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Magic day at the Eastern Oval

SENIOR FOOTBALL

ITS OFFICIAL – A DEVILS PREMIERSHIP – THEIR FIRST IN THE BFL

FOURTH QUARTER

DARLEY 11.18 (84) d NORTH BALLARAT CITY 3.5 (23)

27min: Grenfell kicks a bhind after the siren. and it’s Darley’s premiership

25min: North Ballarat City’s Sam Hopper kicks a consolation goal

25min: Closter kicks another – 11.17 to 2.5

Just waiting for the final siren.

Game has stalled.

17min: 10.17 to 2.5 Remarkable scoreline

Why is Ryan Luke still out there? Carrying an arm for more than a quarter.

12min: Darley 10.16 (76) to 2.6 (16)

Darley not a surprise, but few would have expected the Devils to inflict this type of damage on reigning premier North Ballarat City

9min: Ryan Closter finally finds the big sticks. Kicks his first goal after 5 behinds and Darley goes to 10.15 (75) to North Ballarat City 2.4 (16)

7min: Derick Micallef scores a behind – City’s first score since end of second quarter!

5min: Leigh Spiteri dribbles the ball through for another Darley goal. 9.15 (69) to 2.4 (16)

3min: Darley 8.15 to 2.4

1min: it’s already party time. Darley newcomer Richard Knight goals and it looks like being a matter of how far. 8.14 to 2.4

Surely it is now just a matter of Darley going through the motions.

THREE QUARTER TIME

Darley 7.14 (56) to North Ballarat City 2.4 (16)

THIRD QUARTER

North Ballarat City has scored just one behind since first minute of the second quarter.

It’s all Darley

16min: Grenfell kicks his fourth goal – Darley out to 40 point lead – 7.14 (56) to 2.4 (16)

12min: Is this the winner? Dane Grenfell kicks his third goal to give Darley a 34-point lead – 6.14 (50) to 2.4 (16)

Every minute that passes puts the devils closer to an elusive flag.

7min: Nathan Lyons snaps another Darley goal through a patient build up. 5.14 to 2.4

5min: Darley 4.14 to North Ballarat City 2.4

Here we go – massive quarter coming up.

Can Darley secure its first BFL flag or will be a third premiership in a row for North Ballarat City?

HALF-TIME

Darley 4.13 (37) to North Ballarat City 2.4 (16)

GOIALS – Darley: M Inglis 2, Grenfell 2. North Ballarat City: Howard, S Bromley-Lynch

A GRADE NETBALL

North Ballarat City celebrates a premiership – defeating Sunbury 49-42

SENIOR FOOTBALL

SECOND QUARTER

25min: Darley 4.13 (37) to North Ballarat City 2.3 (15)

21min: Dane Grenfell kicks his second goal Darley leads 4.11 (35) to 2.3 (15)

Shane O’Bree making his mark on the game – all class.

18min: Darley 3.11 (29) to North Ballarat City 2.3 (15).

Darley is threatening to jump away, but Ryan Closter kicks his fifth behind after an eye-catching passage of play out of defence.

15min: Matt Inglis kicks his second goal. Darley 3.9 (27) to North Ballarat City 2.3 (15)

Jake Edwards has gone to Derick Micallef– great match-up.

8min: Shane O’Bree sets up Matt Inglis for a snap goal – badly needed for Darley. Devils lead 2.9 (21) to 2.3 (15)

6min: Nathan Lyons produces one of the plays of the day with a string of bounces and then misses from close range. Darley just can’t buy a goal. 1.9 to 2.3

City has come out hard with more intent.

2min: North Ballarat City 2.3 to 1.8

North Ballarat City coach Robbie Waters asks his players to push up hard into attack. Not too concerned about lopsided number of scoring shots in opening term.

QUARTER TIME

Darley 1.8 (14) to North Ballarat City 2.2 (14)

FIRST QUARTER

29min: Sam Bromley-Lynch takes shot from boundary line in pocket and kicks the goal. North Ballarat City 2.2 to Darley 1.8

27min: Another miss by the Devils. Are they kicking themselves out of the game? Darley 1.8 to 1.2

26min: Darley 1.7 to 1.2

Closter kicks his fourth behind!

22min: Brendan Howard kicks North;s opening quarter – Darley leads 1.6 to 1.1

21min: Darley 1.6 to 0.1

Ryan Closter inaccurate in front of goal, but having a big opening quarter for the Devils

15min: Dane Grenfell kicks Darley’s opening goal – 1.5 to 0.0

Darley dominating the play – look calm, but need to make most of opportunities.

12min: Darley 0.4 to North Ballarat City 0.0

1 min: North Ballarat City’s Sam Hooper takes a heavy hit from friendly fire in the opening minute. What a start!

Countdown well and truly on as North Ballarat City runs out onto the ground.

And Darley also going through its warm up.

A RESERVE NETBALL

Sunbury 44 d Lake Wendouree 27

Will this the first of a netball double for the Sunbury Lions, which faces North Ballarat City in A grade grand final?

RESERVES

Young Darley fans

Redan has gone on a rampage to secure @BallaratFNL reserves premiership – 17.11 (113) to Melton 6.13 (49) That's 4 in a row.

Three quarter time: big comeback by Redan late in quarter to lead Melton 7.10 to 6.11. On track for fourth consecutive flag.

Best on ground: Scott Whiting (Redan)

BFL senior reporter Pat Nolan and Tim O’Connor will be going live at 2pm. Their pre-game will feature an interview with Darley president Grant Wright

DRAMA off the field – a power box fire near the southern gate – area cordoned off and no power to the East Point social rooms and entire Eastern Oval precinct.