The North Coast Force finished strongly to record its best overall results at the Northern NSW representative carnival, claiming a silver, two thirds, and a fifth.
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Wilson Baade, Will Devereaux, Fyn Harrison, Angus McFarlane, Kaylan McGrath, and Daniel Williams all wore the green and gold guernseys on behalf of our Valley.
The Under 13s recorded the best result for the program with a second place finish, with our lads playing a huge role in that outcome.
They won three of four round robin matches to earn a spot in the final but couldn't quite match it with the strong Hunter outfit.
It was the first time a Force U13 team has qualified for the final in a very positive sign for the program's future.
The Under 15 team suffered close losses to eventual finalists Hunter and Illawarra to narrowly miss out on a final place. Wins over Central Coast and North West meant the team finished third on the ladder and faced off against Central Coast for the second time in the third place play-off. The Force prevailed in a drama-filled match to come away with a deserved third place.
The Under 17 team played North West in a playoff where they overpowered their rival to claim third spot.
The Youth Girls team is in a rebuilding phase with a significant number of players last season's players graduating to the older division and being replaced by bottom age players.
Despite the major age and size gap to each of the other teams, the Force girls embraced the challenge and took the fight to each of the other teams.
Although they didn't win a match this season they have set the ground work for successful campaigns in the next couple of seasons.
The Force program continues to go from strength to strength and punches above its weight considering three of the other four competing leagues have bigger player bases to select from.
As the AFL North Coast junior competition continues to record positive year on year growth this gap closes and the Force continues to make its mark, with the revival of the Nambucca Valley Lions an integral part of that growth.
