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Semi-Final 2: St Mary’s vs Newtown & Chilwell

Although Newtown & Chilwell had early ascendency in the first term, the pace soon quickened. St Mary’s responded in the second quarter and then kept bridging the gap in typical Saints fashion. In the end, it was another convincing win to St Mary's by 30 points.

Jarryd Garner (30 disposals), Zak Sherman (26 disposals), and Jesse Travaglini (26 disposals) dominated the possession count. Patrick Dowling showed his prowess up forward kicking four majors, with Tom Lang kicking three of his own.

Mathieson Medalist Harry Benson was named the best for St Mary’s with nine clearances, ten tackles, and 17 contested possessions.

Matthew Boag (28 disposals) was a ball magnet for the Eagles, with Braden Hocking (23 disposals) and Blake Sutterby (19 disposals and 11 tackles) being the other major influences for Newtown & Chilwell.

St Mary's win gives them another week off before they challenge for the Holy Grail. 

Best

St Mary’s: H. Benson, C. Sprague, N. Nott, J. Garner, J. Travaglini, Z. Sherman

Newtown & Chilwell: M. Boag, B. Hocking, B. Sutterby, L. Bond, C. Karpala

Goals

St Mary’s: 4 P. Dowling, 3 T. Lang, M. Augerinos, H. Kol, T. McMullan, B. Moloney, C. Sprague

Newtown & Chilwell: 2 C. Harris, 2 Ned Harris, 2 T. Panuccio, J. Walters

Final Score

St Mary’s: 12.16 (88)

Newtown & Chilwell: 7.16 (58)

Semi-Final 1: Colac vs Leopold

After their past two games, Leopold are every chance to contend for the Premiership. The Lions' attack against Colac was nothing short of relentless. The damage all started from the opening bounce, as the Lions piled on six goals to two in the opening quarter. The Tigers just could not get back in the game as Leopold's defensive and offensive efforts proved too great. 

All Leopold's superstars came to play, Mitch Patten (5 goals), Tom Feely (10 clearances), Trent West (46 hit-outs), and Jai Thompson (25 disposals), all played a major part in their 70-point win over Colac.

Colac’s best was Bailey Scott with 20 disposals, nine tackles, 12 contested possessions, and one major. Darcy Lang also had a good game with 24 disposals, 15 contested possessions, and seven clearances.

Best

Colac: B. Scott, B. Mahoney, D. Lang, T. Woodmason, A. Walters, K. Spokes

Leopold: O. Tate, M. Burgess, C. Giddings, M. Patten, J. Thompson, T. Thompson

Goals

Colac: 2 F. O’Gorman, 2 J. Simpkin, A. Garner, B. Scott, T. Woodmason, Z. Zdybel

Leopold: 5 M. Patten, 3 J. Pitt, 3 B. Williamson, 2 T. Feely, 2 C. Giddings, 2 L. Herbert, M. Burgess, S. Hughes

Final Score

Colac: 8.7 (55)

Leopold: 19.11 (125)

Preliminary Final: Newtown & Chilwell vs Leopold

The way the Lions have played finals so far, it’s hard to see them as underdogs going into this upcoming match. Newtown & Chilwell have been nothing short of exceptional all year, they have beaten Leopold twice in the Home & Away season. 

The last time was in Round 13 where the Eagles won by a bare margin of five points. But Leopold had a similar situation against Colac where they had lost both their encounters earlier this year, yet they beat the Tigers well in the Semi-Finals.

This should be a genuine battle. Leopold’s Mitch Patten and Marcus Thompson can turn a game on its head. On the other hand, the Eagles have weapons of their own in Matthew Boag, Blake Sutterby, and Braden Hocking, just to name a few. St Mary’s awaits the winner in the Grand Final

Torquay v Barwon Heads Seniors

At the request of the officiating umpires, the MRP reviewed vision of an incident that occurred in the first quarter of the Torquay v Barwon Heads Senior Match on Saturday 3^rd September involving Sammy Baker #5 Barwon Heads and Liam Findlay #70 Torquay.

It was determined that Sammy Baker tackled Liam Findlay in a manner which was deemed dangerous and unnecessary, and he was reported for engaging in rough conduct.

The MRP have offered a one match set penalty in this instance.

Both clubs involved have until 10.00am Tuesday 6^th September to request the matter be heard at Tribunal, or the sanction will apply as offered.

Jack Heathcote #23 Torquay was reported by the officiating umpire for Carelessly Striking Braeden Eddy #30 Barwon Heads in the 3^rd quarter of the Torquay v Barwon Heads Senior Match Saturday 3^rd September.

He has accepted the one match set penalty as offered.

St Mary’s v Colac Reserves

The MRP reviewed vision of an incident in the 4^th quarter of the St Mary’s v Colac reserves match where Harvey Ryan #37 St Mary’s was reported for intentionally striking Jack Barrow #22 Colac.

They believed the vision supported the report as laid by the officiating umpire.

Both clubs involved have until 10.00am Tuesday 6^th September to request the matter be heard at Tribunal, or the two match set sanction will apply as offered.