2017 AFL Women's best and fairest

2017 AFL Women's best and fairest
2017 AFL Women's best and fairest winner Erin Phillips
Date28 March
LocationDocklands Stadium
WinnerErin Phillips
Adelaide (14 votes)
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The 2017 AFL Women's best and fairest was the first year the award was presented to the player adjudged the best and fairest player during the AFL Women's (AFLW) home-and-away season.[1] Erin Phillips of the Adelaide Football Club won the award with 14 votes.[2]

Leading votegetters

Placing Player Votes
1st Erin Phillips (Adelaide) 14
=2nd Ellie Blackburn (Western Bulldogs) 10
Karen Paxman (Melbourne)
4th Lara Filocamo (Fremantle) 9
5th Kaitlyn Ashmore (Brisbane) 8
=6th Jessica Dal Pos (Greater Western Sydney) 7
Emma Kearney (Western Bulldogs)
Elise O'Dea (Melbourne)
Daisy Pearce (Melbourne)
Darcy Vescio (Carlton)

Voting procedure

The three field umpires (the umpires who control the flow of the game, as opposed to goal or boundary umpires) confer after each match and award three votes, two votes and one vote to the players they regard as the best, second-best and third-best in the match, respectively. The votes are kept secret until the awards night, and are read and tallied on the evening.

The winner of the 2017 AFL Women's best and fairest was Erin Phillips, receiving 14 votes to win the inaugural award.

References

  1. ^ "AFLW Player Awards". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ Navaratnam, Danny (28 March 2017). "Simply the best: Phillips named AFLW finest". afl.com.au. Retrieved 4 February 2018.