South West Triumph at Country Champs

This year’s Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships was not just a celebration of country football but a celebration of a 50-year partnership between Country Football WA and Nutrien Ag Solutions.

The four-day Carnival attracted hundreds of footballers from around the state, featuring colts and league players.

South West Football League turned the tables on last year’s Men’s Division 1 result with an 11-point win over Avon Football Association.

While Peel was able to hold back a resurgent SWFL to claim a three-point win in the CBH Group Colts Grand Final.

Last year’s Division 2 runners-up Great Northern Football League went one better with a 36-point win over Central Midlands Coastal and in Division 3 Great Southern remained undefeated across the Championships, defeating a gallant Esperance in the decider.

Brent Sheridan, West Australian Football Commission Manager Country Football – South, was impressed with the standard of the competition.

“It was amazing to see both the standard and competitiveness at this year’s championships,” Sheridan said.

“In Division 1 alone three games were decided by a solitary point which is quite remarkable.

“We now look forward to all those players and umpires that took part in the championships heading back better for the experience and seeing that translate into some high-quality football for their home communities.

“The championships are such a large undertaking each year and would not be possible without the support of our naming rights partner Nutrien Ag Solutions.

“50 years of support is amazing and, like the Championships themselves, we can’t wait to see that go from strength to strength into the future”.

Winning the trifecta, Bailey Taylor this year capped off his third Country Championships Grand Final win across three different divisions. In 2022, he won Division 1 Grand Final with South West Football League, in 2023 he won Division 2 with Goldfields Football League and this year claimed the Division 3 Grand Final with Great Southern Football League.

Division 1 Grand Final Result
South West Football League 7.8 (50) def Avon Football Association 5.9 (39)
Grand Final Fairest and Best: Liam Creighton, Busselton FC, South West FL

Division 2 Grand Final Result
Great Northern Football League 8.12 (60) def Central Midlands Coastal 3.6 (24)
Grand Final Fairest and Best: Shane Boney, Mullewa FC, Great Northern FL

Division 3 Grand Final Result
Great Southern Football League 7.7 (49) def Esperance Districts Football Association 3.4 (22)
Grand Final Fairest and Best: Kane Pinney, Albany FC, Great Southern FL

CBH Group Colts Grand Final Result
Peel Football and Netball League 5.2 (32) def South West Football League 4.5 (29)
Grand Final Fairest and Best: Jett Ward, Halls Head FC, Peel FNL

Overall Championship Fairest and Best Awards
Division 1 – Jock Coleman Medal
Player: Matt Rogers
League: Avon Football Association
Club: Cunderdin

Division 2 – Bud Byfield Medal
Player: Kim Schofield
League: Great Northern Football League
Club: Chapman Valley

Division 3 – Jock Beattie Medal
Player: Brad Jetta
League: Hills Football Association
Club: Swan View

Individual Awards
Coach of the Championships – Dick Smith Memorial Award
Coach: Seth White League: South West Football League
Field Umpire of the Championships – JJ Lussick Award
Umpire: Zak Schurko League: Peel FNL
Boundary Umpire of the Championships
Umpire: Daniella Schoeman League: Peel FNL
Goal Umpire of the Championships
Umpire: Liam Seery League: Peel FNL

Rising Star Award – Donated by WAFL Past Players & Officials
Player: Cooper Clarke-Dehring League: South West Football League Club: Donnybrook

CBH Group Colts Championship Awards
Colts Championships Fairest & Best – Ken Baxter Medal
Player: Riley Mayfield League: Esperance Districts FA Club: Ports FC
Colts Rising Star Award – Clem Bray Award
Player: Rhama Evans League: Great Northern Football League Club: Brigades FC
Colts Grand Final Fairest & Best – Kim ‘Freddy’ Curnow Award
Player: Jett Ward League: Peel Football Netball League Club: Halls Head FC

NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP ALL STARS
Avon Football & Netball Association
Kaidyn Fullgrabe, Cunderdin FC
Koby Fullgrabe, Cunderdin FC
Matt Rogers, Cunderdin FC
Ben Rushforth, Quairading FC

Central Midlands Coastal FL
Todd Kenney, Dandaragan FC

Eastern Districts Football League
Lachie Mouritz, Hyden Karlgarin FC

Goldfields Football League
Jake Nuich, Boulder FC
Brett Blair, Boulder FC

Great Northern Football League
Kim Schofield, Chapman Valley FC
Jayden Schofield, Chapman Valley FC

Great Southern Football League
Bailey Taylor, Albany FC

Hills Football Association
Bradley Jetta, Swan View FC

North Pilbara Football League
Guy Langdon, Dampier FC

Ongerup Football Association
Timm House, Gnowangerup FC

Peel Football Netball League
Ira Jetta, Mundijong Centrals FC
Jeff Carter, Halls Head FC
Brett Hill, Mundijong Centrals FC

South West Football League
Liam Creighton, Busselton FC
Cooper Clarke-Dehring, Donnybrook FC
Mitch Tenardi, Busselton FC
Tom Gorter, South Bunbury FC

Upper Great Southern Football League
Lloyd Padwick, Boddington FC

Coach – Seth White, South West FC

CBH GROUP COLTS CHAMPIONSHIP ALL STARS
Esperance Districts Football Association
Kieran Douglas, Esperance FC

Great Northern Football League
Rhama Evans, Brigades FC
Dwayne Ryder, Mullewa FC
Ned Osborn, Railways FC
Jaxon Graham, Railways FC

Great Southern Football League
Teague Valli, Royals FC
Harvey Taylor, Albany FC
Ryan Lazar, Royals FC
Mitchell Paine, Royals FC

Mortlock Football League
Flynn McDonnell, Wongan Ballidu FC

Peel Football Netball League
Bailey Jokic, Pinjarra FC
Ryda Luke, Centrals FC
Nick Garbin, Halls Head FC

South West Football League
Deegan Cummings, Collie FC
Blake Soulos, Harvey Brunswick Leschenault FC
Emmett Templeton, Harvey Brunswick Leschenault FC
Hayze Griffiths, Harvey Bulls FC

Upper Great Southern Football League
Riley Holden, Wickepin FC
Flynn Spark, Wickepin FC

West Kimberley Football League
Jay Hill, Cable Beach
Riley Oldfield, Cable Beach
Kye Pindan, Looma

Coach – Rodney Glands, Peel FNL