The nominees for the 2019 AFLW Players’ Most Valuable Player Awards have been revealed with one club nominating a record five players.

2017 AFLW Players’ Most Valuable Player Erin Phillips is a welcome return to the nominations after struggling last season with injury.

Adelaide co-captain Chelsea Randall has been nominated for the Most Courageous award for a record third consecutive season, after winning the award the previous two years.

A record-breaking 15 players have been nominated for multiple awards, with Carlton captain Bri Davey being nominated for Best Captain, Most Valuable Player and Most Courageous.

Four players have been nominated for the Best First-Year Player Award and Most Valuable Player award, with Adelaide’s Jessica Foley, Carlton’s Madison Prespakis, Geelong’s Olivia Purcell and the GWS Giants’ Alyce Parker being recognised by their peers for their outstanding rookie seasons.

Adelaide and North Melbourne have nominated five and four players for the MVP Award, respectively, with the two clubs unable to separate the playing group in an unprecedented tie.

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.

Players will be recognised at a bespoke event on Monday, April 1 and then again alongside their male colleagues at the AFL Players’ Association’s MVP Awards in late August.

Presented on Monday will be the AFLW Players’ MVP Award, presented by Gloria Jean’s, the Best Captain Award, presented by KPMG, the Most Courageous Award, presented by The Line, and the Best First-Year Player Award, presented by MSC Signs.