Gabrielle Trainor Medal

In the AFL Women's (AFLW), the Gabrielle Trainor Medal is the name of the award given to the best and fairest player at the Greater Western Sydney Giants during the home-and-away season. The naming of the award is in honour of Gabrielle Trainor, an inaugural Giants board member and member of the AFL Commission known for pioneering the development of women's Australian rules football in New South Wales during her ten years on the AFL NSW/ACT Commission prior to joining the Giants.^[1] The award has been awarded annually since the competition's inaugural season in 2017, and Jess Dal Pos was the inaugural winner of the award.^[2]

Gabrielle Trainor Medal
Awarded for	The best and fairest player of the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the AFL Women's
Country	Australia
Presented by	Greater Western Sydney Giants
First awarded	2017
Currently held by	Zarlie Goldsworthy

Recipients

Bold	Denotes current player
	Player won AFL Women's best and fairest in same season

Season	Recipient(s)	Ref.
2017	Jess Dal Pos	[3]
2018	Alicia Eva	[4]
2019	Rebecca Beeson	[5]
2020	Alyce Parker	[6]
2021	Alyce Parker (2)	[7]
2022 (S6)	Alyce Parker (3)	[8]
2022 (S7)	Alyce Parker (4)	[9]
2023	Zarlie Goldsworthy	[10]

See also

• Sports portal
• Australia portal

• Kevin Sheedy Medal (list of Greater Western Sydney Giants best and fairest winners in the Australian Football League)

References

1. "The Gabrielle Trainor Medal". gwsgiants.com.au. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
2. Lovett, Michael, ed. (25 August 2022). AFL Record – 2022 NAB AFLW Season 7 Season Guide. Crocmedia. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-0-6484651-8-8.
3. Cowan, Geordie (3 April 2017). "Darebin Falcons star Jessica Dal Pos claims GWS best and fairest after impressive AFLW season". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
4. "Eva Claims 2018 Gabrielle Trainor Medal". gwsgiants.com.au. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
5. "New midfielder takes out Giants' best and fairest". womens.afl. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
6. Malone, Matt (27 May 2020). "Alyce Parker wins the Giants' Gabrielle Trainor Medal at 19 years of age". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
7. "Your club's B&F: Gun Giant clinches back-to-back awards". womens.afl. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
8. Smith, Georgia (12 April 2022). "Holbrook's Alyce Parker claims third Gabrielle Trainor Medal with GWS". The Border Mail.
9. "New era rises as Parker claims fourth Club Champion". Greater Western Sydney Giants. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
10. Smith, Georgia (14 November 2023). "Zarlie Goldsworthy claims first Gabrielle Trainor Medal with GWS". The Border Mail. Retrieved 28 November 2023.