Champion Data has released its Prospectus for the 2020 AFLW season, listing who they believe are the competition’s elite players.

They have list 23 players as elite, with reigning champs Adelaide boasting six of them.

Three of the four expansion teams are without an elite player, but as Champion Data doesn’t rate players that haven’t played at AFLW level before, most of their squads are unranked.

Surprisingly, 2019 runner-up Carlton are without an elite player either, with the likes of Maddy Prespakis, Kerryn Harrington and Tayla Harris missing out.

Other players stiff to miss out include Brianna Davey, Ellie Blackburn, Jamiee Lambert, Karen Paxman and Monique Conti who are unquestionably among the competition’s best midfielders.

Players who sat out 2019 or missed most of the season due to injury or other reasons also don’t make it, including Daisy Pearce, Chloe Molloy, Nina Morrison, Isabel Huntington and more.

Full details are available in this year’s Prospectus, but see who Champion Data has ranked as elite below:

Adelaide: Erin Phillips, Ebony Marinoff, Jess Foley, Anne Hatchard, Chelsea Randall and Eloise Jones

Brisbane: Kate Lutkins, Breanna Koenen, Jess Wuetschner

Carlton: N/A

Collingwood: Ash Brazill

Fremantle: Kiara Bowers, Gemma Houghton, Ebony Antonio

Geelong: Meg McDonald

Gold Coast: N/A

GWS: Cora Staunton, Ellie Brush

Melbourne: Lauren Pearce, Kate Hore

North Melbourne: Emma Kearney, Jess Duffin, Jasmine Garner

Richmond: N/A

St Kilda: N/A

West Coast: Dana Hooker

Western Bulldogs: Hannah Scott

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