The Mostyn Medal is an annual award given in the

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. Named after

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, the first ever female AFL Commissioner, the medal is awarded to

best and fairest In Australian sport, the best and fairest award recognises the player(s) adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition. The awards are sometimes dependent on not receiving a suspensi ...

player of the Women's Premier Division competition each year.

History

The award was first awarded in 2012 when the

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came under the umbrella of

, and was named the Mostyn Medal in 2015. The medal is named after

, the first ever female

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er. It has been awarded annual since then, except in 2021, due to the cancellation of the 2021 AFL Sydney season due to the

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across

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Criteria and methodology

It is awarded to

player of the Women's Premier Division competition each year At the completion of each match, the field umpires combine to cast votes for the three best players on the ground in a 3-2-1 format. The player with the most votes at the end of the season is considered the Best and Fairest player and is awarded the Mostyn Medal.

Mostyn Medallists

Multiple winners

Mostyn Medallists by club

References