See also
- Doig Medal (list of Fremantle Football Club best and fairest winners in the Australian Football League)
| Fremantle fairest and best | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best and fairest player of the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Fremantle Football Club |
| First awarded | 2017 |
| Currently held by | Ange Stannett |
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. [1]
| Season | Recipient(s) | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dana Hooker | [2] | |
| 2018 | Ebony Antonio | [3] | |
| 2019 | Kiara Bowers | [4] | |
| 2020 | Kiara Bowers (2) | [5] | |
| 2021 | Kiara Bowers (3) | [6] | |
| 2022 (S6) | Hayley Miller | [7] | |
| 2022 (S7) | Kiara Bowers (4) | [8] | |
| 2023 | Ange Stannett | ||
| 2024 | Mim Strom |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Denotes current player |
| Player won AFL Women's best and fairest in same season | |
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers or colloquially Freo, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of Fremantle, a stronghold of Australian rules football in Western Australia. The Dockers were the second team from the state to be admitted to the competition, following the West Coast Eagles in 1987. Both Fremantle and the West Coast Eagles are owned by the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC), with a board of directors operating Fremantle on the commission's behalf.
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