Greek Australians celebrated at the 2024 Football Victoria Referees Awards Night

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Victoria’s referee community gathered at The Rydges, Melbourne, on Saturday, October 12, to celebrate the 2024 season at the Football Victoria (FV) Referee Awards Night.

The event saw a packed-out crowd, hosted by A-Leagues and NPLW Victoria commentator Georgia Rajic, with FV CEO Chris Pehlivanis in attendance alongside referees of all experience levels who traveled from metro Melbourne and regional Victoria to mark the occasion.

FV extended a heartfelt thank you to every referee in its community for their unwavering dedication and commitment to the sport, and sent a huge congratulations to all the night’s award winners, listed below.

Award Winners

Rising Star Award This award is awarded to the highest-performing officials from the talent pool program, who have demonstrated enormous potential and development throughout 2024.

  • Thomas Rushton 
  • Angelique Mangion

Futsal Awards
Awarded to the best performing Male and Female Futsal referees throughout 2024.

  • Hugo Camargo
  • Maria Patrikis

State League Awards
Awarded to the top three performing referees across the State Leagues.

  • Nick Tubby
  • Leo Crnogorcevic
  • Nathan Urbaniak

Local Hero Awarded to refer displayed outstanding dedication to the refereeing community and helped to foster a positive culture within refereeing circles and the wider football family.

  • Mile Jovanovski
  • Perry Mur
  • Daniel Papadakis
  • Michael McPhee

The Whistle Of Hope
An extremely special award honouring the late Hary Milas’ legacy. Hary was a highly respected and much-loved member of not only the refereeing community, but the entire football community. He championed many great causes and was renowned for his communication, positivity, and selflessness.

  • Grant Roberts

NPL Men’s Referee Awards 
Awarded to the best-performing referee and assistant referee of the 2024 NPL Men’s season.

  • Referee: Michael Mammis
  • Assistant Referee: Marc Titto

NPL Women’s  Referee Awards 
Awarded to the best-performing referee and assistant referee of the 2024 NPL Women’s season.

  • Referee of the Year: Courtney Van Deisen
  • Assistant Referee of the Year: Nikoletta Sotiropoulos

Referees Referee of the Year 
Voted on by the referees to highlight a peer who has consistently demonstrated excellence throughout the season.

  • Yianni Zisis
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