Hamish Watson and Renee Bacon have taken the top Player of the Year prizes at the Capital Football annual awards.
Miramar Rangers striker Watson has been named the Central League’s Player of the Year, as well as winner of the competition’s Golden Boot.
Main photo: Hamish Watson … another top season for the prolific goalscorer. Photo: Shane Wenzlick / Phototek.
Waterside Karori’s Bacon took out the W-League’s Player of the Year, and won the league’s Golden Boot.
They were among the award winners at the awards function hosted by Capital Football at the Petone Working Men’s Club on October 26, 2022.
Here are all the award winners:
KAPITI/HORO LOCAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Robbie Gasson – Paekakariki Sports Club
WAIRARAPA LOCAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cheryl Hamlyn – Carterton
WELLINGTON LOCAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jason Barkle – Miramar Rangers
MASTERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Luis Corrales – Eastbourne
CAPITAL 1-4 PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Lathim Greig – Wellington Marist
WOMEN’S 1-3 PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Crystal Phillips – Miramar Rangers
WALLY NOON; COMMUNITY REFEREE OF THE YEAR
Pedro Molina
PHOTOMAC PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Ian Cooper
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR
Tawa
SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT OF THE YEAR
Petone
CLUB ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR
Scott Easthope – Otaki Sports Club
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Jesse Rawlings – Lower Hutt City
SAVE OF THE YEAR
Shea Stapleton – Petone
GOAL OF THE YEAR
Alden Suri – Petone
FUTSAL REFEREE OF THE YEAR – JAKE PIPER TROPHY
Dominic Barry
FUTSAL COACH OF THE YEAR
Enrico Meirelles
FUTSAL WOMEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Eve Barry
FUTSAL MEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sean Beresford
WOMEN’S YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Pepi Olliver-Bell – Wellington United
MEN’S YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR
The Ettema – Wellington Olympic
MEN’S CAPITAL PREMIER PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Lewis Jackson – Tawa
WOMEN’S CAPITAL PREMIER PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Liv Deane – Wellington United
CAPITAL FOOTBALL TEAM OF THE YEAR
Wellington Olympic – Central League
CENTRAL LEAGUE REFEREE OF THE YEAR
Anton Riley
W-LEAGUE REFEREE OF THE YEAR
Carl Tinsley
SENIOR FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
Rupert Kemeys – Wellington Olympic
W-LEAGUE GOLDEN BOOT
Renee Bacon – 15 Goals
W-LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Renee Bacon – Waterside Karori
CENTRAL LEAGUE GOLDEN BOOT
Hamish Watson – 20 Goals
CENTRAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Hamish Watson – Miramar Rangers
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Waterside Karori
CENTRAL LEAGUE SELECT XI
Scott Basalaj – Wellington Olympic
Justin Gulley – Wellington Olympic
Taylor Schrijvers – Miramar Rangers
Ben Mata – Wellington Olympic
Scott Midgley – Miramar Rangers
Tor Davenport Peterson – Wellington Olympic
Noah Karunaratne – Wellington Phoenix
Sam Dewar – Miramar Rangers
Gianni Bouzoukis – Wellington Olympic
Hamish Watson – Miramar Rangers
Jack Henry Sinclair – Wellington Olympic
W-LEAGUE SELECT XI
Molly Simons – Wellington United
Zoe Barrott – Wellington United
Caelin Patterson – Petone
Lara Smith – Wellington United
Cara Chung – Seatoun
Kennedy Bryant – Waterside Karori
Sarah Morton – Waterside Karori
Libby Boobyer – Petone
Pepi Olliver-Bell – Wellington United
Renee Bacon – Waterside Karori
Rebecca Otte – Petone
CLUB SERVICE AWARDS
John Serepisos – Wellington Olympic
Glenda Schmitt – Waterside Karori
Gyles Beckford – Victoria University
Graham Hickling – Petone
Mark Lavery – Wellington Marist
David Meiklejohn – Wainuiomata
Mike Jones – Seatoun
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