Brisbane Roar FC end of season awards

The Brisbane Roar End of Season Awards are the individual awards won by players of the Australian football club, Brisbane Roar, who compete in each of the A-League, National Youth League and W-League competitions. These awards are presented annually at the club's presentation night following the completion of the A-League season.

A League Men

Gary Wilkins Medal (Player of the Year)

Year	Player
2005–06	Seo Hyuk-su [1]
2006–07	Matt McKay [2]
2007–08	Craig Moore [3]
2008–09	Craig Moore [4]
2009–10	Luke DeVere [5]
2010–11	Thomas Broich [6]
2011–12	Besart Berisha [7]
2012–13	Thomas Broich [8]
2013–14	Thomas Broich [9]
2014–15	Matt McKay [2]
2015–16	Corona [10]
2016–17	Corey Brown [11]
2017–18	Jamie Young [12]
2018–19	Jamie Young [13]
2019–20	Macaulay Gillesphey [14]
2020–21	Jay O'Shea [15]
2021–22	Jay O'Shea [16]
2022–23	Tom Aldred [17]
2023–24	Macklin Freke [18]
2024-25	Jay O’Shea [19]

Player's Player Award

Year	Player
2005–06	Seo Hyuk-su Alex Brosque [1]
2006–07	Matt McKay [ citation needed ]
2007–08	Craig Moore [3]
2008–09	Craig Moore [4]
2009–10	Luke DeVere [5]
2010–11	Matt McKay [6]
2011–12	Besart Berisha [7]
2012–13	Besart Berisha [8]
2013–14	Thomas Broich [9]
2014–15	Brandon Borrello [2]
2015–16	Jamie Maclaren [10]
2016–17	Jamie Maclaren [11]
2017–18	Jamie Young [12]
2018–19	Éric Bauthéac [13]
2019–20	Jay O'Shea [14]
2020–21	Jay O'Shea [15]
2021–22	Jay O'Shea [16]
2022–23	Jay O'Shea [17]
2023–24	Jay O'Shea [18]
2024-25	Jay O'Shea [20]

Member's Player of the Year

Year	Player
2005–06	Alex Brosque [21]
2006–07	Matt McKay [ citation needed ]
2007–08	Danny Tiatto [3]
2008–09	Craig Moore [4]
2009–10	Luke DeVere [5]
2010–11	Matt McKay [6]
2011–12	Besart Berisha [7]
2012–13	Ivan Franjic [8]
2013–14	Thomas Broich [9]
2015–16	Jamie Maclaren [10]

Golden Boot

Year	Player	Goals
2005–06	Alex Brosque [1]	8
2006–07	Dario Vidosic [22]	5
2007–08	Reinaldo [3]	9
2008–09	Sergio Van Dijk [4]	12
2009–10	Sergio Van Dijk [5]	13
2010–11	Kosta Barbarouses [6]	12
2011–12	Besart Berisha [7]	21
2012–13	Besart Berisha [8]	14
2013–14	Besart Berisha [9]	11
2014–15	Henrique [2]	8
2015–16	Jamie Maclaren [10]	20
2016–17	Jamie Maclaren [11]	20
2017–18	Massimo Maccarone [12]	9
2018–19	Adam Taggart [13]	11
2019–20	Scott McDonald Roy O'Donovan [14]	6
2020–21	Riku Danzaki [15]	9
2021–22	Juan Lescano [23]	6
2022–23	Jay O'Shea [17]	9
2023–24	Henry Hore Jay O'Shea Thomas Waddingham [24]	7
2024-25	Sam Klein [25]	5

Young Player of the Year

Year	Player
2012–13	James Donachie [8]
2015–16	Jamie Maclaren [10]
2016–17	Joe Caletti [11]
2017–18	Connor O'Toole [12]
2018–19	Dylan Wenzel-Halls [13]
2019–20	Jordan Courtney-Perkins [14]
2020–21	Kai Trewin [15]
2021–22	Henry Hore [16]
2022–23	Kai Trewin [17]
2023–24	Thomas Waddingham [18]
2024-25	Lucas Herrington [26]

Queensland Roars Against Racism Multicultural Ambassador Award

Year	Player
2008–09	Sergio van Dijk [4]
2009–10	Reinaldo [5]
2010–11	Matt Smith [6]

Discontinued after the 2010–11 season.

Men’s Youth Team

Player of the Year

Year	Player
2008–09	Chris Grossman [4]
2009–10	Matt Acton and Kenny Dougall [5]
2010–11	James Donachie [6]
2011–12	James Donachie [7]
2012–13	Ross Archibald [8]
2013–14	Brandon Borrello [9]
2014–15	Shelford Dais [27]

A League Women

Player of the Year

Year	Player
2008–09	Clare Polkinghorne [4]
2009	Elise Kellond-Knight [5]
2010–11	Elise Kellond-Knight [6]
2011–12	Tameka Butt [7]
2012–13	Katrina Gorry [8]
2013–14	Clare Polkinghorne [9]
2014	Kim Carroll [2]
2015–16	Angela Beard [10]
2016–17	Katrina Gorry [11]
2017–18	Celeste Boureille [12]
2018–19	Clare Polkinghorne [13]
2019–20	Carson Pickett [14]
2020–21	Isobel Dalton [15]
2021–22	Ayesha Norrie [16]
2022–23	Shea Connors [17]
2023–24	Sharn Freier [18]
2024-25	Tameka Yallop [28]

Player's Player of the Year

Year	Player
2009	Jo Burgess [5]
2010–11	Aivi Luik [6]
2011–12	Aivi Luik [7]
2012–13	Clare Polkinghorne [8]
2013–14	Kate Stewart Vedrana Popovic [9]
2014	Clare Polkinghorne [2]
2015–16	Angela Beard [10]
2016–17	Maddy Evans [11]
2017–18	Clare Polkinghorne [12]
2018–19	Celeste Boureille [13]
2019–20	Celeste Boureille [14]
2020–21	Clare Polkinghorne [15]
2021–22	Katrina Gorry [16]
2022–23	Hensley Hancuff [17]
2023–24	Sharn Freier [18]
2024-25	Tameka Yallop [18]

Golden Boot

Year	Player	Goals
2008–09	Courtney Beutel [29]	6
2009	Tameka Butt [30]	6
2010–11	Tameka Butt [31]	7
2011–12	Emily Gielnik [32]	9
2012–13	Tameka Butt [8]	8
2013–14	Katrina Gorry [9]	5
2014	Tameka Butt [2]	7
2015–16	Emily Gielnik [10]	2
2016–17	Katrina Gorry Tameka Butt [11]	5
2017–18	Allira Toby [12]	5
2018–19	Allira Toby [13]	5
2019–20	Hayley Raso [14]	4
2020–21	Emily Gielnik [15]	13
2021–22	Larissa Crummer [16]	8
2022–23	Shea Connors [17]	6
2023–24	Mia Corbin [18]	8

Young Player of the Year

Year	Player
2013–14	Hayley Raso [9]
2017–18	Abbey Lloyd [12]
2018–19	Indiah-Paige Riley [13]
2019–20	Indiah-Paige Riley [14]
2020–21	Jamilla Rankin [15]
2021–22	Jamilla Rankin [16]
2022–23	Jamilla Rankin [17]
2023–24	Sharn Freier [18]

References

1. "Seo named Roar's player of the year". The Sydney Morning Herald . 12 March 2006.
2. "Captain McKay wins Gary Wilkins medal". Brisbane Roar. 28 May 2015.
3. "Moore scoops Roar awards pool". Fox Sports . March 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
4. "Moore Sweeps The Floor". FourFourTwo. 6 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012.
5. "DeVere cleans up at Roar awards". Brisbane Roar. 12 March 2010. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011.
6. "Broich Wins Roar's Best". FTBL. 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022.
7. "Berisha stars on Roar's big night". Brisbane Roar. 4 May 2012.
8. "Broich and Gorry claim top awards". Brisbane Roar. 26 April 2013.
9. "Thomas Broich named as Brisbane's Gary Wilkins Medallist". The Sydney Morning Herald . 8 May 2014.
10. "Corona takes top honour at Roar Awards Night". Brisbane Roar. 12 May 2016.
11. "Corey Brown wins the 2016/17 Gary Wilkins Medal". Brisbane Roar. 13 May 2017.
12. "BRFC's night of nights". Brisbane Roar. 2 May 2018.
13. "Young & Polkinghorne take top honours at BRFC Gala Night". Brisbane Roar. 28 April 2019.
14. Monteverde, Marco (16 September 2020). "A-League: English defender Macaulay Gillesphey wins the Gary Wilkins Medal". News.com.au .
15. "O'Shea, Dalton win major Brisbane Roar awards". Brisbane Roar. 31 October 2021.
16. "Brisbane Roar's 2022 Award Winners announced". Brisbane Roar. 6 May 2022.
17. "Brisbane Roar Lina Rooftop End of Season Awards Night". Brisbane Roar. 3 May 2023.
18. "Brisbane Roar 2023/24 Season Awards Night at Emporium Hotel South Bank". Brisbane Roar. 23 April 2024.
19. semanuel (18 May 2025). "Brisbane Roar 2024/25 End of Season Awards Wrap: Yallop & O'Shea claim club's highest honours". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
20. semanuel (18 May 2025). "Brisbane Roar 2024/25 End of Season Awards Wrap: Yallop & O'Shea claim club's highest honours". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
21. "Hyuk-Su Seo voted Roar's best". ABC News . 13 March 2006.
22. "Brisbane Roar - Appearances A-League 2006/2007".
23. Jackson, Ed (11 May 2022). "Roar beat Sydney, end A-League season on a high". FTBL. The goal also made Lescano the Roar's top scorer for the season.
24. Brisbane Roar [@brisbaneroar] (27 April 2024). "Jay O'Shea 🤝 Thomas Waddingham 🤝 Henry Hore. A three-way tie for our #ALM Golden Boot after all three player's finished the 2023/24 season with 7 goals" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
25. semanuel (18 May 2025). "Brisbane Roar 2024/25 End of Season Awards Wrap: Yallop & O'Shea claim club's highest honours". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
26. semanuel (18 May 2025). "Brisbane Roar 2024/25 End of Season Awards Wrap: Yallop & O'Shea claim club's highest honours". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
27. "Dais named Brisbane's NYL Player of the Year". Brisbane Roar. 1 June 2015.
28. semanuel (18 May 2025). "Brisbane Roar 2024/25 End of Season Awards Wrap: Yallop & O'Shea claim club's highest honours". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
29. "Brisbane Roar [Women] - AppearancesWomen A-League Women 2008/2009".
30. "Australia - Brisbane Roar FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Women Soccerway".
31. "Australia - Brisbane Roar FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Women Soccerway".
32. Lewis, Samantha (17 March 2021). "Western Sydney and Perth play spoiler; W-League legends Heyman, Gielnik contest another Golden Boot". ESPN. Canberra came away 3-2 winners that day, with Heyman taking the top scorer award: 15 goals to Gielnik's nine.

External links

• Brisbane Roar.com
• A-League.com