Purkiss Reserve was packed with regional footy fans, as the Sporties Spitfires and the Janapurlalki Eagles took the field to contest the 2021 Barkly AFL Grand Final to see who would take the trophy.
Many of the fans chose to dress in team colours to show their support for their team, and were certainly very vocal, loudly cheering the teams during the ups and downs of the match.
Both teams gave it everything they had, but in the end, on the day, the Sporties ended the victors to the enthusiastic delight of their supporters, leaving the Eagles to dream of next year.
The final score was Spitfires 17.16.118 defeating Eagles 8.6.54.
Best On Ground was awarded to Michael Howse (Spit-fires).
Goal kickers for Spitfires: M. Howse 5, A. Long 5, D. Sketcher 2, K. Sevallos 2, T. Gillett, S. Waistcoat and D. Bahr-Kelly.
Best players for Spitfires: M. Howse, S. Waistcoat, M. Green, A. Waqaicelua and S. Lawton.
Goal kickers for Eagles: J. Haines 2, M. Hayes, S. Lovegrove, I. Farrell-Nelson and D. Burton.
Best players for Eagles: J. Bostock, A. Lansen, M. Driver, R. Nemo and C. Holt.
This article appeared in Tennant & District Times, 24 September 2021.
