The nominees are in for March’s Fan Player of the Month award in the Isuzu UTE A-League!
Throughout the 2023-24 Isuzu UTE A-League season, 10 players will be selected every month on a shortlist for you, the fans, to select from in voting for Player of the Month.
It’s been a Wellington Phoenix clean sweep so far in the Isuzu UTE A-League, with goalkeeper Alex Paulsen collecting October/November honours before Kosta Barbarouses went back-to-back in December and January, and young defender Isaac Hughes claimed February honours.
The 10 nominees are selected via the Opta Index, with the 10 highest-scoring players in the index nominated each month.
You can cast your vote via the A-Leagues social media channels.
Here are the nominees for March…
10th – Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC)
March form
- Opta index: 75.0
- Position: GKP
- Appearances: 5
- Saves: 17
- Clean sheets: 1
- Goals against: 5
9th – Marco Rojas (Brisbane Roar)
March form
- Opta index: 75.6
- Position: MID
- Appearances: 3
- Goals: 2
8th – Henry Hore (Brisbane Roar)
March form
- Opta index: 76.5
- Position: FWD
- Appearances: 4
- Goals: 1
7th – Jamie Young (Melbourne City)
March form
- Opta index: 76.5
- Position: GKP
- Appearances: 4
- Saves: 15
- Clean sheets: 3
- Goals against: 2
6th – Daniel Penha (Western United)
March form
- Opta index: 77.9
- Position: MID
- Appearances: 4
- Goals: 2
- Assists: 3
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5th – Filip Kurto (Macarthur FC)
March form
- Opta index: 78.4
- Position: GKP
- Appearances: 3
- Saves: 16
- Clean sheets: 1
- Goals against: 4
4th – Ryan Scott (Newcastle Jets)
March form
- Opta index: 79.5
- Position: GKP
- Appearances: 4
- Saves: 21
- Clean sheets: 1
- Goals against: 4
3rd – Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory)
March form
- Opta index: 80.3
- Position: FWD
- Appearances: 4
- Goals: 4
- Assists: 1
2nd – Alex Paulsen (Wellington Phoenix)
March form
- Opta index: 86.9
- Position: GKP
- Appearances: 4
- Saves: 24
- Clean sheets: 1
- Goals against: 4
1st – Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United)
March form
- Opta index: 89.1
- Position: FWD
- Appearances: 4
- Goals: 4
What is the Opta Index?
The Opta Index is based on totals in a variety of statistics for each player. The index score uses subcomponents (such as shooting, passing, defending), corresponding to different qualitative aspects of a player’s performance.
These component scores are combined to create an overall rating for each player. The formula that works out the overall match rating have been developed by Opta’s own team of data scientists in conjunction with their award-winning Data Editorial team.
