Football Queensland (FQ) is pleased to announce the 2020 Young Player of the Year nominees for the NPL Queensland Men’s, NPL Queensland Women’s and Football Queensland Premier League (FQPL) competitions.
The awards will be presented as part of the Football in Queensland Awards Week, to be held online starting Monday, 14 December.
Read on to discover the nominees, have your say via the fan polls and see some of the top performers in action when the Queensland State Teams face New South Wales in this Saturday’s epic double-header at Perry Park.
2020 Young Player of the Year Award Nominees | NPL Men’s
- Henry Hore (Lions FC)
- Daniel Leck (Olympic FC)
- Jez Lofthouse (Olympic FC)
- Aidan Munford (Gold Coast United)
2020 Young Player of the Year Award Nominees | NPL Women’s
- Charlotte Farmer (Gold Coast United)
- Laini Freier (Gap FC)
- Amy Gunston (Lions FC)
- Kijah Stephenson (FQ QAS)
2020 Young Player of the Year Award Nominees | FQPL
- Matthew Melville (Rochedale Rovers)
- Max Mikkola (Wolves FC)
- Joseph Scott (SWQ Thunder)
- Sam Standish (Mitchelton FC)
How Young Player of the Year nominees and award winners are determined
The Young Player of the Year award is awarded to the player aged 21 or younger (at the conclusion of the regular season) who polls the highest number of votes in the Player of the Year voting.
As per the 2020 Competition Regulations, the Player of the Year award is determined based on a combination of referee 3-2-1 votes, Team of the Season votes, plus any other reasonable justification as determined by Football Queensland, such as disciplinary record or overall team performance.
Players are ineligible to win any individual awards if they are suspended as a result of receiving a direct red card in a match or as a result of a Disciplinary Committee Hearing or Match Review Panel decision.
Players are also ineligible to win if they have played in fewer than 10 First Team matches at the conclusion of the regular season.
