Jordan Dawson capped an incredible first year as Crows captain by winning his first Malcolm Blight Medal.
The 26-year-old, who also claimed All-Australian honours for the first time in 2023, polled 132 votes to be crowned Adelaide’s Club Champion from three-time winner Rory Laird, who was runner-up with 115 votes
Fellow All-Australian Taylor Walker finished third with 98 votes.
Dawson’s career-best season coincided with his permanent move into the midfield this year, which led to him averaging 27 disposals, three clearances and six tackles a game.
He reaffirmed his reputation as a big-game performer with a second Showdown Medal in Round Three and 30-plus disposals against Collingwood (twice), Carlton in Gather Round and Brisbane.
Adelaide’s Club Champion is determined by coaches rating every player with a score from 1-10 after every game.
Runner-up Laird continued his remarkable consistency by finishing inside the top three of the Malcolm Blight Medal for a seventh consecutive season, while Walker polled a maximum of 10 votes twice on his way to finishing in third place.
First-year recruit Izak Rankine and defender Mitch Hinge both polled 92 votes to round out the top five.
2023 Malcolm Blight Medal final Leaderboard:
- Jordan Dawson - 132 votes
- Rory Laird - 115 votes
- Taylor Walker 98 votes
- Izak Rankine - 92 votes
- Mitch Hinge 92 votes
