Match Reviews | Not even a Brett Eddy master class that saw the Foster superstar slot eleven majors was enough to stop Fish Creek claiming an unbelievable thirty-ninth senior football premiership.
In a game that those in attendance will surely talk about for years to come the Kangaroos came from behind to topple the red hot favourites 18-11-119 to 16-11-107.
The crowd, which drew a record gate of close to $50,000, got everything and more you could want from a Grand Final on what was simply a perfect day for footy.
The MDU ground was in A Grade nick, the weather God’s delivered a pearler and the players, to a man, did their bit in what must be one of the all-time great premiership deciders.
As they did when they took care of Yinnar in the semi-final Foster flew the gates. They got out quicker than Black Caviar and looked to have the game more than under control at the first break when they led by thirty-two points.
With Foster kicking to the change room end it started with, who else but Brett Eddy. He out marked his opponent seemingly effortlessly to go back from forty and kick truly. The Schnieder pass a ripper.
The very next forward fifty entry Eddy did it again, another strong mark and goal. We joked he might kick a dozen. He nearly did.
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