North Melbourne midfielder Jasmine Garner has claimed the AFL Players Association MVP Award for the 2020 season.
After making a name for herself as an All-Australian forward, Garner was moved into the midfield this season and elevated herself among the best players in the game.
The 25-year-old averaged 20 disposals, 4.7 tackles, 4.6 marks and 4.1 inside 50’s per game, while also booting eight goals and ranking second in the competition for score involvements.
As part of a dynamic North Melbourne midfield quartet, Garner’s ability to impact the game with every disposal was arguably clearest in her ‘quietest’ game.
She finished with 15 disposals in the semi-final against Collingwood, but was impactful in the second half and helped the Roos over the line – even taking the mark in the dying seconds at half back to stop the final Magpie assault.
Garner was the clear winner with 413 votes. Teenage Carlton prodigy Maddy Prespakis finished second in the voting with 227 and Collingwood’s Jaimee Lambert came in third with 201.
Melbourne skipper Daisy Pearce was voted best captain by her peers, while Fremantle’s Kiara Bowers claimed most courageous player.
St Kilda top draft pick Georgia Patrikios was also voted best first-year player.
AFLW Players' MVP
Jasmine Garner, North Melbourne – 413 votes
Madison Prespakis, Carlton – 227
Jaimee Lambert, Collingwood – 201
Most Courageous
Kiara Bowers, Fremantle – 76
Katie Loynes, Carlton – 73
Isabel Huntington, Western Bulldogs – 64
Best Captain
Daisy Pearce, Melbourne – 69
Stephanie Chiocci, Collingwood – 44
Alicia Eva, GWS – 42
Best First-Year Player Award
Georgia Patrikios, St Kilda – 173
Grace Egan, Carlton – 89
Catherine Svarc, Brisbane – 26