BUDGET The Family League mid south east football & netball A GRADE FOOTBALL: PORT MACDONNELL v MOUNT BURR ROBE v TANTANOOLAA GRADE NETBALL: MIDSOUTHEASTFOOTBALLLEAGUEMAJORSPONSORMIDSOUTHEASTFOOTBALLLEAGUENAMINGRIGHTSSPONSOR thSATURDAY 27 August 2022 - robe MSEFootball L E A G U E MSENetball A S S O C I A T I O N
The seasiders have never mounted a successful premiership defence a er winning flags in 1964, 1979,1998 and 2012. Since then, the green-and-golds have gone back-to-back on two other occasions as well as comple ng a record thrice hat-trick of Withflags.the excep on of the incomplete 1940s and 2020s, Mount Burr has secured at least one grand final win in every decade. It is finals me in the 2022 Mid South Eastern Football League season and the cut-throat first semi final at Robe on Saturday throws up the tantalising encounter of reigning premiers
The winner of the seaside clash will have a fortnight's rest and then advance to another do-or-die contest on September 10 when Kalangadoo hosts the preliminary final. While the Hawks have had William Von Stanke, Tyler Richardson, James Allen, Brodie Von Stanke-Dowie and Declan Wright experience A Grade football and will need to be focused to get through.
Theteammates.hoststake on Glencoe and the la er has a good lead up bea ng Kongorong and Port MacDonnell with Tory Weaver and Dane Paproth leading the way Kongorong will be fresh and ready to go and Mount Burr will be firing on all cylinders a er a huge win against Tantanoola in round 18 by 52 points.
Mount Burr completed a comfortable 131-point win over Tantanoola at home at Mick and Jean Walker Oval on Saturday
The added impetus for the weekend's contest is that Port MacDonnell could well be pu ng their guernseys in the furnace and not just reaching for the mothballs.
Port MacDonnell was two goals clear when the final siren sounded at Mick and Jean Walker Oval on April 30.
The Mozzies are also not lacking in the talls with Hamish Smith enjoying a season uninterrupted by injury
The seasiders spoiled those plans with a decisive 56-point win which would have sent their confidence levels sky-high.
HATHERLEIGH v PORT MACDONNELL
FIRST SEMI-FINAL footbALL PREVIEWS
Verdict - There was no premiership hangover for Port MacDonnell in 2022 and it lost a few games by a handful of points which denied it second
Sullivan played league football in the SANFL with zone club Glenelg and won the 2021 Stan Jones Memorial Medal as the best-onground in the grand final at Tigerland.
The Roosters have also got two recent wins and Joshua Wilson and Elroy Samuel will look to use their home ground knowledge.
By Steve Walters - The SE Voice
The Demons are coming off a 61-point loss to Glencoe and the Eagles are coming into the game with some momentum a er a 105point demoli on of Kalangadoo.
KONGORONG v MOUNT BURR
On the other hand, the Mozzies are the most successful MSEFL club in terms of A Grade flags as there are 19 premiership pennants hanging on the walls of their Thomas Drive clubrooms.MountBurr has the unique mascot of a Mozzie while the green-and-gold colours are not widely used in footy circles across the na on.
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Port MacDonnell needs Nash Perryman and Kai Gilmore to perform while for Hatherleigh Thomas Atkinson and Eli Sims will have to be on their game.
The golden era began with a breakthrough flag under coach Tony Hodgens in 1959 and it was followed up immediately in the next season of 1960 with Ron Carlson at the helm.
Macdonaldplace.has also been in good form this season and could add an unprecedented fi h Mail Medal to his trophy collec on.
The winner will be announced on Sunday a ernoon at the annual Mail Medal presenta on func on at the Millicent War Memorial Civic and Arts Centre.
On the big Robe oval, Mount Burr will have to keep the ball well away from Sullivan and IfMacdonald.theycando this well, the Mozzies will be on their way to a preliminary final berth.
In the return game at the Bay on July 9, Mount Burr won a low-scoring match by the lowest possible margin. His tally of 63 goals put him in second place on the MSEFL goalkicking list.
Having said this it will be an excep onally good ba le and it will come down to the wire It is finals me in the 2022 Mid South Eastern Football League season and all roads lead to Robe on Saturday Both teams can play excep onally good football and will need to be switched on right from the get-go.
Kallan Bevan will lead from the front having played at the top level for the Mozzies and will need a huge effort from his fellow
With 12 premiership players either re ring or heading to other clubs, it has been a remarkable effort for second-year coach Simon Merre to get his team into the finals.
PORT MACDONNELL v MOUNT BURR
Port MacDonnell and “September specialists” Mount Burr
A GRADE
The 2022 mee ngs of the two teams throw up few clues as to the outcome of the upcoming final.
A shake-up of the football compe ons in this region is looming with Port MacDonnell having the iden cal red-and-blue colours of West Gambier and same Demons nickname as South Gambier.
The aces in the pack for the Demons are the award-winning twin towers of Tim Sullivan and Will Macdonald.
The last me these two sides ba led was back in round 12 and the Hawks collected a good win by 63 points.
At the other end of the oval, brothers Josh and Sam Wallis are the most formidable defenders in the compe on. Going on the outcome of Saturday's match which resulted in a narrow Kalangadoo win, it is likely to be Hatherleigh.
B GRADE GLENCOE v ROBE
Coming into this match,
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By J.L. 'Fred' Smith - The SE Voice Port MacDonnell hosted Glencoe with the Murphies determined to win their sixth consecu ve match and retain fi h place.
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