THE Coffs Harbour Breakers have maintained their unbeaten start to the AFL North Coast season beating the Grafton Tigers in a four point thriller in Grafton.
The ladder leading Breakers beat the reigning premiers 11.16 (82) to 12.6 (78) to win their fifth straight match to start the season.
The Breakers sit two wins clear at the top of the ladder as the only undefeated team after five rounds.
The Coffs Harbour Breakers women also sit undefeated at the top of the ladder after a dominant 66-point win against the Grafton Tigers.
The Northern Beaches Blues moved to second spot on the seniors ladder after a 35-point win against the Lismore Swans in Woolgoolga.
The Coffs Harbour Breakers seniors will look to make it six wins in a row when they host the fourth placed Port Macquarie Magpies tomorrow in the match of the round at Fitzroy Oval.
The Breakers and Magpies women’s teams face off in a top of the table clash tomorrow.
ROUND 5 RESULTS
SENIORS
Coffs Breakers 11.16 (82) def Grafton 12.6 (78)
Port Macquarie 19.18 (132) def Sawtell/Toormina 2.1 (13)
Northern Beaches 10.11 (71) def Lismore Swans 5.6 (36)
Nambucca Valley 11.10 (76) def Casino 8.5 (53)
WOMEN
Coffs Breakers 10.13 (73) def Grafton 1.1 (7)
Port Macquarie 3.7 (25) def Sawtell/Toormina 3.1 (19)
Northern Beaches 7.7 (49) def Lismore Swans 4.5 (29)
SENIOR LADDER
| P | W | D | L | WIN % | F | A | % | |
| Coffs Breakers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 533 | 286 | 186.36 |
| Northern Beaches | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 62.50 | 258 | 234 | 110.26 |
| Lismore Swans | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.00 | 646 | 319 | 202.51 |
| Port Macquarie | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.00 | 501 | 361 | 138.78 |
| Grafton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | 511 | 320 | 159.69 |
| Sawtell/Toormina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 | 223 | 232 | 96.12 |
| Nambucca Valley | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.00 | 179 | 470 | 38.09 |
| Casino Lions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 130 | 759 | 17.13 |
WOMEN’S LADDER
| P | W | D | L | WIN % | F | A | % | |
| Coffs Breakers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 244 | 35 | 697.14 |
| Port Macquarie | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | 71 | 46 | 154.35 |
| Northern Beaches | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | 116 | 92 | 126.09 |
| Lismore Swans | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 | 144 | 117 | 123.08 |
| Sawtell/Toormina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 25 | 93 | 26.88 |
| Grafton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 34 | 251 | 13.55
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ROUND 6 FIXTURE – SATURDAY, MAY 29
SIR DOUG NICHOLLS ROUND 2021
COFFS BREAKERS vs PORT MACQUARIE at Fitzroy Oval – the Old Camp Yaam Nguura Jalumgal, Coffs Harbour
(U/17s vs Sawtell/Toormina – 9.50am; Women – 11.40am; Reserves – 1.30pm; Seniors – 3pm)
LISMORE SWANS vs SAWTELL/TOORMINA at Oakes Oval, Lismore
(Women – 1.20pm; Seniors – 2.50pm)
CASINO LIONS vs NORTHERN BEACHES BLUES at Queen Elizabeth Park, Casino
(Seniors – 2.50pm)
GRAFTON vs NAMBUCCA VALLEY at Ellem Oval, Grafton
(U/17s vs Glen Innes – 11am; Reserves vs Northern Beaches – 1.30pm; Seniors – 2.50pm)
By Aiden BURGESS