FFA recognises milestone achievements for Hyundai A-League & Westfield W-League Players

Football Federation Australia (FFA) tonight officially recognised significant milestone achievements by players from the Westfield W-League & Hyundai A-League at the Dolan Warren Awards which was held at The Star in Sydney this evening.

The Head of Hyundai A-League & Westfield W-League, Greg O’Rourke, believes that it is important to officially recognise these outstanding achievements.

“Since the inception of the Hyundai A-League six (6) players have made 250 matches and from the start of the Westfield W-League twelve players (12) have made 100 appearances.

“In addition two (2) Westfield W-League players (Sam Kerr and Michelle Heyman) have scored over 50 goals and one (1) Hyundai A-League player (Besart Berisha) has scored over 100 goals.

“Last year we recognised Besart Berisha and during the off-season we made a decision to formalise the recognition program across both leagues.

“This program of recognition will continue in perpetuity and will also include recognising 10-years’ service to the Hyundai A-League from the beginning of the next season at club matches,” concluded O’Rourke.

Hyundai A-League – 250 Matches

Player Name	Match
Andrew Durante	250th League Appearance Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington 5 November 2016
Danny Vukovic	250th League Appearance Brisbane Roar FC v Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 12 March 2016
Eugene Galekovic	250th League Appearance Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United Central Coast Stadium, Gosford 25 March 2017
Nikolai Topor-Stanley	250th League Appearance Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets Allianz Stadium, Sydney 3 January 2018
Leigh Broxham	250th League Appearance Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory AAMI Park, Melbourne 13 January 2018
Liam Reddy	250th League Appearance Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar FC NIB Stadium, Perth 14 April 2018

Westfield W-League – 100 Matches

Player Name	Match
Teresa Polias	100th League Appearance Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets Lambert Park, Sydney 21 January 2017
Marianna Tabain	100th League Appearance Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City FC Epping Stadium, Melbourne 15 January 2017
Clare Polkinghorne	100th League Appearance Brisbane Roar FC v Western Sydney Wanderers FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 7 January 2017
Ellie Brush	100th League Appearance Canberra United v Melbourne Victory McKellar Park, Canberra 28 January 2017
Caitlin Cooper	100th League Appearance Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Sydney FC ANZ Stadium, Sydney 9 December 2017
Ashleigh Sykes	100th League Appearance Canberra United v Sydney FC McKellar Park, Canberra 12 November 2017
Tameka Butt	100th League Appearance Brisbane Roar FC v Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium, Sydney 17 November 2017
Stephanie Catley	100th League Appearance Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Melbourne City FC ANZ Stadium, Sydney 1 January 2018
Laura Alleway	100th League Appearance Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne 9 December 2017
Gema Simon	100th League Appearance Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets Allianz Stadium, Sydney 3 January 2018
Michelle Heyman	100th League Appearance Canberra United v Western Sydney Wanderers FC McKellar Park, Canberra 14 January 2018
Nicola Bolger	100th League Appearance Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers FC NIB Stadium, Perth 28 January 2018

Westfield W-League – 50 Goals

Sam Kerr
Goal Scored: 17th minute
Math Date: 20 January 2018
Match Result: Perth Glory (4) v Canberra United (4)
Match Venue: Hay Park, Bunbury

Michelle Heyman
Goal Scored: 69th minute
Math Date: 7 December 2014
Match Result: Canberra United (1) v Perth Glory (2)
Match Venue: Viking Park, Canberra