2022 SFNL Finals Series Record: Division Four Grand Final

UNDER NINETEENS DIVISION TWO, BENTLEIGH V DOVETON DOVES DIVISION FOUR RESERVES, FRANKSTON DOLPHINS V LYNDHURST DIVISION FOUR SENIORS, FRANKSTON DOLPHINS V LYNDHURST

SENIOR GRAND FINAL PREVIEW

BY LINCOLN EDMUNDS The Division 4 premiers will be crowned Saturday afternoon when Frankston and Lyndhurst meet once again with the ultimate prize on the line.

The top two teams will square off for the fourth occasion this season after meeting in a Semi-Final just a fortnight ago, with Frankston claiming the spoils by 20-points on that occasion.

The Lightning bounced back brilliantly last weekend with a crushing triple figure preliminary final victory over Hallam and will line up in their third Grand Final since 2018.

They’ll be hoping it’s third time lucky after missing out in their previous two premiership deciders, but this contest will be the biggest challenge of the lot.

The Dolphins are one win away from a rare slice of history, having not dropped a single game all season while routinely bullying other teams.

The numbers on paper are genuinely hard to get your head around, with the team averaging 143 points per game to form the deadliest attack in the competition.

They have booted a score of 130+ on 11 occasions this year, including two whopping scores of 230+. Combined with their elite defence, where they let through a miserly average of 34 points per outing, it’s hard to find a weakness across the field.

Richard Mathers has been a sensation for Frankston’s forward line, the key forward bagging 80 goals for the year.

He has however, been held to account by the Lightning with just five goals from three matches and he’ll be determined to break the shackles on the biggest stage of all. Liam O’Donnell is another Dolphin to keep an eye on, with 58 majors from just 13 games.

Despite the odds being stacked against them, there are several positives the Lightning can draw inspiration from.

Their Semi-Final clash saw the Dolphins challenged like rarely before, with the men in orange managing to boot the second highest score (11.4) and claim the second tightest final margin against the premiership favourites all season.

While it wasn’t enough to get the job done, the Lightning will enter confident that they can take it right up to the Dolphins on the big stage, as evident by the single digit margin at three quarter time.

If this game has a similar score line late in the piece, nerves are sure to come into play for the undefeated Dolphins and the Lightning will be banking on applying some scoreboard pressure.

Lachlan McGenniss picked a good time to have his best game of the season with five goals leading the charge for Lyndhurst last weekend.

DIVISION TWO UNDER NINETEENS GRAND FINAL

Jarryd McGrath also returned to form with a haul of four majors, taking his season tally to 82 and the Lightning will be banking on McGrath and Hamish Browning to stand up in the front half this weekend.

Ball magnet Jason Twite is also crucial to the cause as is David Ford who enters in good form. As ridiculous as it sounds, the Lightning have nothing to lose heading into the premiership decider.

Frankston has had one hand on the cup for months and no one is expecting anything different despite their close contest a fortnight ago. But as the 2008 AFL Grand Final proved, the most dominant team of the season doesn’t always salute on the day and the Lightning will be hoping for their own Stuart Dew to turn the tide.

A key feature from that famous game was goal kicking and it stands true today with both sides, especially the Lightning, needing to take their opportunities in front of goal.

On paper all indicators point to Frankston being the superior side with only the pressure of a Grand Final seemingly stopping them from claiming an inevitable flag.

If the Lightning can start well early and keep the butterflies flying around the Frankston camp, we could be set for a thrilling climax to the season.

POWER RESERVE, DOVETON 9:15 AM

BENTLEIGH VS

DOVETON

Coach

Spencer Daly

Coach

Matt Ferguson

Captain

Baxter Thomas

Captain

Zack Charles

Runner

Hayden Lepp

Runner

Brad Mayo

Team Manager

Connie Coles

Team Manager

Kylie Semmens

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Name

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Name

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Name

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Name

2

Enrique Soria

25

Bodhi Marsh

1

Dominic Branca

16

Quinn Spencer

5

Patrick Lukies

26

James Helmore

2

Corey McKenzie

17

Andrew Micallef

7

Cooper Courtney

27

Reef Manning

3

Jonty Miller

18

Ayden Ferguson

9

Ashley Curry

31

Oscar Lade

4

Caleb Doran

19

Bailey Lovett

12

Kobe Heitlinger

33

Jack Stuber

5

Will Mauger

20

Joshua Finnegan

14

Tyler Bishop

34

Mark Banducci

6

Deekon Stapleton

21

Blaine Mayo

15

Conor Doherty

35

Daniel Porter

8

Zack Charles

22

Myles Swindle

16

Nick Holten

36

Baxter Thomas

9

Joziaih Nannup

25

Josip Albert

17

Ned Hogan

39

Reece Mitchell

11

Tyson Waters

26

Kai Suparta

20

Ryan Coles

44

Gary Kruger

12

Hayden Waters

31

Nayt Douglas

22

Ilan Kaplan

46

Lucas McNamara

13

Matthew Merrilees

43

Lachlan Chisholm

14

Tom Stevens

54

Hezekiah Nannup

15

Daniel Lake

DIVISION FOUR RESERVE MENS GRAND FINAL

FRANKSTON DOLPHINS

POWER RESERVE, DOVETON 11:45 AM

VS LYNDHURST

Coach

David McLaren

Coach

Mark Frenken

Runner

Sam Ward

Runner

Jay Walia

Team Manager

Sherrie Jenkinson

Team Manager

James Kaing

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Name

#

Name

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Name

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Name

11

Dean Mendes

39

Zachary Swanborough

3

Jarrod Murphy

34

Jacob Densley

14

Sam Turner

40

Patrick Sumner

12

Kaine Bundy

35

Taylor Bryans

17

Lauchlan Hollier

41

Jordan Parks

13

Michael Fitzpatrick

36

Matthew O'Brien

18

Lucas Taylor

44

Shaq Alkan

14

Matthew Williams

43

Matthew Shannon

22

Ryan Chave

47

Jaiden Peters

16

Joshua Robinson

45

Aaron Browning

24

Chris Lacey

49

Mitchell Cohen

18

Ryan Lowe

48

Alexander Thompson

25

Mason Crossley

50

Anthony Cid

19

Anthony Besim

56

Glenn Bundy

27

Karim Khodr

51

Dylan Bromley

21

Aaron McGough

59

Aidan De La Motte

29

Aaron Jack

52

Matthew Clarke

23

Jordan Ganci

76

Corey Cocker

32

George Katergaris

55

Brandon Goodman

24

Palingu Lokupathirage

90

Jakson Post

64

Bradley Fox

25

Kayne Wyborn

20

Rhys Murphy

27

Jacob Morris

50

Carmine Formato

31

Hugh Cullen-Scholes

53

Jordan Foster

32

Neil Harper

33

D'Arcy Garton

34

George Trewhitt

38

Joshua Thurwood

DIVISION FOUR SENIOR MENS GRAND FINAL

FRANKSTON DOLPHINS

POWER RESERVE, DOVETON 2:15 PM

VS LYNDHURST

Coach

Rich Mathers

Coach

Jae Williams

Runner

Sam Ward

Runner

Kevin Twite

Team Manager

Paul Wright

Team Manager

Lisa Buswell

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Name

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Name

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Name

#

Name

1

Brendan Kruse

16

David McLaren

1

David Ford

22

Jarryd McGrath

2

Scott Stegehuis

19

Jackson Smith

3

Brodie Kiss

26

Lachlan McGenniss

3

Robert Evans

20

Liam O'Donnell

4

Charlie Gardiner

29

Jesse Walia

4

Jarrod Wilkin

21

Joshua Kerrigan

6

Hamish Browning

30

Trevor Jarvis

5

Luke Long

26

Daniel Edwards-Fisk

7

Tyson Sparkes

39

Matthew Stuart

7

Lachlan Fielding

29

Rich Mathers

8

Jeremy Jakupi

40

Liam Rogan

8

Tyler Wooster

31

Jack Waller

9

James Gardiner

41

Tyler Cabansag

10

Nicholas Christoforou

36

Andrew Mathers

11

Jake Beckwith

42

Steven Ognjenovic

12

Bailey Frey

37

Dylan Hatfield

13

Daniel Culnane

51

Jason Twite

13

Benjamin Black

45

Nathanael Furlong

17

Stephen Williams

67

Bryce Irwin

15

Tyler Black

48

Matthew Syle

20

Lachlan Byers

90

Matthew O'Callaghan