Burnie’s City Marians secured the fourth finals position with a two-goal margin over Tamar Churinga on home turf.
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Craig McCarthy, Rhys Burgess and Will Gates controlled the Bloods’ defence, covering the Tamar attack with ease, as they defended their first-half margin.
Tamar’s usual suspects put in class passages with Robert Partridge, Eliah Cameron and Rohan John securing umpire accolades.
The South Launceston Suns started fast against the Devonport Subbies in an effort to secure a big margin and perhaps a finals berth, posting three in the first twenty minutes of the game.
Jack Foley scored the first one in the first minute and a Brad Buchanan trademark corner conversion seven minutes was later an ominous sign.
The margin blew out to three for the home side as coach Alistair McBain made his presence felt.
Devonport worked hard to recover the ground with Lachie Murphet and Caleb Armstrong scoring before the big break.
A rise in intensity for the next half saw the Suns grab another to again draw away, but Devonport weren’t done, and relentless pressure gave the Subbies’ Callum Dubeld two, levelling the scores.
South Burnie and Smithton played an even first half with the ball constantly swapping ends as the teams probed for a gap in defences.
The Saints were looking for bragging rights, the Hawks a good hit out before the final.
The Hawks’ corner barrage fired late in the second half when Jason Bomford posted the first score for the game.
The Saints Eddie Popowski worked hard to send his team into attack in front of defenders Nigel Kingston and Nathan Johns.
The Hawks changed the corner setup with Stuart Bowles shooting true, adding a further two goals, putting the game beyond the Saints’ reach.
Ladder leaders Baptist put together a blistering first half, opening their account four minutes in with the next coming just three minutes later as they set about the Dragons’ defence.
The Dragons chased hard and were rewarded for their efforts when John Lewis closed the gap with a well-struck field goal.
Baptist continued their structured play adding a further three before the big break, giving them a commanding lead.
The Dragons, traditionally tougher in the second half, continued with this trait to concede only three goals.
Baptist’s Sam Porteus-Smith, Braden Johnson and Jake Wolfe posted six of the eight goals in a solid team effort.
Queechy played power hockey to defeat Launceston City in the late game in Launceston in a solid hit out last match before finals.
The Q’s Evan Lawrence scored a hat-trick in the nine-goal win.