SANFL Women's League Best and Fairest Award explained

SANFLW Best and Fairest Award
Awarded For:	The best and fairest player in the SANFL Women's League
Presenter:	SANFL Women's League
Country:	Australia
Year:	2017
Holder:	Nikki Nield

The SANFL Women's League Best and Fairest Medal is awarded to the best and fairest player in the SANFL Women's League (SANFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game. Future and player Courtney Gum was the inaugural winner of the award in 2017, with Lauren Young the youngest winner of the award after her win in 2021, aged just 15 years in her winning season.

Criteria

Umpires cast their votes for each game independent of eligibility criteria of the players; i.e. umpires can cast votes for players who have already been suspended during that season if they perceive them to be amongst the best on the ground.

Winners

Season	Player	Club	Votes	Ref.
2017	align=left		align=left	Glenelg	13	^[1]
2018	align=left		align=left	West Adelaide	11	^[2]
2019	align=left		align=left	Norwood	17	^[3]
2020	align=left		North Adelaide	15	^[4]
		West Adelaide
2021	align=left		align=left	West Adelaide	18	^[5]
2022	align=left		align=left	Glenelg	20	^[6]
2023	align=left		align=left	Glenelg	19	^[7]
2024	align=left		align=left	South Adelaide	27	^[8]

See also

• Magarey Medal
• AFL Women's best and fairest

Notes and References

1. News: Glenelg midfielder Courtney Gum claims inaugural SANFL women's best and fairest. Daniela. Abbracciavento. The Advertiser. 29 March 2017.
2. Web site: AFLW: All the state league winners. Sarah. Black. Telstra Media. Australian Football League. 26 September 2018.
3. Web site: Najwa Allen Crowned 2019 Best and Fairest. South Australian National Football League. 15 May 2019.
4. Web site: Hatchard and Martin named 2020 SANFLW Best and Fairest Award winners. South Australian National Football League. 28 August 2020.
5. Web site: Young Talent Time at SANFLW Best and Fairest. 1 June 2021. 2 June 2021. South Australian National Football League. Milbank. Zac.
6. Web site: Milbank . Zac . Jessica Bates wins 2022 SANFLW Best and Fairest . sanfl.com.au . 30 May 2022 . 24 May 2022.
7. Web site: Piper Window 2023 SANFLW Best and Fairest. sanfl.com.au. 6 June 2023. Zac . Milbank.
8. Web site: Nikki Nield wins 2024 SANFLW Best and Fairest . sanfl.com.au . Zac . Milbank . 24 June 2024 . 24 June 2024.