New South Wales NPL1 Player of the Year

This table was written and researched by Greg Stock
Source Football New South Wales media.

The New South Wales National Premier Leagues 1 Player of the Year is awarded to the leading player across the competition. It was previously named the Gold Medal and continued after the implementation of the National Premier Leagues competition in 2013.
Prior to 1981 it was known as the Rothmans Medal in lieu of a sponsorship deal with a tobacco company


New South Wales National Premier Leagues 1 Player of the Year
Season Player Team
2023Alec UrosevskiRockdale Ilinden FC
2022Jaiden KucharskiSydney FC
2021Not Awarded due to COVID19
2020Not Awarded due to COVID19
2019Thomas JamesWollongong Wolves FC
2018Tasuku SekiyaAPIA Leichhardt Tigers FC
2017Sean SymonsAPIA Leichhardt Tigers
2016Adam ParkhouseManly United
2015Franco ParisiAPIA Leichhardt Tigers
2014Travis MajorBlacktown City Demons
2013Panagiotis NikasSutherland Sharks
2012Chris TriantisSydney Olympic
2011Steven HayesSydney United
2010Tolgay OzbeyBlacktown City FC
2009Brad BoardmanSutherland Sharks
2008Brendan GanSutherland Sharks
2007Robbie CattanachManly United
2006Tolgay OzbeyBlacktown City Demons
2004/5Robbie CattanachBelconnen Blue Devils
2003/4Ilija PrenzoskiBelconnen Blue Devils
2002/3James MonieCentral Coast Coasties
2001/2Daniel MacorBelconnen Blue Devils
2000/1Steve LazzariBelconnen Blue Devils
Player Of The Year
1991Jose IriarteWarringah Freshwater
Rothmans Medal
1988Sebastian GiampaoloInter Monaro
1987Alan ReisCanberra City
1986Brett WoodsUruguayan Auburn
1985Henryk SobczykPolonia
1984Ricky BudiniAvala
1983Agenor MunizAvala
1982John StoddartRiverwood
1981Dez MartonSt. George
1980Neil WilliamsCanterbury
1979John LeeBankstown
1978Terry ButlerAPIA
1977John WatkissSutherland
1976Bruce StowellPan Hellenic
1975John McDonaldSutherland
1974Mike TrebilcockWestern Suburbs
1973John McDonaldAuburn
1972Manfred SchaeferSt. George
1971John WatkissHakoah
1970George BluesAPIA