Kate McCarthy made a name for herself across the country when she pulled off arguably one of the goals of the AFLW season — a five bounce sensation from the centre of the ground against Collingwood.

McCarthy capped off a terrific season, that included selection in the AFL Women’s All Australian team, taking home the Member's MVP Award at the Lions Women’s Best and Fairest on Friday night.

The 24-year-old, who represented Australia in touch footy before making the code switch a couple of years ago, thanked the Club and its supporters for the opportunity to play with the Brisbane Lions.

“Thank you to the Club for giving us this opportunity to play as women under the Brisbane Lions Football Club,” said McCarthy.

“It’s been extremely special, I know for myself and for the other 26 girls, to train as semi-professional athletes for the last 3-4 months."

“It’s something that I never thought I’d have the opportunity to do. Thank you for having the faith in us that we’d represent the Club as well as we have.”