The AFL has today announced the medal presenters for the 2022 NAB AFL Women’s Grand Final between the Adelaide Crows and Melbourne to be played at Adelaide Oval tomorrow, Saturday April 9.

Best on Ground Medal
Richard Goyder AO
AFL Commission Chair Richard Goyder AO will present the Best on Ground Medal.

Coaches Medal
Paul Bassat
AFL Commissioner Paul Bassat will present the Coaches Medal to the Premiership Coach.

Umpires' Medals
Simone Wilkie
AFL Commissioner Simone Wilkie will present the Umpires’ Medals.

Premiership Cup Presenter
Lisa Hardeman
Contributing to Australian Football for more than 40 years and one of the driving forces behind the establishment of elite women’s football, Lisa said she was honoured to be selected as the 2022 NAB AFLW Premiership Cup Ambassador. Lisa began her football career at the Fairfield Football Club, playing 111 games in the Victorian Women Football League (VWFL) and winning the Premier Division ‘Best & Fairest’ award - the ‘Helen Lambert’ medal in 1989. From 1992 to 1997 she represented Victoria (twice as Captain) and played in five premierships. Her strong leadership skills saw her become the Captain at the Scorpions (1989, 1993 and 1994) and Darebin Falcons (1996), leading both clubs to premiership success.

Lisa’s contribution to football continued on the sidelines with an outstanding coaching career spanning more than a decade. First coaching in 1997, Lisa coached Darebin Falcons (1997-2000) and Melbourne University (2001-2003, 2009) to multiple premierships and led the Victorian Representative team as coach from 2001 to 2004. Her football administration has also been exceptional, serving as VWFL President in 1989 and from 1997 until 2000, Secretary in 1996, and was a member of the VWFL Advisory Board with AFL Victoria.

Lisa Hardeman chats with Melbourne's Daisy Pearce before the clash against Western Bulldogs in R4, 2021. Picture: AFL Photos

Lisa’s football legacies include the Victorian Football League Women’s Grand Final Best on Ground award ‘The Lisa Hardeman Medal’, and the ‘Hansen-Hardeman Cup’ for matches between the Melbourne and Western Bulldogs football clubs.

Away from the football field, Lisa has served in the Victoria Police for 38 years and is currently the Commander in charge of the Priority and Safer Communities Division. Throughout her time in the force, Lisa was awarded the Australia Police Medal in the Australia Day Honours in 2018 and was inducted into the Victoria Police Sporting Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Victorian Honour Role of Women in 2019 for her service to Victoria Police and women playing football.

Best on Ground Medal panel

The AFL wishes to advise the judges for the 2022 NAB AFL Women’s Grand Final Best on Ground Medal will be as follows:
 
- Laura Kane (AFL, Chairperson)
- Lauren Wood (Herald Sun)
- Bec Goddard (Channel 7)
- Jessica Webster (ABC)
- Gemma Bastiani (AFL.com.au) 
 
As a reminder to all media, the Best on Ground Medal cannot be shared between two players.

In the event of a tie, the tie is broken as follows:
 
- Number of three votes received
- Number of two votes received
- If still unbroken, votes cast by the Chairperson will break the tie.