RIVERINA CHAMPIONSHIP 

Grand Final - Saturday September 19, 2020 at Robertson Oval

Seniors
Wagga Tigers ........ 2.0 .. 8.4 .. 12.5 .. 16.8 (104)
Leeton-Whitton .... 3.7 .. 4.7 .. 8.9 .. 12.11 (83)
Goals - Wagga Tigers: Brayden O'Hara 3, James Grills 3, Jesse Manton, Shaun Driscoll, John Buchanan, Luke Gestier, Nathan Cooke, Angus Durnan, Jake Gaynor, Shaun Campbell, Brocke Argus, Brendan Myers
Leeton-Whitton: Bailey Wood 2, Cooper Sharman 2, Jade Hodge 2, Mitchell Hardie 2, Josh Thomas, Ryan Dunn, Jayden Lehman, Jeromy Lucas
Best players - Wagga Tigers: Shaun Driscoll (Norm McLennan Medal), James Grills, Reid Gordon, Charles Bance, Shaun Flanigan, Luke Gestier
Leeton-Whitton: Lucas Meline, Samuel Hopper, Mitchell Hardie, Ryan Grey, Bryce O'Garey.
Wagga Tigers:- Lahn Shepherd, Justin Jenkins, Hamish Gilmore; Charlie Bance, Reid Gordon, Shaun Flanigan; James Grills, Shaun Campbell, Shaun Driscoll; Jesse Manton, Luke Gestier, Nathan Cooke; Will Keogh, Angus Durnan, Brayden O'Hara; Bradley Graham, Brendan Myers, Jake Gaynor; John Buchanan, Corey McCarthy, Brocke Argus, Harry Radley. Coach: Troy Maiden
Leeton-Whitton:- Tyh Evans, Will Wakeman, Hugh Collins; Ryan Grey, Tom Meline, Jonathon Spina; Sam Hopper, Bryce O'Garey, Jayden Lehman; Matthew Rainbird, Cooper Sharman, Mitchell Hardie; Daniel Muir, Jade Hodge, Ryan Dunn; Mason Dryburgh, Lucas Meline, Jeromy Lucas; Coopa Steele, Bailey Wood, Jake Wood, Josh Thomas. Coach: Daniel Muir.

Match report by Jon Tuxworth: Class usually prevails on the bigger stage. And so it proved for the Wagga Tigers after their silkiest players grabbed their chances when it mattered in a 16.8 (104) to 12.11 (83) AFL Riverina Championship grand final win over Leeton-Whitton at Robertson Oval on Saturday.
Kicking with the aid of a strong breeze in the first term, the Crows couldn't take their opportunities despite dominating general play to take 3.7 (25) to 2.0 (12) lead at quarter time. After Jade Hodge kicked the first goal of the second term, the Tigers' prime movers put the foot down as last year's Riverina League champions piled on six unanswered goals to take a 21-point lead at the main break.
Norm McLennan medallist Shaun Driscoll and Brayden O'Hara, playing with a calf injury, booted three goals between them in that period as the Tigers took control. James Grills was also outstanding with three goals, two of them superb finishes from the pocket into the breeze, while Hamish Gilmore and Justin Jenkins kept Crows forwards Hodge and Cooper Sharman relatively quit.
The Tigers six-goal burst was effectively the difference, and indicative of the Crows finals campaign where they been left to lament crucial lapses in games. Crows midfielder Lucas Meline was outstanding, and the minor premiers were well on top early, but couldn't pile on any scoreboard pressure.
Tigers coach Troy Maiden said their best players stood up when the game was waiting to be won. "It was nice to kick 16.8 instead of 8.16 like we've been doing earlier in the year," Maiden said. "They're class players and really good finishes. That's when good players play well, they play well when stakes are high in in finals footy. "I thought most of our guys contributed today and that's what we wanted; we don't need anyone to be superstars. "I thought our young defenders were outstanding in Hamish Gilmore and Justin Jenkins, the jobs they did on their two key forwards was great."
Leeton-Whitton coach Daniel Muir confirmed the grand final was his last game afterwards and said the Tigers' second quarter assault knocked the wind out of their sails. "They just wanted it a bit more in the second quarter. We didn't take our chances with 3.7 in the first quarter, we didn't make the most of the scoreboard again which has been a bad habit of ours all year," he said. "It is deflating after we did the hard work and couldn't put the score on ourselves, then they go bang, bang bang. That was the difference in the end today.

Source - The Daily Advertiser, Monday September 21, 2020.
Reserves
Mangoplah-CUE .... 2.1 .. 3.4 .. 4.5 .. 8.6 (54)
Wagga Tigers ........ 2.3 .. 2.4 .. 3.4 .. 4.4 (28)
Goals - MCUE: not supplied
Wagga Tigers: Shannon Terlich, Zachary Brain, Matthew Etchells, Jeremy Lucas
Best players - MCUE: not supplied
Wagga Tigers: Zachary Brain, Tyson Muller, Ty Voss, Mason Gilfillan, Matthews Etchells, Xavier Heeney.

Mangoplah-CUE:- Ben Male, Lachlan Johnson, Nat Davis; Alex Killalea, Alex McCormack, Jake Hindmarsh; Harry Dew, Elliott Winter, Charlie Chambers; Connor Huthwaite, Will Murray, Angus McLay; Jamieson Bouffler, Connor Quade, Mitchell Scott; James Scott, Jake Whitley, Stuart Carey; Harry Whitley, Will Seymour, Matt Pollock, James Calvert-Jones, Ned Balme, Ben Pollack, Jesse Duke. Coach: Nat Davis
Wagga Tigers:- Matthew Griffin, Mitchell Wadley, Harry Post; D Beavan, Zavier Heeney, Xavier Lyons; Andrew Yates, Zachary Brain, Mason Gilfillan; Fraser Yates, Ty Voss, Tom McMahon; Matthew Etchells, Shannon Terlich, Jeremy Lucas; Tyson Muller, Scott Lucas, Tom McCoullough; Sam Schirmer, Josh Larwood, Harrison Kelly
Under 17.5
Osborne ................ 1.4 .. 3.7 .. 6.11 .. 8.11 (59)
Leeton-Whitton ... 2.0 .. 3.4 .. 4.6 .. 6.6 (42)
Goals - Osborne: Joe Perryman, Joe Clancy, Jeremy Piercy, Ryan Collins, Luke Fellows, Macauley Armstrong, Ed O'Connell, Nick Madden
Leeton-Whitton: Jye Doyle 3, Emerson Cody, Jaedan Celi, James Buchanan
Best players - Osborne: Ed O'Connell, Harry Wichman, Royce Hunter, Joshua McDonnell, Ethan Weidemann, Macauley Armstrong
Leeton-Whitton: Jye Doyle, Hunter Booth, Jay Tang, Zane Pannowitz, Angus Crelley, Kane Williams
Leeton-Whitton:- Chris Iannelli, Kane Williams, Jesse Horsefield; Jack Coelli, James Rourke, Liam Horton; Nathan Baulch, Taine Moraschi, Jye Doyle; Emerson Cody, Jason Burke, Taj Doyle, Hunter Booth, James Buchanan, Jay Tang; Angus Howe, Angus Crelley, Hayden Cooper; Michael Cudmore, Zane Pannowitz, Harry Steele, Dan Hillam, Jaedan Celi, Jackson Woods. Coach: Travis Doyle 
Osborne:- Luke Mauger, Ryley Watson, Joshua McDonnell; Charlie Douglas, Royce Hunter, Macauley Armstrong; Ethan Weiemann, Jeremy Piercy, Harry Wichman; Max McLeod, Luke Fellows, Joe Morton; John Kennedy, Ryan Collins, Joe Perryman; Nick Madden, Bailey Clark, Ed O'Connell; Will Harper, Rhys Pretious, George Cam, I Bruckner, Joe Clancy, Josh Angel. Coach: Jamie Parr.
 

Netball - A Grade: MCUE 37 def Wagga Tigers 26, Shannon Russell BOC, A Reserve: MCUE 28 def by Wagga Tigers 31, Eliza Kelly BOC, B Grade: Osborne 19 def by Turvey Park 25, Jessica Howe BOC, C Grade: Turvey Park 37 def Wagga Tigers 27, Savannah Bowman BOC, Under 17's: GGGM 33 def Osborne 30, Abby Hamblin BOC.