Gold Coast Club Champion (AFL Women's) explained

Gold Coast Club Champion
Awarded For:	The best and fairest player of the Gold Coast Suns in the AFL Women's
Presenter:	Gold Coast Suns
Country:	Australia
Year:	2020
Holder:	Claudia Whitfort

In the AFL Women's (AFLW), the Gold Coast Club Champion award is awarded to the best and fairest player at the Gold Coast Suns during the home-and-away season. The award has been awarded annually since the club's inaugural season in the competition in 2020, and Jamie Stanton was the inaugural winner of the award.^[1]

Recipients

Bold	Denotes current player
bgcolor=D9F9E9		Player won AFL Women's best and fairest in same season

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See also

• Gold Coast Suns Club Champion (list of Gold Coast Suns best and fairest winners in the Australian Football League)

Notes and References

1. Book: Lovett . Michael . AFL Record – 2022 NAB AFLW Season 7 Season Guide . 25 August 2022 . 978-0-6484651-8-8 . 26–27.
2. News: Best and fairest wrap-up: Who won your club's awards?. womens.afl. 5 May 2020. 5 May 2020.
3. News: GC SUNS THE WINNERS . The Gold Coast Bulletin . Nationwide News Pty Ltd . 6 May 2020 . Southport, Queensland . 36 . Club Champion – Jamie Stanton “Jamie was consistent across the whole year. She tried to lead by example. For her to be recognised by people outside our club as well in the All-Australian squad was a great reward. She also formed some great bonds with some of the younger players.”.
4. News: Star Sun eclipses recruit to win best and fairest. womens.afl. 11 April 2021. 11 April 2021.
5. News: AHRENS MAKES HER MARK . The Gold Coast Bulletin . Nationwide News Pty Ltd . Southport, Queensland . 12 April 2021 . 61 . LAUREN Ahrens has been crowned the Suns’ 2021 AFLW Club Champion after a stellar season in defence. Ahrens led the vote count from Round 2 onwards and didn’t relinquish the lead to finish on 238 votes..
6. News: Josh. Cheadle. Ali Drennan wins maiden AFLW Club Champion. Gold Coast Suns. 9 April 2022. 24 April 2022.
7. News: Charlie Rowbottom wins maiden AFLW Club Champion. Gold Coast Suns. 5 November 2022. 6 November 2022.
8. News: Loss will spur Suns on . The Gold Coast Bulletin . Nationwide News Pty Ltd . 7 November 2022 . The 19-year-old midfielder, in just her second campaign in the elite women’s competition, was named the Gold Coast’s club champion at an awards ceremony on the weekend in a season which took the orange and red outfit from cellar dwellers to top eight dark horses..
9. News: Claudia Whitfort claims maiden SUNS Club Champion. Gold Coast Suns. 10 December 2023. 8 January 2024.