The 2018 AFL Women's best and fairest was the second year the award was presented to the player adjudged the best and fairest player during the AFL Women's (AFLW) home-and-away season.[1] Emma Kearney of the Western Bulldogs won the award with 14 votes.[2]
| 2018 AFL Women's best and fairest | |
|---|---|
 2018 AFL Women's best and fairest winner Emma Kearney | |
| Date | 27 March |
| Location | Docklands Stadium |
| Hosted by | Neroli Meadows |
| Winner | Emma Kearney Western Bulldogs (14 votes) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Fox Footy |
Leading votegetters
edit| Placing | Player | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Emma Kearney (Western Bulldogs) | 14 |
| =2nd | Courtney Gum (Greater Western Sydney) | 9 |
| Dana Hooker (Fremantle) | ||
| Chloe Molloy (Collingwood) | ||
| =5th | Ellie Blackburn (Western Bulldogs) | 6 |
| Sabrina Frederick-Traub (Brisbane) | ||
| Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide) | ||
| Daisy Pearce (Melbourne) | ||
| Chelsea Randall (Adelaide) | ||
| 10th | Karen Paxman (Melbourne) | 5 |
Voting procedure
editThe three field umpires (the umpires who control the flow of the game, as opposed to goal or boundary umpires) confer after each match and award three votes, two votes and one vote to the players they regard as the best, second-best and third-best in the match, respectively. The votes are kept secret until the awards night, and are read and tallied on the evening.
References
edit- ^ "AFLW Player Awards". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Navaratnam, Dinney (27 March 2018). "W Awards: Dogs star named League B&F". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2020.