Poowong knock off ladder leader
Poowong will take some added confidence into its elimination final after knocking off top of the table Nyora in the final home and away round.
The Magpies kicked out to a 15-point quarter time lead and were able to keep the Saints at arm’s length from that point on the way to winning 10-8 (68) to 7-6 (48).
It was just the second loss for the season for the Saints.
Ben Hancock kicked four goals for the Magpies, while Josh Chiavaroli, Chris Robinson, Jai Newcombe, Jack Hazendonk, Joseph Bisognin and Jayden Sullivan also helped engineer the upset victory.
Ben Schultz kicked four goals for the Saints, with Sam Burns, Ryan Spooner, Sam Dixon, Jordan Anderson and Adam Tagliaferro working hard to keep the home side in the contest.
Buln finishes with win
Matt Gray’s coaching tenure finished with a victory as Buln Buln comfortably accounted for Lang Lang to achieve another mid-table finish.
The Tigers had threatened to continue the theme of upsets, kicking out to a 19-point lead at the frist change.
A scoreless second term brought the Lyrebirds back into the game, quickly turning the deficit around to lead by 10-points at the long break.
The Tigers were still in touch at the final change, but another scoreless quarter in the final term sealed their fate as they went down 11-8 (74) to 5-5 (35).
Simon Dawson, Matthew Pearson, Bryce Monahan (four goals), Jake Herbel, Thomas Axford and Charlie Park helped the Lyrebirds take control.
Clint Fulton, Ben Barwick, William McGindle and Stuart Casey helped the Tigers make a strong start.
Blues bounce back
Catani ensured it would enter the finals in winning form, comfortably accounting for NeerimNeerim South 14-10 (94) to 5-2 (32).
The Blues kicked out to an early 27-point lead as the Cats failed to score in the first term.
While the Cats tightened in competitive second and third quarters, the floodgates opened in the final term as the Blues finished with seven goals to two.
Owen Fitzpatrick booted four goals, while Nicholas Visser, John Traynor, Brett Williams, Wade Haysom, Liam Adams and Paul Pattison also helped the Blues kick away.
Jack Griffiths, Aaron Fawcett, Toby Bayne, Jackson Ward, Chris Charles and Chris Saunders were the better players in a competitive effort from the Cats.