See also
- John Nicholls Medal (list of Carlton Football Club best and fairest winners in the Australian Football League)
| Carlton best and fairest | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best and fairest player of the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Carlton Football Club |
| First awarded | 2017 |
| Currently held by | Breann Moody |
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. [1]
| Bold | Denotes current player |
| Player won AFL Women's best and fairest in same season |
| Season | Recipient(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Brianna Davey | [2] |
| 2018 | Katie Loynes | [3] |
| Breann Moody | ||
| 2019 | Brianna Davey (2) | [4] |
| Madison Prespakis | ||
| 2020 | Madison Prespakis (2) | [5] |
| 2021 | Darcy Vescio | [6] |
| 2022 (S6) | Madison Prespakis (3) | [7] |
| 2022 (S7) | Mimi Hill | [8] |
| 2023 | Breann Moody (2) | [9] |
| Player | Awards | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Madison Prespakis | 3 | 2019, 2020, 2022 (S6) |
| Brianna Davey | 2 | 2017, 2019 |
| Breann Moody | 2 | 2018, 2023 |
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.
Monique Conti is an Australian rules footballer and basketballer. Conti currently plays for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW), having previously played for the Western Bulldogs from 2018 to 2019, and plays for the Melbourne Boomers in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), having also played for the Southside Flyers from 2020 to 2023.
Darcy Vescio is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. As a heavily marketed marquee player, Vescio has been referred to as a "household name" in Australia by ESPN.
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.
Nicola Stevens is an Australian rules footballer playing for St Kilda in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for Collingwood in 2017 and for Carlton in 2018–2022. Stevens was selected in the inaugural AFL Women's All-Australian team and was the inaugural Collingwood best and fairest winner during her only season with the Magpies in 2017.
Katie Loynes is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Greater Western Sydney in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.
Jasmine Garner is an Australian rules footballer with North Melbourne in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. Garner scored the AFLW's first-ever goal while playing for Collingwood in the league's inaugural match in 2017.
Breann Moody is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She was drafted by Carlton with the club's ninth selection and the sixty seventh overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in Round 1, 2017, in the club and the league's inaugural match at Ikon Park against Collingwood. Moody finished 2017 having played in all seven of Carlton's matches that season. In 2018, Moody received a nomination for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award after recording 29 hitouts and eleven disposals in Carlton's round 5 loss to Adelaide. At the end of the 2018 season, she was the joint winner of the club best and fairest alongside Katie Loynes.
Matilda Lucas-Rodd is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). They previously played for the Carlton Football Club from 2017 to 2019 and the St Kilda Football Club from 2020 to 2022 (S6). They were the inaugural Hawthorn best and fairest winner, and they have served as Hawthorn captain since 2022 season 7.
The 2018 AFL Women's season was the second season of the AFL Women's competition, the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured eight clubs, ran from 2 February until 24 March, and comprised a 7-game home-and-away season followed by a grand final featuring the top two clubs.
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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. Anne Hatchard has received the award a record three times, while Erin Phillips and Ebony Marinoff have each won twice, with Marinoff being the most recent recipient of the award.
In the AFL Women's (AFLW), the Collingwood best and fairest award is awarded to the best and fairest player at the Collingwood Football Club during the home-and-away season. The award has been awarded annually since the competition's inaugural season in 2017, and Nicola Stevens 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. Kiara Bowers, with 4 victories, is the only multiple winner of the award.
In the AFL Women's (AFLW), the Daisy Pearce Trophy 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. Daisy Pearce was the inaugural winner of the award, winning in the first two seasons and three times in total; in 2023, the award was renamed in her honour.
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.
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Madison Prespakis is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Carlton Football Club from 2019 to season 6. A midfielder who won multiple accolades at junior level and played in the VFL Women's (VFLW) as a teenager, Prespakis won the 2019 AFL Women's Rising Star award in her debut season and the 2020 AFL Women's best and fairest award in her second season. She is a three-time AFL Women's All-Australian, three-time Carlton best and fairest winner and was the inaugural Essendon best and fairest winner in season 7, and is Essendon's equal games record holder with 21 games.
In the AFL Women's (AFLW), the St Kilda best and fairest award is awarded to the best and fairest player at the St Kilda Football Club during the home-and-away season, equivalent to the Trevor Barker Award for the men's team. The award has been awarded annually since the club's inaugural season in the competition in 2020.