NPL Victoria Jimmy Rooney Medal
Named after the inaugural Football Victoria Hall of Fame inductee and 1974 World Cup Socceroo, the Jimmy Rooney Medal is awarded to the best player in the NPL Grand Final. The late David Cervinski won the first ever medal awarded when North Geelong claimed VPL honours in 1992. He is joined by Gold Medal Winners (Chris Emsovski, Fernando De Moraes and Graham Hockless) and Golden Boot winners (Peter Psarros and Milos Lujic) alike. Ryan Scott became the first dual winner of the Jimmy Rooney Medal when Bentleigh Greens claimed the Championship in 2019.
Season | Player | Club |
1992 | David Cervinski | North Geelong |
1993 | Adrian Pender | Fawkner |
1994 | Chris Sterjovski | Preston Lions |
1995 | Chris Emsovski | Altona Magic |
1996 | Darren McGrath | Altona Magic |
1997 | Sava Rusmir | Altona Magic |
1998 | Slavko Rados | St Albans Saints |
1999 | No Grand Final | |
2000 | No Grand Final | |
2001 | Peter Psarros | Port Melbourne Sharks |
2002 | Johnny Sapazovski | Preston Lions |
2003 | Simon Storey | Green Gully Cavaliers |
2004 | Levent Osman | Altona Magic |
2005 | Brandon Vassallo | Green Gully Cavaliers |
2006 | Fernando De Moraes | South Melbourne |
2007 | Zoran Petrevski | Preston Lions |
2008 | Craig Elvin | Melbourne Knights |
2009 | Kliment Taseski | Altona Magic |
2010 | Graham Hockless | Green Gully Cavaliers |
2011 | Stephen Downes | Green Gully Cavaliers |
2012 | Nate Foster | Dandenong Thunder |
2013 | Milos Lujic | Northcote City |
2014 | No Grand Final | |
2015 | Tyson Holmes | South Melbourne |
2016 | Marcus Schroen | South Melbourne |
2017 | Ryan Scott | Bentleigh Greens |
2018 | Tom Cahill | Heidelberg United |
2019 | Ryan Scott | Bentleigh Greens |
2020 | No Grand Final | |
2021 | No Grand Final | |
2022 | Aryn Williams | Oakleigh Cannons |
2023 | Ayden Brice | Avondale |
2024 | Oliver Kubilay | Oakleigh Cannons |
