Unbeaten during the home and away season, Kyneton’s women footballers go into the finals as red hot favourites.
The Tigers turned on a master class at the Showgrounds on Saturday to defeat Romsey by 100 points.
It was an extra special occasion as the club was hosting its first ever Indigenous Round on club grounds.
Before the match, Uncle Mick Harding spoke to the players before the match and then conducted a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony; both teams participated.
A Taungurung representative, Uncle Mick also designed the guernseys for the women’s side. They featured Bunjil the wedge-tailed eagle, which is local to the Kyneton region.
The Kyneton players were inspired by Uncle Mick’s words and played an incredible brand of football over four quarters.
The final score was Kyneton 16.10 (106) d Romsey 1.0 (0).
The Tigers’ Beth Whittem received the ‘most determined’ award, kicking two goals and playing fine team football across the four quarters.
Others at their best included captain Teagan Ainslie and Emma Williams, who slotted four goals.
Other goals came from Whittem, Meadows, Moore all 2, Korinfsky, Nash, Ainslie, Turnbull, Savoia and Gibson.
Kyneton now takes on second-placed Melton in a semi-final this Saturday at 2.30pm at the Kyneton Showgrounds.
It’s a ‘first’ for Kyneton and the Riddell District Football Netball League, and the Tigers are hoping to have strong local support.
