Brad Canny and the Stanhope reserves are through to the grand final. Photo: Jordan Townrow.
The Kyabram District League grand finals are on the way on Saturday, with plenty of regional teams still in the hunt for their respective titles.
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Aside from the top grade clashes, three football and six lower-grade netball crowns will be contested on the day.
This week saw the preliminary finals rounds held at Shepparton East as teams looked to book their place in the decider.
In the reserves, Stanhope surprised the higher-ranked Lancaster 9.11 (65) to 6.6 (42).
The Lions were on song defensively early in a low-scoring first term, while they turned on the attack in the second to lead by 28 points at the main break.
The Wombats made small inroads into the deficit in the final term, but Stanhope’s quality proved too much on the day.
The Lions will now face powerhouse Murchison-Toolamba in the grand final.
The Grasshoppers won the only previous meeting by a large margin, the Lions forfeiting the second scheduled contest.
Alyssa Christou’s Merrigum B-grade side fell short of the decider after a strong finals series.
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JORDAN TOWNROW
In B-grade netball, Merrigum’s strong finals run was ended at the hands of Shepparton East.
The Bulldogs’ third straight elimination final proved a bridge too far and the Eagles narrowly came away with the win, 40-35.
Shepp East goes on to face Tallygaroopna in the decider.
In C-grade, Girgarre had the benefit of a week off, kicking back as Shepparton East and Murchison-Toolamba battled to join it on the final day.
The Eagles prevailed 31-29 and will now take on the Roos, who won by five goals in the qualifying final.
Giant-killer Merrigum couldn’t keep its run going in C-reserve.
Surging from sixth place, the Bulldogs were in good form but couldn’t handle the quality of Tallygaroopna, falling 60-35.
The Bulldogs had more success in 17-and-under, dominating the more favoured Rushworth 59-33 to earn a grand final place.
Merrigum’s final assignment will be Shepparton East, the minor premier awaiting it on grand final day.
Although it was a difficult week for the Tigers overall, Rushworth’s 15-and-unders bucked the trend and booked a grand final place over Shepparton East.
The final score was 38-32, as Rushy now moves on to battle Tallygaroopna in the final.
Finally, in 13-and-under, Girgarre made its way into the decider, eliminating Nagambie 33-27.
The Roos will take on Shepparton East for the flag on Saturday.
All Kyabram District League grand finals will be played at Mooroopna Recreation Reserve.
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