Wisanger won their first Kangaroo Island Football League (KIFL) ‘A’ grade premiership since 2005 with a 25-point win over a gutsy Western Districts outfit at Parndana on Saturday. Wisanger came into the game as favourites, having lost just one game for the season. Western Districts had an amazing finals run, winning three consecutive games on their way to the decider. Wisanger started well to lead by 20 points at quarter time. Western Districts got themselves right back in the game as they kicked four goals to one in the second term to trail by just one point at halftime. The third quarter is often called the ‘premiership quarter’ and so it turned out to be for the Panthers as they kicked six goals to two to go to the last change with a handy 29-point buffer. The last quarter was pretty even with Wisanger going on to win 12.13 (85) to 8.12 (60). Sam Clifford kicked five goals for Wisanger, while Dustin Cross kicked three. Lleyton Hedges kicked three goals for Western Districts. Brok Viney-Obst, Cross, Liam Sampson, Luke Stewart and Luke Bowd were named as Wisanger’s best players. Best for Western Districts were Damon Weatherspoon, Dylan Lockett, Josh Graham, Ty Boyle and Tim Larcombe.In other grades, it was a good day for Kingscote as they won their third ‘B’ grade flag in a row with a comfortable 44-point win against Dudley United. Kingscote also won the Senior Colts premiership with a convincing 76-point win against Western Districts. 

Reigning premier Flagstaff Hill handed 2021 minor premier Reynella its first loss of the season, and in the process reached their second consecutive Grand Final in the Southern Football League Women’s (SFLW) competition. Reynella went into the game as favourites but Flagstaff Hill had the bonus of playing at home. The home side came out of the blocks fast to take a handy 14-point lead at quarter time. Reynella kicked the only goal of the second quarter to reduce the margin to eight points at halftime. ‘Flaggies’ were struggling to score as the Wine Flies again kicked the only goal of the third term to turn for home just three points in arrears. Flagstaff Hill steadied in the last, adding their first goal since quarter time while keeping Reynella goalless, as the Falcons won 3.4 (22) to 2.1 (13) in a classic tight finals game. Isobel Dyson kicked two goals for Flagstaff Hill and Soriah Moon kicked one. Reynella’s goalkickers were Emily Franklin and Emily Woods. Best players for the Falcons were Emily Erickson, Dyson, Moon, Chloe Meyers and Shay’Lee Dayman. Olivia Gallio, Renee Wurfel, Madison Bennett, Anja Bancevic and Jessica Redigolo were named best for the Wine Flies.Cove has progressed to the Preliminary Final following their come-from-behind seven-point win against Christies Beach in Sunday’s first semi-final at Morphett Vale. Christies Beach started well to lead by nine points at halftime but the ‘premiership quarter’ would prove the difference as Cove poured on the pressure as they added 3.5 to 0.0 to turn for home with a handy 14-point buffer. ‘Christies’ battled hard in the final term to kick two goals to one but it wasn’t enough as the Cobras prevailed 6.7 (43) to 5.6 (36). Emma Fitzpatrick kicked three goals for Cove while Jaime Norup, Dana O’Brien, Felicity Oliver, Fitzpatrick, Samantha Franson and Lauren Pattimore were named their sides best players. Nicole Campbell kicked two goals and was named best for the Saints. Other good players for her side were Melanie Koster, Daisy Crowe, Angelique Dean, Rachael Farlam and Talia Vivar. Sunday 5 September (1.35pm @ Flagstaff Hill)Reynella v Cove (Preliminary Final)

Three-time reigning premier Langhorne Creek flexed their considerable muscle on Saturday, and are now just one win away from a fourth consecutive Great Southern Football League (GSFL) Grand Final. They will play minor premier Willunga in the second semi-final at Myponga this Saturday following their 40-point win against Mount Compass in the Qualifying Final. Mount Compass started well to lead by eight points at quarter time before Langhorne Creek kicked three goals to one in the second quarter to lead by seven points at halftime. The second half was all the reigning premier, as the ‘Creeks’ kicked a further eight goals to three to win 15.11 (101) to 9.7 (61). Caleb Howell kicked five goals for the Hawks, while playing-coach James Sellar kicked three. Jordan Boots and Lewis Johnston kicked two goals each for the Bulldogs. Sellar, Howell, Shannon Jones, Jarrod Kellock, Ben Arbon and Tom Derham were named best players for the Hawks. Matthew Skrypek, Michael Corbett and Tom Vitkunas were among the best players for Mount Compass.McLaren kept their premiership dreams alive with a comfortable 49-point Elimination Final win against Strathalbyn at Willunga on Sunday. The win sees McLaren move through to the first semi-final where they’ll face off against Mount Compass. The Eagles will go into the game full of confidence as they have beaten Mount Compass in both encounters this season and the game will be played on their home deck at McLaren Vale. On Sunday, McLaren put together a four-quarter performance as they led by 23 points at quarter time, 33 points at halftime and 40 points at the final change before winning 12.13 (85) to 4.12 (36). James Grimley kicked four goals for McLaren, while Sam Elliott kicked two majors for Strathalbyn. Mail Medallist Brett Ellis was named best on ground for the Eagles and he was well supported by Kiefver Zohar, Daniel Marr, Sam Bentley, Joel Chahla and Matthew Merrett. Ryan Clarke, Tom Redden and Jacob Wright were among the best players for the Roosters.Saturday 4 September (2.30pm @ Myponga)Willunga v Langhorne Creek (2nd Semi-Final)Sunday 5 September (2.30pm @ McLaren Vale)Mount Compass v McLaren (1st Semi-Final)

Kangarilla has set up a Grand Final rematch with Pulse following their 53-44 victory over Clarendon in the Southern Hills Netball Association (SHNA) A1 Preliminary Final at McLaren Vale on Saturday. Kangarilla and Pulse have met on four occasions in 2021 with Pulse winning three of these meetings, including a 12-goal victory in the second semi-final.In the A2 competition, McLaren Flat bounced back from their tight loss in the second semi-final to defeat Clarendon 51-32 and earn another crack at the undefeated Noarlunga in the Grand Final on Saturday. McLaren Flat and Noarlunga have met three times this season with Noarlunga winning the first two clashes comfortably, before winning a thrilling semi-final by one goal last week.Grand Finals (Saturday 4 September @ Meadows)A1 Grand Final (2.00pm - Court 1)Pulse v KangarillaA2 Grand Final (3.30pm - Court 1)Noarlunga v McLaren FlatA3 Grand Final (2.00pm - Court 3)Noarlunga v Aldinga

Reynella are through to a second semi-final date with reigning premier Flagstaff Hill following their comprehensive 46-point Qualifying Final win over Happy Valley in the Southern Football League (SFL) on Saturday. The Wine Flies lost just two games for 2021 and they look the only obvious threat to the Falcons winning their sixth consecutive flag. It was a tight first half with Happy Valley taking it right up to Reynella as the Wine Flies took a slender, five-point lead to halftime. The all-important third quarter was where the game changed completely as Reynella piled on seven goals to two to take a very handy 34-point lead to the last change. A further two goals to none in the last term saw Reynella win 15.5 (95) to 7.7 (49). Callan Semple (4), Bailey Marshman (3), Bradley Potter (3) and Dylan Roser (2) were the multiple goalkickers for the winners. Ben Geytenbeek kicked three goals for the Vikings and Josh Sterzl kicked two. Tyler Davies, Steven Farrelly, Thomas Thomson, Josh Frisby, Nicholas Dixon and Sam Whitbread were named best players for the Wine Flies. For Happy Valley, Ben Ryan, Justin Schurgott, Geytenbeek, Dwayne Ruddock and Liam Hamilton were their best. The Vikings live to fight another day as they head to Noarlunga on Sunday to play Morphett Vale in the knockout first semi-final.Morphett Vale came from behind to defeat Noarlunga by seven points in the Elimination Final at Aldinga yesterday and booked a date with Happy Valley in Sunday’s first semi-final. After being runners-up for the past two seasons, it’s the end of the road for the Shoes after week one of the finals. It was an interesting match with 13 of the 14 goals for the day kicked with the breeze. Noarlunga had the breeze in the first term and took a 14-point lead at quarter time after Morphett Vale kicked the only goal of the match into the wind. Morphett Vale hit back in the second quarter to lead by five points at halftime before Noarlunga again took the lead at the last change by 14 points. The Emus had the wind behind them in the last quarter as they roared home to kick 4.1 to 0.4 and win 8.3 (51) to 6.8 (44). Ryan Fitzpatrick, Daniel Noble and Denis Iljcesen all kicked two goals for Morphett Vale. Best for Morphett Vale were Steven Byrne, Michael Smith, Connor Lock, Aiden Baker and Daniel Earl. For Noarlunga, Josh Thewlis, Bailey Snelling, Jake Anderson, Thomas Mott and Nathan Schulz were named as their best players.Saturday 4 September (2.30pm @ Christies Beach)Flagstaff Hill v Reynella (2nd Semi-Final)Sunday 5 September (2.30pm @ Noarlunga)Happy Valley v Morphett Vale (1st Semi-Final)

South Coast Hockey - Men ‘A’ Grade (Preliminary Final)Victor Blue 3Victor White 2South Coast Hockey - Women ‘A’ Grade (Preliminary Final)Victor 1Yankalilla 0Grand Finals @ Goolwa Hockey Club - Saturday 4 SeptemberUnder 14’sAldinga Black v Victor (9.00am)Under 17’sVictor/Goolwa v Aldinga Black (11.00am)WomenGoolwa v Victor (1.00pm)MenVictor Grey v Victor Blue (3.00pm)

Minor premier Parndana bounced back from their semi-final loss last week, to defeat Dudley United 72-25 in the preliminary final and make their way through to the Kangaroo Island Netball Association (KINA) Grand Final next Saturday at Parndana, where they’ll meet Western Districts. Grand Finals @ Parndana Saturday 4 September‘A’ GradeWestern Districts v Parndana‘B’ GradeWisanger v Parndana‘C’ GradeParndana v Western Districts‘D’ GradeParndana v Kingscote15 & UnderWestern Districts v Wisanger13 & UnderWestern Districts v Parndana11 & UnderParndana v Western Districts

Western Districts has caused another big upset as they defeated Dudley United by two points, 8.7 (55) to 8.5 (53), to advance to the Kangaroo Island Football League (KIFL) Grand Final next Saturday (4/9) against minor premier Wisanger at Parndana. The Saints finished fifth (bottom) of the KIFL ladder at the end of the minor round but due to a change in the finals set up this season, they found themselves in the major round. They have had a fairytale run with wins over Kingscote, Parndana and now Dudley United. It was a major turnaround yesterday for Western Districts as in their two meetings with the Eagles in the minor round, they had lost by a combined 213 points! Josh Graham, Lucas Boyle and Lleyton Hedges all kicked two goals for the Saints, while Clayton Willson booted three goals for Dudley United. Graham, Cam Florance, Ty Boyle, Tim Larcombe and Henry Riggs were named best for the victorious Saints. For the Eagles, Zak Keir, Kayne Wheaton, Toby Wheaton, Clayton Willson and Nathan Dickson were their best.Grand Finals @ Parndana Saturday 4 September‘A’ Grade (2.15pm)Wisanger v Western DistrictsReserves (12.15pm)Kingscote v Dudley UnitedSenior Colts (10.40am)Kingscote v Western Districts

The Breakers U13 girls scored another home win on Sunday against Noarlunga United despite losing players to injury and unavailability. With regular keeper Ella Keam busting an ankle, Lucy Boundey stepped into goals again. The game looking promising early with much of the play in the Breakers attacking half.  An early corner taken by Katye O’Donnell delivered a beautiful ball into the box but the forwards just couldn’t quite get to it in time. Up the other end, Boundey made a great save although the throw-out was a little miss-timed, hitting Zara Yates in the back on the way out. Nila Mohring had the crowd on their feet when she went one-on-one with the Noarlunga goalie and was just unlucky not to get the ball past and into the net. Back in the midfield Abby Ellis and Taylor Perry were running hard, chasing down and winning against their opponents. Towards the end of the half the girls started to get a little loose in defence. But then Hannah Rowlands thundered a goal kick up to Alana Anderson, who deftly turned her opponent inside out, getting the Breakers back into attack.  A handball delivered a penalty to the Breakers girls and O’Donnell didn’t skip a beat in shooting into the top left corner to score the first goal of the match. Only seconds later the whistle blew for halftime. The second half started with Modra, Rowlands, Lokke Rennerts and Bethany North working fantastically together in defence and the Noarlunga team started to show frustration towards one another.    Perry was still getting the best of her midfield opponent and up forward Anderson, Nuala Davis and Ellis were creating multiple chances. Finally, a well taken pass by Mohring saw O’Donnell toe-poke in the Breakers’ second. Coach O’Donnell then brought super-sub Polly Nelson on to bolster the team in the last few minutes of the game. Again, as has happened so often this year, a handball in the box resulted in another penalty, this time for Noarlunga. Boundey tried her best but the ball just stretch over her and the score went to 2-1. Only moments later the full time whistle sounded and the girls scored a well-deserved win that had some great effort and teamwork across the pitch. Next week the girls are at home again, with an 11am Fathers Day game against Salisbury.          

Great Southern Netball Association (GSNA) powerhouse Victor Harbor, are the first team through to the League Grand Final, to be held at Strathalbyn on September 11, following their 72-65 win over reigning premier Willunga in the 2020 Grand Final rematch. It was the 14th consecutive win for ‘Victor’. In the knockout first semi-final, McLaren Vale prevailed in a thriller against Mount Compass, 44-41, to advance to the preliminary final next week at Yankalilla.                                                      Week 2 finals fixture (Saturday 4 September @ Yankalilla)Willunga v McLaren Vale (Preliminary Final @ 3.00pm)

The Southern Football League Women’s (SFLW) finals series begins on Sunday with the four best teams in the competition set to battle it out for premiership glory. The second semi-final sees a Grand Final rematch from 2020 with Reynella taking on Flagstaff Hill. Reynella has been the pacesetter this season, winning all 12 games on their way to the minor premiership. The biggest threat to the Wine Flies winning their first SFLW flag will be reigning premier Flagstaff Hill, who lost just two games in 2021, both to Reynella. The last time they met was back on July 18 with Reynella winning a tight, low-scoring battle by seven points and I expect this Sunday’s game will be another tight affair.In the first semi-final, Cove will face off against Christies Beach with the loser saying goodbye to the 2021 season, while the winner will progress to the Preliminary Final. Cove has the finals pedigree, having won SFLW premierships in 2018 and 2019. Christies Beach were minor premiers last season but bowed out in ‘straight sets’ so they’ll be desperate to make amends. The teams met just once in the minor round, way back on May 2, when ‘Christies’ won convincingly by 57 points. Final LadderReynella 24, Flagstaff Hill 20, Cove 12, Christies Beach 12, Port Noarlunga 6, Aldinga 6, Hackham 0.Week 1 finals fixture (Sunday 29 August @ 1.35pm)Reynella v Flagstaff Hill (2nd Semi-Final @ Flagstaff Hill)Cove v Christies Beach (1st Semi-Final @ Morphett Vale)

The Kangaroo Island Netball Association (KINA) finals series got underway on Saturday with Western Districts upsetting the unbeaten minor premier Parndana in the second semi-final at Wisanger. The 43-26 win for Western Districts sees them straight through to the Grand Final on September 4 at Parndana. In the first semi-final, Dudley United defeated Wisanger 49-39 at Penneshaw and booked a date with Parndana in the Preliminary Final on Saturday at Western Districts. 

Wisanger are through to the 2021 Kangaroo Island Football League (KIFL) Grand Final following their comprehensive 63-point win against Dudley United in the second semi-final at Wisanger on Saturday. These two teams were the standouts in the truncated minor round with one win each from their two meetings. The Panthers had the added bonus of playing the semi-final on their home deck and they made it count as they won 23.7 (145) to 12.10 (82). Luke Stewart was a star up forward for Wisanger as he kicked 10 goals in a best on ground performance. Nick Berry (4), Khyal Stead (3), Jackson Lockett (2) and Sam Clifford (2) were the other multiple goalkickers for the Panthers. Clayton Willson and Troyston Corbett each kicked three goals for the Eagles. Joining Stewart in the best players for Wisanger were Liam Sampson, Brok Viney-Obst, Berry and Jai Turner. Best players for Dudley United were Bradlee Ward, Hugo Sharkey, Sam McLeay, Kayne Wheaton and Clayton Willson.Western Districts stunned Parndana and made their way through to the Preliminary Final on Saturday after a tight 10-point win in the first semi-final at Penneshaw yesterday. Western Districts won just one match in the minor round and actually finished on the bottom (fifth) of the ladder, but the KIFL went to a top-five finals series this season and now the Saints are just one win from a Grand Final spot! Dylan Lockett (4), Joshua Graham (3) and Lloyd Coulson (2) were the multiple goalkickers for Western Districts, while Reece Johnston was a standout for Parndana with six goals and Jarrad Kelly chimed in with three goals. Rhys Bullard, Graham, Ty Boyle, Lockett and Henry Riggs were the best performing Saints. Zac Trethewey, Trad McMulkin, Johnston, Bailey Gaskin and Daniel Dunstan were named as best players for the Roosters.Saturday 28 August (2.15pm @ Western Districts)Dudley United v Western Districts (Preliminary Final)

The Breakers U13 girls scraped a narrow 1-0 win at home against Metro United in a tense game played in beautiful sunny conditions on Sunday. The Breakers started with the advantage of the northerly breeze and had the ball in their attack in the early part of the play. Lucy Boundey delivered a nice ball down the wing early on and Kayte O’Donnell pitched in a great cross but the petite Metro goalie showed great skill in blocking the shot. O’Donnell and Nila Mohring worked well up forward but frustratingly the girls just couldn’t quite get through.   They got painfully close from a corner, with the ball just slicing past the wrong side of the post. Zara Yates and Abby Ellis were also working hard in the midfield, pushing the ball up forward. Lokke Rennerts showed her defensive best again, coming out best against two Metro forwards on her own. The second half saw Metro gain momentum, winning corners and giving goalie Ella Keam a bit more to do.  Alana Anderson showed some nice touches in delivering the ball back out of defence.  Hannah Rowlands was again the bedrock of the Breakers defence and Bethany North tried a couple of times to smartly lob the ball forward to set the forwards up. All around the ground the girls were showing their skills. Modra went on a fantastic weaving dribble through the Metro midfield. Amber Kim, on a run forward out of her normal defensive position, won another corner for the Breakers and Nuala Davis kept turning her midfield opponent inside out to dodge past. The game turned when a handball inside the Metro’s box delivered the Breakers a penalty.   O’Donnell stepped up and didn’t miss a beat in scooping the ball into the left corner of the net. It looked although the girls might get another with a fast break late in the game by Mohring and Ellis but the game ended with the 1-0 score line. Next week the girls are at home again with an 11am kick-off against Noarlunga United.Amber Kim stretches for the ball. Photo by Tash Mohring.

South Coast Hockey - Men ‘A’ Grade (Semi-Finals)Victor Grey 1Victor Blue 0Victor White 2Victor 0South Coast Hockey - Women ‘A’ Grade (Semi-Finals)Goolwa 1Victor 0Yankalilla 1Aldinga Blue 0

McLaren Vale leapfrogged Strathalbyn into the Great Southern Netball Association (GSNA) finals following their 50-39 win against the Roosters in the final round on Saturday. In other games, Mount Compass shored up their finals spot with a 39-21 win at Yankalilla, Victor Harbor defeated Goolwa 67-47 and Willunga thrashed Langhorne Creek 80-27. Myponga had the bye. Ladder after Round 18Willunga 29, Victor Harbor 28, McLaren Vale 18, Mount Compass 18, Strathalbyn 16, Myponga 12, Langhorne Creek 10, Yankalilla 7, Goolwa 6.Week 1 finals fixture (Saturday 28 August)McLaren Vale v Mount Compass (1st Semi-Final)Willunga v Victor Harbor (2nd Semi-Final)

Reigning premier Pulse has made their way through to a fourth successive A1 Grand Final in the Southern Hills Netball Association following their 46-34 win against Kangarilla in the second semi-final at Strathalbyn on Saturday. Kangarilla live to fight another day as they will play in the Preliminary Final next week against Clarendon. Clarendon had a convincing 74-39 win over Seaford Storm in the first semi-final which put an end to the Storm’s season.In the A2 competition, minor premier Noarlunga survived a scare in the second semi-final to progress to the Grand Final in two weeks time after a thrilling 40-39 win against a gallant McLaren Flat. McLaren Flat will face Clarendon in the cut-throat Preliminary Final next Saturday after the Dons defeated Southern Stars 42-37 in the first semi-final.

Happy Valley defeated Morphett Vale by 15 points, and in the process wrapped up the double chance, as the Southern Football League (SFL) minor round concluded yesterday. Happy Valley started well to lead by 22 points at halftime, 8.1 (49) to 3.9 (27). It was a real arm wrestle after halftime with Morphett Vale kicking two goals to one before the Vikings triumphed 9.4 (58) to 5.13 (43). Ben Geytenbeek kicked five goals for Happy Valley to give him 62 majors for the season to see him win the SFL leading goalkicker award. Braydan Hartwig was a standout up forward for Morphett Vale as he slotted four majors. James Hay, Dwayne Ruddock, Johnny Pegoraro, Harry Spacie and Ross Mullins were named best for the Vikings. For the third game in a row Bodie Sowter was named best for the Emus and he was well supported by David Sampson, Hartwig, Aiden Baker and Leroy Marsh.Flagstaff Hill won their 27th consecutive match yesterday and will go into the finals as red-hot favourites to win a sixth successive flag. This time their victim was Aldinga with the Falcons winning by 90 points, 21.26 (152) to 10.2 (62). It was an amazing first term as Aldinga took a surprising one-point lead to quarter time kicking 7.0 (42) to 6.5 (41). This seemed to jolt the Falcons into action as over the next three quarters they kicked 15.21 to 3.2. Flagstaff Hill shared the goals around with 11 different goalkickers with Daniel Butcher (6), Nathan Beenham (3), David Kearsley (2), Brad Patterson (2) and Tynan Carney (2) the multiple goalkickers. Daniel Sumner and Jason Martin kicked two goals each for the Sharks. Brayden Heyward-Ferors, Nathan Beenham, Mitch Johnson, Butcher and Patterson were best for ‘Flaggies’. Aldinga were best served by Martin, Jack O’Hanlon, Zach Young, Daniel Sumner and Angus Stangewitz.Reynella will enter the finals full of confidence after a convincing 87-point away win against Christies Beach. The Wine Flies lost just two games in the minor round (both to Flagstaff Hill) to finish in second spot on the ladder. Reynella led by 10 points at quarter time, 39 points at halftime and 67 points at the final change before winning 15.19 (109) to 3.4 (22). Bailey Marshman kicked six goals for the Wine Flies, giving him 45 for the season, while Zak Short kicked two goals for the Saints. For the fourth time this season Robert Irra was named best player for Reynella along with Sam Whitbread, Marshman, Dylan Roser and Tyler Davies. Mark Larritt, Josiah Sheppard and Aidan Coakley were among the best players for Christies Beach.Cove, Noarlunga & Port Noarlunga had the bye.Ladder after Round 18Flagstaff Hill 28, Reynella 24, Happy Valley 18, Morphett Vale 14, Noarlunga 14, Christies Beach 12, Cove 8, Aldinga 4, Port Noarlunga 4.Saturday 28 August (2.30pm @ Christies Beach)Reynella v Happy Valley (Qualifying Final)Sunday 29 August (2.30pm @ Aldinga)Morphett Vale v Noarlunga (Elimination Final)

Willunga claimed the minor premiership with a come-from-behind eight-point win against reigning premier Langhorne Creek during round 18 action in the Great Southern Football League (GSFL) at Willunga Oval yesterday. Langhorne Creek started well to lead by 12 points at quarter time and they extended the margin out to a handy 25 points by halftime. Things were looking good for the Hawks to take the minor premiership and get the week off, but Willunga had other ideas. Urged on by the home crowd, the Demons stormed back into the contest during the third term as they kicked five goals to two to turn for home just four points in arrears. A further three goals to one in the final term saw Willunga triumph 11.9 (75) to 10.7 (67). Jake Standfield rolled back the clock as he slotted five majors for the Demons, while Job Colwell kicked two goals. Caleb Howell was a standout up forward for the Hawks with five goals, while Lachlan McGregor kicked three. Best players for Willunga were Colwell, Marcus Burdett, Standfield, Cameron McDonald and Nicholas Scanlan. Langhorne Creek was best served by Howell, Matt Dominish, Jarrod Kellock, Tom Derham and Ben Arbon.Mount Compass tuned up for their finals assault with a comprehensive 75-point away win at Yankalilla. The Bulldogs led by 34 points at quarter time, 49 points at halftime and 88 points at the last change before winning 21.13 (139) to 9.10 (64). The Mount Compass forwards had a field day with Lewis Johnston (8), Tom Pinyon (6) and Jordan Boots (5) leading the way. Pinyon finished the minor round with a league-leading 82 goals. Denver Ker kicked four goals for Yankailla. Corey Grove was named best for Mount Compass and he was ably supported by Johnston, the ever consistent Matthew Skrypek, Tomas Vitkunas and Brandon McKenzie. Chris Clark, Murphy Ames and Finn Betterman were among the best players for Yankalilla. Goolwa/Port Elliot finished off their 2021 campaign in style with their fourth win of the season, a comprehensive 60-point win against Victor Harbor. The loss consigned Victor Harbor to the wooden spoon. Goolwa/Port Elliot took a handy 35-point lead to halftime and added a further nine goals to five in the second half to win 22.11 (143) to 12.11 (83). The Magpies shared the goals around with 12 different goalkickers including former Carlton and West Adelaide player Adam Hartlett who kicked six majors. Hartlett was well supported by Zac Bates who kicked four goals. Rhys Mutch (5), Sam Basham (3) and Jaymes Hewett (2) were the multiple goalkickers for the Kangaroos. Ben Cummings, Hartlett, Rory Hausser, Fred Nissen and Ty Rigney were best for Goolwa/Port Elliot. Better players for Victor Harbor were Seb Guilhaus, Mutch and James Boyd.Myponga/Sellicks travelled to Encounter Bay and came away with just their second win of 2021, and in the process lifted themselves off the bottom of the ladder. It was a tight and low-scoring game for the first three quarters as the Bays led by just five points at the last change. The Mudlarks wouldn’t be denied as they totally dominated the final term, kicking 4.6 to 0.0, to win 8.13 (61) to 5.6 (36). Jayden Scott kicked four goals for the Mudlarks while Cam Vinall slotted three majors. Nick Marshall and Elijah Horrocks each kicked two goals for Encounter Bay. Bradley Clarke, Scott, Scott Ogilvie, Luke Whitford and Ryan Kelly were best for Myponga/Sellicks. Hamish Tonkin, Jayden Christophers and Andrew Fyfe were among the best players for Encounter Bay.McLaren warmed up for their Elimination Final next Sunday against Strathalbyn with a win against the same opponent to the tune of 46 points at McLaren Vale yesterday. It was a dour and low scoring first half with just seven goals kicked as the home side led by 15 points at the long break. A powerful second half saw McLaren kick 12 goals to seven and win 17.8 (110) to 9.10 (64). McLaren had 11 different goalkickers with Matthew Merrett leading the way with three goals. Jacob Wright also kicked three goals for Strathalbyn. Best players for McLaren were Will Gomer, Sam Bentley, Merrett, Henry Mathews and Alex Moyle. Strathalbyn were best served by Brodie Martin, Tom Redden, Sam Elliott, Wright and Lachlan Butler.Ladder after Round 18Willunga 27, Langhorne Creek 27, Mount Compass 26, McLaren 22, Strathalbyn 20, Encounter Bay 16, Goolwa/Port Elliot 8, Yankalilla 6, Myponga/Sellicks 4, Victor Harbor 4.Saturday 28 August (2.30pm @ Strathalbyn)Langhorne Creek v Mount Compass (Qualifying Final)Sunday 29 August (2.30pm @ Willunga)McLaren v Strathalbyn (Elimination Final)