Football West News
- JOE McINNES named State League Division One Player of the Year
- AMY BUCHANAN is CTF Women’s League Division One Player of the Year
- AUSTIN REYNOLDS of Forrestfield United takes the State League Division Two Player of the Year award
Joe McInnes completed an individual double at last night’s 2026 State League and CTF Women’s League Division One Player of the Year Awards.
The UWA Nedlands forward was named State League Division One Player of the Year at the Sam Kerr Football Centre, ahead of Mandurah City’s Jordan Callaghan and Jordan Langley of Murdoch University Melville.
This is the second successive year a Uni player has won the Player of the Year award, after Samuel Ince in 2025.
McInnes also received the Golden Boot trophy after topping the scoring charts with 26 goals for the Division One runners-up.
Alun Vernals received the Division One Coach of the Year award after taking Floreat Athena back to the New Balance NPL as first division champions and winning the Night Series.
Curtin University’s Alec Radonich claimed the Goalkeeper of the Year award, while Joondalup City won the Fair Play award.
The CTF Women’s League Division One Player of the Year award was won by Amy Buchanan. The Subiaco striker, who did not attend the awards, finished in front of Mandurah City pair Georgia Aiesi and Faye Ahern.
Buchanan was second in the scoring chart behind Christiane Astorp, who took out the Golden Boot for the third time in four years – and for a third different team – after scoring 27 goals for league champions East Perth.
Astorp’s head coach at East Perth Chris Lynch was named CTF Women’s League Coach of the Year for 2026 for leading his side to a league title and Night Series double. Luke Green collected the award.
Jade Sosich of Mandurah City collected the Goalkeeper of the Year award, with the Fair Play award going to UWA Nedlands.
In State League Division Two, Austin Reynolds of Forrestfield United was named Player of the Year.
The Coach of the Year Award went to Matthew Brook of Rockingham City after his side’s third-place finish in the league and runs to Round Six (WA quarter-finals) of the Hahn Australia Cup and last eight of the Night Series. Brook was not present at the Sam Kerr Football Centre. Adam Walsh, of league champions Carramar Shamrock Rovers, was shortlisted.
Gosnells City’s Lachlan Devine is the Division Two Goalkeeper of the Year, while Tony Robertson of league runners-up Wembley Downs won the Golden Boot with 19 goals. The Fair Play Award went to Morley Windmills.
Football West Director David Buckingham, CTF Industry Training Advisor Diana Nguyen-Ha and Keystart CEO Mark Tomasz all spoke. Keystart will be the naming rights partner of the Keystart State League from 2027.
Player of the Year winners:
- Women’s League Division One: Amy Buchanan (Subiaco)
- State League Division One: Joseph McInnes (UWA Nedlands)
- State League Division Two: Austin Reynolds (Forrestfield United)
Full list of winners
CTF WOMEN’S LEAGUE
Division One
Player of the Year: Amy Buchanan (Subiaco)
Coach of the Year: Chris Lynch (East Perth)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Jade Sosich (Mandurah City)
Golden Boot: Christiane Astorp (East PErth)
Fair Play Award: UWA Nedlands
STATE LEAGUE
Division One
Player of the Year: Joseph McInnes (UWA Nedlands)
Coach of the Year: Alun Vernals
Goalkeeper of the Year: Alec Radonich (Curtin University)
Golden Boot: Joseph McInnes (UWA Nedlands)
Fair Play Award: Joondalup City
Reserves Player of the Year: Sam Wilkinson (Gwelup Croatia)
Reserves Golden Boot: Sam Wilkinson (Gwelup Croatia)
U18s Player of the Year: Joshua Faria (Cockburn City)
U18s Golden Boot: Marko Starcevic (Joondalup City)
Division Two
Player of the Year: Austin Reynolds (Forrestfield United)
Coach of the Year: Matthew Brook (Rockingham City)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Lachlan Devine (Gosnells City)
Golden Boot: Toby Robertson (Wembley Downs)
Fair Play Award: Morley Windmills
Reserves Player of the Year: David Dimola (Balga SC)
Reserves Golden Boot: Cooper Holland (Forrestfield United)
U18s Player of the Year: Elijah Clark (Morley Windmills)
U18s Golden Boot: Ethan Evans (Gosnells City)
- Football West acknowledges Construction Training Fund as the naming partner of the Women’s League Division One.
