# 2011 AFL Mark of the Year

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 . 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
| Round | Nominees | Team | % of Votes | Opposition | Ground | Description |
| 1 | Jude Bolton | Sydney | 44% | Melbourne | MCG | One-handed miracle mark |
| 1 | Matt Thomas | Port Adelaide | 7% | Collingwood | Etihad Stadium | Thomas plucks it from the air |
| 1 | David Hille | Essendon | 48% | Western Bulldogs | Etihad Stadium | Magnificent fly over the top |
| 2 | Scott McMahon | North Melbourne | 13% | Collingwood | Etihad Stadium | Soaring effort by McMahon |
| 2 | Jackson Trengove | Port Adelaide | 18% | West Coast | AAMI Stadium | Big fly by Trengove |
| 2 | Mitch Morton | Richmond | 69% | St Kilda | MCG | Fantastic, well-timed leap |
| 3 | Jimmy Bartel | Geelong | 35% | Port Adelaide | Skilled Stadium | Terrific effort by Bartel |
| 3 | Mark Jamar | Melbourne | 40% | Brisbane Lions | MCG | Great flying grab |
| 3 | David Armitage | St Kilda | 25% | Essendon | Etihad Stadium | From in front of the pack |
| 4 | Jack Riewoldt | Richmond | 43% | Collingwood | MCG | Great use of the body by the Tiger superstar |
| 4 | Steve Johnson | Geelong | 37% | Sydney | SCG | Amidst the rain at the SCG, the super Cat leaps |
| 4 | Brett Ebert | Port Adelaide | 20% | Adelaide | AAMI Stadium | A great hanger by the small forward in Adelaide |
| 5 | Scott Thompson | Adelaide | 11% | Carlton | Etihad Stadium | The veteran Crow hangs in the air for a fine mark |
| 5 | Andrew Walker | Carlton | 80% | Adelaide | Etihad Stadium | Great leap to earn a goal right on half time |
| 5 | Chris Dawes | Collingwood | 10% | Essendon | MCG | The big Magpie takes a one-hander on Anzac Day |
| 6 | Jarred Moore | Sydney | 53% | Carlton | SCG | Wet weather can't stop this fine grab. |
| 6 | Kurt Tippett | Adelaide | 27% | St Kilda | AAMI Stadium | The big Crow leaps between two Saints |
| 6 | Lachlan Hansen | North Melbourne | 20% | Port Adelaide | Etihad Stadium | Super pack mark from young Kangaroo |
| 7 | Drew Petrie | North Melbourne | 28% | Geelong | Skilled Stadium | Petrie delivers with a great contested mark |
| 7 | Liam Patrick | Gold Coast | 32% | Brisbane Lions | The Gabba | Liam leaps high to pull in a special mark |
| 7 | Nathan Krakouer | Gold Coast | 40% | Brisbane Lions | The Gabba | Great leap over the pack |
| 8 | Todd Goldstein | North Melbourne | 28% | Melbourne | Etihad Stadium | Spectacular leap from Goldstein |
| 8 | James Podsiadly | Geelong | 38% | Collingwood | MCG | Pods takes a great mark |
| 8 | Rohan Bewick | Brisbane Lions | 34% | Essendon | The Gabba | Confident grab from up and over the top |
| 9 | Drew Petrie | North Melbourne | 17% | Brisbane Lions | The Gabba | Big jump over Maguire's head |
| 9 | Leon Davis | Collingwood | 6% | Adelaide | Etihad Stadium | Flies over the top to take the grab |
| 9 | Andrew Krakouer | Collingwood | 77% | Adelaide | Etihad Stadium | Magnificent leap from behind |
| 10 | Nathan Fyfe | Fremantle | 35% | St Kilda | Patersons Stadium | Fyfe in front of the pack |
| 10 | Dale Thomas | Collingwood | 40% | West Coast | MCG | Flying grab in front of goal |
| 10 | Harry O'Brien | Collingwood | 25% | West Coast | MCG | One-handed magic from O'Brien |
| 11 | Nathan Vardy | Geelong | 29% | Western Bulldogs | Skilled Stadium | Whirling speccy by Vardy |
| 11 | Nic Naitanui | West Coast | 28% | Gold Coast | Patersons Stadium | Huge hanger over Cox |
| 11 | Brendon Goddard | St Kilda | 43% | Collingwood | MCG | Goddard soars against the Pies |
| 12 | Paddy Ryder | Essendon | 10% | Fremantle | Patersons Stadium | Spectacular fly over two Freo opponents |
| 12 | Jack Riewoldt | Richmond | 32% | Sydney | SCG | Riewoldt's twisting aerial grab |
| 12 | Shaun Hampson | Carlton | 58% | Brisbane Lions | Etihad Stadium | Aggressive, leaping lead-up mark |
| 13 | Drew Petrie | North Melbourne | 30% | Essendon | Etihad Stadium | Spectacular one-handed grasp |
| 13 | Brad Green | Melbourne | 28% | Fremantle | MCG | The captain's bold grab |
| 13 | Jay Schulz | Port Adelaide | 42% | West Coast | Patersons Stadium | Monster mark over the top |
| 14 | Luke McPharlin | Fremantle | 33% | Brisbane Lions | Patersons Stadium | Big leap from McPharlin |
| 14 | Nic Naitanui | West Coast | 65% | Carlton | Etihad Stadium | Massive specky from the Eagles star |
| 14 | Jared Brennan | Gold Coast | 3% | Western Bulldogs | Gold Coast Stadium | Brennan's flying grab |
| 15 | Jack Riewoldt | Richmond | 23% | Carlton | MCG | Ripper one-hander |
| 15 | Ricky Petterd | Melbourne | 61% | Western Bulldogs | Etihad Stadium | Monster hanger on top of opponent Tom Williams |
| 15 | Jarrad Grant | Western Bulldogs | 15% | Melbourne | Etihad Stadium | Grant's big fly |
| 16 | Dale Thomas | Collingwood | 24% | North Melbourne | MCG | Thomas flies from behind |
| 16 | Heath Hocking | Essendon | 56% | Richmond | MCG | Spectacular hanger from the Bombers star |
| 16 | Sam Reid | Sydney | 20% | Gold Coast | Metricon Stadium | Big leap from Reid |
| 17 | James Podsiadly | Geelong | 20% | Brisbane Lions | The Gabba | Courageous mark by the J-Pod |
| 17 | Dale Thomas | Collingwood | 63% | Carlton | MCG | Thomas take a screamer |
| 17 | Liam Jurrah | Melbourne | 17% | Port Adelaide | TIO Stadium | Jurrah makes it look easy |
| 18 | Andrew Walker | Carlton | 80% | Essendon | MCG | Walker's huge hanger from atop Carlisle's shoulder |
| 18 | Brett Deledio | Richmond | 11% | Geelong | Etihad Stadium | Four-touch juggling act |
| 18 | Sam Reid | Sydney | 8% | Western Bulldogs | SCG | Classic skill from the youngster |
| 19 | Jay Schulz | Port Adelaide | 20% | Adelaide | AAMI Stadium | Sensational aerial grab |
| 19 | Drew Petrie | North Melbourne | 25% | Carlton | Etihad Stadium | Petrie's huge hanger |
| 19 | Nick Duigan | Carlton | 55% | North Melbourne | Etihad Stadium | Duigan's courageous mark |
| 20 | Paddy Ryder | Essendon | 38% | Sydney | Etihad Stadium | Big leap, spectacular mark |
| 20 | Zac Clarke | Fremantle | 44% | Carlton | Etihad Stadium | Huge hanger from the tall forward |
| 20 | Ricky Petterd | Melbourne | 18% | Carlton | MCG | Fantastic flying grab |
| 21 | Andrew Walker | Carlton | 39% | Fremantle | Patersons Stadium | Another huge hanger from Walker |
| 21 | Jeremy Howe | Melbourne | 26% | West Coast | Etihad Stadium | Magnificent jump over the top |
| 21 | Adam Goodes | Sydney | 34% | Richmond | MCG | Classic flying mark |
| 22 | Colin Sylvia | Melbourne | 38% | Richmond | MCG | Magnificent jump and grab |
| 22 | Ben Sinclair | Collingwood | 49% | Brisbane Lions | MCG | Sinclair takes one laying down |
| 22 | John Butcher | Port Adelaide | 13% | Western Bulldogs | AAMI Stadium | Butcher keeps his eye on the ball |
| 23 | Shannon Byrnes | Geelong | 23% | Sydney | Skilled Stadium | Byrnes' effortless hanger |
| 23 | Tendai Mzungu | Fremantle | 51% | Collingwood | Patersons Stadium | Remarkable one-handed grab |
| 23 | Drew Petrie | North Melbourne | 26% | St Kilda | Etihad Stadium | Petrie leaps a mile in the air |
| 24 | David Wojcinski | Geelong | 39% | Collingwood | MCG | Amazing leap |
| 24 | Drew Petrie | North Melbourne | 18% | Richmond | Etihad Stadium | Huge grab in front of goal |
| 24 | Alex Silvagni | Fremantle | 43% | Western Bulldogs | Etihad Stadium | Flying hanger over Barry Hall |

## 2011 Finalists

| Round | Nominees | Team | % of Votes | Opposition | Ground | Description |
| 9 | Andrew Krakouer | Collingwood | 42% | Adelaide | Etihad Stadium | Krakouer's Round 9 magnificent leap |
| 14 | Nic Naitanui | West Coast | 17% | Carlton | Etihad Stadium | Naitanui flies high in Round 14 |
| 18 | Andrew Walker | Carlton | 41% | Essendon | MCG | Walker's thrilling hanger from Round 18 |