Richmond AFLW star midfielder Mon Conti has acquired the very best accolade from her friends, profitable the AFL Gamers Affiliation Most Priceless Participant (MVP) Award for the season.
AFLW MVP prime 5:
1: Monique Conti (Richmond)2: Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) 3: Ellie Blackburn (Western Bulldogs)4: Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide)5: Amy McDonald (Geelong)
A dangerous attacking participant, Conti kicked eight objectives through the common season for the Tigers, together with three purpose video games in opposition to Hawthorn and GWS.
She averaged practically 22 disposals, 12.4 contested possessions and six tackles a recreation.
Conti received the award forward of North Melbourne’s Jasmine Garner and Western Bulldogs’ Ellie Blackburn.
The 22-year-old made her AFLW debut in 2018 for the Western Bulldogs earlier than becoming a member of the Tigers in 2020.
Earlier than this 12 months, Conti mixed AFLW with basketball, profitable the WNBL rookie of the 12 months award in 2017 and a WNBL championship with the Southside Flyers in 2020.
This 12 months she has targeted on soccer and, though the Tigers didn’t make the finals, Conti has been recognised for her large season.
Earlier this week, Conti completed two votes behind AFLW best-and-fairest winner Ally Anderson, and was named within the AFLW All-Australian group for season seven within the centres.
The AFLPA additionally introduced different awards, with Adelaide’s Chelsea Randall named most brave participant for the fifth time. The Crows skipper additionally acquired the very best captain award, forward of Melbourne’s Daisy Pearce and Western Bulldogs’ Blackburn.
Conti’s teammate, Eilish Sheerin, received the very best first-year participant award, making her league debut six weeks earlier than her thirtieth birthday and slotting straight into the Richmond defence — she was additionally named within the All-Australian group on the half-back flank.
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