The AFL Players’ Association is proud to reveal the nominees for the 2025 AFLW Players’ MVP Awards.
The AFLW Players’ Most Valuable Player, Most Courageous, Best Captain and Best First-Year Player will be announced at an exclusive in-person event on Tuesday 25th November, bringing together the AFLW playing group and celebrating their 2025 season.
AFLW Players’ Most Valuable Player, presented by KPMG
Adelaide nominees:
- Eloise Jones
- Ebony Marinoff
- Madison Newman
Brisbane Lions nominees:
- Isabel Dawes
- Jade Ellenger
- Courtney Hodder
Carlton nominees:
- Dayna Finn
- Erone Fitzpatrick
- Abbie McKay
Collingwood nominees:
- Brittany Bonnici
- Ruby Schleicher
- Tarni White
Essendon nominees:
- Amy Gaylor
- Georgia Nanscawen
- Madison Prespakis
Fremantle nominees:
- Kiara Bowers
- Aisling McCarthy
- Gabby Newton
Geelong nominees:
- Mikayla Bowen
- Nina Morrison
- Georgie Prespakis
Gold Coast Suns nominees:
- Niamh McClaughlin
- Charlie Rowbottom
- Lucy Single
GWS Giants nominees:
- Tarni Evans
- Zarlie Goldsworthy
- Cambridge McCormick
Hawthorn nominees:
- Áine McDonagh
- Lucy Wales
- Eliza West
Melbourne nominees:
- Maeve Chaplin
- Tyla Hanks
- Kate Hore
North Melbourne nominees:
- Jasmine Garner
- Erika O’Shea
- Ash Riddell
Port Adelaide nominees:
- Abbey Dowrick
- Matilda Scholz
- Indy Tahau
Richmond nominees:
- Monique Conti
- Libby Graham
- Ellie McKenzie
St Kilda nominees:
- Jaimee Lambert
- Tyanna Smith
- Serene Watson
Sydney Swans nominees:
- Laura Gardiner
- Montana Ham
- Tanya Kennedy
West Coast Eagles nominees:
- Isabella Lewis
- Ella Roberts
- Charlotte Thomas
Western Bulldogs nominees:
- Alice Edmonds
- Isabelle Pritchard
- Rylie Wilcox
Most Courageous Player, presented by Tackle Your Feelings
Nominees:
- Zoe Prowse (Adelaide)
- Isabel Dawes (Brisbane Lions)
- Dayna Finn (Carlton)
- Mikala Cann (Collingwood)
- Daria Bannister (Esssendon)
- Kiara Bowers (Fremantle)
- Claudia Gunjaca (Geelong)
- Meara Girvan (Gold Coast Suns)
- Brodee Mowbray (GWS Giants)
- Tamara Smith (Hawthorn)
- Eliza McNamara (Melbourne)
- Vikki Wall (North Melbourne)
- Shineah Goody (Port Adelaide)
- Bethany Lynch (Richmond)
- J’Noemi Anderson (St Kilda)
- Tanya Kennedy (Sydney Swans)
- Jessica Rentsch (West Coast Eagles)
- Rylie Wilcox (Western Bulldogs)
Best Captain, presented by Chartered Accountants
Nominees:
- Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide)
- Sarah Allan (Adelaide)
- Breanna Koenen (Brisbane Lions)
- Abbie McKay (Carlton)
- Ruby Schleicher (Collingwood)
- Steph Cain (Esssendon)
- Bonnie Toogood (Essendon)
- Angelique Stannett (Fremantle)
- Meg McDonald (Geelong)
- Niamh McLaughlin (Gold Coast Suns)
- Lucy Single (Gold Coast Suns)
- Rebecca Beeson (GWS Giants)
- Emily Bates (Hawthorn)
- Kate Hore (Melbourne)
- Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne)
- Justine Mules-Robinson (Port Adelaide)
- Katie Brennan (Richmond)
- Hannah Priest (St Kilda)
- Lucy McEvoy (Sydney Swans)
- Chloe Molloy (Sydney Swans)
- Isabella Lewis (West Coast Eagles)
- Charlotte Thomas (West Coast Eagles)
- Deanna Berry (Western Bulldogs)
Best First-Year Player, presented by P3 Recovery
Nominees:
- India Rasheed (Adelaide)
- Neasa Dooley (Brisbane Lions)
- Poppy Scholz (Carlton)
- Ash Centra (Collingwood)
- Holly Ridewood (Esssendon)
- Indi Strom (Fremantle)
- Emma Kilpatrick (Geelong)
- Havana Harris (Gold Coast Suns)
- Grace Martin (GWS Giants)
- Daisy Flockhart (Hawthorn)
- Laela Ebert (Melbourne)
- Amy Gavin-Mangan (North Melbourne)
- Jasmine Sowden (Port Adelaide)
- Sierra Grieves (Richmond)
- Kyla Forbes (St Kilda)
- Zippy Fish (Sydney Swans)
- Lucia Painter (West Coast Eagles)
- Emma McDonald (Western Bulldogs)