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: South West Football League

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