At three quarter time of the AFL Victoria Development League Grand Final, the time keepers would have been preparing for a possible golden point finish, looking at the scoreboard and knowing the recent history of these Grand Final games.
With the previous two Grand Finals being decided by golden point and only seven points separating Williamstown and Box Hill Hawks at three quarter time, a tied score at the end of four quarters was a realistic possibility.
Fast forward 30 minutes and Williamstown had claimed back to back Development League premierships comfortably by 35 points. Dylan Conway was the star kicking eight goals and walking away with the Fred Hill best on ground medal.
Conway opened the game kicking three of the first four goals for Williamstown, helping them to an early lead.
Two goals to Box Hill Hawks stemmed the initial run by the Seagulls via Sam Cust and Peter McEvoy, both who had been damaging the previous week.
Shaun Wyatt kicked two late goals to help Williamstown to a 21 point quarter time lead.
Box Hill kicked first of second quarter, with ruck Tom Goodwin drifting forward, but Conway replied with his fourth and fifth goals to push the lead back out to 26 points.
While Tom Gordon and McEvoy both added their second goals for the Hawks, the Seagulls proved to have too many scoring options up forward. Anthony Anastasio finished the term strong with two of last four goals, while Wyatt kicked his third and Conway his sixth for a 34-point half time lead.
Box Hill challenged in the third kicking the first two goals of the term, but that man Conway answered once more with his seventh to give Williamstown some breathing space. The Hawks increased their run out of the middle, and McEvoy benefitted up forward kicking three goals for the term, taking his tally to five goals in what was proving a shoot out with Conway down the other end, reducing the deficit to just seven points at three quarter time.
If Conway had not already had his name on the best on ground medal, he did after he kicked his eighth of the game to give Williamstown the perfect start to the final term. Wyatt was not going be overshadowed; kicking his fourth. Ben Casley joined the party to put the game beyond doubt as the Seagulls had marched out to a 29-point lead at 22-minute mark.
It was fitting end to the match, withConway passing to Wyatt who kicked his fifth to see the Seagulls home by 34-points.
Conway and Wyatt were the standouts for Williamstown, joined by ruck Jake reiser and Michael Gibbons in the best players. Tom Miles was the standout for Box Hill, along with Mitch O’Donnell, McEvoy and Goodwin.
Last Modified on 13/09/2014 23:37