Harper Sercombe
West Footscray is one step closer to the Western Region Football League division 2 women’s grand final after a win in the opening round of finals.
Finals for the women’s competition kicked off on the weekend with the Roosters progressing through to the second week of finals after beating Laverton at Laverton Oval on Sunday.
The Roosters were on top all day being up by 13 points at half time.
However, the game began to break open in the second half, with the Roosters booting three goals to the Magpies two in the third term. The Roosters held on in the last, giving them the 8.8 (56)-4.6 (30) win.
Jemma Hay booted four goals for the Roosters, Krystyn Raymundo and Emily Gillespie both had two. Kathleen Gannon was named as the Roosters best.
For the Magpies, Rosa Deverell was amongst their best with two goals while Keshena Kinkaid had one. The other major came from the team’s best on ground, Hayley O’Reilly.
The Roosters will now face Spotswood in a preliminary final on Sunday, while the Magpies season has come to an end.
In the other final, the Wolves division 2 team lost to Wyndhamvale in a dramatic extra time finish.
The Wolves were up by seven points at half time in what was a low scoring affair, much like the other game the match began to open up after the break. With the Falcons taking a seven point lead into three quarter time.
The scores were tied at the full time siren, with the Falcons being able to get a couple of crucial game winning behinds in the extra time period to see themselves into the grand final.
The Wolves’ Tamsyn Kirk kicked four in the 5.8 (38)-5.6 (36) loss.
Finishing top two has given the Wolves an extra chance in the finals series, when they take on the Roosters. The Falcons are through to the grand final.
