Wudinna United's Derek Williams clears from defence under pressure from Scott Feltus. This is during a desperate last quarter.
An enthralling hard fought finals match at Wirrulla, with the Western District Tigers found themselves 10 points down going into time on in the last quarter. The match seemed destined for a Magpie progression to the Preliminary, however in a desperate last few minutes, Western Districts lifted to hit the front with 30 seconds remaining.
With possessions hard earned, it took the ultimate hard ball winner Scott Feltus to wrestle the ball clear and snap from 35m to bring up what seemed an unlikely win only minutes earlier.
Defensive pressure ruled the day and scoring opportunities were hard to come by. Western Districts had command of the match with a 22 point lead at half time, however a 6 goal to 3 third quarter by Wudinna United set up a great last quarter. The Magies hit the lead early in the last quarter and held the balance of play for the first 70% of the quarter, however the final minutes were all Tigers, as they peppered the goals. missing many until two late goals, including the sealer seconds from the siren.
Central Eyre accounted for Wudinna United in the reserves match by 29 points in a physical encounter synonemous of games between these two neighbours. Jeff Bigg's five goals making a differerce. While both sides had younger leg speed in the side, it was probably the older and more experienced players who shone on the day. Wade O Brien will be well pleased with the efforts of his team, who are playing their best football at the right time of the year.
The Colts match saw the Central Eyre boys notch up a big win and progressing to the Preliminary final, giving notice that they will be a formidable opponent. Big bags of goals, Kane Grocke with 12, 10 in the first half from Centre Half Forward, Taylor Schmucker with six. Guy Hutchison kicked all five for Elliston.
Full match results are here or also in the Fixture/ Results menu
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