Undefeated minor premier Noarlunga will play three-time reigning premier Flagstaff Hill in the Southern Football League (SFL) Grand Final on Saturday at Flinders University Stadium (South Adelaide Football Club). Noarlunga last won the premiership in 2014 while Flagstaff Hill has won the past three flags, including a 37-point victory over Noarlunga in the 2017 decider.The two teams have clashed on three occasions in 2019 with Noarlunga winning on each occasion by 62 points, 52 points and then by 44 points in the second semi-final. Flagstaff Hill bounced back from that loss to grind out a tough 10-point victory over Christies Beach in the Preliminary Final last week.Noarlunga have been imperious this season winning all 17 matches by an average of 93 points. To underline Noarlunga’s dominance, the Shoes have only conceded a miserly 39 points per game! Flagstaff Hill has only lost three games in 2019, all to Noarlunga. The Falcons only trailed by 17 points at half-time of the second semi-final so that should give them some confidence that they can take it up to the Shoes.Noarlunga have stars all over the park led by 2018 & 2019 Mail Medalist Nicholas Mott who has kicked 58 goals. He has been well supported by Reece Martell with 56 goals and Terry Milera who has slotted home 40 majors. Nathan Schulz and Troy Johnson have also had excellent season’s for Noarlunga. Flagstaff Hill have shared their goals around with six players kicking 20 or more goals with Sam Smith leading the way with 35 followed by Daniel Webb with 33 goals. David Kearsley, Sam Tharaldsen and Brad Patterson will have to continue their excellent season’s to give their team any hope of pulling off a major upset.Despite the Falcons finals pedigree It’s hard to go past the Shoes after the dominant season they’ve had. Noarlunga by 21 points.

Reigning premier Langhorne Creek take on minor premier Willunga in the Great Southern Football League (GSFL) Grand Final at McLaren Vale tomorrow. These two clubs have won 11 premierships between them since 2001 and this will be the seventh time they’ve met in the decider with the ledger set at three wins each.Langhorne Creek won their way through to the Grand Final with a tough nine-point win in the second semi-final over Willunga. It was the 10th consecutive victory for the Hawks after they started the season slowly to have a 5-5 record after 10 rounds. The Demons bounced back from that loss to defeat Mount Compass by 20 points in the Preliminary Final last week after trailing by 32 points at half-time.Willunga were ranked number one in defence during the minor round, conceding just 63 points per game while Langhorne Creek were ranked number two in attack, scoring 103 points per game. There are great match-ups all over the ground starting with the ruck duel where the Hawks’ James Sellar takes on the Demons’ Mail Medalist Daniel Bass. Whoever wins this battle will go a long way towards their side winning the flag. Both sides have dangerous forwards and they both have an even spread of goalkickers rather than relying on one or two players to kick them a winning score. Willunga have eight players with 20 goals or more this season with Scott Hunt leading the way with 30 majors. Langhorne Creek have six players with 20 or more majors with Jarrod Kellock on 46 their leading goalkicker. Both teams have excellent defenders with James Collier of Willunga and Tom Derham of Langhorne Creek having outstanding seasons. It could be a low scoring affair as it was in the second semi-final where just 18 goals were kicked but the Hawks do have an ‘X-factor’ and his name is Lachy McGregor. McGregor only played five games in the minor round where he kicked 15 goals. In the second semi-final he was the difference between the two teams kicking five goals and being named best on ground.This game has all the ingredients to be an absolute classic. It’s a tough one to tip but I’m going for Langhorne Creek to go back-to-back and win a thriller by seven points to wrap up a great season.

Great Southern Football League - Preliminary FinalMinor premier Willunga has staged a remarkable second half comeback against Mount Compass to reach the Great Southern Football League Grand Final. After trailing by 32 points at half-time, Willunga ran wild in the third term kicking 11.4 to 0.0 before closing out the game with a 20-point victory, 19.11 (125) to 16.9 (105).The first quarter was tight with Willunga holding a slender five-point lead at the first change before Mount Compass came out firing in the second term to kick nine goals to three and the Bulldogs appeared to have one paw in the Grand Final. The Demons were staring down the barrel of an inglorious straight sets exit but they exploded out of their rooms at Yankalilla after half-time to slam on an amazing 11 goals to turn for home with an unbelievable 38 point lead. Mount Compass tried hard in the final quarter kicking four goals to one but the damage had been done as Willunga moved through to Saturday’s Grand Final against reigning premier Langhorne Creek at McLaren Vale.Willunga had nine different goalkickers with Sam Renney, Daniel Bass, Billy Cook and Scott Hunt leading the way with three goals each. Tom Pinyon was again the shining light for Mount Compass with seven goals, taking his season tally to an amazing 129 goals. Willunga’s best were Brett Miegel, Sean Beath, Craig Nelson, Tyson Hoffmann and Cameron McDonald. The Bulldogs were best served by Tom Corbett, Shane Heatley, Pinyon, Tim Green and Dylan Bolton.

Cove Cobras have won back-to-back SFLW premierships with a thrilling five-point win over minor premier Aldinga Sharks in the Grand Final at Aldinga yesterday. It was only the second loss of the season for Aldinga. After winning the premiership in 2018, the Cobras got off to a very slow start in 2019, winning just one of their first seven games before rattling home and winning 10 of their last 12 matches to claim the flag.Aldinga started well kicking two first-quarter goals to lead by five points at quarter time. Cove hit back in the second stanza kicking two goals while keeping the Aldinga scoreless to take a handy seven-point lead into the main break. It was game on after the third term where the Sharks kicked the only goal of the quarter and the Cobras took a slender two-point lead into the final term of the season. The last quarter was a real slog with Cove having numerous chances to seal the game but they could only manage four behinds but they clung on as Aldinga went goalless and Cove celebrated their 3.6 (24) to 3.1 (19) victory.Jaime Norup, Samantha Franson, Renee Ullrich, Lauren Kenny and Dana O’Brien were best for Cove while Madison Russell, Allana Stangewitz, Charlotte Bayford, Kimberly Robinson and Lauren Ferors were best for a brave Aldinga.

Southern Football League Preliminary FinalFlagstaff Hill has kept their dream of a fourth consecutive Southern Football League (SFL) premiership alive with a grinding 10-point victory over a brave Christies Beach in the Preliminary Final at Noarlunga. The Falcons will now take on the all conquering Noarlunga outfit in the Grand Final this Saturday. It was a tough low scoring first term with Christies taking a narrow three-point lead into the first break. Flagstaff Hill started to get on top in the second quarter and added 5.5 to Christies Beach 3.0 to take a handy 14-point lead at half-time. Christies Beach came out firing after the half-time break to slam on five goals to three and at three quarter time the Saints had edged to a one-point lead. It was a real slog in the final term with both teams having their opportunities around goal but Flaggies finished the better kicking 4.4 to 2.5 to take the game 13.12 (90) to 12.8 (80).Daniel Webb kicked four and Samuel Smith three goals for the victorious Falcons while Blake Carter, Shaun King and Ryan Parry each dobbed two for Christies. Max Renfrey, David Kearsley and Sam Tharaldsen were best for Flagstaff Hill while Josiah Sheppard, Michael Mazey and King were named as Christies Beach best.So Flagstaff Hill have the chance at four ‘A’ grade flags in a row as they take on the all conquering, undefeated Noarlunga in Saturday’s Grand Final.

Women ‘A’ Grade - Grand FinalGoolwa 2 (Goals: Sal Newenham, Zoe Cormack)Yankalilla 1 (Goals: Sharon Newton) Best on Ground: Jazz BroadbentWomen ‘B’ Grade - Grand FinalAldinga Black 4 (Goals: Karli Pickett 2, Deb Quick 2)Aldinga Gold 1 (Leah Edwards)Best on Ground: Karen RokicinskiMen ‘A’ Grade - Grand FinalVictor Blue 1 (Goals: Kym Smith)Victor Grey 0 Best on Ground: Mike LeaneyMen ‘B’ Grade - Grand FinalYankalilla 3 (Goals: Ash Tuck 2, Mark Baldock)Aldinga Blue 0 Best on Ground: Liam CurtisUnder 16’s - Grand FinalYankalilla 1 (Goals: Finn Williams)Victor Blue 0 Best on Ground: Muskan KaurUnder 13’s - Grand FinalYankalilla 6 (Goals: Rhun Williams 3, Coell Williams 2, Jackson Gillespie)Aldinga Black 2 (Goals: Jack Elliot, Aaron Williams)Best on Ground: Rhun Williams

Victor Harbor has won their fourth Great Southern Netball Association (GSNA) League premiership in a row after a hard fought 49-43 over a brave Willunga outfit at McLaren Vale and in the process remaining undefeated for 2019. Victor have won an incredible nine premierships in the past 13 seasons with four runner-up finishes! It was the fourth time the two sides had played each other in 2019 with the previous three encounters being taken out by Victor Harbor by an average of 17 goals. The six goal win was the closest anyone got to the all conquering Victor team all season so credit must be paid to the Demons who pushed them all the way.There were 14 premierships decided on the day with the host club McLaren Vale taking out four flags followed by Myponga with three, Victor Harbor and Langhorne Creek two, Willunga, Goolwa and Yankalilla one each.

Western Districts has won the 2019 Kangaroo Island Netball Association (KINA)  ‘A’ grade premiership with a tight 52-48 victory over perennial powerhouse Dudley United at Kingscote. Minor premier Western Districts had finished a game clear of reigning premier Dudley United at the end of the minor round and then defeated them by nine goals in the second semi-final before Dudley United bounced back with a 19-goal victory in the Preliminary Final.It was the fifth time the two sides would meet for 2019 with Western Districts’ fourth win being the most crucial as they took the premiership. It was a big day for Western Districts as they claimed the ‘C’ grade, 15 & under, 13 & under and 11 & under titles as well. Wisanger won the ‘B’ grade and ‘D’ grade premierships to round out another great season in the KINA.

Western Districts has won their second ‘A’ Grade premiership in three years and their 13th overall with a tough 15-point win over Parndana at Kingscote. The final score was 11.12 (78) to 10.3 (63). Western Districts had finished as minor premier and won a tight second semi-final against Parndana by five points to advance to their third consecutive Grand Final. Parndana had bounced back from that tight loss in week one of the finals to win the Preliminary Final against Wisanger by 27 points to enter the decider with confidence.For the premiers Elijah Whale kicked three goals with Tim Larcombe and Josh Graham kicking two each. Matthew Kelly, Imran Sullivan and Nathan Trethewey all kicked two goals for Parndana. Western Districts’ Josh Graham was named best on ground and he was well supported by Cameron Florance, Damon Weatherspoon, Henry Riggs and Rhys Bullard. Parndana were best served by Jaan Kuchel, Mahaki Edwards, Bailey Gaskin, Trad McMulkin and Ben Gaskin.It was a big sporting day for the Saints with the Netball Club taking out five premierships as well.

Gumeracha has won their first ‘A’ grade premiership in 35 years after a 19-point win over Kersbrook at Macclesfield on Saturday. The Magpies produced a perfect finals series winning all three games. They defeated the reigning premier Ironbank Cherry Gardens and then twice conquered minor premier Kersbrook. The Brookers were undefeated in the minor round. Amazingly Gumeracha kicked 54.23 in their three finals, a whopping average of 116 points per game.The game was played in magnificent conditions at Macclesfield Oval and Kersbrook started well kicking with the wind towards the clubrooms end to lead by 10 points at quarter time, 5.4 (34) to 4.0 (24). Gumeracha came out firing in the second quarter kicking six goals to two and taking a 15-point lead into the long break, 10.4 (64) to 7.7 (49). The third quarter was a real arm wrestle with Kersbrook pushing hard to try and reclaim the lead but Gumeracha held strong to turn for home with a 14-point lead. The Magpies started strongly and opened up a commanding 25-point lead but the Brookers hit back hard with three quick goals to cut the margin to just seven points with five minutes left. Both teams were exhausted but Gumeracha steadied to kick two late goals and win 18.8 (116) to 14.13 (97).Ben Hanna and Matthew Armstrong kicked four goals each for the premiers while Chris Lodovici, Dillon Harding and Charlie Graeber each kicked three goals for Kersbrook. Ben Hanna capped off a fine year by being named best-on-ground and he was ably supported by James Troloppe and Nathan Warren. Brodie Haylock, Jack Mozuras and Matthew Gardner were best for Kersbrook.It was an amazing turnaround from Gumeracha under first year Coach Rian Nelson after Kersbrook had beaten them by 92 points and 52 points during the minor round. A 35-year drought deserves a long celebration and there’s no doubt Gumeracha will be rocking this week!

Grand Final (2.40pm Sunday 15 September @ Aldinga)Minor premier Aldinga Sharks will face off against reigning premier Cove Cobras in the Southern Football League Women’s (SFLW) Grand Final at Aldinga on Sunday. Aldinga have had a fantastic 2019 campaign and enter the decider on a 12-game winning streak including a comprehensive 45-point win over Flagstaff Hill in the second semi-final. Cove had a disastrous start to their premiership defence, only winning one of their first seven games but have rattled home, dropping only two of their last 11 matches. Those two losses were to Aldinga but only by 15 points and then in the final minor round by a solitary point.Aldinga have been well served this season by Sophia Flanagan-Sjoberg who has been named in the best players for the Sharks 13 times this season. Cassandra Yerasimou and Jasmine Smith form a potent two-pronged forward threat with 37 and 30 goals respectively for the season. Samantha Franson, Jaime Norup and Lauren Kenny have been superb for the Cobras and they will have a big say in their teams fortunes on Sunday. It should be a cracking contest between two sides at the peak of their powers. Do yourself a favour and get along to Aldinga on Sunday to catch some great local Football! My tip...Aldinga by 10 points.There will be four other Grand Finals played on Sunday…..Under 14 Girls Christies Beach v Aldinga (9.00am)Under 16 Girls Reynella v Flagstaff Hill (10.15am)Sunday Under 15 Reynella v Christie Beach (11.25am)C Grade Hackham v Port Noarlunga (1.00pm)

Grand Final (2.15pm Saturday 14 September @ Kingscote)Minor premier Western Districts Saints will take on Parndana Roosters in the Kangaroo Island Football League (KIFL) Grand Final at Kingscote Oval on Saturday. The Saints are playing in their third Grand Final in a row while it’s been five years since the Roosters have made it to the decider.These two teams have met on four occasions this season with Western Districts winning three of them including a thrilling five-point victory in the second semi-final. Parndana bounced back from that disappointment with a solid 27-point win in the Preliminary Final against Wisanger to give them another crack at the Saints.Rhys Bullard, Tim Larcombe and Josh Graham have been excellent contributors for Western Districts this season along with leading goalkicker Lloyd Coulson who has slotted 41 majors in 2019. Nathan Trethewey and Reece Johnston have been excellent focal points in attack for Parndana with the pair booting 106 goals between them this season. If they can be contained it will go a long way towards Western Districts winning the game.It’s very hard to pick a winner but I’m going for the Roosters to overturn the second semi-final result and notch premiership number 19 in a thriller. My tip...Parndana by seven points.In the other Grand Finals, Western Districts will take on Kingscote in the Reserves at 12.30pm and Kingscote clash with Dudley United in the Senior Colts from 11.00am.

Kangaroo Island Netball Association - Grand Finals @ KingscoteA Grade: Western Districts v Dudley United (3.00pm)B Grade: Wisanger v Western Districts (1.30pm)C Grade: Parndana v Western Districts (3.00pm)D Grade: Kingscote v Wisanger (1.30pm)15 & Under: Western Districts v Wisanger (11.30am)13 & Under: Western Districts v Parndana (10.00am)11 & Under: Western Districts v Parndana (11.30am)

Great Southern Netball Association - Grand Finals @ McLaren ValeLeague: Victor Harbor v Willunga (3.15pm)Senior 2: McLaren Vale v Strathalbyn (1.30pm)Senior 3: Yankalilla v McLaren Vale Red (12.00pm)Senior 4: Myponga v Willunga (3.00pm)Senior 5: Myponga v Victor Harbor (1.30pm)Senior 6: Myponga v Goolwa (12.00pm)Inter 1: Willunga v Victor Harbor (10.30am)Inter 2: Willunga Grey v Victor Harbor (9.00am)Inter 3: Yankalilla v Victor Harbor (10.30am)Inter 4: Langhorne Creek v Mount Compass (9.00am)13 & Under Div 1: McLaren Vale Red v Willunga (10.30am)13 & Under Div 2: Goolwa v Willunga Grey (9.00am)11 & Under Div 1: Langhorne Creek v Strathalbyn White (10.30am)11 & Under Div 2: McLaren Vale Red v Willunga (9.00am)

South Coast Hockey Grand Final Program - Saturday 14 SeptemberUnder 13: Yankalilla v Aldinga Black 8.45am Aldinga Field 1Under 16: Victor Blue v Yankalilla 10.30am Aldinga Field 1B Mens: Aldinga Blue v Yankalilla 12.00pm Aldinga Field 1A Womens: Yankalilla v Goolwa 1.45pm Aldinga Field 1B Womens: Aldinga Gold v Aldinga Black 1.45pm Aldinga Field 2A Mens: Victor Blue v Victor Grey 3.30pm Aldinga Field 1

Grand Final (2.30pm Saturday 14 September @ Macclesfield)Minor premier Kersbrook will take on Gumeracha in the Hills Football League (HFL) Division 2 Grand Final at Macclesfield Oval on Saturday. Kersbrook will be aiming for their fifth premiership since 2008 while Gumeracha are seeking to break an ‘A’ grade premiership drought stretching all the way back to 1984. In 1984 Bob Hawke was Prime Minister of Australia, Ronald Reagan was President of the USA, Norwood came from fifth spot to defeat Port Adelaide in the SANFL Grand Final and Essendon won their first VFL flag in 19 years with a stirring comeback win over Hawthorn!Kersbrook were untouchable in the minor round going through undefeated while Gumeracha won their last three minor round games before beating reigning premier Ironbank Cherry Gardens in the Qualifying Final and then pulled off the upset of the season with a two-point victory over the Brookers in the second semi-final a fortnight ago. The Magpies came from 36 points down at half-time in that match but they won’t want to start like that on Saturday because Kersbrook won’t let them off the hook again.There are plenty of stars on display and it should be an excellent high scoring game considering it’s forecast to be around 25 degrees and Macclesfield Oval will be in great nick. Ben Hanna, Sam Hanna and Brendon Moon have been sensational for Gumeracha this season combining for 103 goals in 2019. Kersbrook has plenty of finals experience with players such as Paul James, Rob Nicholson, Matthew Gardner and Bradley Pearce. They’ve shared the goals around this season with seven players kicking 20 goals or more including the HFL Division 2 leading goalkicker, Charlie Graeber with 48 majors. The Brookers also have 2019 Mail Medallist Lachlan Peter who has bobbed up from the midfield with 25 goals as well.I think Kersbrook will bounce back from their shock second semi-final loss to win their 10th HFL ‘A’ Grade premiership. My tip...Kersbrook by 21 points.In the other Grand Finals Kersbrook will take on Bridgewater Callington in the Reserves, Gumeracha and Kangarilla clash in the Senior Colts, Kangarilla face off against the Birdwood/Gumeracha combination in the Junior Colts and in the first game of the day at 8.30am, Bridgewater-Callington comes up against Meadows in the Mini Colts.

Preliminary Final (2.30pm Saturday 14 September @ Noarlunga)Reigning premier Flagstaff Hill will take on Christies Beach in the Preliminary Final at Noarlunga on Saturday for the right to play Noarlunga in the Southern Football League (SFL) Grand Final on September 21. Flagstaff Hill had no answer to the all-conquering Noarlunga in the second semi-final last week as they went down by 44 points while Christies Beach ground out a tough 17-point win over Port Noarlunga in the first semi-final.Flagstaff Hill has dominated Christies this season, winning all three contests by an average of 58 points, including the Qualifying Final by 60 points in week one of the finals series. Christies Beach will take confidence from their first semi-final victory over Port Noarlunga and they’ll hope to use that against the three-time reigning premier.David Kearsley, Brad Patterson and Sam Tharaldsen have had excellent seasons for Flagstaff Hill while Sam Smith has led the way up forward with 32 goals. SFL leading goalkicker Blake Carter has been a shining light up forward for Christies Beach with 74 goals in 2019 and he’ll need to kick a bag for the Saints to have a chance.Hard to go past Flagstaff Hill in this one but hopefully it’s a good contest. My tip...Flagstaff Hill by 33 points.

Preliminary Final (2.30pm Saturday 14 September @ Yankalilla)Willunga lock horns with Mount Compass in the Preliminary Final at Yankalilla on Saturday for the right to play Langhorne Creek in the Great Southern Football League (GSFL) Grand Final on September 21. Minor premier Willunga suffered a tight nine-point loss in the second semi-final to Langhorne Creek last week while Mount Compass had a stirring come-from-behind 25-point win over Victor Harbor in the first semi-final.When these sides last met back in round 10 they played out a thrilling draw at Mount Compass and there’s no reason to think it won’t be another tight affair this week with a Grand Final spot on the line. It will be a real battle of styles with Willunga boasting the tightest defence in the GSFL and Mount Compass the most potent attack, featuring Tom Pinyon with 122 goals and Ziggy Vitkunas with 81 goals this season. While Mount Compass have the ‘Dynamic Duo’ up forward, Willunga has shared their goals around with 10 players kicking 15 or more majors this season.There will be great battles all over the ground on Saturday with the battle in the ruck between Willunga’s 2019 Mail Medallist Daniel Bass taking on Mount Compass’ 2016 Mail Medallist Peter Hoban. That clash will be worth the admittance price alone! In one of the closest GSFL seasons in history, this is another game where it’s almost impossible to pick a winner but I’ll go with the minor premier...just. My tip...Willunga by five points.

Second Semi-Final (Noarlunga v Flagstaff Hill)Noarlunga have continued their undefeated season and will line up in the Southern Football League Grand Final on September 21 following a comprehensive 44-point victory over three-time reigning premier Flagstaff Hill in the Second Semi-Final at Port Noarlunga on Saturday. The Shoes have been untouchable this season and it seems that it will take a minor miracle for them to get knocked off for the flag this year. Flagstaff Hill had been in excellent recent form and came into the game full of confidence on the back of a 60-point Qualifying Final victory over Christies Beach last week. After a tight opening term which saw Noarlunga lead by just three points at the first break, the game opened up in the second term as the Shoes kicked four goals to two to extend their margin out to a handy 17 points at half-time. Flagstaff Hill were hanging on grimly but Noarlunga were not going to be denied and pulled away kicking 6.14 to 3.5 in the second half to win 12.21 (93) to 7.7 (49). With 19 more scoring shots, the margin could have been much bigger for Noarlunga but they’d be very happy with the win after being upset in the Preliminary Final last season. Vic Robertson kicked four goals and Terry Milera three for Noarlunga while Miles Sumner and Ryan Mountford each kicked two goals for Flagstaff Hill. Nathan Schulz contimued his outstanding season with a best on ground display for Noarlunga and he was supported by Danny Irvine, Bailey Snelling, Josh Thewlis and Robertson. Bradley Kirk, David Kearsley, Mitchell Fazekas, Daniel Webb and Bradley Patterson were best for the Falcons.First Semi-Final (Christies Beach v Port Noarlunga)Christies Beach defeated Port Noarlunga by 17 points in the First Semi-Final to advance to Saturday’s Preliminary Final where they’ll face Flagstaff Hill for a place in the 2019 Southern Football League Grand Final. Christies started well to lead by 13 points at the first break. The Saints extended their lead ou to 18 points at half-time before an even third term saw them turn for home with a 14-point buffer. The Cockle Divers were right in the game and had their chances but could only put 1.4 on the board to Christies 2.1 in the final quarter as the final scores ended up in The Saints’ favour 13.6 (84) to 9.13 (67). Ben Powell kicked four and Nathan Stock kicked three goals for Christies Beach while Jake Veide kicked three and Ryan Kelly two goals for Port Noarlunga. Josiah Sheppard, Powell and Rhys Mundy were best for the Saints with Veide, Kelly and Luke Irving being named best for Port Noarlunga.