Busselton have defeated Augusta Margaret River in the SWFL Elimination Final at Boyanup Oval, winning by 13 points on Saturday morning.
The Hawks were accurate in front of goals, maximising their opportunities, while the Magpies were peppering the goals and were very inaccurate as a result.
The Hawks led by three points at quarter time, and opened a handy gap of 14 points at half time after kicking with a three goal breeze to the
highway end.
Busselton would have eleven scoring shots in the third term, but converted only two, but in the process they kept the Hawks scoreless to take a narrow seven point lead into the final quarter. The highlight of the quarter was a spectacular mark to Kiedis Solberg.
The final quarter was a tight affair for the first ten minutes, but when Fletcher Robbins goaled at the seventeen minute mark of the quarter, the result was beyond doubt.
Busselton, who had to defeat Dunsborough last Sunday just to make the finals, will now play either Bunbury or Harvey Brunswick Leschenault in the First Semi Final (Date and Venue TBA), while the Hawks bow out, officially finishing fifth.
Match Centre
Busselton 2.3.15 4.5.29 6.14.50 8.16.64
Aug Marg River 3.0.18 7.1.43 7.1.43 8.3.51
Goals: Busselton – Harrison Allardyce 2, Jack Whitby 2, Leonardo Guthridge 1, Fletcher Robbins 1, Nicholas Tucker 1, David Whitby 1. Augusta Margaret River – Leroy Anderson 2, Cael Edmonds 1, Alex Hallyburton 1, Amahre Malcolm 1, Byron Newton 1, Josh Todd 1.
Best: Busselton – Leonardo Guthridge, Jack Whitby, David Whitby, Christopher Weldon, James de Morton, Harrison Allardyce. Augusta Margaret River – Leroy Anderson, James Powell, Cael Edmonds, Cruz Sheridan, Tom Utting, Jack Zan
Ground: Boyanup Oval
Umpires: Paul Cronin, Craig Perks, Peter Franklin
Reports: Nil
Crowd: 1036
Photos courtesy of Sharyn Newlands