Mypolonga 15.7 (97)
Jervois 11.5 (71)
MYPOLONGA has ended four straight years of Jervois dominance as the Bluds went out of the River Murray Football League finals in straight sets, losing to the Tigers by 27 points.
The breeze had picked up since the reserves match and Mypolonga elected to kick with it in the opening term.
The opening was physical as both sides applied relentless pressure but neither could kick a score.
It was not until Jervois’ in-form forward Trevor Rigney kicked his first goal that the first major was kicked for the game.
This pushed Mypolonga into gear, as they booted the next three goals almost instantly.
At quarter time, Mypolonga held a one-point lead but the momentum had swung late back to the Bluds.
Six goals in a row from the reigning premiers had Mypo-longa on the back foot as Rigney was causing havoc with five of his team’s seven goals.
Again the momentum chang-ed with Mypolonga booting the last two goals with David Wallfried and Brad Martin reducing the margin to 13 points at half time.
The third term saw the Tigers come out of the rooms with intensity, similarly to the game against Imperials a month ago, as they pressured their opponents into mistakes and their defenders and midfielders could not do a thing wrong.
Mypolonga’s Nathan Creaser was proving influential and his two goals for the quarter helped his side cut the margin.
A six goal to two third term put Mypolonga in a commanding position as they were up by two goals with a quarter remaining.
With both sides realising that this could be their last quarter for the season, the game stepped up another notch.
Mypolonga were able to kick the first two goals of the term with Jed Dunbar and Kieran Jaensch kicking truly.
Jaensch’s final term was brilliant as he was a man possessed.
His drive along the wing in the final term was proving to be the difference between the sides, and his defensive work was just as good.
The lead was out to four goals and Jervois were slowly running out of time to claw back the margin, and when George Pedler ran in for his second goal, his side was home.
Jervois’ four-year reign as premiers is now over as they will be watching the rest of the finals from the sidelines whereas Mypolonga has to play Imperials for a chance to play in the grand final.
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Roosters demolish Blues
Ramblers 17.11 (113)
Imperials 8.13 (61)
RAMBLERS have again shown why they are the team to beat as they demolished Imperials by 52 points at Mypolonga Oval on Saturday.
Kicking with a slight breeze in the opening term, Ramblers blitzed the Blues with three unanswered goals in the first quarter.
Trent Paech booted the first goal of the match, after the ball travelled from one end to the other.
The Roosters were keen on having next week off as they came out firing with their bigger bodies making a difference.
Ramblers’ Clint Girardi, kicked two goals, helping his side to a three-goal lead at quarter time.
The second term was evenly contested, with Imperials trying to run the Roosters off their feet.
Imperials’ ruckman Josh Charles was impressive around the grounds, as his team’s dominant player.
Charles was doing as much as he could, but Ramblers simply had too many better players, as backman Daniel Zadow and Luke Button continually halted the Imperial attack.
Both teams went goal for goal, but Ramblers held a 28-point lead at the main break.
The third quarter saw the Rambler forwards come into the game, as both their talls and smalls contributed to the scoreboard.
Ben Dougall, Ryan Morris and Patrick O’Neil all kicked goals and Jarrod Sykes chimed in for his third for the game as Ramblers continued to extend the margin.
Down by 38 points at three quarter time, Imperials knew they would have to dig extra deep.
Unfortunately Ramblers began to turn the game into a blow out.
Liam O’Neil was the star for the Roosters with three last-quarter goals, with each driving a nail into the Imperial coffin.
Imperials’ Charles was able to cap off a good individual game with a great diving mark and follow up goal, but by the final siren the score said it all, as Ramblers charged into its first grand final in 21 years.
Best for Ramblers was Zadow, Button and Adam Jackson while for Imperials, their best were Charles, Daniel Girdham and Matt Kowald.
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