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The nominees for the 2021 AFLW Most Valuable Player Awards will be revealed throughout Monday and Tuesday.
Voting for the AFLW MVP, Most Courageous, Best First-Year Player and Best Captain awards is a two-stage process, with players nominating their teammates in stage one before selecting from a competition-wide field in stage two.
Players cannot vote for a player from their own club during stage two of the voting process.
The AFL Players’ Association will recognise the achievements of the award winners with a special collaboration with Channel 7 program Front Bar on Wednesday April 14.
Adelaide
MVP: Ebony Marinoff, Erin Phillips, Sarah Allan
Best First-Year Player: Rachelle Martin
Most Courageous: Chelsea Randall
Best Captain: Chelsea Randall
Brisbane
MVP: Catherine Svarc, Ally Anderson, Kate Lutkins
Best First-Year Player: Courtney Hodder
Most Courageous: Shannon Campbell
Best Captain: Emma Zielke
Carlton
MVP: Breann Moody, Darcy Vescio, Madison Prespakis
Best First-Year Player: Mimi Hill
Most Courageous: Nicola Stevens
Best Captain: Katie Loynes, Kerryn Harrington
Collingwood
MVP: Brianna Davey, Brittany Bonnici, Jaimee Lambert
Best First-Year Player: Tarni Brown
Most Courageous: Sophie Casey
Best Captain: Stephanie Chiocci
Fremantle
MVP: Janelle Cuthbertson, Kiara Bowers, Stephanie Cain
Best First-Year Player: Sarah Verrier
Most Courageous: Janelle Cuthbertson
Best Captain: Kara Antonio
Geelong
MVP: Amy McDonald, Becky Webster, Meg McDonald
Best First Year Player: Olivia Barber
Most Courageous: Julia Crockett-Grills
Best Captain: Meg McDonald
Gold Coast
MVP: Alison Drennan, Lauren Ahrens, Lauren Bella
Best First Year Player: Lucy Single
Most Courageous: Daisy D’Arcy
Best Captain: Hannah Dunn / Sam Virgo
GWS Giants
MVP: Alyce Parker, Cora Staunton, Elle Bennetts
Best First Year Player: Tarni Evans
Most Courageous: Brittany Tully
Best Captain: Alicia Eva
Melbourne
MVP: Karen Paxman, Lauren Pearce, Tyla Hanks
Best First Year Player: Eliza McNamara
Most Courageous: Lauren Pearce
Best Captain: Daisy Pearce
North Melbourne
MVP: Emma Kearney, Jasmine Garner, Jenna Bruton
Best First Year Player: Bella Eddey
Most Courageous: Emma Kearney
Best Captain: Emma Kearney
Richmond
MVP: Harriet Cordner, Katie Brennan, Monique Conti
Best First Year Player: Ellie McKenzie
Most Courageous: Sarah D’Arcy
Best Captain: Katie Brennan
St Kilda
MVP: Georgia Patrikios, Hannah Priest, Tyanna Smith
Best First Year Player: Tyanna Smith
Most Courageous: Hannah Priest
Best Captain: Rhiannon Watt / Kate Shierlaw / Cat Phillips / Hannah Priest
West Coast Eagles
MVP: Aisling McCarthy, Mikayla Bowen, Niamh Kelly
Best First Year Player: Isabella Lewis
Most Courageous: Niamh Kelly
Best Captain: Emma Swanson
Western Bulldogs
MVP: Ellie Blackburn, Izzy Huntington, Kirsty Lamb
Best First Year Player: Jess Fitzgerald
Most Courageous: Kirsty Lamb
Best Captain: Ellie Blackburn