Exciting times for Mariners fans.

The end of regular season makes a perfect occasion for us to announce the first ever A-League Awards decided by fans – hosted by us here at MVFC Blog.

With the help of some of the other football bloggers around, we have come up with nominations for four categories.

Best Player in the A-League 2007/08

• Alex Brosque (SFC)
• Joel Griffiths (NJ)
• John Hutchinson (CCM)
• Robbie Kruse (QR)
• Matt McKay (QR)
• Jade North (NJ)
• Hyuk Su-Seo (QR)
• Shane Smeltz (WP)
• Archie Thompson (MV)
• Danny Tiato (QR)

Best Foreign Player in the A-League 2007/08

• Michael Bridges (SFC)
• Cassió (AU)
• Daniel (WP)
• Felipe (WP)
• Carlos Hernández (MV)
• Juninho (SFC)
• Reinaldo (QR)
• Hyuk Su-Seo (QR)

Best Young Player (under 23) in the A-League 2007/08

• Nathan Burns (AU)
• Bruce Djite (AU)
• James Holland (NJ)
• Robbie Kruse (QR)
• Mark Milligan (SFC)
• Nikita Rukavystya (PG)
• Sebastian Ryall (MV)
• Danny Vukovic (CCM)
• Michael Zullo (QR)

Most Sorely Missed Player in the A-League 2007/08

• Nicky Carle (NJ – now plays for Bristol City FC)
• David Carney (SFC – now plays for Sheffield United FC)
• Fred (MV – now plays for DC United)
• Adrian Leijer (MV – now plays for Fulham FC)
• Dario Vidosic (QR – now plays for FC Nuremberg)

Voting closes on Thursday, January 31st at 16:00 EST.

Go ahead, you can vote now.

… Or read on for a bit more information about the awards.

How the nominees were selected:

In total, nine different bloggers helped come up with the nominations for each category.

Every blogger was asked to give their top 2 choices for each category. Some players were nominated by more than one blogger – which is why some categories have more nominees than others.

The bloggers involved:

• Neil – Victory in Melbourne
• John – A Seat at the A-League
• Cecilia – A Girl’s Guide to the A-League
• Mike – The Football Tragic
• Hamish – Football Down Under and Beyond
• Eamonn – Football in the Capital
• Tony – The Round Ball Analyst
• Peter – MVFC Blog
• Eric – MVFC Blog

What are you waiting for? Vote now!