The annual awards ceremony was an opportunity for all players to let their hair down before Sunday’s end of year deciders at Greta Central Oval.

Greta Branxton Colts and defending premiers Denman Devils will battle it out for the first grade honours again, while the Scone Thoroughbreds and Singleton Greyhounds meet in the reserves and women’s league tag matches.

The Devils and Muswellbrook Rams feature in the under-18 fixture.

Scone scooped the pool on Wednesday night, with two stars – Tim Smith and Sofie Casson – walking away with the player of the year awards in first grade and women’s league tag respectively.

Fellow Thoroughbred Joe Adams picked up the rookie of the year title.

2014 award winners:

Player of the Year

First grade: Tim Smith (Scone)

Reserves: Corey Holman (Murrurundi)

Women’s league tag: Sofie Casson (Scone)

Under-18: Cameron French (Denman)

Rookie of the Year

Joe Adams (Scone)

Highest pointscorers

First grade: Jarrod Wicks (Scone) - 6 tries, 78 goals (180 points)

Reserve grade: Corey Holman (Murrurundi) - 8 tries, 42 goals (116 points)

Women’s league tag: Sofie Casson (Scone) - 26 tries (104 points)

Under-18s: William Neiwenhuise (Singleton) - 3 tries, 36 goals (84 points)

Referee of the Year

Winner of the Tony Goldman Shield: Matt Edwards

Coach of the Year

Joint winners: Ron Griffiths (Greta Branxton), Daniel Ritter (Scone)

Team of the Year

Fullback: Tim Smith (Scone)

Wing: Joel Harrison (Scone)

Centre: Luke Gardner (Singleton)

Centre: Andrew Nicholls (Denman)

Wing: Tyler Wolfgang (Denman)

Five-eighth: Ewin Bartholomew (Muswellbrook)

Halfback: Blake Dureau (Denman)

Lock: Ben Hagan (Denman)

Second-row: Matt Finlayson (Scone)

Second-row: Daley Boney (Muswellbrook)

Front-row: Marcus Marsh (Aberdeen)

Hooker: Daniel Bates (Greta Branxton)

Front-row: Tom Hagan (Scone)

Merit Award

Ron Lanesbury Shield: Phil Chapman and Brad Solman