Georgie Prespakis has been rewarded for her incredible performance against the Bulldogs, receiving a perfect 10 votes from the coaches in the opening round of the season.
The star midfielder amassed 34 disposals and 10 clearances on Saturday afternoon, while also laying 11 tackles to be judged best on ground by both coaches.
Amy McDonald was awarded seven votes for her stellar outing against the Bulldogs, picking up 28 disposals and nine clearances of her own through the middle of the ground.
The three time Cats best and fairest pushed forward to kick a goal early in the last quarter, laying 12 tackles to cap off a powerful performance by the Cats star on-baller.
Jackie Parry received five votes for her three goal performance, picking up 16 disposals and eight marks to spearhead the Cats forward line in round one.
Julia Crockett-Grills impressed against the Bulldogs with 20 disposals and seven marks, with the versatile Cat awarded four votes by the coaches in a strong start to her season.
Kate Surman received three votes in her debut game for the Cats, picking up 17 disposals and booting two goals across half forward.
The AFL Coaches Association’s AFLW Champion Player of the Year is an award voted by the AFLW senior coaches on a 5,4,3,2,1 basis after each home and away game, acknowledging outstanding effort by an individual player in a season.
Geelong v Western Bulldogs
10 Georgie Prespakis (Geel)
7 Amy McDonald (Geel)
5 Jackie Parry (Geel)
4 Julia Crockett-Grills (Geel)
3 Kate Surman (Geel)
1 Ellie Blackburn (WB)
