2020 End of Season Award Winners Announced!
Tonight, the AFL Hunter Central Coast announced some of their major award recipients for the 2020 season. Due to COVID19, the league announced the winners over social media.
Congratulations to our 2020 Junior competition winners below:
Umpire of the Year
Central Coast Juniors Winner: Liam Roche
Central Coast Juniors Runner Up: Peggy Enders
Hunter Juniors Winner: Isaac Cruckshank
Hunter Juniors Runner Up: Luke Richens
Best & Fairest Awards
Central Coast U13 Winner: Kaiden McNamara (20 votes), Terrigal Avoca Panthers
Central Coast U13 Runners Up: Reeve Simmons (10 votes), Killarney Vale Bombers
Hunter U13 YG Winner: Tameka Chambers (11), Cardiff Hawks
Hunter U13 YG Runners Up: Lilly-Jane Williams (10), Singleton Roosters
Hunter U13 Giants Winner: Kai Jansen (21), Nelson Bay Marlins
Hunter U13 Giants Runners Up: Noah Lorenz (16), Newcastle City Blues
John Holmquest Trophy (Hunter U13 Swans) Winner: Max King (28), Cardiff Hawks
John Holmquest Trophy (Hunter U13 Swans) Runners Up: Abrahm Russell (12), Maitland Saints
Central Coast U14 YG Winner: Taya White (12), Killarney Vale Bombers
Central Coast U14 YG Runners Up: Brooke Turner (11), Killarney Vale Bombers
Hunter U15 YG Winner: London Ashcroft (15), Newcastle City Blues
Hunter U15 YG Joint Runners Up: Holly Cooper (14), Wallsend West Newcastle Swans & Taylor Smith (14), Nelson Bay Marlins
Tune into the AFL HCC Juniors Facebook page on Friday night to find out who wins the U15, U17 YG and U17 Best & Fairest Awards, as well as our Hunter and Central Coast Volunteer of the Year.
Congratulations to our 2020 Senior competition winners below:
Leading Goal kickers
Maurice Goolagong Trophy (Cup Men’s) Winner: Harrison Pitt (42 Goals), Terrigal Avoca Panthers
Top 5: Harrison Pitt
Izaac Hughes (35), Cardiff Hawks
Luke Flack (28), Killarney Vale Bombers
Reed van Huisstede (26), Newcastle City Blues
Samuel Brasington (21), Singleton Roosters & Zachary Lauritsen (21), Warners Bay Bulldogs
Black Diamond Cup Women’s Winner: Angela Jones (38), Killarney Vale Bombers
Top 5: Angela Jones
Kristen Kessler (36), Killarney Vale Bombers & Amy Pittman (36), Newcastle City Blues
Meaghan MacDonald (29), Newcastle City Blues
Sarah Halvorsen (21), Newcastle City Blues & Tayla Gregory (21), Cardiff Hawks
Black Diamond Plate Men’s Winner: Lucas Johnston (28), Newcastle City Blues
Top 5: Lucas Johnston
Angus Quail (25) – Terrigal Avoca Panthers
Jason Roach (13), Terrigal Avoca Panthers & Damien Medwin (13), Wallsend West Newcastle Swans,
Noah MacDonald (12), Newcastle City Blues
Black Diamond Plate Women’s Winner: Emma-Jayne Howe (39) – Lake Macquarie Dockers
Top 5: Emma-Jayne Howe
Kalani Bates (25), Singleton Roosters
Brianna Howard (20), Singleton Roosters
Kyah McBride (19), Singleton Roosters
Kate DinNardo (11), Newcastle City Blues & Dakota Thomas (11), Lake Macquarie Dockers
Black Diamond Shield Winner: Brendan Wold (25), Cardiff Hawks
Top 5: Brendan Wold
Matthew Weaver (22), Killarney Vale Bombers
Jared Campbell (21), Cardiff Hawks
David Graan (20), Cardiff Hawks
Kayne Gibbs (16), Warners Bay Bulldogs
Rising Star Award
Black Diamond Cup Men’s Winner: Harrison Pitt – Terrigal Avoca Panthers
Black Diamond Cup Women’s Winner: Danika Spamer – Cardiff Hawks
Black Diamond Plate Men’s Winner: Jarod Rayner-Badior – Terrigal Avoca
Black Diamond Plate Women’s Winner: Kalani Bates – Singleton Roosters
Coaches MVP
Black Diamond Cup Men’s Winner: Noah Connick, Nelson Bay Marlins
Black Diamond Cup Women’s Winner: Sarah James, Maitland Saints
Black Diamond Plate Men’s Winner: Shaun Greentree, The Entrance Bateau Bay
Black Diamond Plate Women’s Winner: Kalani Bates, Singleton Roosters
Rookie of the Year
Black Diamond Cup Men’s Winner: Billy Jo Towers – Cardiff Hawks
Black Diamond Cup Women’s Winner: Danika Spamer – Cardiff Hawks
Black Diamond Plate Men’s Winner: William Stevenson – Wallsend West Newcastle
Black Diamond Plate Women’s Winner: Kalani Bates – Singleton Roosters
Umpire of the Year
Congratulations to Stephen Blume taking out the Umpire of the Year and making the 2020 Black Diamond Cup Men’s Team of the Year.
Team of the Year
Black Diamond Cup Men’s
| FB | Mattie Vukovich (Cardiff) |
Chris Eddy (Nelson Bay) |
Carter Jones (Wyong Jones) |
| HB | Harrison Bond (Terrigal Avoca) |
Jason Van Dam (Terrigal Avoca) | Conor Haswell (Newcastle City) |
| C | Andrew Scott (C)(Singleton)
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James Webster (Terrigal Avoca) | Marcus Deleur (Cardiff) |
| HF | Reed van Huisstede (Newcastle City)
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Sam Brasington (Singleton) | Jed Ellis-Cluff (Singleton) |
| FF | Izaac Hughes (Cardiff) |
Harrison Pitt (Terrigal Avoca) |
Sam Ellis (Terrigal Avoca) |
| FOLL | Mitchell Price (Terrigal Avoca) |
Craig Bird (Nelson Bay) |
Rick White (Killarney Vale) |
| INTER | Josh Mifsud (Killarney Vale) |
Jayden Rymer (Nelson Bay) |
James Hart (Terrigal Avoca) |
| Brayden Tos (Wyong Lakes) |
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| COACH | Jed Ellis-Cluff (Singleton)
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| UMPIRE | Stephen Blume |
Black Diamond Cup Women’s
| FB | Courtney Barnett (Killarney Vale) |
Emma Heike (Cardiff) |
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| HB | Madeline Norton (Newcastle City) |
Emily Crookes (Killarney Vale) | Mattise Coram-Parker (Cardiff) |
| C | Rosie Ronan-Yates (Newcastle City) |
Taylor Joyce (C) (Newcastle City) | Ashleigh Page (Killarney Vale) |
| HF | Meaghan MacDonald (Newcastle City)
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Molly Simpson (Newcastle City) | Kristen Kessler (Killarney Vale) |
| FF | Amy Pittman (Newcastle City) |
Angela Jones (Killarney Vale) | |
| FOLL | Bec Ives (Wyong Lakes) |
Caitlin Holcombe (Newcastle City) | Jocelyn Kelleher (Killarney Vale) |
| INTER | Holly Buchanan (Killarney Vale) |
Sarah Halvorsen (Newcastle City) | Morgan Ross (Terrigal Avoca) |
| Emily Bohan (Wyong Lakes) |
Sarah Ball (Wyong Lakes) |
Kate Handley (Newcastle City) | |
| COACH | Peter Kelleher (Killarney Vale) |
Black Diamond Plate Men’s
| FB | Shaun Greentree (TEBB) |
Keegan Foley (C) (Terrigal Avoca) |
Hayden Sparks (WWN) |
| HB | Ethan Formby (Terrigal Avoca) |
Mitchell Black (Newcastle City) | Daniel Steele (Newcastle City) |
| C | Jared Cullinan (TEBB) |
Ryan Besley (TEBB) |
Jon Clarke (Terrigal Avoca) |
| HF | Mark Skuse (Terrigal Avoca) |
Angus Quail (Terrigal Avoca) | Rhett Allen (Newcastle City) |
| FF | Scott Reed (TEBB) |
Lucas Johnston (Newcastle City) | Damien Medwin (WWN) |
| FOLL | Bailey Davico (Newcastle City) |
Elliot Chandler (Terrigal Avoca) | Andrew Willmot (WWN) |
| INTER | Jason Wileman (TEBB) |
Riley Janissen (Lake Macquarie) |
Asheet Tak (Newcastle City) |
| Simon Vanderfeen (WWN) |
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| COACH | Brad Stummer (WWN) |
Black Diamond Plate Women’s
| FB | Sophie Breeze (Singleton) |
Jessica Grimwood (TEBB) | |
| HB | Paula Bates (Singleton) |
Meg Sawkins (WWN) |
Kate Durie (Newcastle City) |
| C | Zoe Ifield (TEBB) |
Tori Cowburn (Singleton) | Kalani Bates (Singleton) |
| HF | Bec Garside (Newcastle City) |
Kyah McBride (Singleton) | Billie Schneeweiss (Lake Macquarie) |
| FF | Kate Di Nardo (Newcastle City) |
Emma-Jayne Howe (Lake Macquarie) |
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| FOLL | Madeleine Edsell (Singleton) |
Carla Hill (C) (Lake Macquarie) |
Kate Booth (WWN) |
| INTER | Tegan McNiff (Newcastle City) |
Kayla Reed (TEBB) |
Bridie Simpson (WWN) |
| Mikaela Cameron (Newcastle City) |
Nadja Squires (Newcastle City) |
Rhiannon Hall (TEBB) |
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| COACH | Nadene McBride (Singleton) |
Tune into the AFL HCC Seniors Facebook page on Friday night to find out who wins the Best & Fairest Awards, as well as the James J Arnold Clubperson of the Year.
