Second Semi Final - Saturday September 5, 2015
Riverina Football Netball League
Venue: Narrandera Sportsground
Umpires: Luke Olsen, Gene Hodgins and Trent Richards (RUA)
Mangoplah-CUE .... 2.0 .. 5.4 .. 9.4 .. 11.5 (71)
Wagga Tigers ........ 3.3 .. 5.4 .. 7.6 .. 7.6 (48)
MANGOPLAH-COOKARDINIA UNITED-EASTLAKES: Jack Killalea, Padric Griffin, Mark Roberson; Trent Cohalan, Tom Keogh, Isaac Damme; Sam Schiller, Harry Collins, Jacob Whitley; Theo Metcalfe, Dustin Rogers, Pat Killalea; Andrew Dickens, Matt Collins, Jock Cornell; Andrew Pettigrove, Colin Sanbrook, Stace Creasy; Connor Huthwaite, Stuart Carey, Matthew Dean, Alex Pleming 
WAGGA TIGERS: Pat Gaynor, Xavier Brennan, Lachlan Myers; Campbell Lovell, John Anstee, James Richards; Jackson Kelly, Pat Delaney, Dylan Morton; Brady Morton, Angus Durnan, Nick Ryan; Matt Rava, Fergus Inglis, John Buchanan; Brad Graham, Lahn Shepherd, Jacob Osbeiston; Damien Papworth, Nick McCormack, Scott Pearce, Nathan Cooke
GOALS
Mangoplah-CUE: J Cornell 3, A Dickins 2, M Collins 2, T Cohalan, D Rogers, H Collins, A Pettigrove
Wagga Tigers: J Buchanan 2, B Morton, L Shepherd, F Inglis, N Ryan, A Durnan
BEST PLAYERS
Mangoplah-CUE: H Collins, J Cornell, I Damme, J Whitley, P Griffin, P Killalea 
Wagga Tigers: J Anstee, P Gaynor, M Rava, C Lovell, B Morton, L Shepherd

 

Reserves 
Collingullie-GP .... 1.1 .. 3.3 .. 7.3 .. 8.5 (53)
Griffith .................. 1.4 .. 7.5 .. 10.6 .. 15.15 (105)
Goals - Collingullie-GP: R Dean 2, J Gunning 2, M Geppert, C Graetz, T Pocock, B Lashbrook
Griffith: C Moore 3, C Cunial 3, M Peruzzi 2, T Howard 2, T Valeri 2, L Peruzzi, J Schirripa, B Tarr
Best players - Collingullie-GP: J Gunning, L Powell, J Gunning, B Lashbrook, T Pocock, S Gow
Griffith: J Schirripa, S McCanna, A Cappello, T Valeri, J Crowe, C Cunial 
Griffith: Jordan Crowe, Lachlan Vogan, Cameron Harrison; Ben McRae, Jack Tyrell, Andrew Cappello; Riley Holland, Michael Johns, Joey Schirripa; Thomas Valeri, Casey Moore, Matthew Peruzzi; Todd Howard, Charlie Cunial, Luke Peruzzi; Steven McCanna, Dean Villata, Ben Tarr; Tyler Bruns, David Dunbar, Trevor Richards, Blake Testoni
Umpires: Shana Doughney, B McLean and Mark Rowe (RUA)

Under 17's
Mangoplah-CUE ..... 2.4 .. 4.8 .. 8.12 .. 14.18 (102)
Coolamon ................ 3.2 .. 5.2 .. 6.3 .. 6.5 (41)
Goals - Mangoplah-CUE: T Crouch 3, L Kendall 2, W Keogh 2, E Schiller 2, J Reynolds, S Marsden, I Tancredi, S McLay, B Peacock
Coolamon: B Gillett 3, T Heffer, W Anderson, W Graetz
Best players - Mangoplah-CUE: B Peacock, L Kendall, J Walker, E Nickell, E Schiller, W Keogh
Coolamon: W Graetz, H Fitzsimmons, J O''Dwyer, W Anderson, S Senior, B Gillett

A summary of match report, with thanks
The Griffith Swans are through to the Riverina Football League reserve grade grand final after thumping Collingullie-Glenfield Park by 52-points at Narrandera. The Swans led at every change before pulling away in the last quarter to prevail 105-53. Charlie Cunial and Casey Moore both kicked three goals for Griffith, while Steve McCanna earned best on ground honours.

The result means the Swans can enjoy a week off while they wait to see which team, they will play in the season decider. Swans coach Dave Dunbar, who made a successful return from a shoulder injury on Saturday, applauded his team’s effort after losing Michael Johns (knee), Trevor Richards (knee) and Dean Villata (shoulder) during the game. “It was a bloody good effort,” Dunbar said. “It felt heaps tighter going into the last quarter because we only had one rotation left on the bench. “It felt like Collingullie could come back at any stage.

“But I don’t know what it is exactly about us. It feels like we’ve got something about us. “We know how to dig deep and close games out.” Dunbar is hopeful of having Saturday’s injured trio and sidelined captain Dean Catanzariti (ankle) available for the grand final, but he knows it will take more than fit bodies to win a premiership.
Also at the weekend, the Griffith Swans under 17s saw their season come to an end with a 27-point loss to the Wagga Tigers at Narrandera on Sunday. The Swans led by five points at the end of the first quarter, but the Tigers dominated the next two to take a 58-point advantage into the final term. To Griffith’s credit, they didn’t stop fighting and added some respectability to the scoreboard before going down 87-60. Nathan Richards, Angus Coldwell and Luke Butcher all booted two goals for the Swans.

(By Andrew Piva – The Area News, Monday September 7, 2015).