2019 AFL Women's best and fairest explained

2019 AFL Women's best and fairest
Date:2 April
Location:Docklands Stadium
Holder Label:Winner
Network:Fox Footy
Host:Neroli Meadows
Winner:Erin Phillips
(19 votes)
Previous:2018
Main:AFL Women's best and fairest
Next:2020

The 2019 AFL Women's best and fairest was the award presented to the player adjudged the best and fairest player during the 2019 AFL Women's season.[1] Erin Phillips of the Adelaide Football Club won the award for the second time, winning with 19 votes.[2]

Leading votegetters

PlacingPlayerVotes
1st Erin Phillips 19
2nd Dana Hooker 11
3rd Karen Paxman 10
=4th Kiara Bowers 7
Monique Conti
Emma King
Ebony Marinoff
=8th Ellie Blackburn 6
Jenna Bruton
Cora Staunton

Voting procedure

The three field umpires (the umpires who control the flow of the game, as opposed to goal or boundary umpires) confer after each match and award three votes, two votes and one vote to the players they regard as the best, second-best and third-best in the match, respectively. The votes are kept secret until the awards night, and are read and tallied on the evening.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFLW Awards. womens.afl. 2 April 2019.
  2. News: Phillips crowned AFLW's best for a second time. womens.afl. 2 April 2019. 2 April 2019.