Gunnedah Touch Association 2020-21 grand finals | Photos

The Gunnedah Touch Association (GTA) season wrapped up on Saturday with 11 "really competitive" grand finals. In A grade, the Numbats beat the Wombats in the mixed while in the men's Railway Hotel defeated the Marlins and Winanga-Li claimed the women's title over Gunny Hotel. All in all, GTA president Paul Brady said it was "a really good day". "We had some really competitive games. The majority of the games came down to one or two tries," he said. "There were no blowout scores. There was a good crowd and the weather was pretty handy." READ ALSO: The Gunnedah association has seen representative numbers surge in recent years and numbers at the local level have also been healthy. "The mixed competition is certainly the most popular with 35 teams registered and five in the men's and six in the women's," Brady said. "We could do with a couple more teams for men's and women's but overall we have a fantastic number of people registered. "It's the mix of the registrations that we're most happy with. Approximately 50 per cent of registrations in our association are aged 18 and under. To me that says we've got a good product in terms of affordability and the environment we're playing in." Brady thought the numbers could increase again for the next summer season. "Even though 50 per cent are under 18, I don't think we've really tapped into that demographic of our town just yet," he said. "We have an opportunity to form working relationships with junior rugby league, rugby union, soccer. They don't clash too much because we're in summer and they're in winter." Tony Melick Perpetual Referee's Award: Paul Richter Mixed A grade Numbats d Wombats Male Player of the Grand final: James Perrett Female Player of the Grand final: Sophie Mackay Male Player of the Year: Craig Louis Female Player of the Year: Nautica Eather Men's A grade Railway Hotel d Marlins Player of the Grandfinal: Lockie Fleming Player of the Year: Flyn Harrison Women's A grade Winanga-Li d Gunny Hotel Player of the Grand final: Annalise Martin Player of the Year: Chloe Sumpter Women's B grade Railway Hotel d Stewart Surveys Player of the Grandfinal: Annalise Martin Player of the Year: Chloe Sumpter Mixed B grade Willows d Pirtek Male Player of the Grandfinal: Scott Cannon Female Player of the Grandfinal: Annalise Martin Male Player of the Year: Charlie Lawrence Female Player of the Year: Emmy Barr Mixed C grade ODU Storm d Outlaws Male Player of the Grandfinal: Lachlan Straney Female Player of the Grandfinal: Chloe Sumpter Male Player of the Year: Flyn Harrison Female Player of the Year: Chloe Sumpter Mixed D grade Aztech d Courthouse Male Player of the Grandfinal: Steven Gallagher Female Player of the Grandfinal: Alice Mitchell Male Player of the Year: Brock Paull Female Player of the Year: Lauren Robertson Mixed E grade Elders d PLW Constructions Male Player of the Grandfinal: Harvey Jaeger Female Player of the Grandfinal: Lucy Gainsford Male Player of the Year: Finnigan Leader Female Player of the Year: Breanna Ward Mixed E reserve grade Parkview Hotel d Ross Mechanical Mixed F grade Allstarz d Battlecats Male Player of the Grandfinal: Jack Bomford Female Player of the Grandfinal: Kate Smallwood Male Player of the Year: Luke Jeffrey Femal Player of the Year: Olivia Lewington Mixed G grade Vipers d Mixed Tribe Male Player of the Grandfinal: Charlie Beasley Female Player of the Grandfinal: Sienna Mackay Male Player of the Year: Lachlan Chaffey Female Player of the Year: Layla Potts Our journalists work hard to provide local, up-to-date news to the community. This is how you can continue to access our trusted content: