Having claimed the league titles earlier in the day, Devonport and Ulverstone were the big winners at the 2018 Mitsubishi Motors NPL/WSL awards night, taking home the majority of the silverware on offer.
Brayden Mann absolutely romped home to the Mitsubishi Medal, smashing the record for most votes in an NPL Season, by polling 40 votes, over double that of South Hobart’s Renato De Vecchi Marins in second place! After 12 rounds, a three way battle for the medal seemed to be emerging with Mann on 20 votes, leading from Tyler Fischer on 17 and De Vecchi on 16. The other two stopped polling though, and Mann went on an extraordinary run, polling 4 best on grounds and 3 x 2 vote performances in the 7 rounds from Rounds 12-18 to charge to a dominant victory.
Mann was pipped at the post in the players MVP award though, Michael Holden edging out his Strikers teammate, who finished in second place. Launceston City’s international duo of Tyler Fischer and Niko Giantsopoulos came in at third and fourth place with Olympia’s centre back Lucas Hill completing the top five.
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The Hon. Jacquie Petrusma hands the Player's MVP to Michael Holden- Solstice Photography[/caption]
The Hon. Jacquie Petrusma hands the Player's MVP to Michael Holden- Solstice Photography[/caption]
In the Women’s Super League, Georgia Foote claimed the Optus Medal for 2018, beating out her sister, Lucy in what was a three way race between Ulverstone players, with Jazmin Gorrie having held the lead at multiple breaks throughout the evening. But by the final day it was down to the Foote sisters, with just 1 vote separating the pair prior to their game with Kingborough. Lucy got the 1 vote, to extend her lead to 2, but the best on ground went to Georgia, allowing her to claim the prize.
It mirrored the battle between the two in the Super League Player’s MVP Award, with Lucy taking it out ahead of Georgia in second place. Kingborough’s young gun Laura Davis was in third place, with Jazmin Gorrie and Clarence’s goalkeeper Amelia Vanderniet completing the top five.
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The Hon. Jacquie Petrusma with WSL Player's MVP, Lucy Foote- Solstice Photography[/caption]
The Hon. Jacquie Petrusma with WSL Player's MVP, Lucy Foote- Solstice Photography[/caption]
In other major awards, Olympia Warriors attacker Joffrey Nkoso took out the Rising Star Award as the best young player to have established himself in the league in 2018 as voted by the coaches. Whilst they opted to reward the champions in the Coach of the year award, with Chris Gallo and Mal Gorrie/Lucy Foote taking out the awards.
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New FFT CEO, Matt Bulkeley with Rising Star- Joffrey Nkoso[/caption]
New FFT CEO, Matt Bulkeley with Rising Star- Joffrey Nkoso[/caption]
Other awards that were predetermined saw more hardware headed to the coast, Jazmin Gorrie and Brayden Mann both taking out the Golden Boot awards, and setting new records for single-season scoring in the process. Whilst the Golden Glove award for most clean sheets went the way of Devonport’s Nathan Pitchford and Ulverstone’s Georgia Anderson.
The referee of the year awards, voted on by the coaches and referee technical committee went the way of Stratos PLomaritis for the NPL, and Jonno Calcraft in the WSL.
The goal of the year awards, decided by a popular vote, were claimed by Lucy Johnson and Noah Mies.
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The Office National Hobart, NPL Referee of the year award- Solstice Photography[/caption]
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The Pace Financial Services, WSL Referee of the Year Award- Solstice Photography[/caption]
The Office National Hobart, NPL Referee of the year award- Solstice Photography[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_9119" align="alignnone" width="685"] The Pace Financial Services, WSL Referee of the Year Award- Solstice Photography[/caption]
Award Winners
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2018 Mitsubishi Medal |
Brayden Mann |
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2018 WSL Optus Medal |
Georgia Foote |
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2018 NPL Golden Boot |
Brayden Mann |
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2018 WSL Golden Boot |
Jazmin Gorrie |
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2018 NPL Referee of the Year |
Stratos Plomaritis |
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2018 WSL Referee of the Year |
Jonno Calcraft |
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2018 NPL Rising Star |
Joffrey Nkoso |
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2018 NPL Goal of the Year |
Noah Mies |
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2018 WSL Goal of the Year |
Lucy Johnson |
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2018 NPL Golden Glove |
Nathan Pitchford |
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2018 WSL Golden Glove |
Georgia Anderson |
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2018 NPL Coach of the Year |
Chris Gallo |
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2018 WSL Coach of the Year |
Mal Gorrie & Lucy Foote |
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2018 NPL Player's MVP Award |
Michael Holden |
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2018 WSL Player's MVP Award |
Lucy Foote |
| 40 Brayden Mann |
| 19 Renato De Vecchi Marins |
| 18 Kobe Kemp |
| 17 Tyler Fischer |
| 16 Harry Thannhauser |
| 16 Lucas Hill |
| 15 Joel Stone |
| 14 Jack Turner |
| 13 Harry Thannhauser |
| 12 Nick Lanau-Atkinson |
| 12 Jakub Sklenar |
| 12 Daniel Syson |
| 11 Noah Mies |
| 11 Joffrey Nkoso |
| 10 Nick Morton |
| 29 Georgia Foote |
| 28 Lucy Foote |
| 23 Jazmin Gorrie |
| 18 Adelyn Ayton |
| 17 Beth Bygrave |
| 15 Laura Davis |
| 13 Georgia Burt |
| 11 Georgie Carter |
| 11 Melissa Harrison |
| 11 Phoebe Djakic |
| 11 Georgia Burley |
| 10 Mich Tadros |
| 10 Olivia Gardner |
Golden Glove Winner,Georgia Anderson- Solstice Photography[/caption]
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Golden Boot winner Jazmin Gorrie- Solstice Photography[/caption]
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Golden Glove Winner, Nathan - Solstice Photography[/caption]