Phillips wins AFLW best and fairest award

Adelaide premiership co-captain Erin Phillips has capped her outstanding AFLW season by winning the best and fairest award.

Phillips polled 14 votes to take out the women’s Brownlow in the inaugural season.

The Olympic basketball silver medallist had an unbeatable three-vote lead ahead of the last of seven rounds and finished four votes ahead of Melbourne’s Karen Paxman.

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