Her accolades in football include three league best and fairests, state representation on four occasions, best-on-ground in a grand final, and five-time AFLW All-Australian honours.

[5] She played over fifty matches with St Albans, including the 2011 grand final victory, in which she won the Lisa Hardeman Medal as the best player on the ground.

[6] In the same year, she represented Victoria for the second time at the AFL Women's National Championship where she played in the winning final over Western Australia and was named in the All-Australian side.

[10] A week before the exhibition match, she played in the AFL Women's National Championships representing Victoria[11] and was named on the half-back line in the All-Australian team.

[21] In the thirty-nine point loss, she recorded a game-high twenty-six disposals and was named Melbourne's second best player by AFL Media journalist Bruce Matthews.

[24] Predicted to be one of the "stars" of the AFLW competition by Herald Sun journalist Liam Twomey,[2] her accurate kicking and decision-making was speculated to give her an edge over other women in the league.

[37] She was named in Melbourne's best players in every match of the year apart from the round six win against Adelaide,[38][39][40][41] and was consequently predicted to poll highly in the league best and fairest according to Herald Sun journalist Lauren Wood and AFL Media reporter Sarah Black.

[47] Paxman experienced a volatile start to 2018, gathering 8 disposals early in Melbourne's round 1 win over Greater Western Sydney before suffering a back injury which prevented her from returning to the field after quarter-time.

[52] She enjoyed another successful individual season which included standout performances in victories against Brisbane and the Western Bulldogs, managing 24 disposals and a goal on both occasions.

[57] During the post-season trade period, Paxman signed a two-year contract with Melbourne[58] despite strong interest from expansion club St Kilda.