League Best & Fairest
The League Best & Fairest is given for the best and fairest player in the AFL North Coast during the home and away season, similar to the AFL's Brownlow Medal. The weekend after the grand final the grand final, a vote count is held to decide the recipient of the award. The player who has won the most League Best & Fairest awards is former Sawtell-Toormina ruckman Brian Rava whose strong marking helped him to win the three times in 1991, 1992 and 1998. Jeff Reed, Troy Mirkin, Brad Giri and Mark Couzens have all won the award twice. Mirkin is the only player to win the award at two different clubs. The list of League Best & Fairest winners follows:
| Year | League Best & Fairest winner |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Doug Musgrave (Urunga) and Ian Johnstone (North Coffs) |
| 1983 | John Timmons (South Coffs) |
| 1984 | Steve Smith (Grafton) |
| 1985 | A Cummings (Woolgoolga) |
| 1986 | Mark O’Malley (South Coffs) |
| 1987 | D Isaacs (Grafton) |
| 1988 | Not awarded |
| 1989 | Troy Mirkin (Grafton) |
| 1990 | Barry Smith (Woolgoolga) |
| 1991 | Brian Rava (Sawtell-Toormina) |
| 1992 | Brian Rava (Sawtell-Toormina) |
| 1993 | Chris Mills (Sawtell-Toormina) |
| 1994 | Jeff Reed (Coffs Swans) |
| 1995 | Jeff Reed (Coffs Swans) |
| 1996 | Darren White (Woolgoolga) |
| 1997 | Brad Payne (Port Macquarie) |
| 1998 | Brian Rava (Sawtell-Toormina) |
| 1999 | Sean Beasley (Coffs Swans) |
| 2000 | Neville Stephens (Port Macquarie) |
| 2001 | Troy Mirkin (North Coffs) and Matt Lane (Coffs Swans) |
| 2002 | Brad Giri (North Coffs) |
| 2003 | Greg Jarman (North Coffs) |
| 2004 | Mark Blundell (Grafton) |
| 2005 | Chris Martens (Port Macquarie) |
| 2006 | Matthew Newton (Port Macquarie) |
| 2007 | Brad Giri (North Coffs) and Mark Couzens (Sawtell-Toormina) |
| 2008 | Sam Dawes (North Coffs) |
| 2009 | Mark Couzens (Sawtell-Toormina) |
| 2010 | Luke Matthews (Sawtell-Toormina) |
| 2011 | Daniel Zacek (Grafton) |
| 2012 | Jesse Schmidt (Port Macquarie) |
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