Meeniyan, Wonthaggi to host grand finals
MEENIYAN and Wonthaggi have been chosen to host the Alberton and West Gippsland football and netball league Grand Finals respectively.
Meeniyan, which has hosted the last few Alberton Grand Finals, was again given league endorsement on Monday after the club had been highly successful in presenting both oval and facilities in tip top condition. The Grand Final is on Saturday, September 9.
With the MDU senior team out of the running it was an easy decision for the league to name Meeniyan as the venue with Fish Creek possibly in for an extremely busy day being named to do the canteen and bar and MDU the barbecue.
Being a “final four” the Alberton league finals will be run over just three weeks. On Saturday, August 26 the second semi final will feature the top two sides playing off for a spot in the grand final; the venue being Toora.
With just three rounds to go the second semi final battle is shaping up to be a contest between Fish Creek and either DWWWW or Toora. DWWWW has the slightly easier run home and a higher percentage with the final make-up expected to mean Toora may have to cause a boilover and beat Fish Creek on August 12 at Toora in order to finish second on the ladder.
That is, unless DWWWW slips up and loses one of its final three matches against Foster, Stony Creek and Tarwin; certainly a possibility.
On Sunday, August 27 at Fish Creek the first semi or elimination final will take place with sides three and four playing a cutthroat final. Stony Creek and Tarwin are still in the running for fourth spot, adding renewed interest in the competition.
The preliminary final will take place at Foster on Saturday, September 2
The first ever West Gippsland Football Netball Competition grand final will be held at a neutral venue this September, with Gippsland League club Wonthaggi selected to host the biggest day of the year on on Saturday, September 16, one week after Alberton’s finale.
The venues for this year’s finals series were locked in last week.
Two other South Gippsland based clubs will host finals this year Inverloch (elimination final) and Phillip Island (first semi-final).
Garfield will host the preliminary final while Kooweerup will host the qualifying final and Nar Nar Goon the second semi-final.
In a statement provided to the media, AFL Gippsland said WGFNC clubs were asked to submit an expression of interest if they wished to host a final.
“The competition advisory committee, in conjunction with AFL Gippsland, visited venues that had expressed an interest and based on their findings the venues in question were discussed and eventually agreed upon,” the statement said.
With just four rounds to go before the WGFNC finals begin, four of the top five sides in senior footy and three of the top five in A Grade netball are former Alberton league clubs.
2017 WEST GIPPSLAND FOOTBALL NETBALL COMPETITION FINALS VENUES
Qualifying Final (Saturday, 26 August) – Kooweerup Recreation Reserve
Elimination Final (Sunday, 27 August) – Inverloch Recreation Reserve
2nd Semi Final (Saturday, 2 September) – Nar Nar Goon Recreation Reserve
1st Semi Final (Sunday, 3 September) – Cowes Recreation Reserve
Preliminary Final (Saturday, 9 September) – Garfield Recreation Reserve
Grand Final (Saturday, 16 September) – Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve
*The venues may be subject to change should the WGFNC’s advisory committee, together with AFL Gippsland, deem the venues to be unsatisfactory in the lead-up to finals.
ALBERTON FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE 2017 FINALS VENUES & CATERING
Second Semi Final (Saturday, August 26)-Toora (ground and catering)
First Semi Final (Sunday, August 27)-Fish Creek (ground and catering)
Preliminary Final (Saturday, September 2)-Foster (ground and catering)
Grand Final (Saturday, September 9)-MDU (ground/bbq) Fish Creek (canteen/bar)
*The Alberton FNL Board of Management reserve the right to change 2017 finals venues according to final ladder positions and ground conditions.
Fish Creek: the Kangaroos, premiers for 2016 against Inverloch Kongwak, are again favourites to take out the big one at the newly announced venue Meeniyan, which has hosted the last three grand finals successfully.
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