The Last of the 2020 Season Awards Winners Announced

The end of season presentation of awards have continued tonight over social media. See below for a recap of the last of our 2020 award winners:

Juniors

Volunteer of the Year – Hunter, Winner: Mark Philpott, Warners Bay
Nominees:
Cardiff Hawks – Sally Newton
Lake Macquarie Dockers- Deb Kellehear
Lake Macquarie Dockers – Belle Mott
Maitland Saints – Chris Challen
Nelson Bay Marlins – Phil Johnston
Newcastle City Blues – Jon Clark
Port Stephens Power – Darren McKimm
Singleton Roosters – Sarah Williams
Wallsend West Newcastle Swans – Allison Hamilton
Warners Bay Bulldogs – Mark Philpott
Warners Bay Bulldogs – Carolyn Philpott

Volunteer of the Year – Central Coast, Winner: Stephen Burke, Saratoga Hawks
Nominees:
Killarney Vale Bombers – Peter Harvey
Niagara Park Ourimbah Dockers – Scott Levi
Northern Giants – David Smith
Peninsula Swans – Cherie Cattley
Peninsula Swans – Stephen Burke
Saratoga Hawks – Suzanne Petrie
Terrigal Avoca Panthers – Ben Baudinette
The Entrance Bateau Bay Blues – Andrew Morrisby
Wyong Lakes Magpies – Adrian Reeves

Congratulations to all volunteers nominated, as well as the many other hard working volunteers out at clubland. You all have put a mountain of work in to ensure the 2020 season could get up and running.

Best & Fairest Awards

Hunter Central Coast U15 ‘Ian Matthews Trophy’ Winner: Tyler Ford (21 Votes), The Warrior
Hunter Central Coast U15 ‘Ian Matthews Trophy’ Runners Up: Mitchell Sweetnam (16), Newcastle City

Hunter Central Coast U17 YG Winners: Allegra Dewan, Saratoga & Catrin Donnelly, Terrigal Avoca & Reannon Warr, Killarney Vale (12 Votes)
Hunter Central Coast U17 YG Runners Up: Hayley Hawkins, Cardiff Hawks & Meadow Shearer, Terrigal Avoca (11 Votes)

Hunter Central Coast U17 ‘Allan Waud Trophy’ Winner: Joshua Taylor (19 Votes), Newcastle City
Hunter Central Coast U17 ‘Allan Waud Trophy’ Runners Up: Joseph Gillard, Warners Bay & Jye Boby, Killarney Vale & Luke Flack, Killarney Vale (15 Votes)

Seniors

James J Arnold Clubperson of the Year Winner: Cori Hopper, Gosford
Nominees:
Cardiff Hawks – Callan Buchan
Gosford Tigers – Cori Hopper
Killarney Vale Bombers – Peter Kelleher
Lake Macquarie Dockers – John Janissen
Maitland Saints – Mark Curran
Muswellbrook Cats – Jono Williams
Nelson Bay Marlins – Madison Young
Newcastle Central Coast Umpires Association (NCCUA) – Ashley Borg
Newcastle Central Coast Umpires Association (NCCUA) – Rachel Robinson
Newcastle City Blues – Tim Cotter
Port Stephens – Josie Johnson
Singleton Roosters – Nadene McBride
Singleton Roosters – Alex Tigani
Terrigal Avoca Panthers – Keegan Foley
Terrigal Avoca Panthers – Colin Barker
The Entrance Bateau Bay Blues – Damien Ashby
Wallsend West Newcastle Swans – Sarah Parker
Warners Bay Bulldogs – Steve May
Wyong Lakes Magpies – Darryl Pemberton

Congratulations to all volunteers nominated and thank you to all the many other volunteers who have worked so hard to ensure that football got played in 2020.

Best & Fairest Awards

Chris Arnold Medal (Black Diamond Shield) Winner: David Graan (18 votes), Cardiff
Chris Arnold Medal (Black Diamond Shield) Runner Up: Jared Campbell (10), Cardiff

Black Diamond Plate Women’s B&F Winner: Carla Hill (27 votes), Lake Macquarie
Black Diamond Plate Women’s B&F Runner Up: Tori Cowburn (21), Singleton

The Granland Medal Winners: Andrew Willmot, WWN & Asheet Tak, Newcastle City & Mark Skuse, Terrigal Avoca (9 votes)
The Granland Medal Runners Up: Angus Quail, Terrigal Avoca & Bailey Cullen, Newcastle City (7 votes)

Black Diamond Cup Women’s B&F Winner: Danika Spamer (17 votes), Cardiff Hawks
Black Diamond Cup Women’s B&F Runners Up: Sarah Halvorsen, Newcastle City & Sasha Edwards, Killarney Vale (14 votes)

The Elliott-Davey Medal Winner: Mitchell Price (21 Votes), Terrigal Avoca
The Elliott-Davey Medal Runner Up: Craig Bird (14), Nelson Bay

Congratulations to all our medal winners for the 2020 season. In an unprecedented season, it was great to see football get on the park.

The League would like to extend their sincere thanks to all our club committee members and volunteers, who with out you football would not happen. A lot has been thrown at clubs this year to ensure a safe return to play. So thank you to our volunteers who made sure guidelines were followed and the season could get up and running.

Click Here to view the award winners announced on Thursday 15 October.