{"id":103101,"date":"2022-04-06T09:03:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T23:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=103101"},"modified":"2022-04-06T09:06:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T23:06:21","slug":"bates-queen-of-the-aflw-jungle-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2022\/04\/06\/bates-queen-of-the-aflw-jungle-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates Queen of the AFLW Jungle in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29686\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/emily-bates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EMILY Bates<\/a> is the toast of the AFLW, after being crowned the League Best and Fairest at Tuesday night&#8217;s W Awards ceremony in Melbourne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She won the award ahead of <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29661\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/anne-hatchard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anne Hatchard<\/a> by one vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bates is the first Lion to win the coveted medal, and consistently polled throughout the 2022 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She typically flies under the radar in Brisbane\u2019s midfield, but is one of the most consistent players in the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bates had an eventful season, with illness, her house being flooded, and the end to Brisbane\u2019s premiership defence all mere challenges along the way for the inaugural Lion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The night culminated in a moment for the highlight real, with Brisbane coach <strong><em>Craig Starcevich<\/em><\/strong> doing a shoey in honour of the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading the count at the halfway mark was Dockers skipper <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29824\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/hayley-miller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hayley Miller<\/a>, but by the time there was one round left, it was a tie between Bates and Hatchard to set up a grandstand finish to the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were also a number of other awards handed out, starting with the announcement of the All Australian team. Among the notable inclusions were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29895\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/emma-kearney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emma Kearney<\/a> as a defender, whose run of consecutive All Australians continues.<\/li><li><a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"63292\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/orla-odwyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orla O&#8217;Dwyer<\/a>, who is officially the first Irish player to make the All Australian team<\/li><li><a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29896\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/kirsty-lamb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirsty Lamb<\/a>, who made the team for the first time<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the notable omissions included <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29749\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/breann-moody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breann Moody<\/a> and <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29854\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/cora-staunton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cora Staunton<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/All-Australian-AFLW-2022-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/All-Australian-AFLW-2022-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/All-Australian-AFLW-2022-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/All-Australian-AFLW-2022-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/All-Australian-AFLW-2022-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/All-Australian-AFLW-2022-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/All-Australian-AFLW-2022-1-128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/All-Australian-AFLW-2022-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The 2022 AFLW All Australian Team<br>Photo Credit: AFL Women&#8217;s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up was the Rising Star, earned by Carlton\u2019s <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"31040\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/mimi-hill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mimi Hill<\/a> to complete a remarkable turnaround from her long-term knee injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mark of the Year went to <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29707\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/tahlia-randall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tahlia Randall<\/a>, while <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29793\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/ebony-antonio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebony Antonio<\/a>\u2019s snap from Round 1 won her the Goal of the Year Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were a few awards given out tonight that were already pre-determined, including the leading goalkicker, which went to Crow <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"43041\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/ashleigh-woodland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ashleigh Woodland<\/a>, and the Community Coach of the Year Award from last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dc-block-dc-mention _dc_mention\"><div class=\"section-heading_wrap\"><span class=\"section-heading is-small\">Mentions<\/span><span class=\"hor-border\"><\/span><\/div><ul class=\"js-overflow-list overflow-list\"><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/emily-bates\/\">Emily Bates<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a 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