See also
- Malcolm Blight Medal (list of Adelaide Football Club best and fairest winners in the Australian Football League)
| Adelaide Club Champion | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best and fairest player of the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Adelaide Football Club |
| First awarded | 2017 |
| Currently held by | Anne Hatchard |
In the AFL Women's (AFLW), the Adelaide Club Champion award is awarded to the best and fairest player at the Adelaide Football Club during the home-and-away season. The award has been awarded annually since the competition's inaugural season in 2017, and Erin Phillips was the inaugural winner of the award. [1]
| Bold | Denotes current player |
| Player won AFL Women's best and fairest in same season |
| Season | Recipient(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Erin Phillips | [2] |
| 2018 | Chelsea Randall | [3] |
| 2019 | Erin Phillips (2) | [4] |
| 2020 | Anne Hatchard | [5] |
| 2021 | Ebony Marinoff | [6] |
| 2022 (S6) | Anne Hatchard (2) | [7] |
| 2022 (S7) | Anne Hatchard (3) | [8] |
| Bold | Denotes current player |
| Player | Awards | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Hatchard | 3 | 2020, 2022 (S6), 2022 (S7) |
| Erin Phillips | 2 | 2017, 2019 |
Greg Phillips is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also played 20 interstate matches for South Australia.
Brianna Iris Davey is an Australian footballer in both the Association football (soccer) and Australian rules football codes. In soccer, she was a goalkeeper for the national women's team the Matildas and played in the W-League for Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City. In 2016, she transitioned from soccer to Australian rules football, and was one of two initial marquee recruits for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She won the inaugural Carlton best and fairest award and was named in the 2017 AFL Women's All-Australian team. Davey served as Carlton captain from 2018 to 2019 before being traded to the Collingwood Football Club. She was appointed Collingwood co-captain alongside Steph Chiocci in 2021, and won the league best and fairest award for the 2021 season.
AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football league for female players. The first season of the league in February and March 2017 had eight teams; the league expanded to 10 teams in the 2019 season, 14 teams in 2020 and 18 teams in 2022. The league is run by the Australian Football League (AFL) and is contested by each of the clubs from that competition. The reigning premiers are Melbourne.
The 2017 AFL Women's season was the inaugural season of the AFL Women's competition, the new highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured eight clubs, ran from 3 February until 25 March, and comprised a 7-game home-and-away season followed by a grand final featuring the top two clubs.
Chelsea Randall is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She is one of the club's inaugural AFLW team co-captains.
Ebony Marinoff is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Marinoff is a three-time AFL Women's premiership player and five-time AFL Women's All-Australian, and won the Adelaide Club Champion award in 2021. In 2017, she won the inaugural AFL Women's Rising Star award, played in a premiership with Darebin in the VFL Women's (VFLW) and represented The Allies in the inaugural AFL Women's State of Origin match. Marinoff is the AFL Women's games record holder and Adelaide games record holder with 67 games.
Emma Michelle Kearney is an Australian rules footballer and former cricketer. A decorated midfielder in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, Kearney won the league's best and fairest award while playing for the Western Bulldogs in 2018 and has captained North Melbourne since 2019. She previously played cricket for the Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) and for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL).
Kellie-Maree Gibson is an Australian rules footballer playing for West Coast in the AFL Women's competition. She was one of Adelaide's two marquee players in the inaugural AFL Women's season and has also played for Fremantle. A multi-sport athlete, Gibson began her athletic career as a sprinter, and won a gold medal in rugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.
Tayla Thorn is an Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide and Gold Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
Dana Hooker is an Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Fremantle Football Club from 2017 to 2019. Hooker is a dual AFL Women's All-Australian, and was the inaugural Fremantle fairest and best winner in 2017 and inaugural West Coast Club Champion in 2020.
Angela Foley is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Adelaide Football Club from 2017 to season 6. A defender, 1.73 metres (5.7 ft) tall, Foley plays primarily on the half-back line with the ability to push into the midfield.
Anne Hatchard is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.
Sarah Allan is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.
In the AFL Women's (AFLW), the Carlton best and fairest award is awarded to the best and fairest player at the Carlton Football Club during the home-and-away season. The award has been awarded annually since the competition's inaugural season in 2017, and Brianna Davey was the inaugural winner of the award.
In the AFL Women's (AFLW), the Fremantle fairest and best award is awarded to the best and fairest player at the Fremantle Football Club during the home-and-away season. The award has been awarded annually since the competition's inaugural season in 2017, and Dana Hooker was the inaugural winner of the award.
In the AFL Women's (AFLW), the Melbourne best and fairest award is awarded to the best and fairest player at the Melbourne Football Club during the home-and-away season. The award has been awarded annually since the competition's inaugural season in 2017, and Daisy Pearce won the inaugural two awards.
In the AFL Women's (AFLW), the Western Bulldogs best and fairest award is awarded to the best and fairest player at the Western Bulldogs during the home-and-away season. The award has been awarded annually since the competition's inaugural season in 2017, and Ellie Blackburn and Emma Kearney were the joint inaugural winners of the award.
The 2019 AFL Women's season was the third season of the AFL Women's competition, the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia.
The SANFL Women's League Best and Fairest Medal is awarded to the best and fairest player in the SANFL Women's League (SANFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game. Future Greater Western Sydney and Adelaide player Courtney Gum was the inaugural winner of the award in 2017, with Lauren Young the youngest winner of the award after her win in 2021, aged just 15 years in her winning season.