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Gallery | First grand finalist locked in for the Goulburn Murray Junior League big dance
The Bears are back in the big dance.
In Sunday’s Goulburn Murray Junior League action Shepp Notre Bears Gold stamped its pass to the under-16 division one grand final, avenging its 2023 preliminary exit by a point to eventual premier Mooroopna.
Gold trumped Tatura 10.16 (76) to 9.8 (62) and, to no surprises, a usual suspect was at the heart of the destruction.
Riley Myers, who kicked 10 goals in round eight and nine in round nine, chimed in with five more against the Bulldogs to be named in his side’s best alongside Cody Montgomery and Jack Supple.
For Tatura, Tanz Dellar also booted a bag of five in Sunday’s loss, meaning the Bulldogs do still have a second shot at scanning a grand final ticket.
They’ll face Kyabram in this Sunday’s preliminary bout at Euroa after the Bombers ended Shepp Notre Bears Maroon’s season in the earlier fixture.
Kyabram accounted for the Maroons with relative ease, scoring an 11.10 (76) to 5.8 (38) result.
News photographer Rechelle Zammit was in attendance for the Tatura-Gold match.
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Tatura's Jamie Hall and Shepp Notre Bears Gold’s Nate Warrin scramble for a ground ball. Photo by Rechelle ZammitImage 2 of 8
Tatura's Tanz Dellar kicked five goals during the Bulldogs’ loss. Photo by Rechelle ZammitImage 3 of 8
Shepp Notre Bears Gold’s Alex Whitlock had another stand out game against Tatura. Photo by Rechelle ZammitImage 4 of 8
Tatura's Patrick McCarthy drops the footy onto his boot. Photo by Rechelle ZammitImage 5 of 8
Shepp Notre Bears Gold’s Riley Myers wrestles with Tatura's Patrick McCarthy. Photo by Rechelle ZammitImage 6 of 8
Shepp Notre Bears Gold’s Cody Montgomery shifts gears through the midfield. Photo by Rechelle ZammitImage 7 of 8
Tatura's Tanz Dellar and Ben O’Connell get around each other after a goal. Photo by Rechelle ZammitImage 8 of 8
Tatura's Anton Basile winds up a long bomb. Photo by Rechelle ZammitMeanwhile, young local Shannon Clark also had a crack at capturing the action, including a big speccy taken by a Shepp Notre Bears Gold player.