Merrigum has five teams alive in the premiership race, Stanhope four and Girgarre one, but Merrigum is the only club with a representative in the A-grade competition.
It has an knockout semi final appointment on Saturday against Tallygaroopna, at Avenel.
Stanhope will also contest its knockout semi-final at Avenel, against Tally, while Merrigum’s under-15 team is the remaining team on the September 4 schedule.
On Sunday, at Shepparton East’s Central Park, Merrigum’s C-grade team faces Murchison-Toolamba, while Stanhope and Girgarre are represented in under age contests.
Awaiting the outcomes of this weekend’s matches are Stanhope’s C-grade team, along with Stanhope’s under-13 team, Merrigum’s B-grade and under 17 outfits.
– Extra time was required in the Merrigum and Tallygaroopna B-grade qualifying final on Sunday — the Bulldogs eventually winning through 46-44.
Trailing by seven goals at quarter-time, Merrigum clawed its way back to be within three goals at the half-time and was two goals down at the final change.
At full-time the match was drawn and Merrigum won 7-5 in extra time.
Georgia Wilson’s brilliant final half allowing the team to come from behind for the win.
– A 13-goal win for Stanhope’s C-grade team came on the back of a dominant second half from Hayley Trevena.
She shot 10 of the team’s 11 last quarter goals as it ran away with the qualifying win against Tallygaroopna, at Merrigum.
At quarter-time the teams were level before Stanhope led by two at quarter-time.
After the long break Stanhope won the contest 24-13, defenders Bianca Atley, Megan Williams and Tegan Morrison combining to stop Tally’s goaling opportunities.
– At Rushworth on Saturday Stanhope dominated a one-sided 13 & under qualifying final against Avenel.
The 35-6 scoreline came after captain Matilda Schubach shot 24 goals in the win to earn best-on-court honours.
– Merrigum dominated Murchison-Toolamba in the 17 & under match, a brilliant last half by Nicole Doherty setting up the win.
She converted 24 of the team’s 29 second-half goals as it more than doubled an 11-goal half-time advantage top win 54-24.
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