AFL North Coast have announced the 2021 season award winners for both the Senior and Junior Competitions.
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Like most events this year, COVID-19 restrictions forced the announcement to be made online via Facebook.
The Rising Star Award was presented to Deja Barlow from the Bellingen Bulldogs for the second season in a row.
This award is for the player in the bottom half of the age group, and the fact that Barlow has now won this twice has made everyone sit up and take notice of her talent.
Barlow was recovering from a severe injury in the first half of the season, but stormed home in the voting through the last few rounds and would have been a serious contender for the top award at full fitness for the entire season.
Jai Bowd, also from the Bellingen Bulldogs, proved that persistence pays off when he received his first League award.
Bowd has always been a strong performer in every age group and has been a regular in North Coast Force representative teams, but has never previously been recognized for his performance across an entire season.
In 2021 Bowd took his game to a new level to break that duck in style and claim the Best and Fairest award in a hotly contested field.
Senior Awards
Brian Saville Medal
- 22 - Fraser Duryea (Northern Beaches)
- 16 - Braden Saggers (Port Macquarie)
- 12 - Tim Whalan (Lismore Swans)
- 11 - Angus Anderson (Sawtell/Toormina)
- 11 - Tom Dickson (Port Macquarie)
- 11 - Liam Beacom (Coffs Breakers)
- 11 - Jake Hare (Nambucca Valley)
Women's Best and Fairest
- 17 - Gina Cardillo (Northern Beaches)
- 15 - Cassidy Ronalds (Coffs Breakers)
- 14 - Amy Keen (Lismore Swans)
- 14 - Bella Crawley (Coffs Breakers)
- 13 - Lilli Hutchings (Lismore Swans)
Paul Sheldon Medal
- 19 - Daniel Pritchard (Sawtell/Toormina)
- 6 - Tim Ebbs (Port Macquarie)
- 6 - Travis Maloney (Coffs Breakers)
- 6 - Will Lloyd (Sawtell/Toormina)
- 6 - Will Chadwick (Coffs Breakers)
Under 17's Best and Fairest
- 19 - Michael Luxton (Grafton)
- 12 - Teronne Roberts-Potter (Coffs Breakers)
- 10 - Hamish Anderson (Sawtell/Toormina)
- 10 - Beau Guthrie (Coffs Breakers)
- 8 - Nicholas Wheaton (Grafton)
Junior Awards
Nikki Wallace Medal
- 1. Lilli-Yana Moody (Sawtell Toormina)
- 2. Poppy Johnston (Sawtell Toormina)
- 3. Deja Barlow (Bellingen Bulldogs)
- 4. Amaia Wain (Bellingen Bulldogs)
- 5. Tyleah Larcombe (Grafton Tigers)
Under 15 Best and Fairest
- 1. Jai Bowd (Bellingen Bulldogs)
- 2. Beau Guthrie (Coffs Harbour Breakers)
- 3. Tane Skinner (Sawtell Toormina Saints)
- 3. Cedar Barry (Port Macquarie Magpies)
- 4. Serge Denblyden (Northern Beaches Blues)
Ackerly Colliver Medal
- 1. Isaac Luke (Port Macquarie Magpies)
- 2. Lincoln Chambers (Coffs Harbour Breakers)
- 3. Luke Gough (Coffs Harbour Breakers)
- 4. Mitchell White (Port Macquarie Magpies)
- 5. Harry Mitchell (Northern Beaches Blues)
Under 11 Best and Fairest
- 1. Zane Guthrie (Coffs Harbour Breakers)
- 2. Xavier Mat (Port Macquarie Magpies)
- 3. Riley Bechaz-Hatton (South West Rocks Dockers)
- 4. Jude Couzens (Sawtell Toormina Saints)
- 5. Oto Ryan (Port Macquarie Magpies)
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