Media Awards

Best News Article

Debuting in 2009, the Best News Article was awarded to the football journalist with the finest news article as adjudged by the FV Historical Committee. With an ever changing media landscape, the award was discontinued after 2016, with legendary football writer Craig MacKenzie the only individual to have won the award twice. Several of the young writers featured here have moved on to establish careers within the game.

Season Journalist News source
2009 Chris Vernuccio Leader Newspapers
2010 Craig MacKenzie Goal! Weekly
2011 Engel Schmidl Soccer International
2012 Craig MacKenzie Goal! Weekly
2013 Zee Ko Corner Flag
2014 David Manuca FourFourTwo Australia
2015 Joe Gorman Sydney Morning Herald
2016 Damir Kulas The Corner Flag
David Manuca, 2014 Best News Article winner
David Manuca, 2014 Best News Article winner.