Miss AFLW Sarah Black has been doing her top 30 AFLW players on drip feed for a couple of weeks now.
Starting to get to the pointy end.
Here is a breakdown of what we know so far....
Rank: Name (Team) [Rank last year)
30: Georgia Patrikios (STK) [NR]
29: Chloe Molloy (Coll) [25]
28: Kalinda Howarth (GC) [NR]
27: Caitlyn Greiser (STK) [NR]
26: Sarah Allan (Ade) [NR]
25: Jenna Bruton (NM) [NR]
24: Libby Birch (Mel) [NR]
23: Kate Hore (Mel) [NR]
22: Emily Bates (Bris) [18]
21: Isabel Huntington (WB) [NR]
20: Bri Davey (Coll) [3]
19: Olivia Purcell (Geel) [NR]
18: Tayla Harris (Carl) [27]- https://womens.afl/video/54811/sarah-black-s-top-30-18-tayla-harris
17: Ash Riddell (NM) [NR]
16: Gemma Houghton (Fre) [NR]
15: Ebony Antonio (Fre) [20]
14: Kerryn Harrington (Carl) [NR] - https://womens.afl/video/54985/sarah-black-s-top-30-14-kerryn-harrington
13: Monique Conti (Rich) [13]
12: Dana Hooker (WC) [4]
11: Kate Lutkins (Bris) [21]
10: Ellie Blackburn (WB) [10]
9: Daisy Pearce (Mel) [5]
8: Alyce Parker (GWS) [NR]
7: Anne Hatchard (Ade) [17]
6: Jaimee Lambert (Coll) [22]
5: Emma Kearney (NM) [2]
4: Karen Paxman (Mel) [8]
3: Kiara Bowers (Fre) [11]
2: Jasmine Garner (NM) [29]
1: Maddy Prespakis (Carl) [23] - https://womens.afl/video/56377/sarah-black-s-top-30-1-madison-prespakis
FWIW, Maddy Prespakis was ranked 23 last year, pretty sure she will make the top 10 this year.
Our new recruit Elise O'Dea was ranked 14th last year.....but did not make the cut this year. Talent pool has increased dramatically. No other Carlton players were on the list last year.
A sure sign the AFLW competition is getting stronger and stronger.
Down to 2......and i think its pretty safe to say that these 2 players have 3 of the last 4 league MVPs between them.
Erin Phillips with 2.
and last years winner, our own Maddy Prespakis.
Who would you choose?
Apparently it was leaked early that Prespakis was ranked No.1.
Erin Phillips kiboshed completely from the Top 30, she must have drove over Black's cat!
I didn't read the fine print......which may have been added today, but in any event....
Erin Phillips played 2 games only.....and thus was not eligible.
They would have withheld that criteria to preserve interest...