Freo's Ebony Antonio, Kara Donnellan and Dana Hooker are all in the running for the inaugural AFLW Players' MVP Award, with Fremantle's nominees announced today on the AFL Players' website.
Nominations for five of the AFLW's eight clubs have now been announced, with Antonio, Donnellan and Hooker joining the likes of Carlton's Darcy Vescio and Adelaide's Chelsea Randall as nominees.
The nominees from the Western Bulldogs, Melbourne and Greater Western Sydney will be released later this week.
AFLW PLAYERS' AWARD NOMINEES
Adelaide: Chelsea Randall, Erin Phillips, Courtney Cramey
Brisbane: Emily Bates, Emma Zielke, Samantha Virgo
Carlton: Brianna Davey, Danielle Hardiman, Darcy Vescio
Collingwood: Nicola Stevens, Sarah D’Arcy, Amelia Barden
Fremantle: Ebony Antonio, Kara Donnellan, Dana Hooker
In the inaugural NAB AFL Women’s season, Hooker led Fremantle's disposal count for the season with 121, averaging 17.3 per game.
Donnellan was close behind Hooker with an average of 16.8 touches per game, while showing her determination as captain averaging 6.7 tackles per game and kicking four goals for the season.
Antonio, who averaged 11.7 disposals and 4.5 tackles in a utility role, has also been nominated for the AFLW's Most Courageous Award, while Donnellan is in the running for best AFLW Captain.
Consistent with the process to crown the Leigh Matthews Trophy winner for the Men’s MVP Award, the AFLPA’s female members will vote to decide the player worthiest of the AFLW Players' MVP Award in 2017.
Award winners will be celebrated at a dedicated event on the first Monday after the AFLW season and alongside their male counterparts at the AFL Players’ MVP Awards in September – an event all AFLW players will be invited to attend.
