Daisy Pearce Trophy Explained

Daisy Pearce Trophy
Description:	The best and fairest player of the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's
Presenter:	Melbourne Football Club
Country:	Australia
Year:	2017
Holder:	Tyla Hanks Kate Hore

In the AFL Women's (AFLW), the Daisy Pearce Trophy is awarded to the best and fairest player at the Melbourne Football Club during the home-and-away season. The award has been awarded annually since the competition's inaugural season in 2017. Daisy Pearce was the inaugural winner of the award, winning in the first two seasons^{[1] [2]} and three times in total;^[3] in 2023, the award was renamed in her honour.^[4]

Recipients

Bold	Denotes current player
style=background:#D9F9E9		Player won AFL Women's best and fairest in same season

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Notes and References

1. News: Give me the best coach says Daisy Pearce. SEN. 18 May 2018. 22 June 2018.
2. News: Ryan. Peter. Twin roles and new goals as Daisy makes it back to the AFLW. The Age. 17 February 2020. 1 May 2020.
3. Book: Lovett . Michael . AFL Record – 2022 NAB AFLW Season 7 Season Guide . 25 August 2022 . 978-0-6484651-8-8 . 32–33. Crocmedia .
4. News: Daisy Pearce Trophy awarded to Melbourne Best and Fairest. Melbourne Football Club. 9 December 2023. 9 December 2023.
5. News: Burgan. Matt. Pearce wins club best and fairest. melbournefc.com.au. 2 April 2017. 22 June 2018.
6. News: Burgan. Matt. Pearce claims second best and fairest. melbournefc.com.au. 28 March 2018. 22 June 2018.
7. News: Black. Sarah. B&F wrap: Star Demon rewarded for standout season. womens.afl. 7 April 2019. 7 April 2019.
8. News: Best and fairest wrap-up: Who won your club's awards?. womens.afl. 2 May 2020. 2 May 2020.
9. News: Gibson. Ben. 2021 AFLW Best and Fairest: All the winners. melbournefc.com.au. 30 April 2021. 30 April 2021.
10. Web site: Gibson . Ben . Pearce reigns supreme in tightest of Best and Fairest counts . melbournefc.com.au . 24 November 2022 . 11 April 2022.
11. News: Hanks and Hore joint Melbourne AFLW Best and Fairest winners. Melbourne Football Club. 9 December 2023. 9 December 2023. 9 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231209120632/https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1476060/hanks-and-hore-joint-melbourne-aflw-best-and-fairest-winners. live.
12. News: AFLW Best and Fairest | All the winners|url=https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1254574/aflw-best-and-fairest-all-the-winners|publisher=Melbourne Football Club|date=3 December 2022|access-date=11 October 2023}}|-| rowspan=2 | 2023 || align=left | (2) || rowspan=2 | ^[11] |-| align=left | (2)|}

    See also

    • Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy (list of Melbourne Football Club best and fairest winners in the Australian Football League)

    References

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