Geelong's AFLW co-captain has led from the front in the Round 8 victory over Richmond, with Nina Morrison polling a perfect 10 coaches' votes for her performance last Friday. 

Morrison amassed 26 disposals and four clearances against the Tigers, while also kicking a goal and collecting four intercept possessions in an outstanding display. 

With another 10 votes in Round 8, Morrison has polled a total of 41 votes across Geelong's last five games, moving into a share of eighth place on the overall leaderboard. 

Georgie Prespakis polled another seven votes to take her season tally to 54, maintaining her position in third place on the leaderboard and staying within striking distance of the top four. 

The star Cat was brilliant once again, recording a game-high 28 disposals, eight clearances and eight score involvements against the Tigers, continuing her remarkable 2026 season. 

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Classy Nina stands up and goes long to spark Cats

Nina Morrison arches the back and boots a brilliant finish to get Geelong right back in the contest

Chloe Scheer was also awarded seven votes after having a profound impact inside 50, effectively managing the blustery conditions at IKON Park and booting a game-high three goals, the only player to kick multiple majors on the night. 

The brilliant forward finished with seven score involvements from her 11 disposals, while also laying a game-high four tackles inside 50 to continually pressure Richmond's defence. 

Mikayla Bowen polled votes for the third consecutive week after collecting 20 disposals, eight tackles and four intercept possessions against the Tigers as she continues her dominant year through the middle of the ground. 

Star forward Aishling Moloney rounded out the votes as she polled for the fourth time in the past five weeks, collecting 19 disposals and seven score involvements to lead the Cats to a seventh consecutive win. 

The AFLW Coaches Association’s Champion Player Award is an award voted by the 18 coaching panels on a 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis after each home and away game, acknowledging outstanding effort by an individual player in a season.

Round 8 Coaches' Votes | Richmond v Geelong Cats
VOTES PLAYER TEAM
10 Nina Morrison GEEL
7 Georgie Prespakis GEEL
7 Chloe Scheer GEEL
2 Ellie McKenzie RICH
2 Mikayla Bowen GEEL
2 Aishling Moloney GEEL

 

Geelong 2026 Coaches' Votes Leaderboard

VOTES

PLAYER

54

Georgie Prespakis

45

Nina Morrison

19

Mikayla Bowen

17

Aishling Moloney

17

Chloe Scheer

15

Becky Webster

14

Jackie Parry

3

Chantel Emonson

2

Amy McDonald

1

Claudia Gunjaca