AFLW 2023 Awards season

[The Nostradamus]

Players and coaches say garner the best

Umpires on the other hand….
Call it the umpires award not the league bnf

We call the coaches award and players mvp
Umps award should be the same and then doesn’t hold anymore weight

 

[Tigerandy63]

Indian cricket fans believed they were the best team on paper and deserved to win, they didn't deliver. The difference here is Garner delivered. Even opposition coaches saw it. Statistics supported the story but anyone watching saw her absolutely dominate those games.

This sort of thing has happened dozens of times throughout history in the men’s game so it’s nothing new. Different people have different opinions. I am old enough to remember 1974 when Kevin Bartlett won every award except the Brownlow when your own Keith Greig was successful in an upset but still a worthy winner nonetheless. Conti is too. You’re in a GF this week, just embrace that FFS.

 

[BF Tiger]

Conti had a great season and she is a very good player, the problem is the season is only 10 games long and not everyone plays everyone else. In my opinion Marinoff is the best player in the league and she didn't even poll the most for the Crows. Conti just sticks out like dogs balls in a mid-tier team, thanks partly to injuries. There weren't a lot of other players taking votes off her. Conti ended with 23, Egan 5, Yassir 2, Brennan 2, Seymour 1 and Kelly 1.

Hatchard, Marinoff and Kelly got the same number of votes as the entire Richmond team and did it playing all the top tier teams, there was a far greater pool of top end players in those games that competed for votes. When the season is only 10 games long, it heavily distorts how many votes you can poll in a top team playing other top teams a lot more frequently.

It is what it is, I think these type of results will be prone to occurring whilst the season is short and the draw is the way it is unless there is some type of adjustment to the system to take into consideration the lopsided draws combined with short seasons... and I can't see the AFL doing so.

It is an individual award in a team game, so meh, who really cares?

Just going in to bat for Conti here. Garner may have missed out on votes but Conti is extremely worthy as this year's winner.

Conti played top teams.

Round 1 W v Brisbane 4th
Round 2 L v Adelaide 1st
Round 3 W v Giants 16th
Round 4 W v Carlton 12th
Round 5 L v Fremantle 13th
Round 6 L v Gold Coast 5th
Round 7 L v Essendon 7th
Round 8 W v Hawthorn 14th
Round 9 L v Geelong 6th
Round 10 W v Collingwood 11th

So two top four teams and three other finalists, and only one of the three really poor teams this season. She polled in 9 games, including six best on grounds. This compares to her polling in 8 games in the coaches award. Conti also came second in the players' vote. No other stars taking votes off her, but also no other stars supporting her. Polled well in losing sides. Did it last year as well, so no fluke.

Hatchard, Marinoff and Kelly by comparision played Port, Richmond, Essendon (f), Giants(b3), Suns(f), Melbourne(t4), Footscray(b3), Lions(t4), North(t4), and West Coast(b3). Three other top four sides, two other finalists, two mid-table teams and all three of the really poor teams this season.

In terms of leading disposals in each game Conti was 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 4th, 1st, 1st, 1st and 1st throughout the season.

 

[Saint]

Before this year, had a team ever lost a Prelim by less than a goal and not had any players make the All Australian team?

Amy McDonald came second in the Umpires rankings and Georgie Prespakis is elite. Geelong were stitched right up.

Bonnie Toogood had a fantastic year, surprised she got VC though.

 

[Teen Wolf]

All-Australian is based on H&A performance. What do PF margins matter.

Melbourne won the equal-most games in 2021, only got 1 player in the AA team. Fremantle went 7-3 in 2022 (S6), only got 1 player in the AA team. Same goes for the Bulldogs last season.

Geelong got a dream fixture this year and went 6-4. If they had won another game, they probably would've finished H&A in the top 4 and got at least 1 player in the team. But they didn't, because they got beat up by Collingwood and also absolutely towelled up by Maddy Prespakis (who was the unluckiest non-selection league-wide).

 

[Teen Wolf]

Conti makes it five from five

Monique Conti has capped off another terrific AFLW season by claiming her fifth straight Richmond AFLW Best and Fairest at tonight’s Awards.

www.richmondfc.com.au

1st Monique Conti (23 votes)
2nd Eilish Sheerin (21)
3rd Kate Dempsey (20)
4th Katie Brennan (18)
5th Grace Egan (16)
6th Gabby Seymour (13)
7th Bethany Lynch (12)
Eq 8th Caitlin Greiser, Laura McClelland (10)
Eq 10th Emelia Yassir, Katelyn Cox, Libby Graham, Bec Miller (9)

Six in a row for Conti across two clubs. Sheerin becomes the first 2x runner-up for Richmond (with the previous 2nd placers being Monahan, Brennan/McKenzie, and Miller).

Kate Dempsey's previous highest finish was 8th. This is also the 5th time in a row Gabby Seymour has finished in the Top 6.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Lambert lands first Best & Fairest in Saints colours

Jaimee Lambert has tonight been crowed St Kilda's 2023 AFLW Best & Fairest, making it the fourth time she's won a club's highest honour at AFLW level.

www.saints.com.au

1. Jaimee Lambert (70 votes)
2. Tyanna Smith (56)
3. Georgia Patrikios (48)
4. Olivia Vesely (39)
=5. Jesse Wardlaw (35)
=5. Nat Exon (35)
7. Grace Kelly (24)
8. Hannah Priest (23)
9. Ash Richards (22)
10. Molly McDonald (20)

Lambert's 4th B&F win. Smith's 2nd runner-up, in kinda her 2nd season. Wardlaw's first top 5 finish, having managed just three lower-half Top 10s in her 5 seasons at Brisbane.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Bonnici claims first Club Best and Fairest

Collingwood AFLW foundation player Brittany Bonnici has been crowned Collingwood’s 2023 AFLW Best and Fairest at tonight’s event at Crown.

www.collingwoodfc.com.au

Collingwood 2023 B&F Top 10
1 Brittany Bonnici
2 Brianna Davey
3 Sarah Rowe
4 Sabrina Frederick
5 Mikala Cann
6 Aishling Sheridan
7 Grace Campbell
8 Jordyn Allen
9 Nell Morris-Dalton
10 Tarni White

First win for Bonnici, having gone 3rd-2nd-3rd-4th from 2019 to 2022 (S6).

While this is Frederick's third Top 5 finish, it's her first since 2018.

Five of Collingwood's Top 10 didn't play a game for them last season.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Bates claims fifth best and fairest

Emily Bates is your 2023 Hawthorn AFLW Best and Fairest!

www.hawthornfc.com.au

Hawthorn 2023 AFLW best and fairest top 10

1. Emily Bates (74 votes)
2. Jenna Richardson (58 votes)
=3. Jasmine Fleming (57 votes)
=3. Tilly Lucas-Rodd (57 votes)
5. Aine McDonagh (52 votes)
6. Kaitlyn Ashmore (49 votes)
7. Kristy Stratton (48 votes)
8. Mackenzie Eardley (40 votes)
9. Greta Bodey (39 votes)
=10. Aileen Gilroy (36 votes)
=10. Lucy Wales (36 votes)

Three in a row for Bates, and her 5th in total!

4 players making a Top 10 for the 1st time seems like a lot. Comparison with the other announced club results:

Haw 4 (Richardson 2nd, McDonagh 5th, Stratton 7th, Eardley 8th)​

Frem 3 (Lally 7th, East 8th, Scanlon 10th)​

PA 3 (Scholz 3rd, Borg 5th, Hammond 10th)​

WCE 2 (Gibson 6th, Davison 10th)​

Rich 2 (Graham 10th, Yassir 10th)​

GWS 1 (Goldsworthy 1st)​

Coll 1 (Morris-Dalton 9th)​

StK 1 (Richards 9th)​

 

[Teen Wolf]

AFLW: Toogood takes home Best and Fairest

Bombers Co-Captain claims major honour.

www.essendonfc.com.au

1. Bonnie Toogood – 133 votes
2. Maddy Prespakis – 125 votes
3. Stephanie Wales – 96 votes
4. Georgia Nanscawen – 91 votes
=5. Sophie Alexander – 84 votes
=5. Sophie Van De Heuvel – 84 votes
7. Ellyse Gamble – 76 votes
8. Stephanie Cain – 66 votes
9. Paige Scott – 65 votes
10. Georgia Clarke – 60 votes

Toogood completes her rise since 2020, going from 10th to 5th to 4th to 2nd and now to 1st.

Moody claims the crown

Brea Moody has claimed her second Best and Fairest award for the Blues.

www.carltonfc.com.au

Winner: Breann Moody
Second place: Abbie McKay
Third place: Mimi Hill
Fourth place: Keeley Sherar
Fifth place: Gab Pound

I'm surprised by this result considering how badly Moody has been ripped off in recent years. The only other time she was appropriately valued in Carlton's B&F count was in 2018 i.e. the other time she won it.

Garner caps stellar season with fourth Club Champion Award

Jasmine Garner has been crowned the Kangaroos' 2023 Club Champion

www.nmfc.com.au

1. Jasmine Garner – 206
2. Ash Riddell – 196
3. Emma Kearney – 163
4. Mia King – 150
5. Sarah Wright – 140
6. Alice O’Loughlin –134
7. Tahlia Randall – 132
8. Jasmine Ferguson – 130
9. Kim Rennie – 129
=10. Bella Eddey – 121
=10. Emma King – 121

Back-to-back for Garner, and her 4th in total. Sarah Wright picked up a top 5 spot, having never finished top 10 before.

Blackburn claims fifth Best and Fairest

Western Bulldogs captain Ellie Blackburn has claimed her fifth Club Best and Fairest award.

www.westernbulldogs.com.au

Top 5 – 2023 AFLW Western Bulldogs Best and Fairest​

1. Ellie Blackburn (97 votes)
2. Elisabeth Georgostathis (58)
3. Kirsty Lamb (51)
4. Isabella Grant & Gabby Newton (40)

4th win in a row for Blackburn, and 5th in total.

Across 8 award seasons, clubs that don't put out a full Top 10 is a clear sign of a shitly run women's program.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Gardiner crowned AFLW Club Champion

Gardiner capped off a dominant season in red and white claiming the AFLW Club Champion award and the Players Player award.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

Sydney 2023 AFLW Club Champion Leaderboard
1. Laura Gardiner (223)
2. Chloe Molloy (136)
3. Ally Morphett (87)
4. Sofia Hurley (84)
5. Lucy McEvoy (69)
6. Tanya Kennedy (67)
7. Brenna Tarrant (56)
8. Rebecca Privitelli (48)
9. Ella Heads (36)
10. Cynthia Hamilton (25)

Gardiner by a whisker there. Sofia Hurley is the only player to have finished in the top 8 for Sydney's first two seasons (finished 3rd last year--Hamilton won it and Heads was 5th).

AFLW: Marinoff Crowned 2023 Club Champion

The three-time Premiership star is now a two-time Best and Fairest

www.afc.com.au

Adelaide 2023 AFLW Club Champion Leaderboard
1 Ebony Marinoff 369
2 Anne Hatchard 341
3 Niamh Kelly 318
4 Danielle Ponter 303
5 Chelsea Biddell 297
6 Eloise Jones 281
7 Teah Charlton 261
8 Zoe Prowse 257
9 Madison Newman 256
=10 Caitlin Gould 250
=10 Chelsea Randall 250

Number 2 for Marinoff, and the 5th time (in a row) that she and Hatchard have shared the top 2 spots. The only other pair to do this more than twice is Garner and Riddell, with 3 (also in a row).

Ponter's previous, and only other, top 10 finish was her 8th place back in 2020. Eloise Jones is still yet to crack a top 5. Caitlin Gould has very much filled the role of Ashleigh Saint (who finished 10th in 2021 and 2022 S7), demoted from a 6th place finish last season.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Lion Queen: Anderson Claims Third Lions Crown

Ally Anderson has capped off her stellar 2023 season by being crowned the Brisbane Lions Best and Fairest.

www.lions.com.au

Best and Fairest – Top 10

1. Ally Anderson – 205
2. Isabel Dawes – 195
3. Orla O’Dwyer – 169
4. Nat Grider – 166
5. Dakota Davidson – 164
6. Breanna Koenen – 163
7. Courtney Hodder – 160
8. Sophie Conway – 158
9. Jade Ellenger – 155
10. Cathy Svarc – 154

Anderson's 3rd win, and 2nd in a premiership year. Davidson's first Top 10 finish.

Since finishing equal-4th in 2020, Conway has gone 7th, equal-9th, equal-6th (three-way tie) and then 8th this year while making the All-Australian team.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Prespakis Crowned Geelong AFLW Best and Fairest

A full recap of all the award winners at the 2023 AFLW Best and Fairest

www.geelongcats.com.au

2023 Geelong Cats AFLW Best and Fairest Top 10
1. Georgie Prespakis – 188 votes
2. Nina Morrison – 163 votes
3. Amy McDonald – 82 votes
4. Claudia Gunjaca – 69 votes
5. Becky Webster – 53 votes
6. Jackie Parry – 50 votes
7. Aishling Moloney – 34 votes
8. Chloe Scheer – 23 votes
9. Chantel Emonson – 21 votes
10. Meghan McDonald – 19 votes

Bringing an end to Amy McDonald's winning streak at 3. Obligatory 'Prespakis x2 become first sisters to win club a B&F' stat.

Nina Morrison has gone 4th, 3rd and now 2nd in her last 3 seasons.

Hanks and Hore joint Melbourne AFLW Best and Fairest winners

Captain Kate Hore and vice-captain Tyla Hanks have tied for the 2023 Daisy Pearce Trophy

www.melbournefc.com.au

Daisy Pearce Trophy 2023
= 1st – Tyla Hanks (64 points)
= 1st – Kate Hore (64 points)
3rd – Lauren Pearce (54 points)
= 4th – Sinead Goldrick (52 points)
= 4th – Olivia Purcell (52 points)
= 6th – Eden Zanker (51 points)
= 6th – Lily Mithen (51 points)
= 8th – Libby Birch (48 points)
= 9th – Blaithin Mackin (47 points)
= 9th – Shelley Heath (47 points)
= 11th – Eliza McNamara (46 points)
= 11th – Tahlia Gillard (46 points)

Two in a row for Hore. It's Hanks' second win too, with her first time also being a tie--in 2021 with Paxman, who btw missed out on a top 10 finish for the first time.

Lauren Pearce in the top 3, yeah nah man. Having her finish above Zanker is wack.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Claudia Whitfort claims maiden SUNS Club Champion

Midfielder Claudia Whitfort has taken out her maiden Gold Coast SUNS AFLW Club Champion following a stellar 2023 campaign.

www.goldcoastfc.com.au

2023 Gold Coast AFLW Club Champion Top 10:
1. Claudia Whitfort (322)
2. Charlie Rowbottom (270)
3. Daisy D’Arcy (255)
4. Jac Dupuy (252)
=5. Lucy Single (251)
=5. Alison Drennan (251)
7. Bess Keaney (238)
8. Maddy Brancatisano (234)
9. Niamh McLaughlin (225)
10. Lauren Ahrens (221)

Maintaining that average of 30 votes per game would've seen Rowbottom just sneak home by 8 votes, if she had played the last 2 games. By the same token, Lucy Single could've snuck into 2nd spot if she hadn't missed Round 9 through suspension.

Aside from Kerryn Peterson (who played just 4 games), Tara Bohanna was the only captain to not get a Top 10 finish this year.*

*Carlton didn't provide a full Top 10, but it's a safe bet Peterson wasn't in it

And I now declare awards season closed!