
Nelson Suburbs capped a successful Nelson Bays football finals day with silverware across multiple grades as players, coaches and supporters packed Saxton Field for the season's showpiece matches.
Suburbs head coach Ryan ‘Skippy’ Stewart scored the opening goal in just his third appearance of the season as the Suburbs Seals beat FC Nelson Karenni 4-0 in the Grade 2 Gould+Tout Trophy final.
The club was always going to win the masters title on Nelson Bays finals day as it had both teams going head-to-head.
Nathan Jeffree scored a hattrick as the NSFC Masters beat the NSFC Masters Legends 8-0 in the Thorkild Hansen Memorial Cup.
The Seals players were still barking out their victory song in the dressing rooms ahead of the main event, the Grade 1 Price Charity Cup.
A brave Smith&Sons Richmond eventually went down 2-1 to Blenheim side Rangers in a quality final.
Motueka won both the Grade 3 and 4 finals, played on the infield of the Saxton Field athletics track.