Grand final : The 2023 Great Southern Football League will reach an exciting ending with their grand finals at Sounness Park in Mt Barker on Saturday.
After 15 regular rounds and three weeks of finals, premiers in four different grades will be decided.
This year’s grand final will feature representation from only three clubs with Railways, Albany and Royals dominating the four grades.
The action starts at 8.45am in the 16s with Railways taking on Albany before Royals and the Tigers clash in the colts decider at 10.30am.
The reserves grand final between the Sharks and Lions will start at 12.15pm.
All attention then turns to the GSFL league grand final between the Tigers and Sharks with bouncedown at 2.30pm.
The two sides clash in the league grand final for the second year in a row, the Tigers 29-point winners at Collingwood Park in 2022.
Either result in the league decider will be historic, as the Tigers chase a three-peat of flags that their club has never achieved while the Sharks are in pursuit of their maiden league premiership.
Key Events
PINNEY WINS BARNETT MEDAL
Albany’s Kane Pinney deservedly named the Alan Barnett medallist for a brilliant display in defence in the Sharks historic 18-point win over Railways in today’s GSFL grand final.
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
GSFL PREMIERS
The historical moment for the Albany Sharks, premiers for the very first time #gsfl23
THREE QUARTER TIME
All to play for here the Sharks lead 7.11 (53) to 6.4 (40) at the final change. The Tigers with the breeze in the last term #gsfl23
HALF TIME
Strong fightback from the Tigers, as goals to Jack Steel, Kane Shephard and Haydn Sproxton get them within six points at the long break.
Isaac Baum kicked his sides only goal in the second as they lead 4.8 (32) to 4.2 (26) #gsfl23
League quarter time
The Sharks with a strong start, goals from Brett Peake and two from Bryce Blaszkow have their side up at quarter time, 3.5 (23) to 1.1 (7) #gsfl23
THREE IN A ROW!
Royals win their third-straight reserves GSFL premiership with an outstanding 10.7 (67) to 6.4 (34) victory over Albany.
Adrian Hardy awarded the Jim Hull medal for a terrific five-goal performance #gsfl23
Reserves three quarter time
The Lions lead by 23 points at the final change in the reserves grand final, 8.4 (52) to 4.4 (28)
League teams are in!
The teams are in for today’s league grand final between Railways and Albany.
The Tigers have made one change with ruckman Kobi Doust-Pamplin recalled and young midfielder Lachlan Cale dropped from their side that won the qualifying final a fortnight ago.
The Sharks are going in unchanged from their preliminary final side that beat Royals last week.
Reserves half time
Two goals from Casey Ganzer and one from Adrian Hardy has the Lions well ahead at half time of the reserves. The Lions kicked the into three goals of the second term to lead 6.3 (39) to 3.2 (20) #gsfl23
Reserves quarter time
Sharks get a 100m penalty and Lawrence Woods goals after the quarter time siren to give his side a slender 3.1 (19) to 3.0 (18) lead over the Lions #gsfl23
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