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PHOTO GALLERY: CHNL A-grade grand final: Springbank v Learmonth
PHOTO GALLERY: CHFL seniors grand final: Springbank v Gordon
PHOTO GALLERY: Who’s in the crowd
PHOTO GALLERY: Action in pictures
The 2015 Springbank football-netball double.
Best on the ground medal goes to Joel Maher
It’s the year of the Tiger in the CHFL
SENIOR FOOTBALL
And that’s the final score
4th quarter – 22min – Billy Driscoll puts bthe icing on the cake for the Tigers – 10.8 – 4.11
4th quarter – 20min – Springbank 9.7 (61) to Gordon 4.10 (34)
Paul McMahon set to add a CHFL premiership to VFL (North Ballarat Roosters) and BFL (Lake Wendouree) flags.
4th quarter – 15min – Springbank 9.7 (61) to Gordon 4.9 (33). A feeling of the inevitable now
Michael Searl continues to stamp his authority on the game for Springbank.
Searl was the recruit of the year in CHFL and has been a match-winner today
Here’s Gordon coach Corey Grills’ three quarter time message
4th quarter – 40sec – Springbank kicks another quick goal through Robbie Lockett to start a quarter and that hurts Gordon – 9.6 to 4.8
THREE QUARTER TIME – Springbank 8.5 (53) to Gordon 4.8 (32)
3rd - 25min – Gordon still wasting chances. This could have been much closer
3rd quarter– 24min – Springbank hits post and Gordon gives a big sigh of relief
3rd quarter – 21min – Gordon livewire Mick Nolan comes off for Gordon holding right arm
NETBALL UPDATE
Springbank gets home in a nail-biter – beating Learmonth 38-37 in CHNL A grade grand final. Learmonth was unbeaten in home and away season.
SENIOR FOOTBALL
3rd quarter – 17min – Springbank 8.4 (52) to Gordon 4.7 (31)
Gordon misses two great opportunities in front of goal
3rd quarter – 12 min – Hamish Watts goals after free and Gordon back within 21 points and with the momentum
Gordon working hard, but need goals.
NETBALL UPDATE
A grade thriller – Springbank leads Learmonth 28-27 at three quarter time
SENIOR FOOTBALL
3rd quarter – 6min – Steve Patterson kicks a vital goal for Gordon – now trail by 27 points – 8.3 to 3.6
Hamish Watts returning to the ground after taking heavy knock in second term.
Signs not good for Gordon.
Three quarters and in each Springbank has kicked a goal in the opening 50 seconds on each – that’s a 32-point lead after an assist by Paul McMahon.
McMahon cannot kick more than 30m, but he does not need to. Keeps finding short targets
NETBALL UPDATE
Learmonth are the B grade premier.
SENIOR GRAND FINAL
Conditions perfect – blue skies and big crowd – tight game
Better players to half-time:
Springbank – Tim Mullane, Hugh Millikan, Paul McMahon, Michael Searl, Robbie Lockett
Gordon – Ash Munari, Steve Patterson, Gerard Clifford, Brad Hallam, Luke Gunnell
HALF-TIME
Springbank 7.2 (44) to Gordon 2.6 (18)
Gordon will need a major spark. Had its chances but not capitalised
Appears to be two yellow cards – 28min – Peter Lewis (Springbank) off the ground with bloodied face and Chris McGuigan (Gordon)
2nd quarter – 22min – Hugh Millikan kicks the Tigers out to a 27-point lead.
2nd quarter – 21min – the Tigers wobble through a goal – 6.2 to 2.5
2nd quarter – 20min – Springbank in a holding pattern – leading 5.2 to 2.5
Hamish Watts assisted off by trainers – doesn’t look too good.
2nd quarter – 15min – no addition to the scores. Springbank holding at 16 points
2nd quarter – Gordon needs to convert – Springbank 5.2 to 2.4
Springbank has the answers at the moment.
There’s a little more heat coming into the game
2nd quarter – 5min – the Tigers have jumped away to a 17-point lead – 5.2 to 2.3. Gordon needs a lift
2nd quarter – Springbank kicks the opening goal of the quarter via Drew Tyler after 1 minute on back of 50m penalty
QUARTER TIME
Springbank 3.2 (20) to Gordon 2.3 (15)
1st quarter – 24min – Jye Cousins pounces on a ground ball in the goal square to get an important reply for Gordon – Tigers lead 3.2 to 2.3
1st quarter – 23min – Springbank pounce of a Gordon defensive mistake to lead 3.2 to 1.3
1st quarter – 21min – James Grills kickes Gordon’s first goal.
1st quarter – 20min – Gordon seems be suffering nerves. Has worked its way back into the game, but not on the scoreboard
20min – Springbank leads 2.2 to 0.3
1st quarter – Nick Couch and Michael Searl give Springbank early goals.
Tigers lead Gordon 2.2 – 0.0 after 10 minutes
Wild scenes as Beaufort celebrate the reserves premiership – the Crows’ first flag in 50 years
The Crows 9.5 (59) to Buninyong 7.4 (46)
SENIOR TEAMS ARE IN…
No changes to the selected line-ups
SPRINGBANK
B: S. Cue, P. Lewis, J. Millikan
HB: C. Quinlan, M. Searl, M. Tyler
C: S. Quinlan, J. Maher, W. Driscoll
HF: T. Malone, P. McMahon, M. Keighrey
F: J. Galea, J. Simpson, N. Couch
R: B. Freeman, A. Tyler, R. Lockett
Inter: , M. Lakey, M. Anderson, H. Millikan, S. Donegan
GORDON
B: B. Hallam, H. Watts, G. Clifford
HB: H. Hunter, A. Watts, S. Patterson
C: J. Gorman, T. Murphy, A. Munari
HF: A. Toohey, M. Gunnell, B. Quinlan
F: C. Grills, S. Nicholson, M. Nolan
R: L. Gunnell, C. McGuigan, M. Raworth
Inter: J. Clampit, J. Grills, J. Rae, J. Cousins
C GRADE NETBALL
Waubra finally prevails and it is the premier
RESERVES FOOTBALL – THREE QUARTER TIME
It’s a thriller – Buninyong 7.3 v Beaufort 6.4
C GRADE NETBALL UPDATE
Overtime: Waubra v Bungaree 24-all
Waubra leads 29-27 at half-time of overtime
C GRADE NETBALL
Going down to the wire – Bungaree 17 v Waubra 16 at three quarter time
RESERVES FOOTBALL – HALF-TIME
Beaufort kicks last three goals of second quarter to lead Buninyong by 1 point at half-time – 5.3 to 5.2
The rain has cleared and it’s all blue sky at Eureka Stadium for grand final day.
Tim O’Connor and Pat Nolan putting together the final preparations for our historic first live broadcast of a CHFL senior grand final
RESERVES QUARTER TIME
Buninyong 2.0 to Beaufort 1.0
It’s turning out to be a big day for Bungaree.
17/UNDER NETBALL
A premiership and Bungaree's Grace O'Dwyer best on court
UNDER-18 FOOTBALL
Bungaree get home in a thriller by three points.
Bungaree 7.12 (54) to Hepburn 7.9 (51)
UNDER-18 FOOTBALL – THREE QUARTER TIME
Bungaree 7.11 v Hepburn 2.6
15/UNDER NETBALL
Hepburn 33 d Bungaree 25
UNDER-18 FOOTBALL – HALF-TIME
Bungaree 2.6 v Hepburn 2.3
UNDER-18 FOOTBALL – QUARTER TIME
Bungaree 2.4 v Hepburn 0.1
NETBALL GLORY
It’s a massive day for Bungaree netballers and the Demons have launched it on an exciting note – winning the 13/under premiership.
Bungaree 18 d Buninyong 15
CRESWICK’S JOY
And the celebrations begin!
Creswick wins under-15 football premiership – defeating previously unbeaten Hepburn 10.11 (71) to 9.1 (55)
The Saints fans erupt.
Creswick’s first under-15 flag since 2011.
Hepburn had not been beaten since the 2013 grand final and were chasing 40 straight wins. Not to be though.
UNDER-15 FOOTBALL – THREE QUARTER TIME
Is there an upset looming?
Hepburn unbeaten all season and trailing Creswick by 13 points – 7.8 to 6.1
UNDER-15 FOOTBALL – HALF-TIME
Creswick 4.5 lead Hepburn 4.1
WHAT’S ON AND WHEN
NETBALL
A grade: Springbank v Learmonth 2.30pm
B grade: Learmonth v Waubra, 1.30pm
C grade: Bungaree v Waubra 12.30pm
17/under: Bungaree v Cangham-Linton 11.30am
15/under: Bungaree v Hepburn 10.30am
13/under: Bungaree v Buninyong 9.30am
FOOTBALL
Seniors: Springbank v Gordon 2.45pm
Reserves: Beaufort v Buninyong 12.30pm
Under-18: Hepburn v Bungaree 10.25am
Under-15: Hepburn v Creswick 8.45am
HOW THEY LINE UP
SENIORS
SPRINGBANK v. GORDON
SPRINGBANK
B: S. Cue, P. Lewis, J. Millikan
HB: C. Quinlan, M. Searl, M. Tyler
C: S. Quinlan, J. Maher, W. Driscoll
HF: T. Malone, P. McMahon, M. Keighrey
F: J. Galea, J. Simpson, N. Couch
R: B. Freeman, A. Tyler, R. Lockett
Inter: , M. Lakey, M. Anderson, H. Millikan, S. Donegan
GORDON
B: B. Hallam, H. Watts, G. Clifford
HB: H. Hunter, A. Watts, S. Patterson
C: J. Gorman, T. Murphy, A. Munari
HF: A. Toohey, M. Gunnell, B. Quinlan
F: C. Grills, S. Nicholson, M. Nolan
R: L. Gunnell, C. McGuigan, M. Raworth
Inter: J. Clampit, J. Grills, J. Rae, J. Cousins
RESERVES
BEAUFORT v BUNINYONG
BEAUFORT
B: Z. Leckie, B. Lofts, M. Williams
HB: J. Broadbent, J. Crick, T. McWilliam
C: J. Blackburn, B. Sternberg, A. Beer
HF: S. Broadbent, S. Bruty, R. Garland
F: L. Franc, R. Brown, A. George
R: S. Cox, K. Orr, Z. Hill
Inter: J. Cantwell, T. Brady, M. Cachia, K. Baddeley
BUNINYONG
B: J. Arnold, D. Kelly, S. Lehmann
HB: M. Arnold, A. Hart, M. Hartigan
C: D. Donelly, L. Dean,
HF: M. Kerr, F. Triantafyllou, J. Carroll
F: B. Leskosek, P. Benn, A. Hill
R: D. Westblade, D. Gunn, J. Mann
Inter: P. Lannen, Z. Whykes, Z. Miller, N. Miller
UNDER-18
HEPBURN v BUNGAREE
HEPBURN
B: Z. Ticehurst, H. Mc Gregor, P. Sewell
HB: A. Raak, E. Clarke, T. Nissen
C: B. Coffey, J. Brown, A. Ferrier
HF: L. Grills, S. Jackson, D. Wallesz
F: H. Rodgers, J. Carrick, J. Grant
R: J. Barnes, S. Aberdein, C. Ferrier
Inter: L. van Baer, N. Johns, J. Villiers, B. Pedretti
BUNGAREE
B: A. Richardson, N. Frawley, L. Prendergast
HB: N. Strachan, W. Jury, P. Jacobson
C: T. Strachan, B. Willian, J. Rix
HF: A. Milroy, J. Oostendorp, C. O'Keefe
F: D. Cousens, J. Walter, S. Mewett
R: N. Elliott, L. Fitzpatrick, D. Kelly
Inter: J. Herbert, B. O'Keefe, L. Hanrahan, S. Oostendorp
UNDER-15
HEPBURN v CRESWICK
HEPBURN
B: S. Harraghy, J. Portyka Stone, A. Boyd
HB: W. Walker, R. Gust, R. Thiesz
C: T. Olver, N. Johns, D. Dennis
HF: S. Sinclair, T. Brown, C. Leonard
F: N. Rodgers, H. Nevill, J. Rasic
R: J. Wallesz, K. Yanner, I. Grant
Inter: L. Van Der Voot, B. Yanner, T. Casey, S. Eguchi, C. Malone, J. Liversidge
CRESWICK
B: B. Cochrane, A. Flynn, D. Randall
HB: A. McCubbin, T. Millar, J. Steer
C: J. Conroy, N. Cochrane, C. New
HF: J. Knowles, B. Castleman,
F: K. Eggers, D. Le Poidevin, M. Jarvis
R: P. Porter, D. New,
Inter: M. Booth, J. Knights, E. Preston, W. Preston, J. Parker