Henry, Parnham win McSherry, Randall Medals

The women’s season for 2025 was celebrated on Saturday night and after both teams made finals, there was a lot to be proud of with Jaime Henry taking out the McSherry Medal and Karri Parnham winning the Chelsea Randall Medal.

Both Swan Districts women’s teams made the finals in 2025 with the WAFLW team getting all the way to the grand final and losing in heartbreaking fashion to Claremont by one solitary point while the Rogers Cup lost a preliminary final also against the Tigers.

It turned out to be a standout season in the WAFL Women’s competition for Swan Districts with them winning seven straight matches all the way to the grand final, and then going ever so close to that premiership in the first season for coach Jason Burton.

As a result there were plenty of standout players throughout the season but by the end of it, it was Jaime Henry who took out the fairest and best award and winning the McSherry Medal for the first time.

Henry cemented herself as one of the elite midfielders in the competition throughout the 2025 season averaging 24.3 possessions a game to end up winning the McSherry Medal on the back of polling 160 votes.

From the 18 matches that Henry played in the 2025 season, she polled votes in all 18 of them and got the top votes towards the fairest and best award in seven of them highlighting her remarkable consistency.

Henry finished with 160 votes for the season to win the McSherry Medal ahead of last year’s winner and exciting future star Carys D’Addario. She ended up poplling 124 votes having averaged another 24 possessions in her 13 appearances with the Swans.

Kayley King finished third with 69 votes ahead of Lauren Quaife (54), Indiana West (53), Naomi Baker (53), Bella Edgley (48), Luka Davis (43), Summer Ajduk (37) and Tamzyn Beros (30).

Davis also won the Rising Star Award with the 19-year-old producing a terrific first full season at WAFLW level having moved up from the Rogers Cup with 13.9 possessions a game in her 19 appearances.

Taylah Edwards was also the leading goalkicker for the season having kicked 29 goals for Swan Districts which not only saw her the top scorer for the team, but also the WAFL Women’s competition as a whole to be 10 ahead of Subiaco’s Olivia Wolmarans.

The Rogers Cup also had a tremendous season in 2025 under the coaching of Tayah Reed to end the home and away season in second position before finals defeats to West Perth and Claremont.

There was still a lot to celebrate about what the team accomplished in 2025 and it was Karri Parnham who ended winning the Chelsea Randall Medal as the fairest and best.

Parnham took out the Chelsea Randall Medal on the back of polling 113 votes to win ahead of Keira Fawcett who had 72 votes while also kicking 40 goals for the season to take out the leading goalkicker award.

Addison Hall (63) finished in third place ahead of Brianna North (46), Summer Ajduk (41), Khalia Fawcett (39), Charli Grau (39), Eloise Moore (35), Makaela Grau (33) and Madison Fisher (30).

The other award presented on the evening was the WAFLW Person of the Year and for 2025 there were joint winners.

It was a father-daughter pairing taking out the award with Warren and Charlize Carthew sharing the honour with Warren a highly valued volunteer of the women’s program while Charlize is a player who had had to battle a cancer diagnosis this year, but is hoping to return to play in 2026.

WAFL WOMEN’S AWARD WINNERS 2025

McSherry Medal (Fairest and Best): Jaime Henry

Runner-up: Carys D’Addario

Third place: Kayley King

Rising Star: Luka Davis

Leading Goalkicker: Taylah Edwards (29 goals)

Chelsea Randall Medal (Rogers Cup Fairest and Best): Karri Parnham

Runner-up Rogers Cup: Keira Fawcett

Third place Rogers Cup: Addison Hall

Leading Goalkicker Rogers Cup: Keira Fawcett (40 goals)

WAFLW Person of the Year: Warren Carthew, Charlize Carthew

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