2016 AFL Mark of the Year
# 2016 AFL Mark of the Year

The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition. Each round three marks are nominated and fans are able to vote online for their favourite. Majak Daw of the North Melbourne Football Club for his mark taken in round 18 against the Collingwood Football Club.

## Winners by round

### Legend

* = Round's winning mark

| Round | Nominees | Team | % of votes | Opposition | Ground |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong | 19% | Hawthorn | MCG |
| 1 | Andrew Walker | Carlton | 25% | Richmond | MCG |
| 1 | Easton Wood | Western Bulldogs | 56% | Fremantle | Etihad Stadium |
| 2 | Joe Daniher | Essendon | 38% | Melbourne | MCG |
| 2 | Will Hoskin-Elliott | Greater Western Sydney | 48% | Geelong | Manuka Oval |
| 2 | Jack Riewoldt | Richmond | 14% | Collingwood | MCG |
| 3 | Joe Daniher | Essendon | 24% | Port Adelaide | Adelaide Oval |
| 3 | Sam Lloyd | Richmond | 22% | Adelaide | Etihad Stadium |
| 3 | Luke Parker | Sydney | 55% | Greater Western Sydney | SCG |
| 4 | Sean Dempster | St Kilda | 21% | Hawthorn | Aurora Stadium |
| 4 | Paddy McCartin | St Kilda | 35% | Hawthorn | Aurora Stadium |
| 4 | Zac Smith | Geelong | 44% | Essendon | MCG |
| 5 | Paul Puopolo | Hawthorn | 43% | Adelaide | MCG |
| 5 | Ted Richards | Sydney | 49% | West Coast | SCG |
| 5 | Cyril Rioli | Hawthorn | 8% | Adelaide | MCG |
| 6 | Rory Lobb | Greater Western Sydney | 12% | Hawthorn | Spotless Stadium |
| 6 | Matthew Pavlich | Fremantle | 42% | Adelaide | Adelaide Oval |
| 6 | Robbie Tarrant | North Melbourne | 46% | Western Bulldogs | Etihad Stadium |
| 7 | Darcy Moore | Collingwood | 20% | Carlton | MCG |
| 7 | Paul Puopolo | Hawthorn | 46% | Richmond | MCG |
| 7 | Jake Stringer | Western Bulldogs | 34% | Adelaide | Etihad Stadium |
| 8 | Tom Lynch | Gold Coast | 11% | Greater Western Sydney | Spotless Stadium |
| 8 | Easton Wood | Western Bulldogs | 48% | Melbourne | MCG |
| 8 | Mason Wood | North Melbourne | 41% | Essendon | Etihad Stadium |
| 9 | Tom Hawkins | Geelong | 31% | Collingwood | MCG |
| 9 | Jeremy Howe | Collingwood | 28% | Geelong | MCG |
| 9 | James Sicily | Hawthorn | 41% | Sydney | MCG |
| 10 |
| 10 | Hayden Crozier | Fremantle | 44% | St Kilda | Etihad Stadium |
| 10 | Tom Lynch | Gold Coast | 11% | West Coast | Domain Stadium |
| 10 | Paddy McCartin | St Kilda | 44% | Fremantle | Etihad Stadium |
| 11 |
| 11 | Rory Lobb | Greater Western Sydney | 61% | Geelong | Simonds Stadium |
| 11 | Will Schofield | West Coast | 17% | Western Bulldogs | Etihad Stadium |
| 11 | Matt Taberner | Fremantle | 22% | Essendon | Domain Stadium |
| 12 | Charlie Cameron | Adelaide | 24% | West Coast | Domain Stadium |
| 12 | Ben Griffiths | Richmond | 38% | Gold Coast | MCG |
| 12 | Nathan Krakouer | Port Adelaide | 38% | Western Bulldogs | Adelaide Oval |
| 13 | Martin Gleeson | Essendon | 28% | Greater Western Sydney | Etihad Stadium |
| 13 | Tim O'Brien | Hawthorn | 45% | North Melbourne | Etihad Stadium |
| 13 | Mason Wood | North Melbourne | 27% | Hawthorn | Etihad Stadium |
| 14 |
| 14 | Rory Laird | Adelaide | 48% | North Melbourne | Adelaide Oval |
| 14 | Jake Lever | Adelaide | 28% | North Melbourne | Adelaide Oval |
| 14 | Jack Riewoldt | Richmond | 24% | Brisbane Lions | MCG |
| 15 | Heath Grundy | Sydney | 27% | Western Bulldogs | SCG |
| 15 | Josh Jenkins | Adelaide | 44% | Melbourne | MCG |
| 15 | Liam Picken | Western Bulldogs | 30% | Sydney | SCG |
| 16 |
| 16 | Joe Daniher | Essendon | 70% | St Kilda | Etihad Stadium |
| 16 | Jeremy Howe | Collingwood | 10% | Greater Western Sydney | Spotless Stadium |
| 16 | Paul Puopolo | Hawthorn | 20% | Port Adelaide | Adelaide Oval |
| 17 | Ben Brown | North Melbourne | 20% | Port Adelaide | Etihad Stadium |
| 17 | Cyril Rioli | Hawthorn | 50% | Sydney | SCG |
| 17 | Jack Viney | Melbourne | 30% | St Kilda | Etihad Stadium |
| 18 |
| 18 | Majak Daw | North Melbourne | 80% | Collingwood | Etihad Stadium |
| 18 | Eric Hipwood | Brisbane Lions | 9% | Essendon | Etihad Stadium |
| 18 | Liam Picken | Western Bulldogs | 11% | St Kilda | Etihad Stadium |
| 19 | Darcy Moore | Collingwood | 22% | West Coast | MCG |
| 19 | Drew Petrie | North Melbourne | 40% | St Kilda | Etihad Stadium |
| 19 | Michael Walters | Fremantle | 38% | Sydney | Domain Stadium |
| 20 | Cameron Pedersen | Melbourne | 43% | Hawthorn | MCG |
| 20 | Cyril Rioli | Hawthorn | 45% | Melbourne | MCG |
| 20 | Sam Rowe | Carlton | 12% | St Kilda | MCG |
| 21 | Jeremy Howe | Collingwood | 32% | Western Bulldogs | Etihad Stadium |
| 21 | Lincoln McCarthy | Geelong | 21% | Richmond | MCG |
| 21 | Cameron Pedersen | Melbourne | 47% | Port Adelaide | Adelaide Oval |
| 22 |
| 22 | Joe Daniher | Essendon | 48% | Western Bulldogs | Etihad Stadium |
| 22 | Jeremy Howe | Collingwood | 21% | Gold Coast | Etihad Stadium |
| 22 | Taylor Walker | Adelaide | 31% | Port Adelaide | Adelaide Oval |
| 23 |
| 23 | Jeremy Howe | Collingwood | 44% | Hawthorn | MCG |
| 23 | Cyril Rioli | Hawthorn | 40% | Collingwood | MCG |
| 23 | Steven May | Gold Coast | 15% | Port Adelaide | Metricon Stadium |

## Finalists

| Round | Nominees | Team | Opposition | Ground | Description |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Rory Lobb | Greater Western Sydney | Geelong | Simonds Stadium | Crazy-brave Giant mimics Riewoldt and Brown by going back with the flight |
| 16 | Joe Daniher | Essendon | St Kilda | Etihad Stadium | Bombers key forward gets extraordinarily high with a leap over Sam Gilbert |
| 18 | Majak Daw | North Melbourne | Collingwood | Etihad Stadium | Kangaroos ruckman leaps high over Magpie for incredible hanger |
