The Coaches MVP Award votes from Round 1 of the VFLW have been announced.

The award is voted by head coaches and acknowledges the standout performers each match.

Coaches provide votes on a 5,4,3,2,1 basis after each of their club’s home and away matches. The maximum votes a player can receive in one match is 10 votes.

Below are the votes from Round 1 of the 2026 VFLW season.

Darebin 5.3 (33) def by Carlton 7.8 (50)
8 Grace Matser (CARL)
6 Caitlin Bunker (DAR)
5 Zoe Larkins (CARL)
5 Hannah Scott (CARL)
4 Ellie Sbeghen (CARL)
1 Isabella Daddo (DAR)
1 Sophia McCarthy (CARL)

Port Melbourne 2.6 (18) def by North Melbourne Werribee 8.14 (62)
9 Alana Barba (NMW)
9 Maddie Di Cosmo (NMW)
5 Abby Favell (NMW)
3 Shelby Knoll (NMW)
2 Mikayla Hyde (NMW)
2 Elisabeth Jackson (NMW)

Sandringham 6.5 (41) def Essendon 5.8 (38)
9 Deanna Jolliffe (SAND)
8 El Chaston (ESS)
4 Grace Hodder (SAND)
3 Isobella Hishongwa-Gibb (ESS)
3 Kristy Stratton (SAND)
2 Zoe Barbakos (SAND)
1 Brooke Plummer (ESS)

Geelong Cats 3.2 (20) def by Williamstown 12.3 (75)
9 Emily Eaves (WILL)
9 Mia Zielinski (WILL)
3 Annie Lee (GEEL)
3 Ellen Williams (WILL)
2 Isabella Davies (GEEL)
2 Bella Smith (WILL)
1 Laura Blue (WILL)
1 Lucy Marescuk (GEEL)

Tasmania 4.5 (29) def by Casey Demons 8.6 (54)
9 Meg Macdonald (CAS)
8 Anna Vrsecky (CAS)
5 Libby Haines (TAS)
4 Michelle Podnecky (CAS)
2 Georgia Nicholas (TAS)
1 Rebecca Fitzpatrick (CAS)
1 Kasey Phillips (CAS)

Box Hill Hawks 5.7 (37) def by Collingwood 9.10 (64)
10 Dom Carbone (COLL)
8 Erin McKinnon (COLL)
4 Amelia Peck (COLL)
4 Matilda Van Berkel (BHH)
2 Ella Stoddart (BHH)
2 Macy Watkins (COLL)

LEADERBOARD

10 Dom Carbone (Collingwood)
9 Alana Barba (North Melbourne Werribee)
9 Maddie Di Cosmo (North Melbourne Werribee)
9 Emily Eaves (Williamstown)
9 Deanna Jolliffe (Sandringham)
9 Meg Macdonald (Casey Demons)
9 Mia Zielinski (Williamstown)
8 El Chaston (Essendon)
8 Grace Matser (Carlton)
8 Erin McKinnon (Collingwood)
8 Anna Vrsecky (Casey Demons)