Awards aplenty at 2018 Silver Medal Dinner
The 2018 Football NSW Silver Medal Dinner took centre stage at the Doltone House, Pyrmont on Friday 21st of September as players, coaches, officials as well as high profile guests attended what was a fantastic evening acknowledging the achievements from the National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s 2 and 3 and Women’s seasons as well as the State League Men’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 with the Player of the Year selections the pick of the bunch.
The State League Men’s competition so joint winners take out the major award as Bankstown United’s Japanese import Toshihisa Saikawa and Central Coast United FC skipper Daniel McFarlane clinching the big award. The two were rivals throughout the course of the season and to the very end as they both met in the Grand Final with the Coasties prevailing.
Michael Gaitatzis showed his class as he took out the Player of the Year for Gladesville Ryde Magic in the NPL 3 NSW Men’s competition while Sydney Olympic’s Dutch import Lieke de Bever was top of the pops in the NPL 2 NSW Women’s league.
Finally, Mounties Wanderers’ Spanish import Raul Beneit Romero took out the final award of the night claiming the Silver Medal for a standout year in the NPL 2 NSW Men’s competition.
List of Award winners for 2018
Fair Play Award
State League Men’s – Central Coast United
NPL 3 NSW Men’s – Camden Tigers & Stanmore Hawks
NPL 2 NSW Women’s – Western NSW Mariners
NPL 2 NSW Men’s – Western Sydney Wanderers
Club Championship
State League Men’s – Bankstown United
NPL 3 NSW Men’s – St George City FA
NPL 2 NSW Women’s – Sydney Olympic
NPL 2 NSW Men’s – Mt Druitt Town Rangers
Referee of the Year
NPL 2 NSW Women’s – Yosemite Guilmeer
NPL 2 NSW Men’s – Ben Abraham
U20s/Reserve Grade Golden Boot
State League Men’s U20s – Johnny Vicoroski (South Coast Flames) 19 goals
NPL 3 NSW Men’s U20 – Riley Thomson-King (St George FA) 18 goals
NPL 2 NSW Women’s Reserve Grade – Erin Connell (Nepean FC) 20 goals
NPL 2 NSW Men’s U20’s – Anthony Haddad (Macarthur Rams) 30 goals
U20s/Reserve Grade Player of the Year
State League Men’s U20’s – Futo Ihara (Bankstown United)
NPL 3 NSW Men’s U20’s – Emanuel Koumis (St George FA)
NPL 2 NSW Women’s Reserve Grade – Emily Smith (APIA Leichhardt Tigers)
NPL 2 NSW Men’s U20’s – Zach Forsyth (Central Coast Mariners)
Golden Boot
State League Men’s – Mitchell Cross (Bankstown United) 25 goals
NPL 3 NSW Men’s – Michael Gaitatzis (Gladesville Ryde Magic) 35 goals
NPL 2 NSW Women’s – Candice Phelan (Central Coast Mariners) 44 goals
NPL 2 NSW Men’s – Emmanuel Gonzalez (Mt Druitt Town Rangers) 25 goals
Goalkeeper of the Year
State League Men’s – David Hamilton (Bankstown United)
NPL 3 NSW Men’s – Kiriakos Tohorouglou (Gladesville Ryde Magic) & Christopher Marques (St George City FA)
NPL 2 NSW Women’s – Amanda Horafios (Sydney Olympic)
NPL 2 NSW Men’s – Carlos Saliadarre (Mt Druitt Town Rangers)
Coach of the Year
State League Men’s – Scott Belgre (Bankstown United)
NPL 3 NSW Men’s – Dean Bertenshaw (Hawkesbury City)
NPL 2 NSW Women’s – Dan Barrett (Central Coast Mariners)
NPL 2 NSW Men’s – Aidan Desmond (Mt Druitt Town Rangers)
Player of the Year
State League Men’s – Toshihisa Saikawa (Bankstown United) & Daniel McFarlane (Central Coast United)
NPL 3 NSW Men’s – Michael Gaitatzis (Gladesville Ryde Magic)
NPL 2 NSW Women’s – Lieke de Bever (Sydney Olympic)
NPL 2 NSW Men’s – Raul Beneit Romero (Mounties Wanderers)
Charles Valentine Medal
Mark Robertson
-Football NSW Release
