Leading the nominations is club captain, Michael Mitchell who has been shortlisted for Player of the Year following an excellent season leading the Rockets 1st team to an admirable third in this season’s regular season.

Joining him on the list for Young Player of the Year is teammate Joe Morris who put in a strong of impressive try scoring displays for the orange and black.

From the club’s junior section, U16s Coach, Danny Gilroy has been named as a nominee for Junior Coach of the Year after leading the club’s U16s A to an impressive treble this season in what was the final season of junior rugby for many of the team.

Meanwhile, three of the club’s in-house referees known for their consistent and professional displays have been shortlisted for Junior Match Official of the year with Lewis Davey and Nicky Beaty going head to head for the honour with Debra Senior, the current North East School's Match Official of the Year

Off the field, U14s Team Manager Stephen Lamb has been nominated for Volunteer of the Year having successfully organised a player pool of over 50 across the club’s two U14s teams.

Additionally, in the category of Spirit of the Community, the Rockets’ community manager, Steve Beaty, who has masterminded the impressive growth of Rockets Community in the last two years, is joined by Rockets U14 Adam Snowden, who has been volunteering with Rocket Tots despite a serious season-ending injury.

In finally, in addition to all that, twelve of Cramlington Rockets' junior players have also been shortlisted, selected from the region's U12, U14 and U16 leagues.

"Those selected are what Cramlington Rockets are all about” said Rockets Chairman, Jeff Ball.

“We are incredibly proud of what they have all achieved this season and to be shortlisted is a huge honour in itself. The judges no doubt had a hard job finalising their list as there are countless individuals across the region who give so much to North East Rugby League. We wish all the nominees the best of luck.”

North East Rugby League Awards shortlists in full:

The nominees for this seasons North East Rugby League Awards have been announced, please contact your local community club if you would like to get a seat at the event.

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U12's Player of the Year nominees

Adam Rogers (Cramlington Rockets)
Jordan Webster (Cramlington Rockets)
Jeremy Civil (Catterick Crusaders)
William Groves (Catterick Crusaders)
Thomas Burton (East Cumbria Crusaders)
Vegas Liddell (Whitley Bay Barbarians)
Ryan Crossley (Gateshead Storm)
Arron Moore (Gateshead Storm)

U14's Shield Player of the Year nominees

Tyler Hepple (Gateshead Storm)
Cameron Sneddon (Gateshead Storm)
Jack Cregan (Cramlington Rockets)
Matthew Peggie (Cramlington Rockets)
George Hubb (Whitley Bay Barbarians)
Owen Foster (Whitley Bay Barbarians)

U14's Championship Player of the Year nominees

Alex Donaghy (Cramlington Rockets)
Fergus Simpson (Cramlington Rockets)
Mark Roberts (Cramlington Rockets)
Jonny Grey (Durham Tigers)
Morgan Jobling (Durham Tigers)
Oscar Butterill (Catterick Crusaders)

U16's Shield Player of the year nominees

Shane Ivey (Peterlee Pumas)
Aiden Wells (Peterlee Pumas)
Cole Potts (Catterick Crusaders)
Dean Carling (Cramlington Rockets)
Callum Piert (Catterick Crusaders)
Cameron Taylor (Cramlington Rockets)

U16's Championship Player of the Year nominees

Elliot Blain (Cramlington Rockets),
Harry Cable (Cramlington Rockets)
Tom Wilcox (Cramlington Rockets)
Tyler Walton (Wallsend Eagles)
Rory Nettleton (Jarrow Vikings)
Reece Amir (Jarrow Vikings)

Junior Coach of the year nominees

Danny Gilroy (Cramlington Rockets U16's)
Jason Batey & Steve O'Reilly (Catterick Crusaders U14's)
Paul Gray & Andy Taylor (Durham Tigers U14's)
Zach Adey (Gateshead Storm U14's)
Neil Emmerson (Gateshead Storm U10's)

Junior Match official of the year nominees

Lewis Davey
Deb Senior
Nicky Beaty

Men's Match official of the year nominees

Derick Pocklington
Adam Houston
Baz Smart

Men's Coach of the year nominees

George Taylor (Jarrow Vikings)
Jason Grant (Catterick Crusaders)
Chris Hood, Steven Bradley & Stephen Rutherford (Wallsend Eagles)

Young player of the year nominees

Tom Gardner (Catterick Crusaders)
Jonah Mcintyre (Jarrow Vikings)
Joe Morris (Cramlington Rockets)
Jack Inglis (Gateshead Storm)
Sam Brookes (Whitley Bay Barbarians)

Player of the year nominees

Kai Downey (Wallsend Eagles)
Liam Scott (Wallsend Eagles)
Derick Worthington (Jarrow Vikings)
Michael Mitchell (Cramlington Rockets)
Brad Green (Peterlee Pumas)

Spirit of the Community Award nominees

Adam Snowdon (Cramlington Rockets)
Robert Jones (Gateshead Storm)
Steve Beaty Jnr (Cramlington Rockets)

Volunteer of the year nominees

Stephen Lamb (Cramlington Rockets)
Jason Grant (Catterick Crusaders)
Geoff & Michelle Hurst (Gateshead Storm)