At Wivenhoe, Saturday 13th September, 1997
Yeoman 7.6 (48) d Natone 6.11 (47)
Goals
Yeoman: R Micallef 2, B Fisher, M Shaw, P Johns, D Fisher, P Wynwood
Natone: R Slatter 2, I Fraser, G Smith, T Carpenter, S Fraser
Best
Yeoman: C Thurley, D Fisher, C French, J Mott, B Fisher, M Smith
Natone: L Bugg, S French, T Carpenter, V Woodard, S Fraser
Umpires
Field: S Rolls, P Butler
Boundary: Brent Shaw, Toby Mahoney, Craig Page, Nicole Groves
Goal: Harvey Duthoit, Brian Riley
Yeoman Side ("Football Record" listing)
3 - B Fisher
4 - M Smith
5 - P Wynwood (V-C)
7 - W Blachford
12 - J Mott
15 - S Keep (Int)
16 - D Fisher
20 - S Phillips
21 - P Johns
24 - R Micallef (C)
30 - D Rossiter
32 - S Willis (Int)
33 - J Pennington
37 - Y Jensen
39 - N Furmage (Int)
40 - C French
42 - C Thurley
44 - S Percy
45 - M Denny
46 - L Grey (Int)
49 - M Shaw
50 - M Bramich
Match Manager - J Chilcott
Runner - P Furmage
Yeoman Coach
Adrian King
Match Report
The Reserves Grand Final was a cliffhanger, with Yeoman taking its third flag in a row with a one point victory over a determined Natone.
The Robins jumped away in the first term to lead by 16 points but from then it became a battle between the backlines.
The Magpies had their chances of grabbing victory but Yeoman's fighting spirit never wandered.
Better players for the Robins were Clinton Thurley, Daniel Fisher, Justin Mott and Ben Fisher; while for Natone Lyndon Bugg, Scott French, Trent Carpenter and Vaughan Woodard gave their all.
The Barry Walker Medal went to Lyndon Bugg (Natone).
China's votes:
3 - Clinton Thurley (Yeoman)
2 - Lyndon Bugg (Natone)
1 - Daniel Fisher (Yeoman)
Mike Sage Gift
1 - Jamie Harris (Ridgley)
2 - Andrew King (Myalla)
3 - Phil Johnson (Yeoman)