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The JR Trophy
The Jeremy Ruane Trophy
awarded for Meritorious Achievement by a team or individual from the Northern Women's Soccer region,
and held in this photo by the 2003 co-winners, Maia Jackman and Hayley Moorwood
Year
Recipient
Why
2002
MAIA JACKMAN

in recognition of being rated the best of the ten imported players in the Chinese Women's Super League by all the League's coaches
2003
MAIA JACKMAN and
HAYLEY MOORWOOD




Maia:   in recognition of being the top scorer at the Oceania Women's World Cup qualifying tournament in Canberra, April 2003, and, in doing so, becoming the first player in the history of the SWANZ to score consecutive hat-tricks in three full internationals.
Hayley:   in recognition of being the youngest-ever winner of the Northern Premier Women's League's Player of the Year award
2004
LYNN-AVON UNITED

in recognition of five successive Northern Premier Women's League titles and a "three-peat" in the Uncle Toby's Women's Knockout Cup
2005
LYNN-AVON UNITED
and REBECCA TEGG
Lynn-Avon:  in recognition of completing an unbeaten season in the league, a record-equalling sixth Northern Premier Women's League title, and a record points-winning margin - thirteen twixt first and second.
Rebecca:  in recognition of her feat in clinching the Golden Boot at the World Universities Games in Turkey
2006
NZ U-20 WWC Squad members
in recognition of their efforts throughout the entire U-20 campaign, culminating in New Zealand's efforts in Russia
2007
Football Ferns Squad members
in recognition of their efforts throughout the entire Women's World Cup campaign, culminating in New Zealand's efforts in China
2008
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Football Ferns: in recognition of their efforts throughout their Olympics campaign, culminating in New Zealand's efforts in China
Young Ferns:  in recognition of their efforts throughout the entire NZ08 campaign, featuring some impressive victories against international opposition
2009
AMBER HEARN and
RIA PERCIVAL
in recognition of their efforts in the W-League, which saw both make the All-League Team of the Season, and both make the final three in their respective Player of the Year categories - Defender (Ria) and MVP (Amber)
2010
AMBER HEARN
in recognition of finishing as Golden Boot winner at both the Cyprus Cup and the OFC Women's Nations Cup tournaments, and being named in the W-League Central Conference Team of the Season after helping Ottawa Fury to the title, and the quarter-finals of the W-League competition
2011
Football Ferns squad members
in recognition of their efforts throughout the entire FIFA Women's World Cup campaign, culminating in their dramatic comeback against Mexico in Sinsheim to earn New Zealand's maiden point at women's football's quadrennial celebration
2012
Football Ferns squad members
in recognition of becoming the first New Zealand team, male or female, to reach the quarter-finals on the world stage, specifically the Olympic Women's Football Tournament
2013
Football Ferns squad members
in recognition of these significant achievements: Valais Women's Cup winners; third place at Cyprus Cup; draws with Women's World Cup holders Japan in Tokyo and Olympic Women's champions USA in Ohio
2014
Forrest Hill-Milford United members of the Junior Ferns squad
in recognition of the Junior Ferns' qualification for the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup; winning the Northern Premier Women's League with a game to spare, by a sizable margin and without defeat
2015
HELEN COLLINS
in recognition of claiming four successive Northern Premier Women's League Golden Boot awards
2016
THREE KINGS UNITED
in recognition of winning all eighteen Northern Premier Women's League games in the season, a feat last achieved in 1987


Individual Honours