SEASON 2025 has officially finished for the Wonthaggi United Soccer Club, and what a fantastic season it has been. A full season in their new facility, record number of registrations, now fielding eight competitive teams with three teams qualifying for finals, and the U14s being crowned League Champions. Wonthaggi celebrated the season with their Annual Presentation Evening held at the Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club on Sunday, August 31.
2025 Award Winners:
U12 Girls: MVP: Hannah Taylor & Amity Wilkinson (Equal points), Most Improved: Porscha Rigby, Coach’s Award: Ella Coyne
U12B:, MVP: Marwan Darwesh, Most Improved: Rory Barta, Coach’s Award: Fraser Johnson
U12A:, MVP: Lincoln Demunk, Most Improved: Sean Chingwaru, Coach’s Award: Auyush Anand
U14: MVP: Mustafa Darwesh, Coach’s Award: Lewey Murray-White, Players Player: Casey Greer
U15G: MVP: Zoe Diesner, Most Improved: Vivienne Hallam, Coach’s Award: Tanna Goding
U17: MVP: Peeraphan Panyo, Most Improved: Jarrah Tagell, Coach’s Award: Bryce Pritchard
Women, MVP: Aaliyah Trevethan, Most Improved: Cloe Booth, Coach’s Award: Ailsa Goding
Men: MVP: Sabri Darwesh & Adam Russell (Equal points), Most Improved: Ryan McGuirk, Coach’s Award: Andy Checuti
Coach of the Year: Pete Butter
The Coach of the Year is not about wins or losses; it’s about impact. It’s about leadership, effort, and the daily grind of
showing up, teaching, and believing in the players. Pete may not have led his teams to the finals, but he’s led with heart, passion, and an unwavering commitment to making their players better. His players have grown in skill, confidence, and in character.
Presidents Cup: Lisa Brusamarello
Awarded to an outstanding volunteer, Lisa has been the driving force behind our Canteen, working tirelessly every week to raise vital funds for the Club.
Life Membership: Rob O’Neill
Life membership is an honour bestowed on individual Club members whose exceptional, loyal, outstanding service and contribution have provided measurable benefit to the Club over an extended period. Rob O’Neill has taken on such roles as coach, committee member, player, mentor and referee, just to name a few. It’s no surprise he has also been awarded Club Person of the Year twice.
Wonthaggi United has their U14, U12 girls and U15 girls’ teams competing in semi-finals in the coming weeks and is very excited to be hosting, for the first time, the GSL Grand Final Carnival on Sunday, September 21. Tickets $5 for adults.
