This award is open to all players originating from Oceania, no matter where they play. The winner is chosen by a forum of journalists. Top 15 1. Mark BOSNICH 80 pts Australia Aston Villa (Eng) 2. Stanley LAZARIDIS 45 " [*] Australia West Ham (Eng) 3. Christian KAREMBEU 45 " New Caledonia Real Madrid (Esp) 4. Robert SLATER 39 " Australia Southampton (Eng) 5. Craig FOSTER 34 " Australia Portsmouth (Eng) 6. Aurelio VIDMAR 28 " Australia Tenerife (Esp) 7. Alexander TOBIN 25 " Australia Adelaide City (Aus) 8. Harry KEWELL 18 " Australia Leeds United (Eng) 9. Mark VIDUKA 16 " Australia Croatia Zagreb (Cro) 10. Jason BATTY 14 " New Zealand North Shore United (NZl) Batram SURI 14 " Solomon Islands Nelson United (NZl) 12. Robert SENI 12 " Solomon Islands FC Kossa 13. Esala MASI 11 " Fiji Wollongong 14. Paul OKON 10 " Australia Lazio (Ita) Ned ZELIC 10 " Australia 1860 München (Ger) Notes: 1. Karembeu played for the French National Team. 2. [*] Lazaridis finished second was chosen more often in first place (5 vs 2) than Karembeu.
With thanks to John Punshon (Melbourne) and Andre Kruger (Hannover).
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