Richmond star Monique Conti has capped a magnificent individual campaign by winning the AFLW best and fairest award for season eight.
One of the favourites for the award, Conti finished comfortably ahead of a quartet featuring Sydney's Chloe Molloy, North Melbourne's Ashleigh Riddell, Gold Coast's Claudia Whitford and Geelong's Amy McDonald.
The Sporting News lists all the award winners from the 2023 AFLW Awards night.
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AFLW Best and Fairest winner 2023, leaderboard
Conti polled 23 votes out of a possible 30 from the 10 matches to win by seven votes from Molloy, Riddell, Whitford and McDonald.
The 23-year-old Tiger went one better after finishing runner-up to Brisbane's Ally Anderson in the 2022 AFLW Best and Fairest award.
Favourite to win the AFLW Best and Award, North Melbourne's Jasmine Garner, finished equal-seventh with 14 votes.
Garner was the winner of the AFL coaches' Player of the Year award.
AFLW Best and Fairest 2023 leaderboard
| Pos. | Player (Club) | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Monique Conti (Richmond) | 23 |
| =2. | Ashleigh Riddell (North Melbourne) | 16 |
| =2. | Amy McDonald (Geelong) | 16 |
| =2. | Chloe Molloy (Sydney) | 16 |
| =2. | Claudia Whitford (Gold Coast) | 16 |
| 6 | Bonnie Toogood (Essendon) | 15 |
AFLW Rising Star 2023 leaderboard
| Pos. | Player (Club) | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zarlie Goldsworthy (GWS) | 41 |
| 2. | Ally Morphett (Sydney) | 40 |
| 3. | Ella Roberts (West Coast) | 23 |
AFLW All-Australian team 2023
| FB | Charlotte Thomas (WCE) | Chelsea Biddell (ADE) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB | Emma Kearney (NM) | Emma O'Driscoll (FRE) | Eilish Sheerin (RIC) |
| C | Niamh Kelly (ADE) | Monique Conti (RIC) | Sophie Conway (BL) |
| HF | Chloe Molloy (SYD) | Bonnie Toogood (ESS) | Kate Hore (MEL) |
| FF | Dakota Davidson (BL) | Danielle Ponter (ADE) | |
| R | Ally Morphett (SYD) | Jasmine Garner (NM) | Ebony Marinoff (ADE) |
| INT | Charlie Rowbottom (SYD) | Eden Zanker (MEL) | Ally Anderson (BL) |
| Ash Riddell (NM) | Laura Gardiner (SYD) |
AFLW 2023 award winners list
- AFLW Best and Fairest winner: Monique Conti (Richmond)
- AFLW Rising Star: Zarlie Goldsworthy (GWS)
- AFLW Coaches Award winner: Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne)
- AFLW Goal of the Year: Caitlin Greiser (Richmond)
- AFLW Mark of the Year: Courtney Hodder (Brisbane Lions)
