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The Deep Dive: The race for the AFLW Best and Fairest

Gemma Bastiani and Ellie Blackburn discuss the ’sure thing’ and the ‘smokey' for the AFLW Best and Fairest award

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    From her greatest fear to her favourite assistant coach being the brother of a Collingwood superstar, there is more to Roo Ruby Tripodi than her footy ability

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  • AFLW Pocket Profile: Amelie Borg

    Power defender Amelie Borg wanted to be a famous singer and her coffee order changes depending on the weather

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  • AFLW Pocket Profile: Courtney Hodder

    From her celebrity doppelganger to where her middle name comes from, get to know more about Brisbane star Courtney Hodder

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  • AFLW Pocket Profile: Danielle Ponter

    She's one of the most courageous players in the competition, but there's one teammate Danielle Ponter hates facing at training

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  • AFLW Pocket Profile: Lucy Wales

    Her dad gave her the wrong middle name and there are two teammates she simply refuses to allow to drive her anywhere - meet Hawthorn ruck Lucy Wales

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  • AFLW Pocket Profile: Caitlin Gould

    From refusing to eat vegetables and salad, to her celebrity doppelganger, there's plenty you might not know about Adelaide's Caitlin Gould

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  • AFLW Pocket Profile: Gemma Houghton

    She one of the highest scoring AFLW forwards of all time, but there was another sport that Gemma Houghton excelled at before she found the Sherrin

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  • AFLW Pocket Profile: Steph Cain

    She'll captain the Bombers this finals season, but there's plenty you don't know about Steph Cain

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  • AFLW Pocket Profile: Mia King

    She's one of the faces of the AFLW competition, but there's plenty you don't know about North Melbourne star and proud Jawoyn woman Mia King

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  • AFLW pocket profile: Mattea Breed

    She took one of the best marks of the year against the Demons on Thursday, but from her celebrity doppelganger to her favourite part about being Indigenous, there's plenty more to Mattea Breed

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AFLW Awards News

  • RECAP: All the winners from The W Awards for 2024

    All the action from the W Awards, celebrating the best and brightest from the 2024 NAB AFLW season

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  • Best of the best: Crows star caps off brilliant year with B&F win

    Ebony Marinoff edges out Ash Riddell to win the AFLW's Best and Fairest award for 2024

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  • High-flying ruck, Crows sharp shooter nab MOTY, GOTY

    Matilda Scholz and Hannah Munyard win the 2024 Virgin Australia AFLW Mark of the Year and NAB AFLW Goal of the Year respectively

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  • ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM: Star mids grab seventh blazers, 12 first-timers

    Brisbane and Adelaide lead the way while three Irishwomen win a spot in the 2024 All-Australian side

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  • FULL VOTES: Power young gun storms to Rising Star win

    Matilda Scholz wins the Telstra AFLW Rising Star ahead of Port Adelaide teammate Shineah Goody

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  • AFLW Best and Fairest tracker: Every vote, every week, every game

    Keep track of every vote from the 2024 AFLW Best and Fairest count with our live vote tracker

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  • The leading contenders for the 2024 AFLW best and fairest

    Who will be crowned the League's best player this season? Dylan Bolch runs his eye over some of the top names

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  • Who wins the AFLW Rising Star? Our experts have their say

    There's no shortage of talented youngsters in the AFLW, but who is most likely to take out the Rising Star award? AFL.com.au's AFLW experts take a look at the top contenders

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  • 'Who knows?' Star Roos could cost each other a shot at W B&F

    And North Melbourne coach Darren Crocker remains bemused why Jasmine Garner isn't already a League B&F winner

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  • Roos star 'not too bothered' about missing out on B&F again

    Kangaroos gun Jasmine Garner insisted she was unfazed by being overlooked for the AFLW best and fairest award

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2023 W Awards Coral Carpet

Check out all the glitz and glamour from the W Awards Coral Carpet

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In the spirit of reconciliation the AFL acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.