History
The competition was initiated following Alex Jesaulenko's mark over Graeme "Jerker" Jenkin in the 1970 (Victorian Football League) Grand Final and later recognised officially as the Mark of the Year; the medal awarded to the winner now bears his name. During the 1970s and early 1980s, the award was decided by a panel of football experts on Network Seven's "World of Sport" program and during the 1980s and 1990s, the winning mark was determined by selected football journalists and experts. With minor modifications, the current selection process was first used in the 1998 season.
In 1990, the competition (originally known as the VFL Mark of the Year) was renamed the AFL Mark of the Year, following the inception of the AFL. The winner for the 2010 AFL season is Liam Jurrah of the Melbourne Football Club, for a spectacular mark against the Port Adelaide Football Club in Round 21.
The winner for the 2012 AFL season is Jeremy Howe from the Melbourne Football Club, for an amazing screamer of Heath Grundy of the Sydney Swans on the Round 8 fixture.
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