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Follow all the action with our live updates from Loddon Valley Football-Netball League grand final day at Mitiamo.
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5.07pm: Bridgewater captain Darren Clutton the VCFL medallist in his club's fifth Loddon Valley Football League seniors grand final victory in a row.
Clutton, Zac East, Deon Jones, Daniel Nalder and Brad Rohde have played in all five consecutive premiership wins.
5pm: An outstanding effort by Bridgewater to win Loddon Valley Football League's senior grand final against Bears Lagoon-Serpentine by 96 points.
The Mean Machine powered to victory, 22.15 (147) to 7.9 (51), and in the process celebrated a fifth consecutive senior premiership.
Bridgewater's best included Alex Pollock, captain Darren Clutton ruckman Taylor Strachan, Brad Rohde, Zac East and Daniel Nalder.
4.57pm: Navarre leads Lexton, 87-80, in Maryborough Castlemaine DFL's first preliminary final.
4.56pm: Sandhurst has hit front in the Bendigo Football League's reserves preliminary final against Gisborne. The Dragons lead 38-37 in 12th minute of the third quarter.
4.50pm: Bridgewater celebrates fifth Loddon Valley Football League senior premiership in a row. The Mean Machine beat Bears Lagoon-Serpentine by 96 points.
Final scores - Bridgewater 22.15 (147) d Bears Lagoon-Serpentine 7.9 (51).
GOALS - Brad Rohde 7, Alex Pollock 4, Zac East 3, Zeb Broadbent, Andy Collins 2, Josh McLeod, Callum Prest, Harry Symons, Taylor Strachan. Bears Lagoon-Serpentine: Cody Gunn 3, Justin Wilson 2, James North, Patrick Ring.
4.48pm: Cody Gunn kicks his third goal for Bears Lagoon-Serpentine. Bridgewater leads 147-50.
4.46pm: Brad Rohde goals again for Bridgewater, His seventh puts Mean Machine up by 103 points.
4.44pm: Navarre leads Lexton, 86-73, in Maryborough Castlemaine first preliminary final at Princes Park.
4.42pm: Andy Collins goals just minutes away from joining the premiership coaches club in the Loddon Valley Football League. Bridgewater leads 141-44.
4.41pm: St Arnaud within seven points of Charlton in North Central league preliminary final.
4.40pm: Navarre holds 14-point lead against Lexton in Maryborough Castlemaine DFL preliminary final at Princes Park.
4.39pm: Charlton leads St Arnaud by 16 points in third quarter of North Central preliminary final at Birchip.
4.38pm: Calivil United has won A-grade netball grand final against YCW by seven goals. The Demons beat the Eagles, 48-41.
4.37pm: Bridgewater's Alex Pollock goals. Machine leads by 93 points.
4.35pm: Gisborne leads Sandhurst, 36-28, at half time of Bendigo Football League's reserves preliminary final at QEO.
4.33pm: Another goal for Bridgewater through Harry Symons.
4.33pm: Lexton leads Navarre, 66-62, in Maryborough Castlemaine DFL preliminary final at Princes Park.
4.32pm: Charlton leads St Arnaud by eight points in North Central preliminary final.
4.31pm: Calivil United leads YCW, 44-39 in A-grade netball grand final.
4.30pm: Taylor Strachan runs into open goal for Bridgewater. Machine leads by 80.
4.27pm: Calivil United holds seven-goal lead about halfway through final quarter of A-grade netball grand final against YCW.
4.25pm: Brad Rohde kicks his fifth goal. Bridgewater leads 116-42.
4.23pm: Bridgewater's Brad Rohde kicks his fourth. Machine leads 110-42 early in final quarter of Loddon Valley grand final clash with Bears Lagoon Serpentine.
4.23pm: Lexton leads 65-55 in Maryborough Castlemaine FL preliminary final clash with Navarre.
4.20pm: A great battle being played on the Mitiamo netball court as Calivil United holds seven-goal lead at start of the final quarter in the Loddon Valley Football Netball League's A-grade final.
4.17pm: Charlton leads St Arnaud, 67-50, in North Central FL's preliminary final.
4.16pm: It's a great battle at Maryborough's Princes Park as Lexton leads Navarre, 59-55, in Maryborough Castlemaine DFL's first preliminary final.
4.14pm: Three quarter-time: Bridgewater 15.13 (103) leads Bears Lagoon-Serpentine 6.6 (42).
4.11pm: Bridgewater has passed the 100-mark. Brad Rohde's third goal puts Machine up by 10 goals.
4.11pm: Gisborne leads Sandhurst 21-20 at quarter-time of Bendigo Footy League's reserves preliminary final at QEO.
4.10pm: Bridgewater leads 96-42.
4.09pm: Bridgewater capitalises on turnover with goal by Zac East. His third goal puts Machine up by 53 points.
4.08pm: Point for Bridgewater, 89-42.
4.07pm: Back-to-back goals for Bears as Cody Gunn is on target. Bridgewater leads 88-42.
4.06pm: Patrick Ring goals for Bears Lagoon-Serpentine in Loddon Valley grand final. Bridgewater leads 88-36.
4.06pm: Charlton has 21-point lead in North Central FL preliminary final clash with St Arnaud.
4.04pm: Brad Rohde's third goal puts Bridgewater up by 58 points in third quarter of Loddon Valley grand final.
4.03pm: Navarre has hit front of Maryborough Castlemaine DFL first preliminary final against Lexton. The Grasshoppers lead the Tigers, 48-46.
4.03pm: Gisborne leads Sandhurst by seven points at 15-minute mark of first quarter in Bendigo Football League reserves preliminary final.
4.02pm: Point for Bridgewater, 82-30.
4.01pm: Zeb Broadbent goals after courageous mark. Bridgewater leads 81-30.
4pm; Navarre has fought back to be within five points of Lexton in Maryborough Castlemaine DFL first preliminary final.
3.59pm: Charlton has 14-point lead against St Arnaud in North Central preliminary final.
3.58pm: It's a closely-fought battle in opening term of Bendigo Football League's reserves preliminary final. Gisborne leads Sandhurst 14-12.
3.56pm: Been a much improved performance by Bears in third quarter. Have been wayward in attack and scored just three points to Bridgewater's tally of 1.1. Bridgewater leads 75-30.
3.55pm: Charlton leads St Arnaud 51-43 in North Central preliminary final.
3.54pm: Point for Bridgewater, 75-29.
3.53pm: Bridgewater leads 74-29.
3.50pm: Point for Bears who are starting to win more contests in Loddon Valley grand final at Mitiamo. Bridgewater leads 74-28.
3.48pm: Navarre's unbeaten run in Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League is under threat. Navarre trails Lexton by 10 points in first preliminary final at Princes Park.
3.46pm: St Arnaud has fought back brilliantly to be within two points of Charlton in North Central FL preliminary final. Blues lead 45-43.
3.45pm: Bridgewater coach Andy Collins goals early in third. Machine by 47 points.
3.43pm: It's 16-all early in second quarter of A-grade netball grand final between YCW and Calivil United.
The YCW Eagles led 14-12 at quarter-time.
3.27pm: Bridgewater's dominance in second quarter reflected in inside 50m entries. The Machine won the inside 50m tally, 22-5, and took control at the stoppages to win them 7-2.
Back-to-back goals by Bears through Cody Gunn and Justin Wilson cut Bridgewater's lead to 41 points late in the half.
A brilliant term by Bridgewater in which it continually pumped the ball into attack and was able to capitalise in the air or at ground level.
3.25pm: Gisborne leads Golden Square by 20 points in 24th minute of Bendigo Football League's under-18 preliminary final.
3.23pm: Half-time: Bridgewater 10.8 (68) leads Bears Lagoon-Serpentine 4.3 (27).
3.21pm: Justin Wilson emerges from pack to kick goal for Bears Lagoon-Serpentine. Back-to-back goals for Bears cuts Bridgewater's lead to 41 points.
3.19pm: Goal for Bears Lagoon-Serpentine through Cody Gunn. Breaks run of seven unanswered goals by Bridgewater. The Mean Machine leads 68-21.
3.17pm: Gisborne leads Golden Square, 95-69, in 17th minute of final quarter in Bendigo Football League's under-18 preliminary final.
3.16pm: Another point for Bridgewater, 68-15.
3.14pm: Machine leads 67-15.
3.13pm: Point for Bridgewater. Machine leads 66-15.
3.11pm: It's a Bridgewater blitz. Alex Pollock kicks third goal to now lead Bears by 51 points.
3.09pm: Alex Pollock snaps another goal for Bridgewater. The unbeaten Mean Machine leads 59-14.
3.08pm: Six unanswered goals for Bridgewater. Machine leads 53-14.
3.07pm: Gisborne leads Golden Square by 35 points in final quarter of Bendigo Football League's under-18 preliminary final.
3.05pm: Point for Bridgewater. Machine leads 47-14.
3.04pm: Bridgewater doing all the attacking. Machine leads 46-14 in 10th minute.
3.02pm: Four in a row for Bridgewater after Zeb Broadbent goals. Machine leads 45-14.
3.02pm: Bridgewater up by 25 points after Brad Rohde goals.
3pm: Bridgewater's Callum Prest goals on run. Machine leads Bears, 33-14.
2.57pm: Gisborne leads Golden Square, 76-48, at three quarter-time of Bendigo Football League under-18s preliminary final at QEO.
2.56pm: Charlton holds 20-point lead against St Arnaud at quarter-time of North Central Football League preliminary final.
2.55pm: Zac East a classy finisher. Kicks second goal inside first minute of term for Bridgewater to lead by 14 points.
2.54pm: Second quarter starts.
2.52pm: Excellent start to Loddon Valley Football League seniors grand final between Bridgewater and Bears Lagoon-Serpentine.
The unbeaten Bridgewater makes great start to lead 13-0 after goals by Zac East and Josh McLeod.
Bears fight back with goals by Justin Wilson and James North.
Snap by Bridgewater's Alex Pollock puts Machine up by eight points.
2.50pm: Gisborne holds 15-point lead in third quarter of Bendigo Football League's under-18 preliminary final at QEO.
2.48pm: Quarter-time: Bridgewater leads Bears Lagoon-Serpentine, 3.3 (21) to 2.13 (13).
2.41pm: Free kick after Bears' midfielder Brayden Scott is caught high. Scott point from 40m. Bridgewater leads 21-13.
2.40pm: Bridgewater leads 21-12.
2.36pm: Bridgewater's Alex Pollock goals. Mean Machine leads 20-12 approaching 20-minute mark in first quarter of Loddon Valley seniors grand final.
2.33pm: Great contest being fought out at Queen Elizabeth Oval in Bendigo. The Gisborne Bulldogs lead Golden Square, 44-35 at three-minute mark in third quarter of under-18s preliminary final.
2.31pm: Bears within point after James North goals. Bridgewater leads 13-12.
2.29pm: Bears Lagoon-Serpentine goals through Justin Wilson. Bridgewater leads 13-6.
2.27pm: Josh McLeod goals for Bridgewater. Machine leads 13-0 approaching 10-minute mark.
2.26pm: Bridgewater leads 7-0.
2.23pm: Bridgewater first to goal in sixth minute through Zac East on the run. The Machine leads 6-0.
2.15pm: Only minutes away from start of senior grand final between Bridgewater and Bears Lagoon-Serpentine at packed Mitiamo Recreation Reserve.
2.04pm: Newbridge's Matt O'Toole presented with VCFL medal for best afield in Maroons' 25-point victory in reserves grand final clash with Mitiamo.
2pm: Superb day of footy action at Loddon Valley Football Netball League's grand final day at Mitiamo.
The Newbridge reserves have capped their fight from the elimination final to win the premiership battle against Mitiamo by 25 points.
Calivil United is celebrating after a 22-point victory in the under-17 grand final against Pyramid HIll.
1.57pm: Newbridge is the Loddon Valley Football League's reserves premiership team for 2014.
The Maroons have beaten Mitiamo by 25 points in a terrific contest on the Superoos turf at Mitiamo Recreation Reserve.
Newbridge's attack led by Chris Dixon and Mark Holland on four apiece.
After being down by 40 points early in the last term, Mitiamo fought back with a hat-trick of goals, but it was the Kristian Shevlin-coach Newbridge which reigned supreme.
Superb effort by Mitiamo's Joel Pianto to kick six goals for the Superoos.
GOALS - Newbridge: Chris Dixon, Mark Holland 4, Leon Nixon, Warren Randall, Chris Lakey, Owen Friswell, Anthony West, Matt O'Toole. Mitiamo: Joel Pianto 6, Dan Whitfield, Tim Wicks, Nathan Twigg, Lachlan Twigg.
1.53pm: Mark 'Dutchy' Holland celebrates fourth goal. Newbridge leads 91-66.
1.51pm: Point for Newbridge. Maroons lead 85-66.
1.50pm: Point for Mitiamo.
1.47pm: Point for Mitiamo. Newbridge leads 84-64.
1.45pm: That's six goals by Mitiamo's Joel Pianto. Superoos are back within 21 points.
1.43pm: Joel Pianto kicks his fifth goal for Mitiamo. Superoos trail Newbridge, 56-84, near 14th minute mark of final term.
1.40pm: Nathan Twigg goals for Mitiamo. Superoos trail Newbridge, 50-84.
1.37pm: Goal to Newbridge. Maroons lead 84-44.
1.35pm: Great effort by Mitiamo to win third quarter, 25-20, but Mitiamo well on top going into final quarter.
GOALS - Newbridge: Chris Dixon 4, Mark Holland 3, Leon Nixon, Warren Randall, Chris Lakey, Owen Friswell, Anthony West. Mitiamo: Joel Pianto 4, Dan Whitfield, Tim Wicks, Lachlan Twigg.
1.30pm: Three quarter-time. Newbridge 12.6 (78) leads Mitiamo 7.2 (44).
1.29pm: Mitiamo veteran Tim Wicks replies through Superoos. Newbridge leads 78-44.
1.27pm: Mark Holland goals for Newbridge. His third puts the Maroons well in control. Newbridge lead 78-38 near three quarter-time.
1.26pm: Point for Newbridge. Maroons lead 72-38.
1.25pm: Point for Newbridge. Maroons lead 71-38.
1.23pm: Joel Pianto's fourth goal puts Mitiamo within 32 points. Back-to-back goals for the Superoos.
1.22pm: Dan Whitfield goals for Mitiamo. Newbridge leads 70-32.
1.18pm: Newbridge's key forwards well on top. Chris Dixon marks and kicks fourth goal. Maroons lead by 44 points.
1.17pm: Point for Mitiamo. Newbridge leads 64-26.
1.13pm: Goal apiece early in third term.
Lachlan Twigg goals for Mitiamo.
Chris Dixon boots third as Newbridge leads 64-25.
1.07pm: Superb opening half by Newbridge which built on two-goal lead at quarter-time by dominating most of second term.
The Mitiamo Superoos were first to goal through Joel Pianto in the second.
From there it was the Maroons who continually set up attacks and scored five unanswered goals to lead 58-19 at half-time.
GOALS - Newbridge: Mark Holland, Chris Dixon 2, Leon Nixon, Warren Randall, Chris Lakey, Owen Friswell, Anthony West. Mitiamo: Joel Pianto.
1.03pm: Half-time. Newbridge 9.4 (58) leads Mitiamo 3.1 (19).
1.02pm: Another goal for Newbridge as Warren Randall is on target. Maroons lead 58-19.
1pm: Anthony West goals for Newbridge. That's four in a row for the Maroons. Newbridge leads 52-19.
12.59pm: Newbridge point. Maroons lead 46-19.
12.58pm: Point for Mitiamo. The Superoos trail 19-45 a couple of minutes before half-time.
12.57pm: Point for Newbridge. Maroons lead 45-18.
12.56pm: Chris Lakey goals for Newbridge. Maroons lead 44-18.
12.54pm: Great goal by Owen Friswell puts Newbridge up by 20 points. Maroons lead 38-18.
12.51pm: Point to Newbridge. Maroons lead 32-18.
12.50pm: Chris Dixon marks and goals for Newbridge. Maroons lead 31-18.
12.48pm: First point of the match. Newbridge leads 25-18.
12.46pm: Mitiamo's Joel Pianto soccers goal. His third puts Superoos within a goal early in second term. Newbridge leads 24-18.
12.37pm: Quarter-time - Newbridge 4.0 (24) leads Mitiamo 2.0 (12).
Great start by Newbridge to this contest. The Kristian Shevlin-coached Newbridge has fought way from elimination final to be in the battle with Mitiamo for the premiership cup.
Newbridge's Mark Holland and Mitiamo's Joel Pianto are multiple goalkickers on two apiece in what was an exciting start to this contest.
Chris Dixon and Leon Nixon on target for Newbridge in first quarter.
12.34pm: The pacy Joel Pianto kicks his second goal for Mitiamo. Newbridge leads 24-12.
12.32pm: Newbridge leads 24-6 after Mark Holland boots second for the Maroons.
12.29pm: Mark 'Dutchy' Holland kicks his first goal for Newbridge. The Maroons lead 18-6.
12.27pm: Quick reply for Mitiamo through Joel Pianto near 10th minute of first term. Newbridge leads 12-6.
12.25pm: Leon Nixon snaps goal for Newbridge. Maroons lead 12-0.
12.21pm: Newbridge first to goal in fourth minute. Maroons lead 6-0.
12.15pm: Reserves grand final between Mitiamo and Newbridge about to start.
12.02pm: Calivil United wins Loddon Valley Football League's under-17 grand final. Demons beat the Bulldogs, 11.6 (72) to 7.8 (50).
Superb effort by the Andrew Wild-coached Calivil United which had too much goalkicking power for the Bulldogs to stop.
James Mannix led the Demons attack on five goals as captain Ben Baker and Daniel Hall added two each. Beau Roy-Clements and Conlan Munari also on target for Calivil United.
Pyramid Hill's Nathan Fitzpatrick caps a superb season in which he won the league's goalkicking award by kicking five in the grand final.
Gervase Birt and Nash Kerr booted goals for the Bulldogs.
Noon: Final siren. Calivil United is under-17 premier. The Demons have beaten Pyramid Hill, 11.6 (72) to 7.8 (50).
11.59am: Pyramid Hill goal.
11.56am: James Mannix kicks his fifth goal for Calivil United. Demons lead Pyramid Hill, 72-44, at 15-minute mark of final quarter in under-17 grand final.
11.53am: Gervase Birt goals for Pyramid Hill. Calivil United leads 66-44.
11.46am: Nathan Fitzpatrick kicks fifth goal in what's been a superb performance for Pyramid Hill. Bulldogs trail Calivil United 66-37.
11.44am: James Mannix kicks fourth goal for Calivil United. Demons lead 66-30 in last term.
11.37am: Three quarter-time of under-17 grand final. Calivil United 9.6 (60) leads Pyramid Hill 4.6 (30).
GOALS - Calivil United: James Mannix 3, Ben Baker, Daniel Hall 2, Beau Roy-Clements, Conlan Munari. Pyramid Hill: Nathan Fitzpatrick.
11.35am: James Mannix goals for Calivil United right on three quarter-time siren. Demons lead 60-30.
11.33am: Consecutive points for Calivil United. Demons lead 54-30.
11.31am: Pyramid Hill charging back. Point for Dogs. Calivil United leads 52-30.
11.30am: Dogs not done yet. Pyramid Hill's Nathan Fitzpatrick kicks his fourth goal of the match. Calivil United leads 52-29.
11.27am: Another point to Pyramid Hill. Calivil United leads 52-23.
11.26am: Calivil United leads Pyramid Hill, 8.4 (52) to 3.4 (22).
11.24am: James Mannix goals for Calivil United. Demons lead 52-21.
11.18am: Ben Baker kicks his second goal of the contest for Calivil United. Demons lead 46-21 in early minutes of third quarter.
11.13am: Half-time of under-17s grand final. Calivil United 6.3 (39) leads Pyramid Hill 3.3 (21).
A top contest between the young stars from the Demons and Bulldogs.
Pyramid Hill's fightback from 18-point deficit at start of second quarter led by key forward Nathan Fitzpatrick.
A three-goal haul by Fitzpatrick put Bulldogs within 11 points late in the half before James Mannix goaled right on the siren for the Demons.
GOALS - Calivil United: Daniel Hall 2, James Mannix, Beau Roy-Clements, Ben Baker and Conlan Munari. Pyramid Hill: Nathan Fitzpatrick 3.
11.09am: James Mannix goals for Calivil United seconds before half-time siren. The Demons lead 39-21 at main break of under-17 grand final clash with Pyramid Hill.
11.07am: Calivil United leads 33-21.
11.03am: Nathan Fitzpatrick starring in Pyramid Hill's attack. Third goal by the competition's leading goalkicker puts Bulldogs within 11 points. Calivil United leads 32-21.
10.59am: Calivil United leads 33-14.
10.58am: Nathan Fitzpatrick kicks second goal for Pyramid Hill. The Demons lead 32-14.
10.56am: Excellent teamwork by Demons capped by Daniel Hall goal. Calivil United leads 32-8.
10.55am: Point for Pyramid Hill. Calivil United leads 25-8.
10.54am: Shot by Calivil United's Beau Roy-Clements bounces through. Demons lead 25-7.
10.52am: Pyramid Hill full-forward Nathan Fitzpatrick takes strong mark and goals for Bulldogs. Calivil United leads 19-7.
10.45am: Calivil United leads Pyramid Hill, 3.1 (19) to 0.1 (1) at quarter-time of under-17s grand final. Demons goals kicked by Daniel Hall, Conlan Munari and Ben Baker.
10.41am: Calivil United has made hot start to under-17 footy grand final against Pyramid Hill. Goal by Demons skipper Ben Baker puts them up 18-1.
10.38am: Conlan Munari goals for Calivi United. The Demons lead 12-1.
10.37am: Calivil United first to goal in under-17s grand final through Daniel Hall. Demons lead Pyramid Hill, 6-1, approaching 10-minute mark of first quarter.