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 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Denotes current player |
| Player won AFL Women's best and fairest in same season | |
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, 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.
The Doig Medal is the best and fairest award given out to the player considered best and fairest during a season for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL.
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.
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Luke Ryan is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A versatile player Ryan is a Doig Medalist as well as an All-Australian.
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Kiara Bowers is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
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