Stats access may help Garner finally claim first AFLW best and fairest
Jasmine Garner leads the AFLW Best and Fairest tracker by one vote after voting now includes player statistics for the first time.
North Melbourne's Jasmine Garner is leading the AFLW Best and Fairest voting tracker by one vote over Geelong's Georgie Prespakis. The change mirrors the men's Brownlow Medal, where umpires gained access to player statistics for the first time this year.
Nick Daicos won with 47 votes despite never winning before thanks to this change. Garner has never won the award.
Also in the hunt are Melbourne's Olivia Purcell, who returned from a torn ACL, and West Coast's Ella Roberts. Two former medallists, Kiara Bowers and Ebony Marinoff, round out the top six.
- 17 votes, leading Georgie Prespakis by one
- Jasmine Garner votes
- 16 votes
- Georgie Prespakis votes
- 47 votes
- Nick Daicos Brownlow Medal votes
Why it mattersAccess to stats helps voters make more informed decisions, potentially changing who wins individual awards and how voting patterns shift.
AustraliaGarner could finally win the award she has narrowly missed, marking a breakthrough for the North Melbourne star.
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