The Julie Dolan Medal is awarded annually to the player voted to be the best player in the highest women's soccer league in Australia. The medal has been presented for players in the
W-League and previously the
Women's National Soccer League
The Women's National Soccer League (WNSL) was Australia's top women's association football league. Originally known as the Ansett Australia Summer Series for sponsorship reasons, the WNSL began in 1996 consisting of six clubs and continued thro ...
(WNSL). The medal is named after former Matilda's Captain and football administrator
Julie Dolan
Julie Dolan is a pioneering Australian women's soccer player who appeared in eighteen international matches for the Australian Women's National Team during a 10-year career. She debuted in a national representative side aged just fourteen and ...
. The format was changed for the 2015–16 season, with a panel featuring former players, media, referees and technical staff, who voted on each regular-season match.
Since 2016 the award has been presented jointly with the
Johnny Warren Medal
The Johnny Warren Medal is awarded to the best player of the Australian national soccer club competition. It was first awarded in the National Soccer League in 1990, and upon the NSL's demise in November 2004, was carried forward into the new na ...
at an event known as the Warren - Dolan Awards , where both
A-League
A-League Men (known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's premier men's competiti ...
and
W-League awards are presented.
Winners
WNSL
A-League Women
*''The league was known as the "W-League", before being branded ahead of the 2021–22 season''
Multiple winners
The following players have won the Julie Dolan Medal multiple times.
See also
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List of sports awards honoring women
This list of sports awards honoring women is an index to articles about notable awards honoring sportswomen. The list gives the country of the sponsoring organization, but some awards are open to sportswomen around the world. The list includes sub ...
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WNSL Individual honours
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W-League records and statistics
This is a list of A-League Women records and statistics.
Club honours
Champions
This is a list of the clubs that have won the finals series (play-offs), where the winning team is crowned as the A-League Women (previously W-League) champions.
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W-League Golden Boot
The W-League Golden Boot is an annual football (soccer) award presented to the leading goalscorer in the Australian A-League Women.
The W-League was established in 2008 as the top tier of women's football in Australia. The award is given to th ...
References
{{National Women's Footballer of the Year
A-League Women trophies and awards