Gold Coast Suns Club Champion (AFL Women's)

Gold Coast Suns Club Champion
Awarded forThe best and fairest player of the Gold Coast Suns in the AFL Women's
CountryAustralia
Presented byGold Coast Suns
First awarded2020
Currently held byClaudia Whitfort

In the AFL Women's (AFLW), the Gold Coast Suns Club Champion award is awarded to the best and fairest player at the Gold Coast Suns during the home-and-away season. The award has been awarded annually since the club's inaugural season in the competition in 2020, and Jamie Stanton was the inaugural winner of the award.[1]

Recipients

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Bold Denotes current player
Player won AFL Women's best and fairest in same season
Season Recipient(s) Ref.
2020 Jamie Stanton [2][3]
2021 Lauren Ahrens [4][5]
2022 (S6) Alison Drennan [6]
2022 (S7) Charlie Rowbottom [7][8]
2023 Claudia Whitfort [9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (25 August 2022). AFL Record – 2022 NAB AFLW Season 7 Season Guide. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-0-6484651-8-8.
  2. ^ "Best and fairest wrap-up: Who won your club's awards?". womens.afl. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ "GC SUNS THE WINNERS". The Gold Coast Bulletin. Southport, Queensland: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. 6 May 2020. p. 36. Club Champion – Jamie Stanton "Jamie was consistent across the whole year. She tried to lead by example. For her to be recognised by people outside our club as well in the All-Australian squad was a great reward. She also formed some great bonds with some of the younger players."
  4. ^ "Star Sun eclipses recruit to win best and fairest". womens.afl. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. ^ "AHRENS MAKES HER MARK". The Gold Coast Bulletin. Southport, Queensland: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. 12 April 2021. p. 61. LAUREN Ahrens has been crowned the Suns' 2021 AFLW Club Champion after a stellar season in defence. Ahrens led the vote count from Round 2 onwards and didn't relinquish the lead to finish on 238 votes.
  6. ^ Cheadle, Josh (9 April 2022). "Ali Drennan wins maiden AFLW Club Champion". Gold Coast Suns. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Charlie Rowbottom wins maiden AFLW Club Champion". Gold Coast Suns. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Loss will spur Suns on". The Gold Coast Bulletin. Nationwide News Pty Ltd. 7 November 2022. The 19-year-old midfielder, in just her second campaign in the elite women's competition, was named the Gold Coast's club champion at an awards ceremony on the weekend in a season which took the orange and red outfit from cellar dwellers to top eight dark horses.
  9. ^ "Claudia Whitfort claims maiden SUNS Club Champion". Gold Coast Suns. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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