Johnny Warren Medal

The Johnny Warren Medal is awarded to the best player of the Australian national soccer club competition. It was first awarded in the National Soccer League in 1990, and upon the NSL's demise in November 2004, was carried forward into the new national club competition, the A-League. It is named after former Australia national soccer team captain and tireless promoter of soccer in Australia, Johnny Warren.

The medal was previously determined by the votes of current players after rounds 9, 18 and 27.^[1] The format was changed for the 2015-16 A-League season following consultation with all A-League clubs, the PFA and the Warren family.^[1]

For the 2015–16 A-League season to determine the medal a new four body panel was introduced that independently vote on a 3–2–1 basis after each regular season match, which is consolidated into a single 3–2–1 vote. The four body panel consists of:^[2]

1. A technical football expert;
2. A football media representative;
3. A former professional player representative; and
4. A combined vote from the match officials.

The eligible player(s) who receive the most votes for the regular season will determine the winner of the medal.

Since 2016 the award has been presented jointly with the Julie Dolan Medal at an event known as the Warren – Dolan Awards, where both A-League and W-League awards are presented.^[3]

A player is ineligible to win the medal if they are:^[2]

• suspended as a result of receiving a direct red card in a match;
• suspended as a result of a determination of a body under the Hyundai A-League Disciplinary Regulations;
• convicted of an anti-doping offence;
• found guilty of serious misconduct;
• a Guest Player; and/or
• found guilty of breaching an FFA Statute.

Year	Player	Club	Ref.
1989–90	Željko Adžić	Melbourne Croatia	[4]
1990–91	Milan Ivanovic	Adelaide City	[5]
1991–92	Josip Biskic	Melbourne CSC	[6]
1992–93	Paul Trimboli	South Melbourne	[5]
1993–94	Mark Viduka	Melbourne Knights	[7]
1994–95	Mark Viduka	Melbourne Knights	[7]
1995–96	Damian Mori	Adelaide City	[8]
1996–97	Kresimir Marusic	Sydney United	[9]
1997–98	Paul Trimboli	South Melbourne	[5]
1998–99	Brad Maloney	Marconi-Fairfield	[5]
1999–2000	Scott Chipperfield	Wollongong Wolves	[10]
2000–01	Scott Chipperfield	Wollongong Wolves	[11]
2001–02	Fernando Rech	Brisbane Strikers	[12]
2002–03	Damian Mori	Perth Glory	[8]
2003–04	Ante Milicic	Parramatta Power	[13]

Year	Player	Club	Ref.
2005–06	Bobby Despotovski	Perth Glory	[14]
2006–07	Nick Carle	Newcastle Jets	[15]
2007–08	Joel Griffiths	Newcastle Jets	[16]
2008–09	Shane Smeltz	Wellington Phoenix	[17]
2009–10	Carlos Hernández	Melbourne Victory	[18]
2010–11	Marcos Flores	Adelaide United	[19]
2011–12	Thomas Broich	Brisbane Roar	[20]
2012–13	Marco Rojas	Melbourne Victory	[21]
2013–14	Thomas Broich	Brisbane Roar	[22]
2014–15	Nathan Burns	Wellington Phoenix	[23]
2015–16	Diego Castro	Perth Glory	[24]
2016–17	Miloš Ninković	Sydney FC	[25]
2017–18	Adrian Mierzejewski	Sydney FC	[26]
2018–19	Roy Krishna	Wellington Phoenix	[27]
2019–20	Alessandro Diamanti	Western United	[28]
2020–21	Ulises Dávila	Wellington Phoenix	[29]
	Miloš Ninković	Sydney FC
2021–22	Jake Brimmer	Melbourne Victory	[30]
2022–23	Craig Goodwin	Adelaide United	[31]
2023–24	Josh Nisbet	Central Coast Mariners	[32]

The following players have won the Johnny Warren Medal multiple times.

Medals	Player	Team	Seasons
2	Thomas Broich	Brisbane Roar	2011–12, 2013–14
	Scott Chipperfield	Wollongong Wolves	1999–00, 2000–01
	Damian Mori	Perth Glory, Adelaide City	1995–96, 2002–03
	Miloš Ninković	Sydney FC	2016–17, 2020–21
	Paul Trimboli	South Melbourne	1992–93, 1997–98
	Mark Viduka	Melbourne Knights	1993–94, 1994–95

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