South Barwon held onto third spot on the Geelong Football League ladder and will take a double chance into the finals after a 27-point win against Colac on Saturday August 26.
Had it not defeated the second-placed Tigers, South Barwon would have finished in fourth place and faced an elimination final match up.
The Swans took a 35-point lead into half time after holding Colac scoreless in the second term.
Colac outscored the Swans in the second half, but the damage had been done.
Andrew Boseley booted four goals for South Barwon and Jonty Broughton kicked three while Jack Melican and Jarryn McCormack (25 disposals) were Colac’s best.
The two sides will meet again this weekend in the qualifying final.
Leopold and Newtown & Chilwell will also meet each other for the second week in a row.
Leopold will take a 32-point win into the elimination final match and a lot of confidence.
The Eagles were up by 17 points at half time, but Leopold edged in front by three points at the last change. A seven goal to two final term sealed the win.
Mitch Patten kicked five for Leopold and Will Sheahan three.
St Mary’s will have a week off and wait for the winner of the South Barwon vs Colac clash after a 52-point win against Bell Park.
There were only two points in it at half time, but the Saints booted 10 goals to three after the break.
Sam Dobson was at his blistering best with 10 goals and 13 marks for the minor premiers to take his season’s tally to 60 and Jarryd Garner racked up plenty of the ball.
Lara finished the season with a win against North Shore.
Joshua Sanders, Aaron Stone and Bayley Cockerill (15 kicks and 12 handballs) were the standouts in the 21-point win.
Cameron Delaney kicked four goals for Grovedale against St Albans in win number four for the year and Ryan Abbott has 25 disposals and 38 hitouts.
Former Ocean Grove young guns Fletcher Keck (43 disposals) and Sam Donegan (35) had the ball on a string for the Supersaints.
Geelong West finished on 10 wins for the season after a 44-point win against St Joseph’s.
Emmanuel Ajang completed a fine season for the Giants with 25 touches and another outstanding display and Lachie Horniblow booted four goals.
