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It\u2019s been guernseys and footy boots for players in the women\u2019s AFL league over the past three months, but at Monday night\u2019s W Awards, it was all heels and dress shoes as the sporting stars let loose.<\/p>\n
AFLW stars shone on the coral carpet in the Crown Palladium, many arm-in-arm with equally dazzling partners. Simple, silky numbers dominated the evening, with many sporting the classic LBD (little black dress) and slicked-back up-dos.<\/p>\n
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Monique Conti of the Tigers arrives with her sister Gabby Conti on Monday evening.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n Richmond\u2019s star midfielder and last year\u2019s Tigers best and fairest winner, Monique Conti, floated down the carpet in a black Cappellazzo couture gown, its modest train trailing behind her and her sister, Gabby, who glowed in a pastel yellow dress.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted something chic and elegant. I\u2019m not really a colour girl,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Other players preferred pops of colour to mark the occasion \u2013 particularly pastel shades of purple, blue and yellow \u2013 such as Melbourne Demons captain Kate Hore, who adorned a baby blue silk slit dress.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been in the COVID room the past couple of years, but we\u2019re in the main hall tonight, so look out for the Dees\u2019 table,\u201d Hore said.<\/p>\n Despite Adelaide\u2019s loss to North Melbourne in Sunday\u2019s game, midfielder Ebony Marinoff gracefully walked the carpet as one of the evening\u2019s favourites to win. \u201cI wasn\u2019t planning to be here, but losing yesterday brought us here,\u201d she said. \u201cWe flew home last night and were back this morning, so it\u2019s been a [big] 24 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n The night of nights for the women\u2019s league was sprinkled with celebrity appearances, including Amy Shark, who performed during the award ceremony, as well as drummer G Flip and their partner, Chrishell Stause of Netflix\u2019s Selling Sunset<\/em> fame. The popular couple, who tied the knot in May, turned heads thanks to G Flip\u2019s all-black ensemble (including black sunglasses) and Stause\u2019s Y2K-inspired hot pink mini skirt and strapless corset top.<\/p>\n But it was ultimately the players who stole the show, including Collingwood\u2019s Sarah Rowe who wowed in a multicoloured, shimmering mini-dress, replete with sparkling black bows down the bodice.<\/p>\n As the Grand Final approaches, Rowe had end-of-season traditions on her mind. \u201cBeing Irish, it\u2019s usually a drink that I love to have. I\u2019m fond of a margarita and an espresso martini.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n