The nominees for the 2020 AFLW Players’ Association’s Most Valuable Player Awards have been revealed.
Breakout star Elle Bennetts, young gun Alyce Parker and former Gabrielle Trainor Medallist Jess Dal Pos have all been nominated for the MVP Award.
With multiple AFLW MVP Erin Phillips working her way back from a serious knee injury through the first half of the season, we will see a new winner of the AFLW MVP award, presented by Our Watch, crowned in 2020.
The situation is similar in the Most Courageous Award (presented by MSC Signs) field, with three-time winner and fellow Crow Chelsea Randall sidelined for the entire 2020 season due to injury.
Returning GIANT Britt Tully has been nominated for the Most Courageous Award in her first season back since taking a break from the sport.
The players have also voted for the player from their club they think is the standout candidate in the Best First-Year Player (presented by KPMG) award, with mature-age recruit Annalyse Lister the GIANTS’ nominee while new captain Alicia Eva is in the running for Best Captain (presented by the Diamond Guys).
Voting for the AFLW MVP, Most Courageous, Best First-Year Player and Best Captain awards is a two-stage process, with players nominating their teammates in stage one before selecting from a competition-wide field in stage two.
Players cannot vote for a player from their own club during stage two of the voting process.
The AFL Players' Association will recognise the achievements of the award winners with a special roll out of digital content on their website and social media channels on Monday, April 20.
GIANTS Nominees
MVP: Elle Bennetts, Jess Dal Pos, Alyce Parker
Best First Year Player: Annalyse Lister
Most Courageous: Britt Tully
Best Captain: Alicia Eva
