South East FNL - 2023

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Two cracking games, one close and one blow out in the 2017 deciders.

U19B: Pakenham defeated Officer in the early match. Didn't see any of it but from all accounts after a tight opening term the Lions took control and were never threatened. Pakenham 7.5-47 def Officer 4.5-29

U19A: A low scoring game, no doubt impacted partly by the heavy overnight rain. Beacy kicked into the wind in the first term and held Narre to a 1 pt lead at qtr time. Beacy used the wind well in the second term and opened a small gap that lasted almost until the end. A free kick for holding the ball saw Narre close to within a goal with a little under two minutes to play, but the Eagles were able to hold on and make amends for last years heartbreaker.
Beaconsfield 4.10-34 def Narre Warren A 4.4-28

Reserves: Another low scoring affair, though early it looked like being anything but. The Wickers bounced out of the blocks and kicked three early goals with the aid of the breeze. Narre then settled, and with a goal into the wind halfway through the term, took the honours. The Magpies continued in the second term, kicking 3 further goals whilst keeping Berwick scoreless, taking a 7 point lead into half time. The third term saw Narre lock the game down in an effort to keep Berwick's use of the breeze to a minimum. Jordie Andrews took a terrific mark on the lead to kick the Wicks only goals for the quarter, though they had many other opportunities. It looked like Narre had done enough, and with a 3-4 goal breeze it would be tough for the Wick's to hold on. The last quarter was frantic, with the play mostly in Narre's half of the ground. They could not, however capitalise on this. When Berwick took the ball the length of the ground on a turnover, a dropped defensive mark in the goal square saw Trent Thomas score an opportunistic goal off the ground. This took some of the wind out of the magpies sails and whilst they attacked for most of the rest of the game they were unable to close the gap. Berwick by eight points, Narre's only loss for the year in the twos. Berwick 5.5-35 def Narre Warren 4.3-27

Seniors: The big dance. Could Berwick close out an undefeated season or could Narre produce the upset of the year? After winning the all important coin toss the Wicks kick with the breeze in the first term. Narre gained the first clearance and dominated the opening minutes, Dean Kelly booting the first goal of the game. Narre again won the clearance with Berwick looking a little nervy, however the magpies couldn't add to their score. A turnover saw the ball fall to Gunn in the centre of the ground and he kicked a long hopeful ball inside 50 that bounced truly. This sparked the Wicks who booted another 4 goals in a 7 minute blitz, interrupted only by a mid qtr burst of rain, to lead by 22 pts at the first change. Berwick 5.1-31 Narre Warren 1.2-8

The second qtr saw Berwick dominate around the packs, with skipper Madi Andrews, veteran Mick Harold, Jimmy Magner and 'pup' Bryce Rutherford giving the Narre onballers a bath. Whilst the wind had dropped a little, Narre had no answer to the hard running of Berwick who kicked the only 2 goals of the qtr to Harry Money & Luke Sheppard. The wind picked up again midway through the term however Narre could find a major, missing a couple of gettable shots. Berwick 7.4-31 Narre Warren 1.5-11

Rutherford kicked the opening sausage of the third qtr before Hayden Stagg sparked the magpies into life and gave their supporters some hope, kicking two goals in as many minutes. It was a nervous period for Berwick supporters, the margin back under 5 goals, and for the next ten minutes a real arm wrestle of a game. After a number of missed opportunities it was Gunn who went bang (sorry) and calmed the nerves with a terrific goal. Ex eagle Ash Smith kicked his first, Will Arthurson his 2nd and when Harry Money kicked a brace the fat lady started warming up. A ten goal margin at 3/4 time looked safe given Narre had managed a just 3 goals for the day. Berwick 13.8-86 Narre Warren 3.6-24

The final quarter was a bit of an anti climax, with Narre finally managing to kick a major with the wind, both teams kicked two for the term. The sting was well and truly out of the game, however the wicks continued to grind on until the final siren, when "the shark" was well and truly dead. Madi Andrews added to his league B&F, winning the medal for best on ground, with James Magner, Tim Gunn, Bryce Rutherford, Andrew Morozoff and Michael Johnson rounding out Berwick's best. Hayden Stagg was a clear standout for the Magpies, thought he played a terrific game. Dan Jackson, Andrew Hunter, Michael Collins, Josh Tonna and Dylan Quirk named as Narre's other best.

Finals Scores: Berwick 15.9-99 Narre Warren 5.12-42.
Goal Kickers: Berwick T. Gunn 4, H. Money 3, W. Arthurson 2, B. Rutherford 2, L. Jellyman-Turner, J. Kemperman, L. Sheppard, A. Smith
Narre Warren: H. Stagg 2, M. Soroczynski, J. Flannery, D. Kelly

Whilst the black and whites no doubt would be disappointed at how they performed on the day, they can take a lot of positives out the season. I doubt many outside of Fox rd had them playing off in the big dance at the start of the year.

Berwick finish the season as undefeated Premiers, a fantastic effort in coach Stewart Kemperman's debut season. No doubt they'll be looking to 2018 once the hangovers from a well deserved celebration have cleared.
 

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Last matches in the SEFNL today with clubs off to other leagues next season.

U19s, Beconsfield 10.8-68 def Berwick 4.5-29
Reserves, Cranbourne 8.4-52 def Narre Warren 3.8-26
Seniors, Berwick 8.25-73 def Narre Warren 2.10-22
 
Suns of Anarchy said:
Where are Pakenham and Officer off to?
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Both are joining the YV league afaik, along with Berwick, Narre, Beacy and Doveton. Tooradin Dalmore looks likely to be in the West Gippy league, Cranbourne currently without a home after being rejected by the MPFNL
 
I see that the MPNFL are looking to expand to a third division, though the pre-requisite is that all new clubs must start at Division 3. Their aim seems to be to nab the southern-most clubs in the Southern league (Carrum-Patterson Lakes, Skye, Keysborough, Frankston Dolphins, Dandenong, etc.) to appease the southern peninsula clubs like Sorrento but, as you can see, the standard will be pretty low.

Funnily enough, Cranbourne were literally trying to smash the door down last year to get admitted without luck - would it be because Cranbourne (and the other ex-SEFNL clubs) would pose a much bigger threat to them than teams from the bottom tier of the SFNL?
 
MortlockWatcher said:
I see that the MPNFL are looking to expand to a third division, though the pre-requisite is that all new clubs must start at Division 3. Their aim seems to be to nab the southern-most clubs in the Southern league (Carrum-Patterson Lakes, Skye, Keysborough, Frankston Dolphins, Dandenong, etc.) to appease the southern peninsula clubs like Sorrento but, as you can see, the standard will be pretty low.

Funnily enough, Cranbourne were literally trying to smash the door down last year to get admitted without luck - would it be because Cranbourne (and the other ex-SEFNL clubs) would pose a much bigger threat to them than teams from the bottom tier of the SFNL?
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To be fair teams like Tyabb and Pearcedale would do well to drop down a division rather than cop 90-120 point beltings each week. Cranbourne would have slot in nicely in Div 2 as well.
 
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