1/30Ballina Seagulls centre Dan Gibson celebrates the 2013 grand final win
Flashback gallery: The best of North Coast grand final footy
With the Group 2 and Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League seasons fast approaching, relive the excitement from the best grand finals in North Coast footy history through this 30-pic gallery.
2/30Murwillumbah players celebrate after winning the 2012 NRRRL first grade grand final against Grafton Ghosts
3/30Grafton Ghosts captain Ryan Farrell shows his disappointmnt after losing NRRRL first grade grand final between Grafton Ghosts and Murwillumbah by one point
4/30Khan Williams and Ben McLennan celebrate the Grafton Ghost's 2011 NRRRL premiership after the final siren
5/30South Grafton Rebels trainer Terry Power is overwhelmed after winning the Group 2 1st Grade grand final in 2015.
6/30Ghosts canteen workers Kay McGowan (left) and Ruth Page were working hard at the NRRRL 2011 grand final
7/30Ballina Seagulls Captain Greg Ryan holds the 2013 NRRRL winners plaque
8/30The Ballina Seagulls Rugby League Team celebrate after winning the 2013 NRRRL Grand Final against Murwillumbah
9/30Ballina celebrate a try by Jess Perry in the 2015 grand final of the NRRRL
10/30Coffs Comets defeat Macksville 30- 14 in Group 2 rugby league Grand Final in 2018
11/30South Grafton Rebels girls celebrate clinching the Group 2 grand final during the Group 2 ladies league tag grand final
12/30NRRRL grand final winners for 2015 the Ballina Seagulls
13/30The Grafton Ghosts team celebrate their 32-12 Group 2 grand final victory over the South Grafton Rebels in 2017
14/30South Grafton Rebels take out the 2015 Group 2 grand final against Coffs Harbour Comets, the final score was 46-18
15/30Rebels captain Grant Stevens with the 2016 Group 2 winners trophy.
16/302016 Group 2 winners, South Grafton Rebels.
17/30Group 2 Rugby League Grand Final at Nambucca Heads
18/30Tweed Coast lock Connor Hickey goes over for a try which sealed a 24-4 win over Ballina in the 2018 NRRRL grand final.
19/30The Tweed Coast Raiders celebrate after winning the 2018 NRRRL grand final at Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina.
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21/30Ballina celebrate the 2017 NRRRL grand final win after beating Cudgen 32-24
22/30Friends, family and team mates stop to remember Murwillumbah player Grant Cook who passed away during a match in 2016. Colleen Cook, wife of Grant (blonde left)
23/30Murwillumbah’s Daryl Brooks scoring a try in the 2016 NRRRL grand final
24/30Luke Hodges lead the Ballina Seagulls out to a 2020 grand final victory
25/30Rebels coach Ron Gordon at the 2016 Group 2 grand final. He has remained coach for the 2022 season
26/30A young Brian Kelly charges through Murwillumbah’s defence for the Ballina Seagulls
27/30Ben Muldoon, the Marist Brothers Rams mascot at the 2020 grand final
28/30Ballina fan-favourite Michael Dwane put in a man-of-the-match performance in the 2020 NRRRL grand final
29/30NRL legend Jamie Lyon scores the first try in the 2018 NRRRL grand final against Murwillumbah.
30/30The Ballina Seagulls celebrated their 2015 NRRRL victory long into the night
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