Referee Development Award
First awarded in 2002, the Referee Development award is awarded to the most impressive up-and-coming referee, with performances and conduct acknowledged by Referee Assessors. Some of the award winners have moved onto the bigger stage, most notably, Shaun Evans and Jack Morgan, who are currently on the A-League Men's panel of referees, and Caitlin Williams who is on the A-League Women's panel.
| Season | Referee |
| 2002 | Ned Kerkez |
| 2003 | Not known |
| 2004 | Kevin Docherty |
| 2005 | Sergio Terceiro |
| 2006 | Lazaros Vassiliadis |
| 2007 | Shaun Evans |
| 2008 | George Lakrindis |
| 2009 | Liz Hyland |
| 2010 | Paschalis Natis |
| 2011 | Oliver Bannister |
| 2012 | Jonathan Barreiro |
| 2013 | Jack Morgan |
| 2014 | Adam Bavcar |
| 2015 | Daniel Ilievski |
| 2016 | Janelle Sammut |
| 2017 | Nick Babinczky |
| 2018 | Mate Zahtila |
| 2019 | Caitlin Williams |
