Malanda JRL hosted the finals of the Eacham Junior Rugby League season last weekend with a Gala Day for the Mini-Mod teams held alongside the grand finals for the competitive grades.
NRL ambassador and former NQ Cowboy Dallas Johnson attended the event and was presented with a shirt from his junior club, the Herberton Magpies.
The results and award winners from the great day of junior rugby league are listed below:
Under 12
Malanda 30 def Atherton 6
Player of the Match: Tait Coghlan (Malanda)
Eacham Rep Player of the Year
Under 11 Jhidan Dikes (Atherton) & Brashar Coutts (Malanda)
Under 12 Morgan Payne (Ravenshoe)
Malanda Under 14 team
Under 14
Malanda 60 def Herberton 6
Player of the Match: Klayton Stremouchiw (Malanda)
Eacham Rep Player of the Year
Under 13: Leroy Messa (Herberton)
Under 14: Braythen Porter (Malanda)
Eacham Girls Player Awards
Representative Player of the Year: Florence Fauid
Best Forward: Cindy Mathieson
Best Back: Mikayla Fleming
Team Player: Arielle Marks
Under 16
Atherton 46 def Herberton 4
Player of the Match: Jarrad Collier (Atherton)
Eacham Rep player:
Under 15: Tom Akiba (Herberton)
Under 16: Connor Hamilton (Atherton)
Eacham Girls Player Awards
Representative Player of the Year: Elizabeth Thaiday
Best Forward: Rhianna Cashmere
Best Back: MJ Waia
Leadership Award: Joyce Boyd-Tapp
Eacham Junior Rugby League Perpetual Awards
Atherton RLFC Rising Star: Domenic Petralia (Atherton)
Michael Hayes Volunteer of the League Award: Denis Hamilton
