W-League awards

The W-League, the top women's soccer league in Australia, hands out a number of annual awards.

Current awards

Julie Dolan Medal
Main article: Julie Dolan Medal

The medal is awarded annually to the player voted to be the best player in the W-League, the top women's football (soccer) league in Australia. The award is named after former Matildas Captain and football administrator Julie Dolan. The format was changed for the 2015–16 season, with a panel featuring former players, media, referees and technical staff, who voted on each regular-season match.[1] The following table contains only the winners of the medal during the W-League era. The award was also presented for the best player in the previous Women's National Soccer League prior to the W-League.

Year Winner Club Reference
2008–09 Lana Harch Queensland Roar
2009 Michelle Heyman Central Coast Mariners [2]
2010–11 Kyah Simon Sydney FC [3]
2011–12 Sally Shipard Canberra United [4]
2012–13 Clare Polkinghorne Brisbane Roar [5]
2013–14 Tameka Butt Brisbane Roar [6]
2014 Emily van Egmond Newcastle Jets [7]
2015–16 Ashleigh Sykes Canberra United [8]
2016–17 Sam Kerr Perth Glory [9]
2017–18 Sam Kerr
Clare Polkinghorne		 Perth Glory
Brisbane Roar		 [10]
2018–19 Christine Nairn Melbourne Victory [11]

Young Footballer of the Year
Main article: W-League Young Footballer of the Year
Year Winner Club Reference
2009 Elise Kellond-Knight
Ellyse Perry		 Brisbane Roar
Canberra United		 [2]
2010–11 Kyah Simon Sydney FC [3]
2011–12 Ashley Brown Melbourne Victory [4]
2012–13 Steph Catley Melbourne Victory [5]
2013–14 Steph Catley Melbourne Victory [6]
2014 Amy Harrison Sydney FC [7]
2015–16 Larissa Crummer Melbourne City [8]
2016–17 Remy Siemsen Sydney FC [9]
2017–18 Ellie Carpenter Canberra United [10]
2018–19 Ellie Carpenter Canberra United [12]
2019–20 Ellie Carpenter Melbourne City [13]

Golden Boot
Main article: W-League Golden Boot
Year Winner Club Goals Reference
2008–09 Leena Khamis Sydney FC 7
2009 Michelle Heyman Central Coast Mariners 11 [2]
2010–11 Kyah Simon Sydney FC 12 [3]
2011–12 Michelle Heyman Canberra United 15 [4]
2012–13 Kate Gill Perth Glory 11 [5]
2013–14 Jodie Taylor Sydney FC 10 [6]
2014 Kate Gill Perth Glory 12 [14]
2015–16 Larissa Crummer Melbourne City 11 [8]
2016–17 Ashleigh Sykes Canberra United 12 [15]
2017–18 Sam Kerr Perth Glory 13 [16]
2018–19 Sam Kerr Perth Glory 13 [17]
2019–20 Morgan Andrews
Natasha Dowie
Kristen Hamilton
Remy Siemsen		 Perth Glory
Melbourne Victory
Western Sydney Wanderers
Sydney FC		 7 [18]

Goalkeeper of the Year (Golden Glove)
Main article: W-League Golden Glove
Year Winner Club Reference
2008–09 Melissa Barbieri Melbourne Victory
2009 Jillian Loyden Central Coast Mariners [2]
2010–11 Lydia Williams Canberra United [3]
2011–12 Lydia Williams Canberra United [4]
2012–13 Mackenzie Arnold Canberra United [5]
2013–14 Melissa Barbieri Adelaide United [6]
2014 Mackenzie Arnold Perth Glory [7]
2015–16 Kaitlyn Savage Adelaide United [8]
2016–17 Lydia Williams Melbourne City [9]
2017–18 Mackenzie Arnold Brisbane Roar [10]
2018–19 Aubrey Bledsoe Sydney FC [19]
Lydia Williams Melbourne City [19]
2019–20 Lydia Williams Melbourne City [20]

Goal of the Year
Year Winner Club Reference
2008–09 Marianna Tabain Perth Glory
2009 Sam Kerr Perth Glory [2]
2010–11 Heather Garriock Sydney FC [3]
2011–12 Racheal Quigley Adelaide United [4]
2012–13 Emily van Egmond Newcastle Jets [5]
2013–14 Sally Shipard Canberra United [6]
2014 Ashleigh Sykes Canberra United [7]
2015–16 Vanessa DiBernardo Perth Glory [8]
2016–17 Sam Kerr Perth Glory [9]
2017–18 Lisa De Vanna Sydney FC [10]
2018–19 Cortnee Vine Newcastle Jets [21]
2019–20 Amy Jackson Melbourne Victory [22]

Coach of the Year
Year Winner Club Reference
2008–09 Jeff Hopkins Queensland Roar
2009 Ray Junna
Stephen Roche		 Canberra United
Central Coast Mariners		 [2]
2010–11 Alen Stajcic Sydney FC [3]
2011–12 Jitka Klimková Canberra United [4]
2012–13 Mike Mulvey Melbourne Victory [5]
2013–14 Alen Stajcic Sydney FC [6]
2014 Peter McGuinness Newcastle Jets [7]
2015–16 Craig Deans Newcastle Jets [8]
2016–17 Bobby Despotovski Perth Glory [9]
2017–18 Melissa Andreatta Brisbane Roar [10]
2018–19 Jeff Hopkins Melbourne Victory

Referee of the Year
Year Winner Reference
2008–09 Jacqui Melksham
2009 Kate Jacewicz [2]
2010–11 Kate Jacewicz [3]
2011–12 Kate Jacewicz [5]
2012–13 Kate Jacewicz [5]
2013–14 Casey Reibelt [6]
2014 Kate Jacewicz [7]
2015–16 Kate Jacewicz [8]
2016–17 Kate Jacewicz [9]
2017–18 Casey Reibelt [10]
2018–19 Kate Jacewicz

Fair Play Award
Year Winner Reference
2008–09 Queensland Roar
2009 Canberra United
Sydney FC		 [2]
2010–11 Melbourne Victory [3]
2011–12 Melbourne Victory
Canberra United		 [4]
2012–13 Sydney FC [5]
2013–14 Brisbane Roar FC
Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets[6]		 [6]
2014 Adelaide United [7]
2015–16 Melbourne City [8]
2016–17 Adelaide United [9]
2017–18 Melbourne Victory [10]
2018–19 Newcastle Jets

Previous awards

FMA Player of the Year
Year Winner Club Reference
2012–13 Samantha Kerr Sydney FC [23]
2013–14 Jess Fishlock Melbourne Victory

Player's Player of the Year
Year Winner Club Reference
2009 Samantha Kerr Perth Glory [2]
2010–11 Kyah Simon Sydney FC [24]
2011–12 Lydia Williams Canberra United [4]
2012–13 Tameka Butt Brisbane Roar [5]
2013–14 Jess Fishlock Melbourne Victory [6]
2014 Samantha Kerr Perth Glory [7]
2015–16 Kim Little Melbourne City [8]

See also

References
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  2. "Triple treat at W-League Awards". Canberra United. 7 December 2009.
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  4. "Shipard named W-League Player of the Year". Football Federation Australia. 11 April 2012.
  5. "Marco Rojas wins Johnny Warren Medal". Football Federation Australia. 16 April 2013.
  6. "Thomas Broich wins A-League's Johnny Warren medal for a second time". ABC News. 29 April 2014.
  7. "Hyundai A-League/Westfield W-League award winners". Football Federation Australia. 11 May 2015.
  8. "Glory star Castro wins Johnny Warren medal". Football Federation Australia. 26 April 2016.
  9. "Milos Ninkovic wins Johnny Warren Medal". The World Game. SBS. 1 May 2017.
  10. Smithies, Tom (30 April 2018). "Dolan Warren Awards: Mierzejewski wins Johnny Warren; Kerr, Polkinghorn split the Dolan". The Daily Telegraph.
  11. https://sports.yahoo.com/dolan-warren-awards-2019-winners-101554630.html
  12. "Past winners of NAB Young Footballer of the Year in Westfield W-League". W-League. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  13. "Ellie Carpenter named Westfield W-League Young Footballer of the Year". W-League. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  14. "Gill looking to continue Glory's golden run". The Women's Game. 12 December 2014.
  15. Tom Lowrey (31 January 2017). "Canberra United 'disappointed' at W-League semi-final move away from home turf to play before men's fixture". ABC News. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  16. "Westfield W-League stats wrap: Kerr cruises to maiden Golden Boot". Football Federation Australia. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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  18. Dejan Kalinic (12 March 2020). "Dowie Victory's first W-League Golden Boot winner". www.melbournevictory.com.au. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  19. "Bledsoe named co-W-League Goalkeeper of the Year". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  20. "Lydia Williams crowned 2019/20 Westfield W-League Goalkeeper of the Year". Westfield Matildas. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  21. "Westfield W-League Goal of the Year: Cortnee Vine". Newcastle Jets. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  22. "Westfield W-League Goal of the Year: Amy Jackson". W-League. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  23. "Jessica Fishlock named FMA Player of the Year". The Women's Game. 28 April 2014.
  24. "Kyah Simon – Forward". Boston Breakers. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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