GIANTS trio Tarni Evans, Zarlie Goldsworthy, and Cambridge McCormick have been recognised for their stellar seasons and unveiled as the GIANTS’ three nominees for the 2025 AFL Players’ Association AFLW Most Valuable Player Award.
Voting for the esteemed award is a two-stage process, with players nominating their teammates on a 3-2-1 basis in the first stage before selecting from a competition-wide field in stage two.
Players cannot vote for a player from their own club during stage two of the voting process.
Goldsworthy's nomination comes off the back of another stellar season from one of the competition’s best young stars, while Evans and McCormick have also been recognised by their teammates for career-best efforts.
Recently crowned the GIANTS club champion to become a two-time Gabrielle Trainor Medallist at the age of just 20, Goldsworthy shone once again in 2025, with the 2023 AFLW Rising Star winner continuing her ascent to becoming one of the league’s most exciting and impactful players.
Playing a starring role in the midfield for the majority of the season, Goldsworthy averaged 21.2 disposals, 11.4 contested possessions, 3.4 clearances, 6.2 tackles and 3.5 score involvements a game to not only win her second club champion but also be named in both the AFLW All-Australian squad as well as the AFLPA 22Under22 team for a third straight season.
Meanwhile Evans also had a career-best 2025 season to earn her spot as a GIANTS’ nominee for the 2025 AFL Players’ Association AFLW Most Valuable Player Award.
Previously one of the league’s best young defenders before transitioning forward in the back end of last season, Evans made a permanent move to the forward line in 2025 where her talents were on full display, starring as the club’s leading goalkicker and its focal point in attack.
Kicking multiple goals in four games and at least one in seven games, Evans’ athleticism, skill, and pure talent often single handedly kept the GIANTS in games with her brilliance ahead of the footy.
Rounding out the GIANTS’ MVP nominations, McCormick has also been recognised by her teammates after a starring campaign which saw her recently named in the AFLW All-Australian squad, having established herself as one of the league’s most versatile and dynamic defenders.
Finally given a clean run with injury this, McCormick displayed an amazing ability to play as both a dashing half-back as well as a lockdown defender on some of the league’s most dangerous tall forwards across the year.
McCormick finished first across the entire competition for her position in both disposals (16.6) and tackles (4.1) per game, as well as second in metres gained (326.4m), while also finishing inside the top five at the GIANTS for disposals, marks, tackles, inside 50s, contested possessions, intercept possessions, metres gained, rebound 50s, and spoils.
Also announced on Friday were the nominees for a number of other AFLPA awards, with exciting youngster Grace Martin named the club’s nominee for the AFLPA’s Best First Year Player Award after her stellar debut season.
Dynamic forward Brodee Mowbray was also recognised by her peers after being nominated for the AFLPA’s Most Courageous Player Award, while star skipper Bec Beeson was nominated for the AFLPA’s Best Captain Award.
The 2025 AFLPA AFLW MVP and all other AFLPA award winners will be crowned at the AFLPA AFLW Awards night on Tuesday, November 25.
