Debra Carlin - Goalkeeper of the Year

Northern NSW Football was delighted to announce in 2024 that its NPL Women’s NNSW Goalkeeper of the Year Award would be named after Debra Carlin.

The Debra Carlin Goalkeeper of the Year Award is awarded to the best goalkeeper in the NPL Women’s NNSW first grade competition in honour of the Matildas cap number 34 and NNSWF Women’s Premier League veteran.

Carlin has four caps for the Matildas dating from 1984 to 1997 and was the first female goalkeeper to represent Australia from northern NSW.

In the NNSWF Women's Premier Leagues, Carlin played for Broadmeadow Magic and Adamstown Rosebud JFC.