What a game of footy and what a way to end the season. Yesterdays grand final was probably the best grand final in the qafl for 20 odd years. It was a titanic battle and it was anyones flag to win all day long. The first quarter was the usual scappy tough and sorting out period with no having a clear edge. Morningside kicked the first goal and we were on our way. The quarter showed that everett and knoebal will be hard to stop and knoebal was starting domminate in the ruck and they 2 of the next 3 and were just in front when they kicked another one just before quarter time and it was labrador 7 points in fron at quarter time. The second quarter was domminated by the panthers, With Mark kymbal running ramoant and Kent Abey marking strongly arond the ground. 6 goals but 5 behinds and only a 14 point lead didn't show how the panthers were really starting get on top of the tigers. Ryan holman, Mark Kymbal and AAron rogers were winning their positions clearly and thing were looking good at half time for the panthers. The premiership quarter beckoned as one of the most intriguing quarters i have seen in qafl football for the last 11 years. Trent Knoebal went off and absolutely r4an riot in the third quarter and the panther4s couldn't. Tim Notting started to get his hands on the footy and they couldn't stop his marking prowess and Todd featherstone was having a day out they could stop him and the panther had a heap of opportunities to put the game away but by the end of the third quater, labrador piled on 7 goals and had point lead and things were going just dandy for them and the panther with their missed opportunities had kicked 1 goal and the haunting of grand finals past where inacurate kicking had cost them dearly was starting to come back to bite them on the arse. The fourth quarter was an epic quarter and it just still amazes me what happened. The first 5 to 10 minutes were a bit of a struggle the tired legs were starting to set in and Labrador put themselves 4 goals in front and things were going sour quickly. Blair threw young tom hickey into the ruck and with a tiring Trent Knoebal, it was a god sent and things got cracking. 2 quick goals and they boys from esplin oval got a sniff and another goal and another behinds and they were within a point. Hickey kept dommianting the ruck and 4 unanwered goals later and undiciplined acts the premiership cup was heading back to esplin oval where the boys clebrated hard and long into the night. Kent Abey was named Joe Grant medal and well deserved. just another great grand final to cap off a great year
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