Given the flurry of flags OFC won in the years after 2014 it would be easy for this one to get lost in the mix.
Of course all premierships are significant but D Grade 2017 deserves extra prominence for a number of reasons.
It was the third time in four years OFC had triumphed in this grade which reflected the immense depth of talent at the Club's disposal as well as the success of the OFC netball program.
A stand alone breakthrough win in 2014 would have been sensational for the Club but adding more flags at D and A Grade levels was concrete evidence that something special was happening.
The other reason this premiership deserves to be lauded is that it was the first of three magnificent OFC premierships on the one day.
(Our Reserves football team lost the grand final by a single kick).
So doubtlessly this was the greatest day in OFC's history and celebrated our football and netball dominance of the Dandenong Ranges, Yarra Valley and Goulburn regions.
Interestingly, as we have seen in previous D Grade seasons, OFC was not the strongest club during the year. Two clubs had superior percentage to us and even fifth placed Woori Yallock could match us on that count.
But as had happened on two previous occasions, when the pressure was on OFC rose to the challenge.
Ladder
| WANDIN |
60 |
155 |
| OFC |
60 |
133 |
| WARBURTON |
52 |
153 |
| HEALESVILLE |
44 |
128 |
| WOORI YALLOCK |
40 |
133 |
| MT EVELYN |
36 |
98 |
| MONBULK |
32 |
101 |
| UPWEY |
24 |
70 |
| GEMBROOK |
8 |
49 |
| EMERALD |
4 |
49 |
Qualifying Final
Saturday 2nd Sept., Yarra Glen
| OFC |
11 |
17 |
22 |
32 |
| WARBURTON |
5 |
17 |
24 |
30 |
Goal scorers- N Millwood 26, M Tomlinson 6
Best Players- L Cody, C Seymour, M Tomlinson
Semi Final
Saturday 9th Sept., Healesville
| OFC |
4 |
9 |
14 |
25 |
| WANDIN |
10 |
18 |
22 |
28 |
Goal Scorers- N Millwood 22, M Tomlinson 3
Best Players- L Cody, A Gunn, N Millwood
Preliminary Final
Sunday 17 Sept., Woori Yallock.
| OFC |
9 |
27 |
23 |
34 |
| WARBURTON |
7 |
12 |
24 |
29 |
Goal Scorers- N Millwood 28, M Tomlinson 6
Best Players- N Millwood, L Cody, C Seymour,
Grand Final
Saturday 23 Sept., Yarra Glen
| OFC |
9 |
19 |
23 |
31 |
| WANDIN |
8 |
11 |
16 |
24 |
Goal Scorers- N Millwood 23, M Tomlinson 8
Best Players- L Cody, C Seymour, N Millwood
Grand Final MVP medal- L Cody
Coach- T Luke, M Thomas
Team- N Millwood, M Tomlinson, L Cody , C Seymour, A Gunn, S Miller, E Barberis, K Rankin, T McKenzie, E Cody
Player of Final Series-
L Cody 11
N Millwood 5
C Seymour 4
A Gunn 2
M Tomlinson 1
