Greta fell short in its hunt for the Ovens and King under-15 premiership on Saturday, September 14, going down by ten goals to Bonnie Doon.

Heading into the decider, the Blues faced an almighty challenge against Bonnie Doon, who had defeated Greta by 16 goals on home turf in round four.

With only Moyhu having gotten closer to Bonnie Doon, a four-goal defeat in round four, Greta had been one of their biggest challengers throughout the season.

Despite heading into the game as underdogs, the ladies were looking to pull off one of the great upsets in Ovens and King netball history.

There were positive signs early in the contest. The Blues came out of the blocks firing on all cylinders and were behind by just two goals at the end of the first quarter.

The Bombers began to take flight midway through the second to finally give themselves some breathing room, a six-goal lead.

The Blues, though, were coming off a dominant 18-goal win against North Wangaratta the week prior, they showed their form had remained the same during the seven-day break as they clawed their way into the match, only down by six goals at three-quarter time.

With the Blues still in the game, Bombers and Blues fans were excited but nervous about the prospect of a thrilling finish.

Unfortunately for Greta fans, the underdog was not to have its day.

The Bombers held their nerve to complete a perfect season and took the game 23–13.

The victory means the Bombers avenged their defeat to the Blues in last year's decider, where they had lost by two goals.

The defeat marked the beginning of a mixed bag of Grand Final day results for Greta. The under-17 netballers lost to Bonnie Doon 58-44, and Milawa defeated their reserve footballers by 23 points.

Their senior footballers finally brought some silverware back to the Greta Recreation Reserve with a dominating 68-point win over Bright.

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