The AFL Players Association has today revealed Alice Edmonds, Jess Fitzgerald and Isabelle Pritchard as the Western Bulldogs nominees for the 2024 AFLW Most Valuable Player Award.
It marks a second nomination for both Edmonds and Pritchard, and first for Fitzgerald.
The trio were among the Dogs’ most consistent contributors this season, each playing all 11 games while recording career-best averages across a number of key statistics.
Edmonds averaged 10.2 disposals and 30 hit-outs, while Pritchard (19.9 disposals, 5.6 tackles, 5.2 clearances) and Fitzgerald (15.7 disposals, 4.5 tackles, 3.1 clearances) were important.
In other awards, young guns Elaine Grigg is in the running for Best First Year Player and Rylie Wilcox is up for the Most Courageous Player.
De Berry automatically qualifies for the Best Captain Award.
All award-winners will be announced tonight (Tuesday 26 November) via the AFLPA's digital channels.
AFLW AFL Players Association Award nominees:
- AFL Players’ Most Valuable Player Award, proudly presented by KPMG: Alice Edmonds, Jessica Fitzgerald, Isabelle Pritchard
- AFL Players’ Best First Year Player Award, proudly presented by Torrens University Australia: Elaine Grigg
- AFL Players’ Best Captain Award, proudly presented by The Diamond Guys: Deanna Berry
- AFL Players’ Most Courageous Player Award, proudly presented by Tackle Your Feelings: Rylie Wilcox
The AFLW MVP Award is a two-part voting process. In stage one, every player is asked to nominate three teammates they deem worthy of the AFLW MVP award.
In stage two, players are asked to vote for their MVP from the list of three nominees of every club, however, cannot vote for their teammates.
