MLS: Galaxy’s Simon Elliott finishes third in Oceania Player of the Year voting

Simon Elliott, a key figure in the Los Angeles Galaxy’s TFC Champions Cup title, finished tied for third in voting for the 2000 Oceania Player of the Year. Fellow New Zealander Ryan Nelsen (Stanford University) finished 19th. Mark Viduka edged Leed United and Australia teammate Harry Kewell for first place. 1. Mark Viduka (Aust) 118 votes. 2. Harry Kewell (Aust) 104. 3. Simon Elliott (NZ) 27, Richard Iwai (Vanuatu) 27. 5. Brett Emerton (Aust) 21. 6. Danny Tiatto (Aust) 20. 7. Christian Karembeu (New Caledonia) 19, Tony Vidmar (Aust) 19. 9. Paul Okon (Aust) 13. 10. Commins Menapi (Solomon Islands) 11. 11 Ivan Vicelich (NZ) 7. 12. Esala Masi (Fiji) 6, Craig Moore (Aust) 6, Danny Hay (NZ) 6. 15. Ryan Nelsen (NZ) 5. 16. Harry Ngata (NZ) 4. 17. Ned Zelic (Aust) 3. 18. Batram Suri (Solomon Islands) 2. 19. Paul Agostino (Aust) 1, Fred de Jong (NZ) 1.