On Sunday, Warburton-Millgrove Football Netball Club (WMFNC) had two big games playing for a spot in the grand final.
A Grade and the Seniors were the last two teams left.
The A Grade girls started their game at midday, taking on Yarra Glen.
Big milestone today with Bianca Daniels playing her 250th game and earning herself life membership for the WMFNC.
They produced a strong start with a quarter-time score of 17-8.
They kept the momentum going to have a lead at half-time of 14-29.
The Burras looked strong and kept it going right to the end.
The last quarter was big for the Burras, putting up another 18 goals.
The final score was 63-43 and the Burras are off the another grand final, in hopes of making it a three-peat.
Next up was the Senior footy.
After getting their first final win in 18 years, it was now a chance tomake their first grand final appearance since 2006.
The team started strong, the came out with a quarter-time score of 4-16 Burras way.
Despite the windy conditions, they pushed through each quarter, trying to convert as many goals as possible.
They went into the halftime break with a score line of 14-29.
The Burras still had two quarters left of footy and needed to keep the momentum going.
Seville was a tough team with lots of strength and physicality.
They kept holding their own and bringing out the skills to keep the lead in their hands.
After a couple of incidents, the Burras didn’t let that get to their mentality and kept their heads up.
They went into the last quarter with a 19-43 lead, but there was still one quarter of footy left to be played.
Seville scored a couple of early ones with close the margin within 10 or so points.
The Burras stepped up and scored a nice goal with five minutes to go to keep the game alive.
The final siren sounded and they could feel the relief flow throughout the venue.
The boys were in the grand final.
A week of soaking in the grand final feeling.
Enjoy the week boys and girls and give your all on the day.
