Western United’s Angus Thurgate fell just short of his first Johnny Warren Medal days after claiming his club’s top honour.
Former Western star Nicholas Milanovic won the Johnny Warren Medal on 31 votes, three clear of Thurgate who finished second.
The Johnny Warren Medallist is determined every season by a voting process which occurs after each regular-season fixture in an A-League campaign.
Votes are awarded to players after each game by an individual from three separate panels; the panels contain technical members, former players, media representatives and match officials.
The three panels collate their votes to determine the best three players from each regular-season game. Three votes are awarded to the best afield, two votes to the second best and one vote to the third best.
These votes are then tallied up to award the Johnny Warren Medal at the end of the season.
Emerging as one of the best midfielders and best players in the A-League Men this season, Thurgate was ever so close to claiming the competition’s top honour.
It comes after he claimed Western United’s player of the season and fans’ player of the season at the club’s gala night.
United’s number 32 played in every game bar one, scoring two goals and laying five assists while leading the team with his energy and class on the pitch.
