Last year’s Rising Star* winner improved in her second season, gathering 15 votes to finish three ahead of Fremantle’s tackling machine Kiara Bowers. With Madison Prespakis’ AFLW Best and Fairest triumph last night, the teenager matched a feat only accomplished once in Carlton’s 156-year history. Dja Dja Wurrung woman Madison Prespakis has done what very few before her have done. Photo: Supplied Source: Supplied. Madison Prespakis of the Blues poses for a photograph after being announced as the 2020 AFLW Best and Fairest winner. Source: AAP Image/Supplied by Michael Willson, AFL Photos Star Carlton midfielder Madison Prespakis has become the first teenager to collect the AFL women's best-and-fairest. Last year's Rising Star winner only got better in her second season, polling 15 votes to finish three ahead of Fremantle's tackling machine Kiara Bowers. Madison Prespakis (21.3 disposals, 2.7 marks, 3 tackles, 4.3 clearances, 3.3 inside 50s, 282 metres gained, 3 goals) Last year’s Rising Star winner picked up right from where she left off, putting in a scintillating third term of the season opener to set up another outstanding season. Sport Carlton’s Madison Prespakis named AFLW’s best player 10:44pm, Apr 28, 2020 Updated: 10:45pm, Apr 28 Carlton's Madison Prespakis took … "It's definitely been a year that I won't forget, it's been a great two years, and I can't wait to see what's ahead," she told AAP.The last time a male teenager won the award was in 1934.SBS acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia.Carlton midfielder Madison Prespakis has become the first teenager to collect the AFL women's best-and-fairest.Madison Prespakis is the first teenager το win the prestigious award.Prespakis managed to collect the maximum three votes in five of Carlton's six regular season matches, polling 15 votes in total followed by Fremantle’s Kiara Bowers in the second place with 12 votes.Meanwhile, the importance of her win is even greater considering she is the first teenager to score the award.The top football honour comes just a year after Prespakis was named AFLW’s Rising Star. Blues' Prespakis named AFLW's best player - Seymour Telegraph. Starring role: Carlton's award-winning midfielder Madison Prespakis (left), and the original World War II poster produced by J. Howard Miller in 1943 for Westinghouse Electric. All rights reserved.Could we BE any more proud of these two? The 19-year-old has Greek roots, as her last name suggests, and is of Indigenous Australian origin from her mother’s side who hails from the Djadjawurrung tribe. Star Carlton midfielder* Madison Prespakis has become the first teenager to collect the AFLW’s best-and-fairest award. The 19-year-old joins dual winner Erin Phillips and North Melbourne’s Emma Kearney to have taken out the league’s highest individual honour.“I spoke with my coaches and a few of my teammates about it.“It’s definitely been a year that I won’t forget. After her breakout 2019 season, the former No.3 draft pick prepared herself for extra attention on the field this year.Meanwhile, Western Bulldogs defender Isabel Huntington was named the 2020 AFLW Rising Star.“I’ve really loved it and I’ve got some great people to learn from down there,” Huntington told AAP.“It’s been a nice move down and I think it’s been able to help me build some confidence back and play with a bit of freedom.”There was an error submitting the form. The young football player has won the highest individual accolade, the … Serene Watson and Madison Prespakis at the 2019 Brownlow Medal. Please try again.Copyright © 2020 The New Daily. Carlton teenager Madison Prespakis has claimed the AFLW's best-and-fairest after polling the maximum three votes in … Following on from Geoff Southby’s achievements in 1971 and 1972, Prespakis became just the second Blue to win consecutive best-and-fairest awards in their first two seasons. It’s been a great two years, and I can’t wait to see what’s ahead.”Huntington started her AFLW games as a forward but switched to defence full-time this season under new coach Nathan Burke.“I was able to put it aside, but take it as a great compliment and just try and enjoy the footy my way,” Prespakis said.Star Carlton midfielder Madison Prespakis has become the first teenager to collect the AFLW’s best-and-fairest award.Prespakis found out from home she was the AFLW’s dominant player in the competition’s fourth season after a streamed broadcast of the awards due to coronavirus restrictions.Huntington, 21, received 33 of a possible 40 votes from the eight-person voting panel – including the maximum five votes from five panellists – to claim the award ahead of St Kilda’s Caitlin Greiser (30 votes) and Georgia Patrikios (24) and Gold Coast’s Kalinda Howarth (24).It capped off a spectacular sophomore campaign, with Prespakis also winning the Blues’ best-and-fairest for the second time, and on Monday night she was named as an onballer in the All-Australian team.Prespakis has been working casually with a freight company after the AFLW season prematurely ended in March due to the threat of COVID-19.The Blues defeated Brisbane in their semi-final, but no premier was named because of the unprecedented circumstances of the pandemic’s impact on Australian sport.The move paid off in spades as Huntington averaged 13 disposals, 4.8 marks (2.2 contested) and 8.4 intercept possessions across her five games and received her first All-Australian berth.“I got to sit next to Erin Phillips with my Rising Star medal last year and see her take it ,so it’s crazy my name can be on the same list as those two girls,” Prespakis said.Kearney, who claimed the medal while playing for the Western Bulldogs in 2018, finished third in the count.Last year’s Rising Star winner only got better in her second season, polling 15 votes to finish three ahead of Fremantle’s tackling machine Kiara Bowers.Get The New Daily free every morning and evening.“They had my back and helped me work through some different ways to get around a tagger and make sure I was OK with it all.She averaged 21 possessions during Carlton’s six regular-season matches, incredibly collecting the maximum three votes in five of those games.