The AFL Players Association has today revealed Isabelle Pritchard, Alice Edmonds and Rylie Wilcox as the Western Bulldogs’ nominees for the 2025 AFLW Most Valuable Player Award.
It marks a third consecutive nomination for both Pritchard and Edmonds, and first for Wilcox.
Pritchard played 10 games this campaign, averaging 21.6 disposals, 4.4 tackles and 5.7 clearances.
Edmonds did not miss a match, averaging 27.6 hit-outs and 10.4 disposals while also ranking first across the league for total hit-outs (331).
Wilcox owned the wings, registering an average of 14.1 disposals, 3.3 tackles and 234.8 metres gained from 11 games.
Wilcox has also been nominated for the Most Courageous Player Award, while emerging forward Emma McDonald is in the running for Best First Year Player Award.
De Berry automatically qualifies for the Best Captain Award.
All award-winners will be announced on Tuesday 25 November via the AFLPA's digital channels.
2025 AFLW AFL Players Association Award nominees:
- AFL Players’ Most Valuable Player Award, presented by KPMG: Isabelle Pritchard, Alice Edmonds, Rylie Wilcox
- AFL Players’ Best First Year Player Award, presented by P3 Recovery: Emma McDonald
- AFL Players’ Most Courageous Player Award, presented by Tackle Your Feelings: Rylie Wilcox
- AFL Players’ Best Captain Award, presented by Chartered Accountants ANZ: De Berry
The AFLW MVP Award is a two-part voting process. In stage one, every player is asked to nominate three teammates they deem worthy of the AFLW MVP award.
In stage two, players are asked to vote for their MVP from the list of three nominees of every club, however, cannot vote for their teammates.
