The Central Highlands Junior Rugby League grand finals were held on Sunday in Springsure.
A big thank you goes to Springsure Juniors Rugby League Club for hosting the day. Springsure presented the fields really well and the canteen was awesome as usual - a huge credit to Brendan King and his committee.
It was a great day and lots of great football played.
The host club had a win of their own in the under 13s (pictured above), defeating Emerald Brothers 28-20. Dominic Ganzer was awarded player of the match for the little Mountain Men.
The under 15s grand final was a successful one for Emerald Brothers, beating Emerald Tigers Black 42-38 in an entertaining game. Sione Fakatava was awarded player of the match.
In the under 17s, Blackwater Crushers 32 defeated Central West 18 thanks largely to Cooper Window, who was player of the match.
The under 9 and under 10 teams had a cluster day, with teams participating from Springsure, Emerald Brothers, Emerald Tigers, Blackwater, Peak Downs and Dysart.
Season awards were handed out at the completion of the day, while this year CHJRL introduced awards to recognise the great volunteers of our region who go above and beyond. There were 10 categories awarded.
CHJRL Volunteer Award Winners
Senior Volunteer of the Year Award: Celena Hudson – Emerald Brothers
Junior Volunteer of the Year Award: Eliza Iker – Springsure Mountain Men JRL
Club Coach Award: Adam Nichols – Blackwater Crushers JRL
Club Coach Staff Award: Megan Gimm – Emerald Tigers JRL
International Rules Player Sportsmanship Award: Jai Cowan – Dysart Bulls JRL
Mini-Mods Player Sportsmanship Award: Cayden Curtis – Emerald Brothers JRL
Junior Referee of the Year: Alexis Codrington – Emerald Tigers JRL
Most Improved Junior Referee: Paxton Zoutenbier – Clermont Bears JRL
Club of the Year: Middlemount Panthers JRL
Positive Environment Club Award: Clermont Bears JRL
2023 Season Award Winners
Player of the Year
U13 – Griffyn Kiely – Emerald Brothers JRL
U15 – Kobe Oberhardt – Emerald Tigers JRL
U17 – Callum Denman – Blackwater Crushers JRL
Top Point Scorer
U13 – Dominic Ganzer – Springsure Mountain Men JRL
U15 – Kobe Oberhardt – Emerald Tigers JRL
U17 – Callum Denman – Blackwater Crushers JRL
Top Try Scorer
U13 – Dominic Ganzer – Springsure Mountain Men JRL
U15 – Kobe Oberhardt – Emerald Tigers JRL
U17 – Logan Daly – Blackwater Crushers JRL
