“On this day in September” – 7 September
On this day eight years ago, Jesse Schmidt carved out his own piece of AFL North Coast history at the Presentation Night. In 2019, Coffs Harbour City Council used the AFL North Coast Grand Finals to officially open the new grandstands, and the highlight of the opening was Life Member Jim Woodlock delivering the Senior Grade match ball by helicopter to the middle of the ground!
2013 SENIOR PRESENTATION NIGHT
Jesse Schmidt (Port) wins his second Best and Fairest Medal and becomes the first (and only) player to win the B&F and Woodlock Medal for B.O.G. in the Grand Final in the same season.
2019 SENIOR GRAND FINALS
Coffs Harbour Breakers win their second Senior Premiership in three years. It’s also the second Senior flag since the club formed in late 2014.
Port Macquarie Magpies claim their first Women’s Premiership by the smallest of margins against the defending Premiers.
Seniors: Coffs Harbour Breakers 16.8 (104) def Port Macquarie Magpies 11.10 (66)
Shaydan Close (Breakers) receives the Woodlock Medal as B.O.G.
Women: Port Macquarie Magpies 2.9 (21) def Sawtell Toormina Saints 3.2 (20)
Cambridge McCormick (Port) wins the medal for B.O.G. for the second successive season.
Reserves: Northern Beaches Blues mark their first season in the competition with the Reserve Grade flag.
Marcus Davey (Blues) is deservedly awarded the B.O.G. Medal.
Under 17: Coffs Harbour Breakers win their third underage title in five seasons.
Aden Van Ryswyk (Breakers) is adjudged B.O.G. and receives the Nathan Harris Medal.
2019 SENIOR COMPETITION SEASON AWARDS
For the first time, AFL North Coast Senior Competition season awards were presented at the Grand Final.
Seniors: Kyle Bray (Port) became the second player to win the B&F medal since it was re-named the Brian Saville Medal. Braden Saggers (Port) and Aiden Wallace (Breakers) were joint Runners-Up while Nick Stanlan-Velt won the Goal Kicking Award.
Women: Cambridge McCormick (Port) added the Best & Fairest to the B.O.G. Medal. Amazingly, this was the second year in a row she had done this double! Breakers duo Cassidy Ronalds and katika Adams claimed the awards for B&F Runner-up and Goal Kicking respectively.
Reserves: Danniel Johnson and Pat Curtain claimed a one-two in the Best and Fairest for Northern Beaches Blues.
Under 17: Evan “Bomber” Whitty (Grafton) was awarded the Best and Fairest with Tyler Donovan (Sawtell) the Runner-up.
Geoff Wicks (Tribunal) and Warren “Bags” Bagnall (Grafton) were awarded Life Membership of AFL North Coast.
To see more details of the AFL North Coast timeline over the past 40 seasons and beyond, please click here.
Breakers take out Under 17. Photo: Dean Kirby.
Women’s Premiers – Port Macquarie Magpies. Photo: Dean Kirby.
Kyle Bray receives the Brian Saville Medal from Brian.
Runners-Up Aidan Wallace and Braden Saggers with Brian.
Nick Stanlan-Velt receives Goal Kicking award from Brian.
Cambridge McCormick receives the B&F from Jill Woodlock.
Cass Ronalds, Runner-Up B&F with Jill.
Katika Adams, Goal Kicking Award with Jill.
DJ receives the B&F medal from Rod Macpherson.
Big Patty, Runner-Up B&F, with Rocket.
Evan Whitty receives the B&F from David Lawson.
Tyler Donovan, Runner-Up B&F with David Lawson.
Aden receives the Nathan Harris medal from Paul Harris
Geoff Wicks, Life Member, with Rocket.
Bags receives Life Membership from Rocket.
