Traralgon has earned itself the chance to play Leongatha for a spot in this year’s TRFM Gippsland League senior grand final.
“We have two chances to make a grand final now and we are really excited,” said Maroons coach Mark Collison, who’s side celebrated their captain Michael Geary’s 200th game with a 17-point win its first final of 2015.
“He’s our leader, our captain and every week he gives his all. He is inspirational, you always know what you are going to get from him … today’s was probably his best game of the year,” Collison said.
Traralgon made short work of its rival Maffra in Saturday’s Qualifying Final at Moe.
“I’m really happy. The boys are going really well,” he said.
Traralgon got off to the better start and led Maffra by 10-points at quarter time.
However it wasn’t all smooth sailing for the inform Maroons, who lost former VFL player Matt Northe to a knee injury late in the opening term.
“He’s had a terrific year…hopefully he’s ok. He’ll have scans and we will see how he pulls up,” Collison said.
Despite losing Northe, the Maroons had by half time extended its lead to 15 points.
Traralgon picked up where it left off in the third, booting five goals to Maffra’s three to take a 41-point buffer into the last break.
The Eagles outplayed their opponent in the last, kicking six goals to two in the last term.
“We obviously got on top of them pretty early, we ran them into the ground and the game was over pretty early…however the injury and being left with two on the bench left us a bit tired towards the end,” Collison said.
Kicking three, Dylan Loprese was among the Maroons’ 10 individual goal kickers.
While Michael Burge, Tim Northe, Jordan Bourke, Adam Jaensch, Michael Geary and Michael Jacobsen were named among the Maroon’s best.
Last Modified on 08/09/2015 11:20