The Merrett–Murray Medal has been awarded annually since 1997, to the player adjudged the
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is a professional Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The club was formed in late 1996 via a merger of t ...
club champion over the immediately preceding
Australian Football League (AFL) season. It is named after
Roger Merrett and
Kevin Murray. Merrett was a champion at the
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, nicknamed the Bears, was a professional Australian rules football club based in Queensland on the Gold Coast (relocated to Brisbane in 1993). The club participated in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL ...
, while Murray was a legend at the
Fitzroy Lions, the two clubs which merged to form the Brisbane Lions. The voting system, as of the
2017 AFL season
The 2017 AFL season was the 121st season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featu ...
, consists of the senior coach and assistant coaches scoring players based on their overall performance, influence on the game, team contribution and compliance with team values. The most votes a player can receive in a single game is twelve.
Recipients
Multiple winners
See also
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Mitchell Medal – for list of best and fairest winners from 1884–1996
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Brisbane Bears Club Champion
The Brisbane Bears Club Champion was an award given to the Brisbane Bears player determined to have been the "best and fairest
In Australian sport, the best and fairest award recognises the player(s) adjudged to have had the best performance i ...
– for list of best and fairest winners from 1987–1996
References
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Australian Football League awards
Brisbane Lions
Awards established in 1997
Australian rules football-related lists