In the Peter Jackson VFL Legendairy Final today, winners were Footscray and Werribee.
Footscray through to Preliminary Final
VU Whitten came alive today with a huge finals crowd of over 5,000 that saw Footscray hold on against the breeze in the final term to claim a 20-point win over Williamstown.
The Bulldogs booked a spot in the Preliminary final kicking three goals to two in the final term to earn the week off.
The Breeze at Whitten Oval dictated the game for three quarters, with the Bulldogs wayward in the first term but were still able to hold a 28 point lead at quarter time with Lin Jong and Goodes the key players in the middle.
A seven goal second term got Williamstown back into the game with the breeze. The Seagulls kickd the first four goals of the term to get back within four points – Sam Critchley kicking two – before Jack Redpath kicked a steadier for the Bulldogs.
Mitch Banner gave Williamstown the lead in a run of three goals to end the first half, as Williamstown led by 10 points at half time.
The visitors run continued in the third term, as Ferguson kicked his second against the breeze. This however sparked a six goal unanswered run by Footscray, with Ayce Cordy kicking two for the term and putting the home side in front at the 24 minute mark – a lead they would not give up for the remainder of the game.
With 17 goals kicked with the breeze, Williamstown had the advantage in the final term, but inaccuracy cost them kicking 2.7 for the final term.
Anthony Anastasio provided the seagulls with the perfect start to get the visitors to within 16 points but Goodes answered with his third. A run of behinds was finally broken by Kane Lambert, which saw the margin under two goals 14 minutes into the final term.
But when Tory Dickson kicked 2 in a row, the Bulldogs were back out to a 22 point lead at 23 minute mark. Williamstown had late chances, but in the end it was Footscray by 20 points.
Werribee survives another week
Werribee has eliminated North Ballarat from the VFL Legendairy Finals with a 37-point victory at North Port Oval. A five goal to three final term saw the Tigers progress through to a Semi Final against Williamstown next week.
Liam Anthony opened the scoring for North Ballarat, but Tom Gribble replied to give Werribee the lead. An Addam Maric mark and goal pushed the lead out to 8 points which was the quarter time margin.
North Ballarat were attacking early in the second term, and gained the lead by one point. The Roosters were unable to find the goals to take the advantage of the breeze missing three in a row to only extend their lead to four points.
Kieran Harper and Ben Speight goaled against the breeze to see Werribee regain the lead by nine points, before a Robin Nahas late goal for the Roosters cut the margin to five points at half time.
A four goal to one third term set Werribee up for a big final quarter, with Ben Warren kicking two, and Addam Maric adding his second to give the Tigers a 26-point advantage.
Entering the final term with Kieran Harper and captain Jarred Moore on the sidelines, the Werribee rotations were limited entering the final quarter. It was goal for goal early in the final term, with the Roosters unable to claim the crucial back to back majors they needed. A run a of three goals sealed the match for Werribee, with Reid, Shinners then Warren with his third providing them a 37-point win.
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NEXT WEEK
North Port Oval - Saturday
Seniors
North Port Oval
2:10pm Port Melbourne v Sandringham (ABC TV / VFL Radio)
North Port Oval - Sunday
2:10pm Williamstown v Werribee (ABC TV/ VFL Radio)
AFL Victoria Development League
North Port Oval - Saturday
11am Box Hill Hawks v Port Melbourne
Last Modified on 31/08/2014 19:12