Nangkita vs Wedge Island Useless Loop vs Heard Island Good luck to all teams in round 2 of the finals!
Finals Week 2 - Useless Loop Virgins Def: Steven May, Liam Baker, Brennan Cox, James Sicily (Isaac Quaynor) Mid: Lachie Neale, David Mundy, Isaac Smith, James Jordon (Ben Hobbs) Ruck: Lewis Young (Cameron Zurhaar*) Fwd: Errol Gulden, Josh Battle, Aaron Naughton, Zak Butters (Daniel McStay) Int: Dylan Stephens, Griffin Logue Out: Rhys Stanley In: D Stephens
Def: Sam Docherty, Jase Burgoyne, Will Day, Bailey Dale (Jake Kelly) Mid: Jacob Hopper, Patrick Cripps, Jarryd Lyons, Noah Anderson Ruck: Rowan Marshall Forward: Charlie Cameron, Paddy McCartin, Ben Ainsworth, Max King (Darcy Macpherson) Int: Ed Langdon, Jaeger O'Meara (Mitchell Hinge)
Heard Island Shags Out: Nathan Fyfe, Ivan Soldo; In: Willie Rioli, Nic Naitanui. DEF: Jack Sinclair, Luke Ryan, Jake Lloyd, Nick Blakey (Buku Khamis) MID: Tom Mitchell, Brandon Ellis, Trent Cotchin, Willie Rioli (Adam Kennedy) RUCK: Nic Naitanui FWD: Taylor Walker, Lance Franklin, Alex Neal-Bullen, Jake Stringer (Shane Edwards) INT: Brayden Maynard, Jaidyn Stephenson (Nathan Murphy)
Great finals game. After tallying scores, I can see that the Bucks have taken down Wedge Island White Pointers Nangkita - 1415/15 - 94.33 ave. Defeating Wedge Island White Pointers 1226/15 - 81.73 ave. I do believe that is my first finals win, lets hope I don't get the colliewobbles next week! Cheers for the cracking match! (I must admit after the Port game I was a bit worried Rowan Marshall BOG this week for Nangkita. Onto the next
The Shags and Bucks turned the tables after suffering triple digit road losses to their week 2 opponents during the 2022 regular season. The Shags reach the final 4 for the second time in their history while the Bucks inaugural finals victory has them qualify to the prelim final stage for the first time, becoming the 12th of the 16 ORFFF clubs having made it to the penultimate weekend of the season.. Commiserations to Useless Loop and Wedge Island who had strong 2022 campaigns and will aim to improve once again in season 2023.