A squad of 42 players in contention for selection for the 2026 VFLW Team of the Year has been announced.
The squad features the best performed players throughout the VFLW home and away season across all positions on the field.
The final team of 21 players will be named at the 2026 VFL and VFLW Awards on Monday, September 14. A captain and coach will also be selected.
Players must have played a minimum of eight home and away matches this season to be considered for selection in the 2026 VFLW Team of the Year.
The full list of club representation is: Box Hill Hawks (three), Carlton (five), Casey Demons (one), Collingwood (four), Darebin (three), Essendon (two), Geelong Cats (two), North Melbourne Werribee (six), Port Melbourne (three), Sandringham (two), Tasmania (two), Western Bulldogs (four) and Williamstown (five).
The 2026 VFL and VFLW Awards will be streamed live and free on AFL.com.au and AFL Live Official App from 7:00pm on Monday, September 14.
The 2026 VFLW Team of the Year squad, listed in alphabetical order by club then surname:
Annabelle Embelton, Box Hill Hawks
8 matches this season, 4 goals
Averages 18 disposals, 6.4 intercepts, 4.2 marks
Kayley Kavanagh, Box Hill Hawks
13 matches this season, 5 goals
Averages 21.5 disposals, 12.2 contested possessions, 8.5 tackles
Ella Stoddart, Box Hill Hawks
13 matches this season, 3 goals
Averages 16.2 disposals, 6.2 intercepts, 4 marks
Lucy Burke, Carlton
14 matches this season, 0 goals
Averages 15.5 disposals, 7.7 intercepts, 5.3 marks
Octavia Di Donato, Carlton
14 matches this season, 6 goals
Averages 21.5 disposals, 14.7 uncontested possessions, 4.1 inside 50s
Nell Morris-Dalton, Carlton
9 matches this season, 11 goals
Averages 17.6 disposals, 6.4 score involvements, 1.2 goals
Ellie Sbeghen, Carlton
14 matches this season, 2 goals
Averages 11.6 disposals, 31.1 hitouts, 9.2 hitouts to advantage
Hannah Scott, Carlton
12 matches this season, 0 goals
Averages 27.4 disposals, 16.2 kicks, 15.3 contested possessions
Meg Macdonald, Casey Demons
14 matches this season, 1 goal
Averages 17.7 disposals, 9.8 contested possessions, 8.1 tackles
Dom Carbone, Collingwood
10 matches this season, 11 goals
Averages 23.1 disposals, 11.8 uncontested possessions, 11 contested possessions
Stella Huxtable, Collingwood
12 matches this season, 2 goals
Averages 21.6 disposals, 11.7 contested possessions, 9.6 ground ball gets
Amelia Peck, Collingwood
14 matches this season, 27 goals
Averages 11.1 disposals, 5.2 marks, 1.9 goals
Jemma Ramsdale, Collingwood
14 matches this season, 0 goals
Averages 12.1 disposals, 6.9 intercepts, 3.2 marks
Isabella Daddo, Darebin
14 matches this season, 3 goals
Averages 17.7 disposals, 11.2 contested possessions, 7.4 ground ball gets
Caitlin Bunker, Darebin
14 matches this season, 3 goals
Averages 22.1 disposals, 16.6 kicks, 5.4 clearances
Kasey Lennox, Darebin
14 matches this season, 0 goals
Averages 14.1 disposals, 11.7 kicks, 6.1 intercepts
Lily Bateman, Essendon
14 matches this season, 0 goals
Averages 10.8 disposals, 4 intercepts, 1.7 spoils
El Chaston, Essendon
14 matches this season, 2 goals
Averages 20.6 disposals, 12.4 uncontested possessions, 4.9 intercepts
Annie Lee, Geelong Cats
14 matches this season, 0 goals
Averages 18.2 disposals, 5.9 intercepts, 5.4 marks
Lucy Marescuk, Geelong Cats
14 matches this season, 2 goals
Averages 19.9 disposals, 12.8 kicks, 5.7 intercepts
Alana Barba, North Melbourne Werribee
14 matches this season, 10 goals
Averages 23.9 disposals, 13.1 contested possessions, 7.3 tackles
Maddie Di Cosmo, North Melbourne Werribee
8 matches this season, 6 goals
Averages 22.2 disposals, 15.5 effective disposals, 7.8 tackles
Nyakoat Dojiok, North Melbourne Werribee
9 matches this season, 17 goals
Averages 9.6 disposals, 4.6 score involvements, 1.9 goals
Mikayla Hyde, North Melbourne Werribee
10 matches this season, 1 goal
Averages 16.1 disposals, 9.4 uncontested possessions, 6.7 intercepts
Ava Seton, North Melbourne Werribee
14 matches this season, 9 goals
Averages 21.9 disposals, 12.1 contested possessions, 9.4 tackles
Renee Tierney, North Melbourne Werribee
11 matches this season, 8 goals
Averages 14.2 disposals, 6.5 score involvements, 4.1 tackles
Mia Caffry, Port Melbourne
13 matches this season, 1 goal
Averages 20.7 disposals, 10.5 kicks, 10.2 handballs
Georgia Foran, Port Melbourne
14 matches this season, 13 goals
Averages 19 disposals, 88.2% disposal efficiency, 7.9 intercepts
Courtney Jones, Port Melbourne
14 matches this season, 5 goals
Averages 17.4 disposals, 9.1 contested possessions, 8.6 uncontested possessions
Zoe Barbakos, Sandringham
10 matches this season, 12 goals
Averages 13.4 disposals, 4.5 score involvements, 1.2 goals
Ava Bibby, Sandringham
10 matches this season, 3 goals
Averages 9.1 disposals, 17.6 hitouts, 4.1 hitouts to advantage
Ava Read, Tasmania
14 matches this season, 21 goals
Averages 11.4 disposals, 3.4 score involvements, 1.5 goals
Grace White, Tasmania
14 matches this season, 15 goals
Averages 11.9 disposals, 4.6 score involvements, 1.1 goals
Ellie Bishop, Western Bulldogs
14 matches this season, 3 goals
Averages 21.3 disposals, 10.6 uncontested possessions, 9.9 contested possessions
Jorja Livingstone, Western Bulldogs
8 matches this season, 3 goals
Averages 25.2 disposals, 16.9 uncontested possessions, 5.8 intercepts
Sarah Sansonetti, Western Bulldogs
14 matches this season, 1 goal
Averages 13.5 disposals, 7.9 intercepts, 3.6 marks
Jemima Wrigley, Western Bulldogs
14 matches this season, 0 goals
Averages 16.4 disposals, 5.7 tackles, 5.4 intercepts
Laura Blue, Williamstown
14 matches this season, 1 goal
Averages 11.8 disposals, 6.4 intercepts, 2.4 spoils
Emily Eaves, Williamstown
13 matches this season, 12 goals
Averages 19.1 disposals, 13.1 contested possessions, 5.9 clearances
Naomi Ferres, Williamstown
12 matches this season, 2 goals
Averages 18.3 disposals, 7 intercepts, 6.1 tackles
Georgia Howes, Williamstown
14 matches this season, 4 goals
Averages 10.7 disposals, 22.9 hitouts, 6.4 hitouts to advantage
Mia Zielinski, Williamstown
14 matches this season, 32 goals
Averages 11 disposals, 5.2 score involvements, 2.3 goals
