Match Reviews | Ballarat won its first BFNL Senior Football Premiership since 2008 with a hard fought 34-point win over Sebastopol at City Oval.

Under perfect Spring conditions, in front of a monster crowd the Swans won every quarter, providing club favourite and coach Ash Baker the ideal parting gift.

Tony Lockett Medallist Biggie Nyuon thrived on the big stage with six goals to share best on ground medal honours with experienced intercept key defender Alex Keath the AFL Victoria BOG recipient.

The impact of the Swan’s 200cm trio that included Patrick Graham had the last say on the competition’s biggest day, earning complete validation for their ambitious recruiters in the process.

A relatively small side over recent years, the Swan’s gains proved every bit a handful for any side and very much the catalyst in their meteoric rise from sixth last year to 2026 BFNL Premiers.

Baker’s newly crowned champions had plenty of ground level quality to worry the Burra out of it for a second time in a fortnight limiting Tony Lockyer’s men to their third lowest (Grand Final) and lowest (2nd Semi Final) scores of the season.

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