See also
- Copeland Trophy (list of Collingwood Football Club best and fairest winners in the Australian Football League)
| Collingwood best and fairest | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best and fairest player of the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Collingwood Football Club |
| First awarded | 2017 |
| Currently held by | Ruby Schleicher |
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. [1]
| Bold | Denotes current Collingwood player |
| Player won AFL Women's best and fairest in same season |
| Season | Recipient(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nicola Stevens | [2] |
| 2018 | Chloe Molloy | [3] |
| 2019 | Jaimee Lambert | [4] |
| 2020 | Jaimee Lambert (2) | [5] |
| 2021 | Brianna Davey | [6] |
| 2022 (S6) | Jaimee Lambert (3) | [7] |
| 2022 (S7) | Jordyn Allen | [8] |
| 2023 | Brittany Bonnici | [9] |
| 2024 | Ruby Schleicher | [10] |
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