Privately, Smith foretold the Demon despair ahead: "It will be many, many years before Melbourne will play in the finals again, let alone become a force. And it will be a long, long time before ...

Presented to the player judged - by an independent panel of football experts - to be best on ground in the Grand Final. The medal was instituted in 1979 to honour Norm Smith, a famous Melbourne ...

AN EXCITING chapter in football history will commence on Tuesday June 7 when the inaugural Norm Smith Oration is held in the MCC Members Dining Room at the MCG. Reprising the legacy of the champion ...

MELBOURNE legend Norm Smith will become the fifth footballer to be honoured with a statue outside the MCG. The six-time Demons premiership coach will join Ron Barassi, Leigh Matthews, Dick Reynolds ...

Lions star Will Ashcroft has become the youngest winner of the Norm Smith Medal of the AFL era ... On a stunning spring ...