First Semi Final - Sunday September 9, 2018
Riverina Football Netball League
Venue: Narrandera Sportsground 2.15pm
Umpires: Tim Beard, Paul McKelvie and Peter Alexander (RUA)
Ganmain-GGM ..... 0.6 .. 1.7 .. 6.9 .. 8.11 (59) 
Leeton-Whitton .... 0.1 .. 2.4 .. 7.5 .. 8.8 (56)
GANMAIN-GRONG GRONG-MATONG: Nathan Kember, Joshua Walsh, Andrew Roberts; Daniel Foley James Wilson, Jack Sase; Matthew Knagge, Josh Bubnich, Thomas Anderson; Jacob Dyer, Ben Walsh, Jack McCaig; Lachlan Parker, Riley Corbett, Matthew Hamblin; Jacob Olsson, Jessie Lander, Aaron Proctor; Fraser Menzies, Jethro Peck, Angus Cumming, Bradley Hare
LEETON-WHITTON: Hugh Collins, Will Wakeman, Kyle Pete; Tyh Evans, Tom Meline, Samuel Hopper; Bailey Wood, Matthew Rainbird, Danyan Evans; Ryan Dunn, Cooper Sharman, Bradley Boots; Coopa Steele, Daniel Muir, Jade Hodge; Mason Dryburgh, Bryce O'Garey, James Nancarrow; Joshua Thomas, Jacob Chant, Nathan Tang, Josh Helson
GOALS
Ganmain-GGM: R Corbett 3, J McCaig 2, T Anderson 2, M Hamblin
Leeton-Whitton: C Sharman 3, J Hodge 2, D Muir, B O'Garey, J Nancarrow
BEST PLAYERS
Ganmain-GGM: J Bubnich, J Lander, T Anderson, D Foley, J Walsh, J Wilson
Leeton-Whitton: T Meline, S Hopper, W Wakeman, C Steele, M Dryburgh, R Dunn

A summary of match report, with thanks
GANMAIN-GRONG Grong-Matong kept their premiership dream alive with a gritty come from behind win over Leeton-Whitton on Sunday. The Lions set up a tantalising preliminary final showdown with Griffith next Sunday after downing the Crows in a thriller, 8.11 (59) to 8.8 (56) at Narrandera Sportsground. After a scrappy first half, Leeton-Whitton set the third quarter alight with five goals in six minutes against the breeze to open up a 25-point lead. The Lions were able to respond immediately through opportunist goals to Tom Anderson, then a further two through Riley Corbett and Matt Hamblin had GGGM back in the contest at three-quarter-time, down by two points.

Leeton-Whitton had the breeze to finish with, but the Lions hit the front through Jack McCaig in the sixth minute, before he goaled again 10 minutes later to stretch GGGM's lead to 10 points. Jimmy Nancarrow marked and goalled truly with 90 seconds remaining to put the Crows back within a kick, then they almost jagged its moments later when a Cooper Sharman snap sailed just wide of the post for a behind.

It was a big win from the Lions after finding themselves 25 points down midway through the third quarter and coach Christin Macri could not have been prouder of his men. "It's huge, especially because they put it on us going into the breeze as well," Macri said. "It could have been quite easy to go, you know what this is going to be a bit too hard now, we're really tried our hardest for a quarter and a half with the wind and nothing's really happened, but our boys have got character and they're a tight group and they get on really well and that's the only way you get out of situations like that. "You dig in, and a couple of goals from Tommy Anderson, it just gets a little spark and another goal from Matty Hamblin, and things start to happen. Then the quality of the players to stand up in the last quarter was amazing.

Everyone did their bit...and I'm just so proud, rapt to get out out it." It took an even performance from the Lions to get the job done. Jesse Lander was excellent through the midfield, working hard defensively and also winning plenty of the footy. Riley Corbett was kept quiet for most of the day but finished with 3.2, while Anderson and McCaig bobbed up with two goals each at crucial times. The Lions will get Zac Wiencke back from an ankle injury to face Griffith, while Scott Proctor is only a 50-50 proposition to return from a hamstring injury.

Tom Meline, Mason Dryburgh and Ryan Dunn were among the Crows' better players, while Cooper Sharman kicked three goals.

GANMAIN-GRONG Grong-Matong coach Christin Macri paid tribute to out-going Leeton-Whitton coach Jade Hodge after the Crows' premiership defence came to a close on Sunday. Hodge's three-year tenure as Leeton-Whitton coach finished with Sunday's three-point first semi-final loss to the Lions. Hodge led the Crows as they ended a 39-year premiership drought last season and Macri said the Tasmanian deserves to be congratulated. "They were outstanding today, they really put it to us," Macri said. "Hodgey is an excellent coach, clearly, I'd like to congratulate him on what he's done with the club. "To go so close a couple of years ago and to have that character to regroup and win a tight one last year and break a 39-year premiership drought with all that pressure, and the grand finals they lost leading into that as well, that's a lot of pressure for a coach to carry. "He's a great fella and he's done a great job there."  (By Matt Malone).

Reserves
Turvey Park ........... 2.3 .. 3.7 .. 3.9 .. 5.13 (43)
Ganmain-GGM ..... 4.4 .. 6.4 .. 10.9 .. 13.10 (88) 
Goals - Turvey Park: T Pattison 2, D Brown, D Smith, H Hicks
Ganmain-GGM: S Foley 2, J Evans 2, H Templeton 2, M Daniher 2, R Jamieson 2, N Anderson, P Lucas, L Vissenga
Best players - Turvey Park: R Pollack, L McRae, M Harmer, T Pattison, C Colaiacovo, H Hicks
Ganmain-GGM: M Daniher, R Menzies, J Evans, P Lucas, M Angel, L Vissenga
Umpires: Jake O'Halloran, Andrew Tuovi and Andrew Tough (RUA) 

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Under 17.5's
Leeton-Whitton .... 1.0 .. 1.2 .. 2.2 .. 2.5 (17)
Coolamon ............ 3.1 .. 9.6 .. 14.9 .. 18.15 (123)
Goals - Leeton-Whitton: J Baulch, J Burke
Coolamon: R Allen 4, L Delahunty 4, C. McKelvie 3, B Leary 3, P McCallum, G Okerenyang, B Glyde, N Buchanan
Best players - Leeton-Whitton: J Thomas, J Oxley, N Langridge, J Rourke, N Ryan, J Baulch
Coolamon: B Glyde, G Okerenyang, B Leary, M Bradley, C Burns, C McKelvie
Umpires: Cris Fitzhardinge, Lee Barclay and Cain Davey (RUA)

Netball - A grade: Turvey Park 53 d Mangoplah-CUE 47; A reserve: Mangoplah-CUE 32 d Leeton-Whitton 21; B grade: Wagga Tigers 46 d Collingullie-GP 38; C grade: Griffith 32 d Mangoplah-CUE 27; Under 17's: Griffith 40 d Leeton-Whitton 35.