The Joe Marston Medal is an A-League award given to the player of the match in the A-League 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
- *Player on the losing team
Multiple winners
| Medals | Player | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Alex Tobin
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Adelaide City | 1991–92, 1993–94 |
| 2 | Simon Colosimo
|
Perth Glory / Sydney FC | 2002–03, 2010 |
See also
References
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- Clarke, Laine (22 April 2012). "A-League mistakenly awards Joe Marston medal to Thomas Broich instead of rightful winner Jacob Burns". Fox Sports.
- Habashy, Angela (21 April 2013). "Daniel McBreen keen to extend stay with Central Coast as a dream season ends in grand final glory". Fox Sports.
- Stannard, Damien (4 May 2014). "Thomas Broich praises teammates after being honoured with Joe Marston Medal". The Courier-Mail.
- Hassett, Sebastian (5 May 2014). "Wanderers' Iacopo La Rocca takes little comfort from Marston Medal". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- "Melbourne Victory captain Mark Milligan wins Joe Marston medal". The Guardian. 17 May 2015.
- Kemp, Emma (1 May 2016). "Isaias awarded Joe Marston Medal". Seven Sport. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016.
- "Georgievski wins Joe Marston Medal". Nine's Wide World of Sports. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- Connell, Tim (5 May 2018). "Melbourne Victory claim record fourth A-League title with win over Newcastle Jets". The Guardian.
- Chadwick, Justin (19 May 2019). "Sydney's Ninkovic wins Joe Marston medal". The Newcastle Herald.
- McMurtry, Andrew (30 August 2020). "A-League Grand Final 2020: Sydney FC win over Melbourne City off Rhyan Grant's 'nipple'". news.com.au. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- Comito, Matthew (27 June 2021). ""It's the proudest moment of my career" - Atkinson caps off comeback story with Joe Marston Medal". A-League. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- Lynch, Michael (28 May 2022). "Western force: Aloisi's team down Melbourne City to rule A-League at third attempt". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
Unsurprisingly, the winner of the Joe Marston Medal for player of the match was Prijovic.
- Rugari, Vince (3 June 2023). "Cummings gets last laugh as Mariners destroy City to win A-League title". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Guelas, Joanna (26 May 2024). "Edmondson stars in ALM grand final to win Joe Marston". FTBL.
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