Roderick Briffa steals the show in Replay Gala Night

Valletta midfielder Roderick Briffa stole the show at The Gram Collection Replay Gala Night 2011 which was held on Tuesday.

Briffa was voted Best Midfielder, Best Local Player and Best Player by journalists and was included in the Best XI selected by Premier League coaches. He won the Top Star Player Award – selected by Premier League players and claimed the Viewers’ Choice Award. The Malta international also won the Player of the Year Awards of The Malta Independent and In-Nazzjon.

Valletta secured six other awards and had six players in all in the Best XI. Jesmond Zerafa was voted Best Coach and won also the Top Star Coach Award. Valletta’s Jonathan Caruana was named Best Defender while Denni Rocha Dos Santos was voted Best Foreign Player. Steve Borg won the Young Star Player Award. The Valletta FC website won the award for the Best Website.

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The winners:

L-Aqwa Difensur (selected by journalists and sports commentators) Jonathan Caruana (Valletta FC)

L-Aqwa Plejer Femminili (selected by First Division team captains) Dorianne Theuma (Mosta FC)

L-Aqwa Attakkant (selected by journalists and sports commentators) Alfred Effiong (Marsaxlokk FC)

L-Aqwa Plejer tal-Ewwel Divi?joni (selected by First Division coaches and journalists) Pedro Calcado (Balzan Youths)

L-Aqwa Gowlkiper (selected by journalists and sports commentators) David Cassar (Tarxien Rainbows)

L-Aqwa Website ta’ Klabb (selected by panel of experts in web design) Valletta FC

L-Aqwa Referee (selected by journalists and sports commentators) Clayton Pisani

L-Aqwa Plejer ta?t is-17 –il sena (selected by MFA Technical Centre coaches, journalists and coaches of Under-17 teams) Terence Agius (Pietà Hotspurs)

L-Aqwa Midfielder (selected by journalists and sports commentators) Roderick Briffa (Valletta FC)

L-Aqwa Plejer Barrani (selected by journalists and sports commentators) Denni Rocha Dos Santos (Valletta FC)

L-Aqwa Kow? (selected by journalists and sports commentators) Jesmond Zerafa (Valletta FC)

L-Aqwa Plejer Lokali (selected by journalists and sports commentators) Roderick Briffa (Valletta FC)

‘Victor Tedesco’ Lifetime Achievement Awards Ronnie Attard, Charles Agius and Tony Cauchi

L-Aqwa Plejer tal-Kampjonat (selected by journalists and sports commentators) Roderick Briffa (Valletta FC)

Replay Appreciation Awards Joe Micallef and Andre Schembri

In-Nazzjon Tag?na – Plejer tas-Sena Roderick Briffa

The Malta Independent – Plejer tas-Sena Roderick Briffa

Viewers’ Choice Award Roderick Briffa

L-Aqwa XI tal-Kampjonat (selected by BOV Premier League coaches) Andrew Hogg (Valletta FC), Steve Borg (Valletta FC), Jonathan Caruana (Valletta FC), Jason Vandelanoitte (Qormi FC), Mano Micallef (Floriana FC), Gareth Sciberras (Marsaxlokk FC), Paul Fenech (Birkirkara FC), Roderick Briffa (Valletta FC), Denni Rocha dos Santos (Valletta FC), Ryan Fenech (Valletta FC), Alfred Effiong (Marsaxlokk FC).

Young Star Player Award (selected by BOV Premier League players) Steve Borg (Valletta FC)

Top Star Coach Award (selected by BOV Premier League coaches) Jesmond Zerafa (Valletta FC)

Top Star Player Award (selected by BOV Premier League players) Roderick Briffa (Valletta FC)