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The Merrett–Murray Medal has been awarded annually since 1997, to the player adjudged the
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club champion over the immediately preceding
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(AFL) season. It is named after
Roger Merrett Roger Merrett (born 19 April 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in two Victorian Football League premiership sides with the Essendon Football Club in the mid-1980s before moving to the fledgling Brisbane Bears, later capt ...
and Kevin Murray. Merrett was a champion at the
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, while Murray was a legend at the
Fitzroy Lions The Fitzroy Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). Formed in 1883 to represent the inner-Melbourne municipality of Fitzroy, the club is based at the W. T. ...
, the two clubs which merged to form the Brisbane Lions. The voting system, as of the
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, 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 The Mitchell Medal was the best and fairest award for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Percy Mitchell was a long-serving club administrator and life member and the award was named after him in 1987. Recipients ...
– for list of best and fairest winners from 1884–1996 * Brisbane Bears Club Champion – for list of best and fairest winners from 1987–1996


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