Recently, the club hosted a presentation night to allow members to reflect on what was a successful year for the club, a year that featured a first grade grand final birth.

Committee member Michael Cooke the said it was pleasing to the see the season’s best performers acknowledged.

“What I think was great about the night was to see a mix of older and younger guys take home awards,” Cooke said.

“We had young Kaleb McIlveen take home the top scorer in reserve grade, while Boyd McCormack was named first grade player of the year.

“Those are just two young guys who have had a great year for us which I think is the most pleasing aspect.”

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Gunnedah FC’s reserve grade went down three to one against Quirindi FC in this year’s first grade grand final, while the reserve grade progressed to the semi final stage.

“It was a great year for us after we were able to build up our numbers a bit,” Cooke said.

“The young guys coming through the ranks are also pretty exciting for us, so hopefully we can keep those guys around long-term.”

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Cooke said the club would look to work on recruiting more players ahead of the 2019 season.

“Depth is a major concern not just for us but I think most sports across the region,” he said.

“It’s one thing to have numbers at the start of the season but we need to retain them, we need more depth.

“There’s some cracking talent right across the region and if we can tap into that, even the guys who can’t commit every week, then we should be better placed in regards to depth next season.”

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