Ballarat 2010 North Ballarat 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 ^2018 2019 2020Not awarded2021Not awarded2022 2023 ^ 2024 2025 2026
References
External links Official website of the Victorian Football League (SportingPulse)