Young Adelaide midfielder Sam Berry has won the 2022 Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award.
In a breakout second season, Berry finished first in the League for tackles (9.5 per game) and nearly doubled his average disposal count (from 9 to 17.6).
The Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award recognises the achievements of a player under the age of 21 as the best ‘all round’ emerging talent.
Berry played 18 games in his second season and was a staple in the side from Round Five onwards.
He recorded a career-best 25 disposals in Round 14 against Gold Coast and a hugely impressive 17 tackles against Collingwood in Round 18 - making him equal-fourth for most tackles in a game in AFL history.
The 20-year-old follows in the footsteps of teammates and former winners including Tom Doedee, Rory Sloane and Harry Schoenberg.
Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award winners:
1995 – Andrew McLeod (Emerging Talent)
1996 – Peter Vardy
1997 – Kane Johnson
1998 – Andrew Eccles
1999 – Brett Burton
2000 – Tyson Stenglein
2001 – Chris Ladhams
2002 – Graham Johncock
2003 – Brent Reilly
2004 – Ben Rutten
2005 – Nathan van Berlo (Emerging Talent), Chris Knights (Mark Bickley Award)
2006 – Jason Porplyzia (ET), Nathan van Berlo (MB)
2007 – Jonathon Griffin (ET), Jason Porplyzia (MB)
2008 – Kurt Tippett (ET), David Mackay (MB)
2009 – Andy Otten (ET), Patrick Dangerfield (MB)
2010 – Rory Sloane (ET), Phil Davis (MB)
2011 – Matthew Jaensch (ET), Daniel Talia (MB)
2012 – Brodie Smith (ET), Sam Kerridge (MB)
2013 – Brad Crouch (ET), Luke Brown (MB)
2014 – Charlie Cameron
2015 – Matt Crouch
2016 – Jake Lever
2017 – Wayne Milera Junior
2018 – Tom Doedee
2019 - Chayce Jones
2020 - Andrew McPherson
2021 - Harry Schoenberg
2022 - Sam Berry
