Georgie Prespakis takes silver in AFLW's top honour, earns second All Australian selection at comp's night of nights

Jarred Cross Published November 24, 2025 at 7.35pm (AWST)

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Georgie Prespakis finished second in the AFLW best and fairest count on Monday night, three votes shy of North's Ash Riddell. (Image: Julian Smith/AAP)

Cats gun Georgie Prespakis has been pipped at the final hurdle in the AFLW best and fairest to finish second in the competition's top individual honour on Monday night.

A three-vote display in the final round of the home-and-away season wasn't enough to hold onto equal first place after all but one game remained in the season count, with North's Ash Riddell taking home the medal.

Prespakis earned her second All Australian blazer earlier in the night.

She polled in eight of 12 performances for the year, four times named best afield while taking home votes in each of Geelong's five wins.

The 22-year-old finished with 20 votes, three shy of Riddell and two clear of Melbourne's Tyla Hanks in third.

Going to another level in 2025, Prespakis averaged 26 touches, seven clearances and six tackles across the campaign, eclipsing 30 disposals on four occasions.

She finished first for clearances, third for contested possessions, fourth for inside 50s and eighth for disposals overall across the competition before finals.

Prespakis was honoured with her second All Australian selection in a club best and fairest-winning season, also missing out on the comp's top individual honour by three votes. (Image: Joel Carrett/AAP)

Earlier this month, Prespakis dominated Geelong's club best and fairest count to take home the medal for the second time.

It came after selection in the AFLPA's 22under22 team for an unprecedented fifth time - alongside Gold Coast's young gun Charlie Rowbottom who did the same.

At Monday's competition-wide awards, Prespakis held on to second spot for a fair portion of the count, with Riddell going on to win the award.

Prespakis' sister, Madison, won the game's top honour in 2020.

The younger sister surprisingly couldn't force her way into the All Australian starting side, slotting onto the bench.

Brisbane's Courtney Hodder (who polled eight votes on Monday, twice best on ground) was named in the honourary team's forward line for her first selection.