Four in a row for ContiBy Richmond Media
2 December 2022 10pmSuperstar midfielder Monique Conti has claimed a history-making fourth consecutive Richmond AFLW best and fairest, tying level with Jack Dyer (1937-40) as the only other senior Tiger to win four straight club medals.
Conti (30 votes) held off brilliant debutant Eilish Sheerin (26) to claim the Tigers’ top award for Season 7 in what was a tight count held tonight at Centrepiece.
Consistent ruck Gabby Seymour (24 votes) finished on the podium for the third time in the past four seasons highlighting her influence on the side.
The award means Conti, 22, is now a five-time AFLW club best and fairest (four with Richmond, one Western Bulldogs), as well as a four-time All Australian, premiership player and best-on-ground in Grand Final winner.
Conti was also crowned the AFLW Players’ MVP and finished runners up in both the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award and AFLW Season 7 League Best and Fairest this year.
She has received the raft of accolades for a season that included an average of 21.7 disposals, 6.2 tackles and 3.9 clearances per game, while also booting eight goals.
Conti received top votes from the coaches in seven of the 12 matches she played this season.
Youngster Ellie McKenzie (22) finished in fourth place after a consistent year playing across half forward and the midfield. The former No. 1 draft pick also polled the equal most votes for the Tigers across the finals campaign.
Grace Egan (21 votes) rounded out the top five after an excellent first season for the AFLW Tigers after crossing from Carlton, where she also twice finished in the top six of the Blues’ best and fairest.
Retiring forward Courtney Wakefield (17 votes) capped off a stellar season in which she also received her maiden All Australian by finishing in a career-high sixth place of the count.
Despite an injury curtailed season, Sarah Hosking (14 votes) finished 7th in the Award, while impressive first-year Tiger Katelyn Cox (13) topped off an excellent season in which she did not miss a game, by ending up 8th.
Wings Jess Hosking, Tessa Lavey and Kate Dempsey (12 votes) tied for 9th in the final leaderboard, along with Laura McClelland who after being made to wait until Round 4 for her first game this season cemented her place in the side by playing a vital role for the Tigers down back.
In other accolades on the night, Sheerin was voted Best First Year Player Award after her stunning debut AFLW season
The award adds to the 30-year-old's decorated inaugural season, in which she was named an All-Australian, as well as the league's Best First Year Player at the recent AFLPA MVP Awards.
Recently-retired key forwarda Courtney Wakefield capped off her final AFLW season with the Leading Goalkicker Award after booting 14 majors for the season, as well as the Player's Player Award, underlining her high standing at the Club.
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