Geelong best and fairest (AFL Women's)

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Geelong best and fairest
Awarded forThe best and fairest player of the Geelong Football Club in the AFL Women's
CountryAustralia
Presented by Geelong Football Club
First awarded2019
Currently held by Georgie Prespakis

In the AFL Women's (AFLW), the Geelong best and fairest award is awarded to the best and fairest player at the Geelong Football Club during the home-and-away season. The award has been awarded annually since the club's inaugural season in the competition in 2019, with Meg McDonald the inaugural winner of the award. [1] [2]

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Recipients

BoldDenotes current player
Player won AFL Women's best and fairest in same season
SeasonRecipient(s)Ref.
2019 Meg McDonald [1] [3]
2020 Olivia Purcell [4] [5]
2021 Amy McDonald [6] [7]
2022 (S6) Amy McDonald (2) [8] [9] [10]
2022 (S7) Amy McDonald (3) [11] [12] [13]
2023 Georgie Prespakis [14] [15]

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