The W-League, the top women's soccer league in Australia, hands out a number of annual awards.
The medal is awarded annually to the player voted to be the best player in the A-League Women, the top women's football (soccer) league in Australia. The award is named after former Matildas Captain and football administrator Julie Dolan. The format was changed for the 2015–16 season, with a panel featuring former players, media, referees and technical staff, who voted on each regular-season match. [1] The following table contains only the winners of the medal during the W-League era. The award was also presented for the best player in the previous Women's National Soccer League prior to the W-League.
Year | Winner | Club | Reference |
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2012–13 | Samantha Kerr | Sydney FC | [40] |
2013–14 | Jess Fishlock | Melbourne Victory |
This was the second time she had won the W- League's top goalkeeping award, the first time being for Melbourne Victory in the inaugural W-League season in 2008-2009.
For recognition of the success, Hopkins was awarded the 2009 W-League Coach of the Year.
With your current club Melbourne Victory, you have been named Coach of the Year in 2019.