The AFL off-season comes with best and fairest awards to reflect on and reward the best club players from all 18 sides.
As the top eight embark on a finals series, the bottom 10 will look to commemorate and reflect on the year that was, beginning with their awards nights throughout the coming weeks.
Here is each AFL club's 2025 best and fairest winner, as well as other high vote-getters and award winners from each side.
Western Bulldogs
Ed Richards has denied Bulldogs champion Marcus Bontempelli a seventh Charles Sutton Medal, topping the skipper by 13 votes.
The incredibly underrated Tom Liberatore followed closely behind to finish third once again, while Aaron Naughton's improvement saw him feature in the top five.
Recruit Matt Kennedy returned the club's faith after a stellar season, as youngsters Sam Darcy, Joel Freijah and Rhylee West polled well in the voting.
Sam Davidson received the Chris Grant award (best first-year player) while Rory Lobb was deemed the best team player, known as the Brad Johnson award.
Top 10:
1st. Ed Richards – 299 votes
2nd. Marcus Bontempelli – 286
3rd. Tom Liberatore – 279
4th. Aaron Naughton – 252
5th. Bailey Dale – 228
6th. Matthew Kennedy – 227
7th.Sam Darcy – 222
8th. Rory Lobb – 212
9th. Joel Freijah – 192
10th. Rhylee West – 189
Other Awards:
Chris Grant Best First Year Player: Sam Davidson
Tony Liberatore Most Improved Player: Rhylee West
Brad Johnson Best Team Player: Rory Lobb
John Van Groningen Trackers & Guides Award: Marcus Bontempelli
Scott West Most Courageous Award: Sam Darcy
Locker Group Coaches Award: Joel Freijah
Footscray VFL Best and Fairest: Billy Crofts
VFL Coaches Award: Will Lewis
John Schultz Community Award: Tom Liberatore
Bruce Wilkinson Trainers Award: Ed Richards
Simon Beasley Score Impact Award: Aaron Naughton
Ingrid McDonald Award: Brendon Lade
