AFLW 2025 Awards

[Teen Wolf]

W Awards
Best & Fairest: Ash Riddell (NM)
Leading Goalkicker: Indy Tahau (PA) - 25
Rising Star: Zippy Fish (Syd)
Mark of the Year: Sarah Hosking (Rich) Nominees here
Goal of the Year: Montana Ham (Syd) Nominees here
All-Australian team: captained by Jasmine Garner (NM), vice-captained by Kate Hore (Melb) (full team here)

Grand Final
Best on Ground: Eilish Sheerin (NM)

AFL Players (nominees here)
Most Valuable Player: Jasmine Garner (NM)
Best First Year Player: Zippy Fish (Syd)
Most Courageous: Kiara Bowers (Frem)
Best Captain: Jasmine Garner (NM)
(more info here)

AFL Coaches
Champion Player of the Year: Ash Riddell (NM)

Club Best & Fairests
Adel: Ebony Marinoff
BL: Belle Dawes
Carl: Dayna Finn
Coll: Brittany Bonnici
Ess: Georgia Nanscawen
Frem: Aisling McCarthy
Geel: Georgie Prespakis
GC: Charlie Rowbottom
GWS: Zarlie Goldsworthy
Haw: Aine McDonagh
Melb: Kate Hore
NM: Ash Riddell
PA: Matilda Scholz
Rich: Monique Conti
StK: Tyanna Smith
Syd: Laura Gardiner
WCE: Ella Roberts
WB: Ellie Blackburn

 

[Teen Wolf]

Leading Goalkicker - Final Standings
1st: Indy Tahau (PA) - 25
2nd: Gemma Houghton (PA) - 23
=3rd: Tahlia Randall (NM) - 22
=3rd: Eden Zanker (Melb) - 22
=5th: Blaithin Bogue (NM) - 21
=5th: Aine McDonagh (Haw) - 21
=7th: Jasmine Garner (NM) - 19
=7th: Chloe Molloy (Syd) - 19
9th: Kate Hore (Melb) - 18
=10th: Aishling Moloney (Geel) - 17
=10th: Taylor Smith (Geel) - 17

 

[CURVE]

Leading Goalkicker - Final Standings
1st: Indy Tahau (PA) - 25
2nd: Gemma Houghton (PA) - 23
=3rd: Tahlia Randall (NM) - 22
=3rd: Eden Zanker (Melb) - 22
=5th: Blaithin Bogue (NM) - 21
=5th: Aine McDonagh (Haw) - 21
=7th: Jasmine Garner (NM) - 19
=7th: Chloe Molloy (Syd) - 19
9th: Kate Hore (Melb) - 18
=10th: Aishling Moloney (Geel) - 17
=10th: Taylor Smith (Geel) - 17

Taylor Smith plays for Brisbane, not Geelong.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Indeed, indeed. (or, Indy'd, as it were)

 

[Teen Wolf]

Goldsworthy Claims Second Gabrielle Trainor Medal

Zarlie Goldsworthy has capped off a phenomenal season by being crowned the 2025 Gabrielle Trainor medallist as the GIANTS’ club champion for the year.

www.gwsgiants.com.au

Gabrielle Trainor Medal Top Ten
1 Zarlie Goldsworthy – 40
2 Rebecca Beeson – 38
=3 Tarni Evans – 37
=3 Eilish O’Dowd – 37
=5 Cambridge McCormick – 35
=5 Katherine Smith – 35
7 Emily Pease – 34
=8 Madison Brazendale – 31
=8 Georgia Garnett – 31
=8 Kaitlyn Srhoj – 31

Goldsworthy and Beeson trade places from last year's result.

Tarni Evans finishes 3rd for the third time in four seasons.

Eilish O'Dowd (4th in 2024) jumps up to equal 3rd, finishing on the podium like many Irish players have done... but we'll continue to keep an eye on whether any of them finally take out the top prize among the other 17 clubs.

 

[Aristarchus]

If Hawthorn go deeper than wk2 in finals then McDonagh is a strong likelihood for Hawks BnF considering no Wales for a large period of games. They're the only two who should win it.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Idk, West won it last year and her numbers are pretty much the same this year (disposals slightly up, tackles slightly down).

Always seems to be more of a lottery with permanent forwards, too. McDonagh was 5th in 2023, then in 2024 dropped to 9th below Emily Everist who missed two games!

 

[Teen Wolf]

RECORD BREAKING RIDDELL TAKES OUT COACHES AWARD - AFL Coaches Association

RECORD BREAKING RIDDELL TAKES OUT COACHES AWARD2025 Sharp EIT Solutions AFLCA AFLW Champion Player of the Year AwardA string of dominant performances has seen North Melbourne dynamo ASH RIDDELL claim the 2025 Sharp EIT Solutions AFLCA AFLW Champion Player of the Year Award. Riddell polled votes...

aflcoaches.com.au

Leaderboard​

Votes	Player	Club
100	Ash Riddell	NMFC
85	Jasmine Garner	NMFC
84	Georgie Prespakis	GEEL
73	Ella Roberts	WCE
63	Laura Gardiner	SYD
59	Tyla Hanks	MELB
56	Kate Hore	MELB
53	Ebony Marinoff	ADEL
52	Isabel Dawes	BL
52	Matilda Scholz	PORT

 

[CURVE]

Congrats to Ash, thoroughly deserved it has been an amazing season she has put together to date.

Still amazes me that she was passed over in the first two drafts.

 

[Liam Boy]

AA Squad's out:

AFLW AA SQUAD: Roos dominate, star goalkickers miss, young Swan makes cut

After an unbeaten home and away season, the Kangaroos dominate the AFLW All-Australian squad of 42 players

www.afl.com.au

2025 AFLW ALL-AUSTRALIAN SQUAD​

Libby Birch (North Melbourne), Blaithin Bogue (North Melbourne), Mikayla Bowen (Geelong), Maeve Chaplin (Melbourne), Mon Conti (Richmond), Harriet Cordner (Carlton), Isabel Dawes (Brisbane), Jennifer Dunne (Brisbane), Jade Ellenger (Brisbane), Dayna Finn (Carlton), Zippy Fish (Sydney), Erone Fitzpatrick (Carlton), Laura Gardiner (Sydney), Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne), Amy Gaylor (Essendon), Zarlie Goldsworthy (Greater Western Sydney), Montana Ham (Sydney), Tyla Hanks (Melbourne), Courtney Hodder (Brisbane), Kate Hore (Melbourne), Gemma Houghton (Port Adelaide), Emma Kearney (North Melbourne), Niamh Kelly (Adelaide), Tilly Lucas-Rodd (Hawthorn), Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide), Cambridge McCormick (Greater Western Sydney), Aine McDonagh (Hawthorn), Niamh McLaughlin (Gold Coast), Aishling Moloney (Geelong), Gabby Newton (Fremantle), Emma O'Driscoll (Fremantle), Georgie Prespakis (Geelong), Isabelle Pritchard (Western Bulldogs), Tahlia Randall (North Melbourne), Ash Riddell (North Melbourne), Ella Roberts (West Coast), Matilda Scholz (Port Adelaide), Tyanna Smith (St Kilda), Mim Strom (Fremantle), Indy Tahau (Port Adelaide), Serene Watson (St Kilda), Tarni White (Collingwood)

Squad members by club​

6 - North Melbourne
4 - Brisbane
3 - Carlton, Fremantle, Geelong, Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Sydney
2 - Adelaide, Greater Western Sydney, Hawthorn, St Kilda
1 - Collingwood, Essendon, Gold Coast, Richmond, West Coast, Western Bulldogs

Erika O'Shea incredibly stiff. Would've been my first-picked North defender. And Jasmine Ferguson would've been second.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Collingwood, Essendon, GWS and GC really didn't deserve any nominations. Geelong and Sydney had 1-2 too many.

Needed to swap them out for the stiff ones from NM, Melb, Fremantle and St Kilda.

 

[beside the seaside]

Jesse Wardlaw not in the AA squad is surely a pisstake?

 

[Saints2001]

There's always someone who misses out. Erika O'Shea is a bigger miss for mine, no idea why Kearney made it over her. Showed again last night how good O'Shea is.

Surprised McCarthy didn't get a nomination for Freo.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Charlie Rowbottom reigns as Gold Coast SUNS Club Champion

Charlie Rowbottom has reigned as Gold Coast SUNS Club Champion for a second consecutive season.

www.goldcoastfc.com.au

2025 GC SUNS Club Champion Top 10:
1st: Charlie Rowbottom (78)
2nd: Havana Harris (74)
3rd: Lucy Single (72)
4th: Niamh McLaughlin (67)
5th: Annabel Kievit (59)
6th: Meara Girvan (58)
7th: Georgia Clayden (53)
=8th: Maddy Brancatisano (49)
=8th: Lily Mithen (49)
10th: Darcie Davies (41)

3rd win for Rowbottom, and her 2nd in a row. Been in the top 2 for all of her 5 seasons.

Single's highest finish, having previously managed a 5th and 4th.

Brancatisano's equal highest finish--has come 8th once at GC before and once at Richmond.

 

[Liam Boy]

Jesse Wardlaw not in the AA squad is surely a pisstake?

didn't kick nearly enough goals to be in consideration as a forward. you can adjust for the team she plays for or whatever but it's hard to justify including a player who kicked 13 goals when 6 players kicked 20+

 

[Teen Wolf]

Finalists for the Mark of the Year:

 

[Teen Wolf]

Finalists for the Goal of the Year:

 

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[Teen Wolf]

Prespakis Clinches Second Best and Fairest Award in Three Years

Georgie Prespakis has cemented her status as one of the premier midfielders in the competition, winning Geelong’s 2025 AFLW Best and Fairest award after another stellar season

www.geelongcats.com.au

2025 Geelong Cats AFLW Best and Fairest Top 10
1. Georgie Prespakis – 185 Votes
2. Nina Morrison – 110 Votes
3. Mikalya Bowen – 76 Votes
4. Becky Webster – 54 Votes
5. Jackie Parry – 51 Votes
6. Claudia Gunjaca – 47 Votes
7. Aishling Moloney – 40 Votes
8. Amy McDonald – 39 Votes
9. Julia Crockett-Grills – 25 Votes
10. Georgie Rankin – 24 Votes

Equal PB for Bowen, matching her ludicrously low third-place finish in 2021 for West Coast.

Also a PB for Parry, having finished 6th in the previous 2 seasons.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Scholz claims back-to-back Best and Fairest honours

Another dominant season has seen Matilda Scholz claim back-to-back Best & Fairest medals.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

Port Adelaide 2025 AFLW B&F
1st: Matilda Scholz (118)
2nd: Ashleigh Woodland (109)
3rd: Indy Tahau (95)
=4th: Teagan Germech (91)
=4th: Ella Heads (91)
6th: Abbey Dowrick (90)
7th: Sachi Syme (89)
8th: Shineah Goody (85)
9th: Katelyn Pope (75)
10th: Gemma Houghton (73)

Woodland with 9.1 votes per game, Dowrick with 8.2 per game. That is a laugh riot.

Some wild results there compared to the votes for the AFLCA Champion Player:

Scholz 52
Dowrick 38
Tahau 26
Houghton 17
Woodland 14
Heads 6
Stewart 5
Goody 4
Borg, Brooksby, Germech, Syme 3 each
Mules-Robinson 2
Paterson 1

 

[Teen Wolf]

AFLPA MVP nominees



Some things which are either surprising or just noteworthy:

Adelaide didn't nominate Niamh Kelly (AA squad).

Carlton didn't nominate Cordner (AA squad).

Fremantle didn't nominate either O'Driscoll or Strom (both in the AA squad).

GWS didn't nominate Beeson (2nd in their B&F).

Gold Coast didn't nominate Harris (2nd in their B&F).

Geelong didn't nominate Moloney (AA squad).

Hawthorn didn't nominate Lucas-Rodd (AA squad).

North Melb. nominated O'Shea (not in the AA squad) instead of Birch, Bogue, Kearney and Randall (all in the AA squad).

Port Adelaide nominated Dowrick (6th in their B&F, not in the AA squad) instead of Woodland (2nd in their B&F) and Houghton (AA squad).

Sydney nominated Kennedy (not in the AA squad) instead of Fish (in the AA squad).

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AFLPA Most Courageous nominees



I'd probably give it to Wilcox, followed by Dawes and Bowers (who has already won it once before).

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AFLPA Best First Year Player nominees



Sophie McKay and Sarah Poustie miss out in favour of teammates who were also Rising Star nominees this year.

 

[shintemaster]

AFLPA MVP nominees



Some things which are either surprising or just noteworthy:

Adelaide didn't nominate Niamh Kelly (AA squad).

Carlton didn't nominate Cordner (AA squad).

Fremantle didn't nominate either O'Driscoll or Strom (both in the AA squad).

GWS didn't nominate Beeson (2nd in their B&F).

Gold Coast didn't nominate Harris (2nd in their B&F).

Geelong didn't nominate Moloney (AA squad).

Hawthorn didn't nominate Lucas-Rodd (AA squad).

North Melb. nominated O'Shea (not in the AA squad) instead of Birch, Bogue, Kearney and Randall (all in the AA squad).

Port Adelaide nominated Dowrick (6th in their B&F, not in the AA squad) instead of Woodland (2nd in their B&F) and Houghton (AA squad).

Sydney nominated Kennedy (not in the AA squad) instead of Fish (in the AA squad).

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AFLPA Most Courageous nominees



I'd probably give it to Wilcox, followed by Dawes and Bowers (who has already won it once before).

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AFLPA Best First Year Player nominees



Sophie McKay and Sarah Poustie miss out in favour of teammates who were also Rising Star nominees this year.

You know what it is fascinating to see who clubs rate compared to the award decision makers. I don't watch enough of the other teams so apologies, but I 100% would have had O'Shea in that squad over others. In all honesty though North should have had 1-2 extra players in there. This isn't just any team - they have been the best by a large margin and the selections should match.

 

[Teen Wolf]

According to my 3-2-1 votes, the 8 players most deserving of winning the League B&F tonight:



And the next 8:


Not that I would call these projections/predictions, nevertheless I would be extremely surprised if anybody from that second group of 8 managed to win. But wouldn't be too surprised if any of them squeezed into the top 5.

Same goes for Hatchard, Finn, Cordner, Gardiner, Wales and Scholz who all polled 9 votes in the Teen Wolf Medal.

 

[Teen Wolf]

All-time League B&F votes leaderboard:

96 Monique Conti
96 Ebony Marinoff
82 Madison Prespakis
79 Ellie Blackburn
74 Anne Hatchard
73 Ashleigh Riddell
70 Emily Bates
68 Karen Paxman
66 Jasmine Garner
64 Kiara Bowers
60 Ally Anderson
59 Emma Kearney
54 Erin Phillips
53 Alyce Parker
52 Brittany Bonnici
50 Chloe Molloy

Garner and Bonnici the only 2 on that list without a top 3 finish.

Fittingly some tons will be brought up tonight, as has been the theme of the season.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Along with 2020, I'd have to say this is the worst job the selectors have done in 10 seasons (back 5 in particular is farcical):

ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM: Roo equals record, fresh faces make up bulk of side

Jasmine Garner earns a record-equalling eighth All-Australian blazer while 15 players have been named for the first time

www.afl.com.au

Team members by club​

North Melbourne - 4
Melbourne - 3
Brisbane - 2
Carlton - 2
Fremantle - 2
Port Adelaide - 2
Geelong - 1
Gold Coast - 1
Great Western Sydney - 1
Hawthorn - 1
St Kilda - 1
West Coast - 1

AFLW All-Australian Panel: Andrew Dillon (Chair), Gemma Bastiani (AFL Media and ABC), Jason Bennett (Seven Network), Laura Kane (AFL Executive General Manager Football Operations), Katie Loynes (Former player GWS/Carlton), Kate McCarthy (former player Brisbane/St Kilda/Hawthorn and Channel Seven), Erin Phillips (Former Adelaide/Port Adelaide player and AFL Performance Lead), Eliza Reilly (CODE Sports), Michael Whiting (AFL Media) and Megan Waters (Fox Footy).