The Werribee Tigers have won the VFL premiership holding on in a thriller to beat the Southport Sharks in the East Coast state league.
The Tigers led by 26 points after 11 minutes played in the final quarter, but the Sharks stormed home to put themselves within a goal with seven minutes to play. The Sharks couldn’t add to their score in the remaining time and the Tigers held on to win by 6 points.
Werribee fell agonisingly close last year losing to the Suns in the Grand final. But they bounced back finishing first on the ladder and securing the flag.
Werribee captain Dom Drew was named the best on ground after having 23 disposals and two goals. He was in tears in his post game interview and was extremely proud of his team’s redemption.
“That’s the life’s work, isn’t it? These boys, we win the minor premiers but we shouldn’t be here. There’s a lot of boys under 22, and I’m so proud of them,” he said
SANFL
Glenelg Tigers have won the SANFL grand final against Norwood in a game for the ages in front of 35,129 at Adelaide Oval.
The Tigers captain Liam McBean kicked seven goals straight which saw him win the best on ground medal and cement the victory over Norwood. Glenelg saw themselves 25 points down in the third quarter before fighting back to win by 5 points.
The win makes it back-to-back premierships for Glenelg and three premierships in six years.
WAFL
The Peel Thunder defeated East Perth to win the WAFL grand final by 33 points and gain the club its third premiership.
The Thunders blistering third quarter included four goals in 11 minutes where they proved too composed and clinical for the Royals, storming home after half time to win by 33 points at Optus stadium
Peel’s Neil Erasmus won the best on ground medal after having 26 disposals, 11 tackles and two goals.
The Thunder took revenge after losing to East Fremantle last year in the grand final.
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