holds the record for the most Showdown Medals, with five. is one of two Crows to win the Medal on three occasions.
Italics denotes winner was on the losing team.
Retrospective best on ground As the Showdown Medal was only introduced in 2000, six Showdowns were played without a medal being awarded. In 2019,
Michelangelo Rucci, football writer for
The Adelaide Advertiser, advocated for a combination of Brownlow Medal, Club Champion voting, and Media votes to determine the selection for retroactively awarded Showdown Medals. This potential for retrospective Showdown Medals being awarded was enhanced by the Western Derby allocating retrospective medals in 2018. Another Showdown where a medal was not awarded to the player adjudged best afield was the 2005 Semi-Final. The official Adelaide website, afc.com.au, lists
Simon Goodwin as their best player in the 2005 Showdown Final with 3 goals and 22 disposals at 91% disposal efficiency to his name. ==AFL Women's==