Steph Catley (Dylan Clinton/SPP)

Steph Catley of Arsenal has been named Australia’s PFA Women’s Footballer of the Year for the second consecutive year.

It is the third time overall that she has won the award, following her victory in 2020.

This time round she beat fellow nominees Caitlin Foord (also of Arsenal), Ellie Carpenter (now of Chelsea), Mary Fowler (of Manchester City), Alex Chidiac and Tameka Yallop.

The award is voted on by members of Australia’s players’ union, the PFA.

Mary Fowler: I put my all into it

Earlier in the week, Mary Fowler had been named young player of the year for a record third time, despite suffering an ACL injury in April.

“It means a lot for [the players] to be able to recognise the work that I’m doing and the work I’m putting into my football,” she said in a statement.

“Last year was challenging for me because we had so many more games and injuries in the team so in a way it pushed me to have an opportunity to step up.

“As a whole, I’m really happy with the consistency I had with my performances. Every game, I really tried to put my all into...