Overview
- On Thursday Jasmine Garner won the AFL Coaches Association AFLW Champion Player of the Year for a fourth time after polling 102 votes.
- Garner polled in every game this season, received the maximum 10 votes on five occasions and averaged 31.1 disposals, 5.3 clearances and 10 goals.
- Her coaches' recognition helped power North Melbourne to a third straight minor premiership as the club prepares for a qualifying final at Ikon Park.
- Jenna Bruton will play her 100th AFLW game in the upcoming qualifying final and will be celebrated by teammates while Emma Kearney remains unavailable as she recovers from a hamstring injury sustained in early October.
- The AFLCA award is decided by the two senior coaches in each match using a 5-4-3-2-1 system and the coaches' focus on Garner contrasts with the league best-and-fairest, an honour she has not yet won.