This is the fourth time this carnival has been staged and this year’s edition built on the successes of previous events with record numbers of team entries across five different Leagues. 

North Coast Force teams performed brilliantly across the two days, with the Youth Girls leading the way with their onfield results. The girls won the opening match of the carnival to claim the first ever win for a North Coast female team and become the first Force outfit to sing the team song. The girls lost their next match to Hunter but bounced back with a dominant win over the Central Coast to claim their place in the final where a rematch with Hunter awaited them.

The Final was a tight and intense affair that was in the balance for much of the match before Hunter kicked a couple of late goals to claim the title. The Hunter girls are a vastly more experienced unit, playing in an established competition, and were stunned to hear at the presentation that the North Coast competition is in its first year such was the quality of the Force performance.

In the Under 13s, North Coast Force won their first of the match to set spirits high. Their next two matches were against the eventual finalists and, whilst playing well, weren’t able to claim a win in either. This left them in a third place play-off against Northern Rivers who stole an early lead, before the Force team roared back into the contest. Unfortunately, they couldn’t sustain the pressure and Northern Rivers pipped them for third place.

The Under 15s endured a tough opening day, losing both matches played, but really stood up and made amends on the second. In their first match of the day they played Central Coast and claimed a thrilling come from behind win to claim. This gave them an important psychological advantage as they faced the same team that afternoon in the third v fourth play-off. The Force saved their best for the play-off and ensure that Central Coast were never at the races to claim a strong win.