GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 20 – February 22, 2015 | Page 41

Blues over Na Fianna, Onkas over Morrigans, while Western Ireland defeated Rovers. Flinders were the bye team.
Ahead of last weekend’s end of regular league, the only
real difference from the week prior was that Na Fianna’s
chances of making qualification in the men’s league had
perhaps vanished. On Friday evening, Feb 13th, the big
two in the ladies league the Blues and Onkaparinga went
head-to-head in the opening game. The Blues dominated
the first half when taking a 1-5 to 0-1 lead at the break.
Onkas did put in a better showing in the second period
but they were unable to overtake the Blues who went on
to restore their leader’s position with a 2-8 to 0-6 victory.
Belinda White, Jane Fitzgerald, and Georgie Smith were
central to the Blues effort.
The second game was the turn of the men where surprise
packet the Irish Australians took on defending champions Onkas. This game however didn’t go the young Australians way as two early goals had them on the backfoot
and trailing by 1--5 to 0-1 at half time. The second period
wasn’t much better for Irish Australians as Onkaparinga
continued on the front foot doubling their scores to run
out comfortable winners on a scoreline of 2-10 to 0-8.
Showing leadership throughout for Onkas were Wade
Saunders, Joe Campbell, and Brad Gosling, while for Irish
Australian’s Matt Doecke and Kane Chapman did their
part.
On Sunday, Port Districts were given a Walkover by
Flinders O’Neills. In the second men’s game, Western Ireland and Na Fianna took to the field and it was W. Irl who
grabbed the spoils by 1-15 to 1-8, and the loss for Na Fianna coupled with the WO for Ports Districts meant that
they didn’t make the final four. The club had better luck
in Ladies Football when Na Fianna dispatched Western
Ireland by 6-15 to 1-2. A four goal blitz in the first half laid
the foundation for victory. The second ladies game and
final game of the regular season ended in a comprehensive
win for Flinders over Rovers by 8-28 to 0-3.

In the Men’s League, St. Brendans finished top of the table and for
that honour received the Farnan Cup and now go on to play Western Ireland in one semi-final.
MEN’S STATE LEAGUE
TEAM GAMES
PLAYED POINTS
ST BRENDAN’S 12 22
WESTERN IRELAND 12 20
ONKAPARINGA 12 14
PORT DISTRICT 12 12
NA FIANNA 12 8
FLINDERS O’NEILLS 12 4
IRISH AUSTRALIANS 12 4

In the Ladies League, the Blues