John Kosmina Medal

The John Kosmina Medal is a National Premier Leagues award given to the player of the match in the NPL Grand Final each year. Introduced in the first season of the NPL in 2013, the medal is named after John Kosmina, who played for the Australia national soccer team in 1976–1988.

List of winners

Year Player Club Reference
2013 Australia Glen Trifiro Sydney United 58 [1]
2014 Australia David Vrankovic[a] Bonnyrigg White Eagles [2]
2015 Australia Joey Gibbs Blacktown City [3]
2016 Australia Glen Trifiro Sydney United 58 [4]
2017 Scotland Sean Ellis Heidelberg United [5]
2018 Australia Anthony Ture Campbelltown City [6]
2019 Australia Harry Callahan Wollongong Wolves [7]
2020–2024 not awarded

Multiple Winners

Medals Player Team Seasons
2 Australia Glen Trifiro Sydney United 58 2013, 2016

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Player on the losing team

References

  1. ^ Walter Pless. "Glen Trifiro worthy winner of John Kosmina Medal". Walterpless.com.au. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  2. ^ "MetroStars SC, PS4 National Premier Leagues 2014 champions". PlayStation. 6 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Blacktown crowned PS4 NPL champions". Football Federation Australia. 3 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Sydney United 58 FC crowned PS4 NPL Champions of Australia". Football Federation Australia. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  5. ^ Monteverde, Marco (30 September 2017). "Heidelberg United crowned NPL championship after clinical 2–0 victory over Brisbane Strikers". The Courier-Mail.
  6. ^ "Campbelltown City SC crowned National Premier Leagues (NPL) 2018 Champions". Football Federation Australia. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  7. ^ "IN PICS: WOLVES AND WILKSHIRE'S NPL TRIUMPH". FTBL. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.