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North star Garner claims most coveted AFLW award

Jasmine Garner gave a best-afield performance in the Kangaroos' grand final thumping of Brisbane. (Morgan Hancock/AAP PHOTOS)

North Melbourne coach Darren Crocker has paid tribute to Jasmine Garner after the gun midfielder shrugged off her latest AFLW awards snub to star in her side's first premiership.

Garner endured a week in the spotlight after finishing equal-ninth in the league's best-and-fairest count, widely overlooked again by umpires in a season when she earned a seventh All-Australian blazer and was named captain for a second time.

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