Brisbane star Sabrina Frederick-Traub could be in mix to win AFLW best and fairest award

BRISBANE has already secured a spot in the AFLW Grand Final but its stars including Sabrina Frederick-Traub and Tayla Harris won’t be taking the final round of the season lightly.

Brisbane Lions marquees Tayla Harris and Sabrina Frederick-Traub. Picture: Getty

THE Grand Final berth may be settled, but there is still plenty of individual accolades on the line for a handful of Lions against Carlton on Sunday.

And none more so than ruck/forward Sabrina Frederick-Traub.

The 20-year-old and teammate Tayla Harris have both received nominations for the Rising Star award and are among the favourites to take the gong.

Frederick-Traub would also be somewhere in the top three of Brisbane’s club champions award and as the most consistent player in an undefeated side deserves to be in contention for the league’s best and fairest.

As a team, the Lions would love nothing more than to go through the inaugural AFLW season undefeated.

Sabrina Frederick-Traub is one of the AFL’s multicultural ambassadors. Picture: Mark Cranitch

The chance to make history has not escaped the attention of the Lions as they have torn through the competition this season.

Harris hit the nail on the head this week when she said everything on offer this year was a first, and no one would ever forget the first premiers.

And any footballer will tell you a club championship in a premiership year is extra special.

Lions coach Craig Starcevich has praised Frederick-Traub and Harris repeatedly in post match interviews this season.

While Melbourne media is fixated on Demons captain Daisy Pearce, he says Frederick-Traub consistency for the Lions made her one the new competition’s most valuable players.

She is also a great asset to the AFLQ where she works full time delivering Auskick programs to schools and clubs.

Tayla Harris has been a star for the Lions in the inaugural season. Picture: Wayne Ludbey

When she left England as a soccer mad seven year old it was the thought of leaving her favourite sport that troubled her the most.

Instead, she found football and it was that new passion that helped her settle into a new life in Perth.

This week she was announced as an AFL multicultural ambassador.

“It is something I am really passionate about, football gave me something really special that I hold dear to my heart and that is just belonging,’’ she said.

“I think the programs in the multicultural and diversity space is bridging the gap between community and football and that’s what I am all about, it has been pretty much my whole life.’’

Originally published as Brisbane star Sabrina Frederick-Traub could be in mix to win AFLW best and fairest award