Fremantle star Mim Strom has capped off a dominant season as the premier ruck in the AFLW, named in the All-Australian team for the first time.

It comes as Adelaide’s Ebony Marinoff was named the league’s best at the W Awards.

And West Coast young gun Ella Roberts’ star has continued to rise as the midfielder became only the second Eagle in history to earn a blazer at just 19 at the AFLW Awards on Monday night.

Roberts, who turns 20 next month, was the youngest player recognised in 2024 and was her club’s sole representative this season, with defender Charlie Thomas failing to retain her spot in the side from last year.

It comes just days after Roberts claimed the Eagles’ best and fairest award, pipping Thomas by a single vote following Daisy Pearce’s first season as West Coast coach.

All three of Fremantle’s initial squad members made the final cut, with star recruit Aisling McCarthy joining Strom as first-time representatives and intercepting defender Emma O’Driscoll earning back-to-back honours.

Strom’s selection as the All-Australian ruck was simply a formality after a record-breaking season where she set, matched and then smashed a new AFLW record for most hit outs in a game (56).

The 23-year-old also led the competition for her position in every metric that counts across the regular season, including hit outs, tackles and disposals, as she finished seventh in the AFLW Coaches’ Association Champion Player of the Year award.

O’Driscoll earned consecutive All-Australian honours as she retained her place in the team from last season. The 24-year-old was named at half-back after once again leading the competition in intercept possessions in 2024.

Irish gun McCarthy was recognised in her first campaign in purple, having played a crucial role in Fremantle’s return to finals footy after being recruited from West Coast in the off-season.

McCarthy was both the club’s leading goal-kicker and disposal winner, kicking eight goals and averaging more than 21 touches per game to earn her place at half forward in the All-Australian side.

The 28-year-old was one of three Irish players named in the team, alongside Geelong spearhead Aishling Moloney and Hawthorn forward Aileen Gilroy.

North Melbourne superstar Jasmine Garner was named captain of the All-Australian side, with Adelaide co-captain Ebony Marinoff as her deputy.

The star pair entered rarefied air with their seventh selection in 2024, as two of just three AFLW players to achieve the feat.

margin off then capped her night with the ultimate award, pipping North Melbourne’s Ash Ridell by three votes for the W Medal.

Brisbane and Adelaide led clubs for the most players selected (four), followed by the Kangaroos and the Dockers (three).

Sophie Conway, Taylor Smith, Ally Anderson and Isabel Dawes were recognised for the Lions, while the Crows were represented by Marinoff, Chelsea Randall, Caitlin Gould and Chelsea Biddell.

Garner, Ash Riddell and Alice O’Loughlin were recognised for the unbeaten Roos, who will face reigning premiers Brisbane in Saturday’s grand final.

Brenna Tarrant (Sydney), Tilly Lucas-Rodd (Hawthorn), Maddison Gay (Essendon) and Charlie Rowbottom (Gold Coast) rounded out the 21-player side.

The All-Australian team was chaired by AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon and included league footy boss Laura Kane among more than a dozen selectors.

W Medal top five

Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide) - 23

Ash Riddell (North Melbourne) - 20

Madison Prespakis (Essendon) - 18

Emily Bates (Hawthorn) - 17

Monique Conti (Richmond) - 17