The Football Federation Australia hosted the W-League'S Dolan Warren Awards virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several recipients claimed the W-League's 2019-20 top prizes.
The awards ceremony was hosted by Tara Rushton of Fox Sports on both the W-League websiteย and on Facebook starting at 12:00 PM AEST. ย Awards were distributed every hour on the hour with the final award, the Julie Dolan Medal, being announced at 7:00 PM AEST.
The first award of the day was the Fair Play Award, won by the Melbourne Victory, the Newcastle Jets, and the Perth Glory.ย
We're underway! ๐
โ Westfield W-League (@WLeague) July 23, 2020
Congratulations to @victorywleague, @NewcastleJetsFC, and @PerthGloryFC, who have won the Fair Play Award! ๐#DolanWarrenAwards #WLeague pic.twitter.com/N8WrFKYuzt
The award for the Referee of the Year was given to Rebecca Durcau.
The Referee of the Year Award goes to Rebecca Durcau!
โ Westfield W-League (@WLeague) July 23, 2020
Well done, Rebecca ๐#DolanWarrenAwards #WLeague pic.twitter.com/JGmRmQsds0
The Golden Boot award was shared four ways between the Melbourne Victory's Natasha Dowie, the Perth Glory's Morgan Andrews, Sydney FC'S Remy Siemsen, and the Western Sydney Wanderers' Kristen Hamilton. ย Each scored seven goals during their respective club's regular-season campaigns.
What a race!
โ Westfield W-League (@WLeague) July 23, 2020
A big congrats to our Golden Boot Award winners ๐#DolanWarrenAwards #WLeague pic.twitter.com/3NDsEmsTkl
The award for Goal of the Year was claimed by the Melbourne Victory's Amy Jackson for this stunning strike:
Here's the strike! #MVFC pic.twitter.com/vucnfz7Zge
โ Victory W-League (@victorywleague) July 23, 2020
The Goalkeeper of the Year is shared for 2019-20 with both Melbourne City's Lydia Williams and Sydney FC's Aubrey Bledsoe taking the top honours:
Two outstanding campaigns in goal ๐ฅ
โ Westfield W-League (@WLeague) July 23, 2020
Congratulations to both @lydsaussie and @AubreyBledsoe for being named Goalkeeper of the Year! ๐งค#DolanWarrenAwards #WLeague pic.twitter.com/nWNY6kmC79
Rado Vidosic takes the award for Coach of the Year:
A big round of applause for Rado Vidosic for winning Coach of the Year with @MelbourneCity ๐#DolanWarrenAwards #WLeague pic.twitter.com/jG8xvrFWGP
โ Westfield W-League (@WLeague) July 23, 2020
Melbourne City's Ellie Carpenter makes history by winning a third consecutive Young Footballer of the Year award:
The first player to win Young Footballer of the Year in three successive seasons รขยญยรฏยธย
โ Westfield W-League (@WLeague) July 23, 2020
Congratulations, @CarpenterEllie ๐#DolanWarrenAwards #WLeague pic.twitter.com/9RSSYYfJQi
The top award for the W-League, the Dolan Warren Award is won by the Western Sydney Wanderer's Kristen Hamilton:ย
Ladies and gentlemen, the 2019/20 Julie Dolan Medal winner! ๐
โ Westfield W-League (@WLeague) July 23, 2020
A huge congratulations to Kristen Hamilton (@khamilton17) ๐#DolanWarrenAwards #WLeague pic.twitter.com/KMjAFdrtEO
Congratulations to all recipients!
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