Nathan Burns from the Wellington Phoenix has claimed the Johnny Warren Medal, the Hyundai A-League’s Players’ Player Award at the gala Hyundai A-League & Westfield W-League 2014/15 Awards night which was held at the Carriageworks in Sydney tonight.
The football career of Wellington Phoenix striker Nathan Burns reached new heights on Monday night when he won the prestigious Players’ Player of the Year Johnny Warren Medal at the Hyundai A-League awards dinner.
Kenny Cunningham is one of five players released by the Phoenix today with Michael Boxall, Josh Brindell-South, Tyler Boyd and Jason Hicks also departing.
Six members of the club’s football Academy – Joe Bell, James McGarry, Logan Rogerson, Sarpeet Singh, Ben Stroud and Sam Wilson – have been selected in the New Zealand under-17 squad to play against Qatar and Croatia in Doha from May 22 to 29.
Wellington skipper and birthday boy Andrew Durante was left to lament his side's 2-0 loss to Melbourne City in their Hyundai A-League Elimination Final at Westpac Stadium.
Wellington boss Ernie Merrick says his side’s inability to deal with Melbourne City’s suffocating style was the reason behind their premature exit from the Hyundai A-League Finals Series.
Melbourne City have set-up a huge semi-final clash with local rivals Melbourne Victory after their upset 2-0 Elimination Final win over Wellington Phoenix at Westpac Stadium on Sunday night.