2011 AFL Mark of the Year explained

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2011 AFL Mark of the Year
Holder Label:Winner
Holder:Andrew Krakouer
Date:22 May
Location:Etihad Stadium
Previous:2010
Main:Mark of the Year
Next:2012

The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition. In 2011, this was officially known as the Hungry Jack's AFL Mark of the Year. Each round three marks were nominated and fans voted online for their favourite here https://web.archive.org/web/20120830161208/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/16413/Default.aspx. Andrew Krakouer won the fan vote for 2011 Mark of the Year. The AFL itself later recognised that this was not the best mark taken in 2011, when in 2019 it awarded Mark of the Decade to Andrew Walker's Round 18 mark.

Winners by Round

Legend
= Round's Winning Mark
RoundNomineesTeam% of VotesOppositionGroundDescription
1Jude Bolton44%MCGOne-handed miracle mark
Matt Thomas7%Etihad StadiumThomas plucks it from the air
David Hille48%Etihad StadiumMagnificent fly over the top
2Scott McMahon13%Etihad StadiumSoaring effort by McMahon
Jackson Trengove18%AAMI StadiumBig fly by Trengove
Mitch Morton69%MCGFantastic, well-timed leap
3Jimmy Bartel35%Skilled StadiumTerrific effort by Bartel
Mark Jamar40%MCGGreat flying grab
David Armitage25%Etihad StadiumFrom in front of the pack
4Jack Riewoldt43% MCGGreat use of the body by the Tiger superstar
Steve Johnson37%SCGAmidst the rain at the SCG, the super Cat leaps
Brett Ebert20%AAMI StadiumA great hanger by the small forward in Adelaide
5Scott Thompson11% Etihad StadiumThe veteran Crow hangs in the air for a fine mark
Andrew Walker80%Etihad StadiumGreat leap to earn a goal right on half time
Chris Dawes10%MCGThe big Magpie takes a one-hander on Anzac Day
6Jarred Moore53%SCGWet weather can't stop this fine grab.
Kurt Tippett27%AAMI StadiumThe big Crow leaps between two Saints
Lachlan Hansen20%Etihad StadiumSuper pack mark from young Kangaroo
7Drew Petrie28%Skilled StadiumPetrie delivers with a great contested mark
Liam Patrick32%The GabbaLiam leaps high to pull in a special mark
Nathan Krakouer40%The GabbaGreat leap over the pack
8Todd Goldstein28%Etihad StadiumSpectacular leap from Goldstein
James Podsiadly38%MCGPods takes a great mark
Rohan Bewick34%The GabbaConfident grab from up and over the top
9Drew Petrie17%The GabbaBig jump over Maguire's head
Leon Davis6%Etihad StadiumFlies over the top to take the grab
Andrew Krakouer77%Etihad StadiumMagnificent leap from behind
10Nathan Fyfe35%Patersons StadiumFyfe in front of the pack
Dale Thomas40%MCGFlying grab in front of goal
Harry O'Brien25%MCGOne-handed magic from O'Brien
11Nathan Vardy29%Skilled StadiumWhirling speccy by Vardy
Nic Naitanui28%Patersons StadiumHuge hanger over Cox
Brendon Goddard43%MCGGoddard soars against the Pies
12Paddy Ryder10%Patersons StadiumSpectacular fly over two Freo opponents
Jack Riewoldt32%SCGRiewoldt's twisting aerial grab
Shaun Hampson58%Etihad StadiumAggressive, leaping lead-up mark
13Drew Petrie30%Etihad StadiumSpectacular one-handed grasp
Brad Green28%MCGThe captain's bold grab
Jay Schulz42%Patersons StadiumMonster mark over the top
14Luke McPharlin33%Patersons StadiumBig leap from McPharlin
Nic Naitanui65%Etihad StadiumMassive specky from the Eagles star
Jared Brennan3%Gold Coast StadiumBrennan's flying grab
15Jack Riewoldt23%MCGRipper one-hander
Ricky Petterd61%Etihad StadiumMonster hanger on top of opponent Tom Williams
Jarrad Grant15%Etihad StadiumGrant's big fly
16Dale Thomas24%MCGThomas flies from behind
Heath Hocking56%MCGSpectacular hanger from the Bombers star
Sam Reid20%Metricon StadiumBig leap from Reid
17James Podsiadly20%The GabbaCourageous mark by the J-Pod
Dale Thomas63%MCGThomas take a screamer
Liam Jurrah17%TIO StadiumJurrah makes it look easy
18Andrew Walker80%MCGWalker's huge hanger from atop Carlisle's shoulder
Brett Deledio11%Etihad StadiumFour-touch juggling act
Sam Reid8%SCGClassic skill from the youngster
19Jay Schulz20%AAMI StadiumSensational aerial grab
Drew Petrie25%Etihad StadiumPetrie's huge hanger
Nick Duigan55%Etihad StadiumDuigan's courageous mark
20Paddy Ryder38%Etihad StadiumBig leap, spectacular mark
Zac Clarke44%Etihad StadiumHuge hanger from the tall forward
Ricky Petterd18%MCGFantastic flying grab
21Andrew Walker39%Patersons StadiumAnother huge hanger from Walker
Jeremy Howe26%Etihad StadiumMagnificent jump over the top
Adam Goodes34%MCGClassic flying mark
22Colin Sylvia38%MCGMagnificent jump and grab
Ben Sinclair49%MCGSinclair takes one laying down
John Butcher13%AAMI StadiumButcher keeps his eye on the ball
23Shannon Byrnes23%Skilled StadiumByrnes' effortless hanger
Tendai Mzungu51%Patersons StadiumRemarkable one-handed grab
Drew Petrie26%Etihad StadiumPetrie leaps a mile in the air
24David Wojcinski39%MCGAmazing leap
Drew Petrie18%Etihad StadiumHuge grab in front of goal
Alex Silvagni43%Etihad StadiumFlying hanger over Barry Hall

2011 Finalists

RoundNomineesTeam% of VotesOppositionGroundDescription
9Andrew Krakouer42%Etihad StadiumKrakouer's Round 9 magnificent leap
14Nic Naitanui17%Etihad StadiumNaitanui flies high in Round 14
18Andrew Walker41%MCGWalker's thrilling hanger from Round 18

See also