Capital Football awards recognise season’s outstanding performers

Capital Football have recognised leading clubs, players, match officials and administrators at their annual end-of-season awards.

The awards combined those selected by judges from short-listed nominees and some categories in which public votes were taken into account.

The winners were announced at a dinner in late October.

The awards also announced men’s and women’s Central League select XI line-ups, recognising players who had performed to a high level during the winter season.

Women’s team

Molly Simons (Wellington United), Hope Gilchrist (Wellington United), Zoe Barrott (Wellington United), Caelin Patterson (Petone), Cara Chung (Seatoun), Pepi Olliver-Bell (Wellington United), Sarah Morton (Waterside Karori), Libby Boobyer (Petone), Rebecca Otte (Petone), Mikaela Bouwmeester (Boxall) (Palmerston North Marist), Emma Kruszona (Waterside Karori).

Men’s team

Oscar Boyce (Petone), Justin Gulley (Wellington Olympic), Ben Mata (Wellington Olympic), Graham Craven (Stop Out), Malik Smith (Western Suburbs), Tor Davenport Peterson (Wellington Olympic), Leo Villa (Waterside Karori), Daniel McKay (Wellington Phoenix), Deri Corfe (Napier City Rovers), Matthew Brazier (Petone), Jack-Henry Sinclair (Wellington Olympic).

List of award winners

Men’s Central League Player of the Year
Matt Brazier (Petone)

Women’s Central League Player of the Year
Emma Kruszona (Waterside Karori)

Men’s Capital Premier Player of the Year
Tsar Mitchener (Island Bay United)

Women’s Capital Premier Player of the Year
Vanessa Addy (Horowhenua Coastal)

Men’s Young Player of the Year
Isa Prints (Stop Out)

Women’s Young Player of the Year
Amy Price (Petone)

Senior Football Coach of the Year
Taylor Hall-Jones (Wellington Olympic)

Men’s Futsal Player of the Year
Luc Saker

Women’s Futsal Player of the Year
Francesca Grainge

Futsal Coach of the Year
Grant Baker

Men’s Central League Referee of the Year
Peter Linney

Women’s Central League Referee of the Year
Carl Tinsley

Futsal Referee of the Year
Max Lauridsen

Community Referee of the Year
Peter Linney

Women’s Central League Golden Boot
Mikaela Bouwmeester (Boxall) (Palmerston North Marist)

Men’s Central League Golden Boot
Matthew Brazier (Petone)

Masters Player of the Year
Darren Cheriton (Western Suburbs)

Local League Horowhenua-Kapiti Player of the Year
Cole Mcintosh (Waikanae)

Local League Wellington Player of the Year
Joe Gazzard-Steele (Miramar Rangers)

Wairarapa Local League Player of the Year
Charlie Matthews (Greytown)

Capital 1- 4 Player of the Year
Lathim Greig (Wellington Marist)

Women’s 1- 3 Player of the Year
Ella Wilson (Miramar Rangers)

Club Administrator of the Year
Peter Dawson (Manakau United)

Club Volunteer of the Year
Ryan Imray (Wainuiomata)

Club Social Media Account of the Year
Petone

Matchday Programme of the Year
Petone

Photographer of the Year
Ryan Imray (Wainuiomata)

Club Team of the Year
Wellington Olympic (Men’s Central League)

Goal of the Year
Tremaine Rimene-Albrett (Douglas Villa)

Save of the Year
Benjamin Collins (North Wellington)

Personality of the Year
Maki Halikias (Wellington Olympic)

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