On Monday Central West Rugby Union declared that due to COVID-19 forcing the abandonment of the Ferguson Cup finals series, minor premiers Bathurst Bulldogs were also the 2021 champions.

It is a Bulldogs side that McIntosh helped Jordan Bull to coach and a side which included his daughters Lily and Bella.

"It's pretty amazing, it's not something I ever thought would have happened three or four years ago. So it's something I'll always have and something I'll cherish for the rest of my life," McIntosh said.

"It's very high on the personal level to do it with the girls. Obviously it would have been great to do it with a grand final, but I don't have the greatest winning ratio as a coach in grand finals, I've coached about six times and lost five, I've only won the one grand final.

"It's something we'll look back on rather than realise it too much now because personally for me it's a stressful time with COVID trying to run a business. I think it's something I'll look back on in years to come very fondly.

"You don't get too many dads get that opportunity now, but footy is getting pretty huge now so it's probably something that will become pretty common."

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Though McIntosh might not have the best conversion rate when it comes to grand finals, saying: "I'm good at getting teams into grand finals but not so good at winning them", Bella and Lily have tasted premiership glory every year they've been with Bulldogs.

The sisters have worked hard on improving their skills since joining and put more into the club that just performing on game day.

"How's their luck? They've had three years, three premierships, you can't get any better than that. They are very fortunate to be amongst a great bunch of girls, that's for sure," McIntosh said.

"I remember three seasons ago the first training session they turned up at, the fitness is fairly hectic and I don't think they knew what hit them.

"They were actually a bit down and a bit upset because it was so hard, it sounds weird, but a lot of their sport had been on hard surfaces so just running on the grass was totally new, it was a real eye-opener.

"But in that three seasons you could count on one hand the number of sessions they missed. Even last year when Bella had an Achilles injury, she was the COVID marshal at training.

"So I couldn't be prouder of the way they've taken to the club and the way they've become a major part of the club."

McIntosh had not initially planned to coach in 2021 given his business commitments and other actives planned for Saturdays.

But he was asked by Ali Stanford, a member of Bulldogs' Ferguson Cup outfit, to give their team a hand. It's an offer he's glad he took.

He wasn't always able to be present on game day, though he was there to witness Bella's first try when Bulldogs beat Forbes.

"I rode her home ... was almost in slow motion how it happened, but it was still pretty awesome.

"I didn't get to go to many games, was there for that one, that was pretty cool I reckon, one of my highlights.

"It was something we spoke about quite a bit at the dinner table. Everyone kept reminding her a fair bit."

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