Silver Medal Dinner success
The 2017 Football NSW Medal Dinner took centre stage at the Doltone House, Pyrmont on Friday 22nd of September as players, coaches, officials as well as high profile guests attended what was a fantastic evening acknowledging the achievements from the PlayStation4 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s and Women’s 2 and 3 seasons as well as the State League Men’s and Women’s.
It was a fantastic season for both males and females as they got together in a monumental evening where over a record number of 650 guests attended with the night proudly presented by Fox Sports’ Chief Football commentator Simon Hill.
Well over 40 awards were given on the evening as Western NSW Mariners’ Teegan Courtney claimed the Player of the Year in the State League Women’s while Masudi Elongo was the pick of the bunch from Nepean FC who had a stellar season in the State League Men’s.
Amaury Gauthier showed his class as he took out the Player of the Year for Rydalmere FC Lions in the PS4 NPL 3 NSW Men’s competition while Sydney Olympic’s Kate Halaska was top of the pops in the PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women’s league.
Finally, St George FC’s Spanish import Juan Carlos Heras Romero took out the final award of the night claiming the Silver Medal for a standout year in the PS4 NPL 2 NSW Men’s competition.
List of Award winners for 2017
Fair Play Award
State League Women’s – UNSW
State League Men’s – Hurstville City Minotaurs
PS4 NPL 3 NSW Men’s – Gladesville Ryde Magic
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women’s – Southern Branch
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Men’s – Marconi Stallions
Club Championship
State League Women’s – APIA Leichhardt Tigers
State League Men’s – Camden Tigers
PS4 NPL 3 NSW Men’s – Rydalmere Lions FC
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women’s – Sutherland Shire FA
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Men’s – Marconi Stallions
Referee of the Year
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women’s – Sarah Ho
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Men’s – Stephen Lucas
U20s/Reserve Grade Golden Boot
State League Women’s Reserve Grade – Nicole Carmichael (APIA) 17 goals
State League Men’s U20s – Bede Leyland (UNSW) 16 goals
PS4 NPL 3 NSW Men’s U20 – Murtaza Sultani (Rydalmere Lions FC) 19 goals
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women’s Reserve Grade – Erin Connell (Nepean FC) 14 goals
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Men’s U20’s – Claudio Rosano (Northern Tigers) and Mohamed Najjar (Western Sydney Wanderers) – 20 goals
U20s/Reserve Grade Player of the Year
State League Women’s Reserve Grade – Nicole Carmichael (APIA)
State League Men’s U20’s – Bede Leyland (UNSW)
PS4 NPL 3 NSW Men’s U20’s – Angus Chance (Dulwich Hill)
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women’s Reserve Grade – Sky Hely (Southern Branch)
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Men’s U20’s – Nicholas Kalogerou (Northern Tigers)
Golden Boot
State League Women’s – Yadira Rengifo (UNSW) 22 goals
State League Men’s – Jayden Russell (Camden Tigers) 22 goals
PS4 NPL 3 NSW Men’s – Amaury Gauthier (Rydalmere Lions FC) 32 goals
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women’s – Madelaine Costanzo (Sydney Olympic) 19 goals
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Men’s – Sean Rooney (Marconi Stallions) 24 goals
Goalkeeper of the Year
State League Women’s – Peta Koinis (St George)
State League Men’s – Michael Rutherford (Hurstville FC)
PS4 NPL 3 NSW Men’s – Michael Frost (Dulwich Hill)
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women’s – Chloe Avgoustou (Sydney Olympic)
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Men’s – Nenad Vekic (Marconi Stallions)
Coach of the Year
State League Women’s – Carlo Tini (St George)
State League Men’s – Dean Bradley (Camden Tigers)
PS4 NPL 3 NSW Men’s – Tony Basha (Rydalmere Lions FC)
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women’s – Mark Yule (Central Coast Mariners)
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Men’s – Terry Palapanis (St George FC)
Player of the Year
State League Women’s – Teegan Courtney (Western NSW Mariners)
State League Men’s – Masudi Elongo (Nepean FC)
PS4 NPL 3 NSW Men’s – Amaury Gauthier (Rydalmere Lions FC)
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women’s – Kate Halaska (Sydney Olympic)
PS4 NPL 2 NSW Men’s – Juan Carlos Heras Romero (St George FC)
-Football NSW Release
