October/November nominees for Isuzu UTE A-League Fan Player of the Month: Vote today!

The nominees are in ahead of the very first voting cycle of the Fan Player of the Month award for the Isuzu UTE A-League season.

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.

The season kicks off with a conjoined October/November voting process for both the Liberty A-League and Isuzu UTE A-League.

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The 10 nominees are selected via the Opta Index, with the 10 highest-scoring players in the index nominated each month.

What is the Opta Index? 

Opta defines it as follows: The Player 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 our award-winning Data Editorial team.

Read on for the complete list of players nominated for the Isuzu UTE A-League’s October/November Fan Player of the Month below.

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— Isuzu UTE A-League (@aleaguemen) November 28, 2023

Bruno Fornaroli – Melbourne Victory

• Opta index: 84.1
• Position: FWD
• Appearances: 5
• Goals: 6
• Assists: 0

Jay O’Shea – Brisbane Roar

• Opta index: 82.4
• Position: MID
• Appearances: 5
• Goals: 2
• Assists: 1

Oskar Zawada – Wellington Phoenix

• Opta index: 82.1
• Position: FWD
• Appearances: 4
• Goals: 4
• Assists: 1

Lawrence Thomas – Western Sydney Wanderers

• Opta index: 81.8
• Position: GKP
• Appearances: 5
• Clean sheets: 4
• Saves: 17

Josh Brillante – Western Sydney Wanderers

• Opta index: 81.1
• Position: MID
• Appearances: 5
• Goals: 1
• Assists: 1

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos – Newcastle Jets

• Opta index: 79.9
• Position: FWD
• Appearances: 5
• Goals: 4
• Assits: 0

Ben Halloran – Adelaide United

• Opta index: 79.1
• Position: FWD
• Appearances: 5
• Goals: 2
• Assists: 3

Filip Kurto – Macarthur FC

• Opta index: 78.9
• Position: GKP
• Appearances: 5
• Clean sheets: 2
• Saves: 22

Alex Paulsen – Wellington Phoenix

• Opta index: 78.7
• Position: GKP
• Appearances: 5
• Clean sheets: 2
• Saves: 19

Joe Gauci – Adelaide United

• Opta index: 76.1
• Position: GKP
• Appearances: 5
• Clean sheets: 2
• Saves: 23