We take a look at 20 of the top contenders to claim the 2019 NAB League Girls Best & Fairest, ahead of Sunday’s NAB League Best & Fairest night.
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MAEVE TUPPER (Bendigo Pioneers)
155cm under-17 ball-winner who topped Bendigo for total disposals. Averaged 16 disposals and three tackles per game across all nine matches.
GEORGIA PATRIKIOS (Calder Cannons)
Cannons Grand Final captain and hard-running 170cm on-baller who averaged 22 disposals, 4.5 inside-50s and 3.5 tackles per game in seven home-and-away outings.
GEORGIE PRESPAKIS (Calder Cannons)
Under-16 sister of 2018 joint NAB League Girls B&F winner Madison Prespakis. Averaged a competition-high 24 disposals per game as well as kicking 12 goals from eight home-and-away matches.
ISABELLA SHANNON (Dandenong Stingrays - pictured, right)
175cm pre-listed St Kilda AFLW player for 2020 who averaged 16 disposals, 4.5 tackles and 3.5 inside-50s per game as well as kicking five goals across seven matches.
TYANNA SMITH (Dandenong Stingrays)
169cm under-17 playmaker who led Dandenong with seven goals from her seven matches. Also averaged team-highs of 17 disposals and four inside-50s per game.
TARNI BROWN (Eastern Ranges)
Daughter of ex-Collingwood AFL great Gavin Brown who led Eastern for total disposals and tackles as a 166cm under-17 player. Averaged 19 disposals and 5.5 tackles per game across all nine home-and-away matches.
TESS FLINTOFF (Eastern Ranges)
167cm under-16 playmaker who led the competition for total marks at an average of six per game. Also averaged team-highs of 20 disposals and 4.5 inside-50s from eight home-and-away appearances.
LUKA LESOSKY-HAY (Geelong Falcons)
Jointly led Geelong for total disposals as a tough 164cm midfielder. Averaged 20 disposals and five tackles per game across all nine home-and-away matches.
LUCY McEVOY (Geelong Falcons)
Falcons skipper who topped her team for total disposals (jointly), marks and tackles. Averaged 22 disposals, four marks and seven tackles in eight home-and-away outings as a 172cm utility.
MADDISON SHAW (Gippsland Power)
163cm Power captain who was a reliable on-field presence for her teammates in averaging 13 disposals and four tackles per game across all nine matches.
SOPHIE MOLAN (GWV Rebels)
GWV skipper and 175cm ball-winner who led the team for total disposals and inside-50s as well as goals, with five majors from eight matches. Averaged 21 disposals, 4.5 tackles and 3.5 inside-50s per game.
MILLIE BROWN (Murray Bushrangers)
175cm Murray captain and daughter of former Geelong AFL player Paul Brown. Led the Bushrangers for total disposals and rebound-50s, averaging 22 disposals and four rebound-50s per game in seven matches.
BRITNEY GUTKNECHT (Northern Knights)
Knights premiership player who averaged 17 disposals, five tackles and three inside-50s per game as well as booting nine goals in eight home-and-away appearances as a hard-nosed 167cm midfielder/forward.
ELLIE McKENZIE (Northern Knights)
173cm under-17 playmaker who kicked five goals and averaged 16 disposals and four inside-50s per game across eight home-and-away matches in Northern’s flag campaign.
GABRIELLE NEWTON (Northern Knights - pictured, centre)
Knights premiership captain who led the team for disposals in her eight home-and-away outings. Averaged 20 disposals and four tackles per game as a versatile 175cm utility.
EMILY HARLEY (Oakleigh Chargers)
169cm forward who led Oakleigh’s goalkicking count with 12 majors from all nine matches. Also averaged 13 disposals and a team-high 3.5 marks per game.
NICOLA XENOS (Oakleigh Chargers)
Tough 161cm on-baller who was a key part of an even Chargers engine room, averaging 15 disposals, 4.5 tackles and two rebound-50s per game across her seven matches.
ALICE BURKE (Sandringham Dragons)
Under-17 daughter of former St Kilda AFL champion Nathan Burke who topped Sandringham for total disposals and tackles. Averaged 17 disposals and six tackles per game in eight matches as a 166cm midfielder.
ELISABETH GEORGOSTATHIS (Western Jets)
Prolific 162cm Jets skipper who led the team for total disposals, tackles and rebound-50s. Averaged 20 disposals, four tackles and five rebound-50s per game from all nine matches.
ISABELLA GRANT (Western Jets - pictured, left)
175cm playmaker who is the daughter of ex-Western Bulldogs legend Chris Grant. Averaged 17 disposals and three tackles per game across her six matches.
