Watch the first half of overtime in the 2024 BFNL preliminary final between East Point and Darley. Vision supplied by Red Onion Creative
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00:00on with him Myers on Jeffrey one-on-one Siren starts in extra time here ball up
00:08Chance here for Cairns left boot sends East Point into attack Rhonda Maronis
00:13the targeted knocked away from him by Cadman attack on the wall was good for
00:17Jordie Johnson good defensive pressure there from Myers and Duncan Cadman
00:21squared away and there'll be a ball up 45 meters out from the East Point goal
00:25East Point kicking with a two or three goal breeze here ball up one by Van
00:30Meel Rhonda Maronis who's going forward at the start here Ward had a kick
00:35ricocheted away from him they knocked the ball forward Merritt couldn't pick
00:38it up Molan could and it was six to go what a start for the Kangas with the
00:45breeze and the stadium erupts in the afternoon sunshine of Ballarat East
00:57Point have hit the front again great goal from stoppage they just kept it
01:04alive good player and Dalesford have won the Central Highlands a bit of an
01:09anti-climax comment given the context of what's unfolding in front of us here
01:13but for our Central Highlands fans ball up back in the middle of the ground
01:17Itby won the tap next clear it's all important Itby one of the hole didn't
01:23get it Matty Johnson beat very good in this well we'll call it third third so
01:29to Jordie Johnson knocks it to the advantage of Jeffery got it over the top
01:32to Molan who's been the hero
01:36it's a super handball release to get it to Molan for his second goal in a minute
01:50that's the margin near two minutes gone in extra time centre clearance is just
01:58so important in a situation like this I mean if you can get you know that
02:03clearance in that and that territory to make scoring opportunities it's a huge
02:07advantage because even though the next next half is five minutes not a lot of
02:12time to make up that ground. Ball up back in the middle Itby in the
02:16ruck flew early won the tap can he get the follow-on well he did but it
02:20ricocheted into the hands of Cairns who got it to Merritt underground hand pass
02:24meant for Johnson dropped it up I called play on chance the ward together just
02:29took his eyes off it but did gather denim hot foot he got it to Baker
02:32tumbling kick Brown leading into the race for the ball and took on it
02:36intercept mark at half-back denim in a world of hurt right in the middle of the
02:40ground so you'll just chip it over the top and the kicks okay just got to be
02:46skillful here at this point found Howard on the right boot he'll get it towards
02:52half forward Molan at the back unmarked he's had a big big couple of minutes
02:58he goes to the right foot into the pocket Merritt not beyond him 55 meters out from
03:05goal with a breeze at his back yes a Molan just trailed in behind the pack
03:12and it just carried that extra few meters with the breeze took the mark on
03:15and contested found Merritt Merritt gets plenty on the kick it'll get to the goal
03:24square players will set themselves goods fall there by Impy Molan tackle
03:29taken to the ground there'll be a ball up
03:33if I was Impy I might have been hitting that the other way he's brought it forward to the top of the goal square
03:39yeah ball up Impy won that tap ground ball all important
03:45Lahiri over the footy stacks on the mill rugby like we have ball up 15
03:51meters out from the East Point goal lead by 12 points 20 people at the
03:56stoppage ball up tap one by Impy and he has a party couldn't gather Myers use of
04:02the body now he and he has a party gathered grabbed by the leg tackler
04:06tackled by the leg and there'll be a ball up 25 meters out from the East
04:13Point goal McDougal taking Matt Brett away from the contest here and now
04:18trying to beat him back to the goal square it'd be again won that tap but to
04:22no advantage chance for Cairns how did he do that off to the circus
04:27round ball opportunity here again a swarm of players around the footy
04:35there'll be a ball up he went three times three balls in dispute there so
04:43Impy and Van Meel to contest this ruck deal Impy won the tap Johnson Baker got
04:50it to Ward and gone
04:55Jeffrey cruised across the front took a nice grab good footy craft good forward
05:02craft he'll go back and have a shot on goal here smart play to take the
05:07advantage and not wait for Dali to reset well the Devils are just out on their
05:12feet all momentum with East Point take over five minutes gone
05:21Jeffrey chance to kick these points third goal in extra time with the breeze
05:29kicks on its way it's a goal
05:35and a stick stand here in a purple patch in extra time they've kicked three
05:43straight with the breeze and they lead by 18 points the Devils are out on their
05:49feet he's second goal crucial near six minutes gone
06:04so if the opportunity has gone for the Devils they'll be left lamenting that
06:08third fourth quarter when they are unable to close it out ball up it'll be
06:13Impy and Van Meel who spent high high minutes near all in the ruck he's been
06:19soldier-like but here pass fight out there by Bewley Cairns has been
06:23important in this final in this fifth term extra time Lahou Rae sends the ball
06:29to half forward under the ball there was Fraser to knocked away from him good
06:33pressure from Gardner Dodd got the footy though gave the footy off and they went
06:37along the line with the right boot too much on the kick out of bounds on the
06:41full wondering if Harvey might be injured hasn't been in the ruck at all
06:45this quarter six minutes 45 gone in this first part of extra time and they nearly
06:56made a meal of that the Devils now look at that that was hopeful rather than
06:59anything else turnover that is a meal they're their own worst enemy right foot
07:03kick inside 50 Matty Brent and McDougal and it's seen over the line for a
07:08boundary throw in they've had a fair duel today those two each point lead by
07:1418 points devil singly bereft of options going forward indecision tired decision
07:23making and each point with all the momentum throw in Van Meel
07:32Van Meel won that tap Myers went without it pressure keeping his feet there was
07:40Taylor shovel the ball out chance here for Merritt lose ball opportunity for
07:45Baker time to kick well but it's gonna come back it'll be Fraser with ball in
07:52hand on half forward I just be standing next to someone so near eight minutes
07:58gone right foot kick goes to the dangers that he'd be in front took a
08:03strong mark got to get a switch here so you'll get it over to Mitch Ward who's
08:09kept firing