See also
- Trevor Barker Award (list of St Kilda Football Club best and fairest winners in the Australian Football League)
| St Kilda best and fairest | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best and fairest player of the St Kilda Football Club in the AFL Women's |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | St Kilda Football Club |
| First awarded | 2020 |
| Currently held by | Jaimee Lambert |
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. [1] [2]
The inaugural count, held remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in a four-way tie. [3]
| Bold | Denotes current player |
| Player won AFL Women's best and fairest in same season |
| Season | Recipient(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Rosie Dillon | [4] |
| Caitlin Greiser | ||
| Georgia Patrikios | ||
| Olivia Vesely | ||
| 2021 | Georgia Patrikios (2) | [5] |
| 2022 (S6) | Bianca Jakobsson | [6] |
| 2022 (S7) | Kate Shierlaw | [7] |
| 2023 | Jaimee Lambert | [8] |
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