5.05pm: Strathfieldsaye Storm full-forward Sam Mildren earns AFL Victoria Country medal after a match-high seven goals.

5.04pm: Nalder Medal presented to Strathfieldsaye on baller lShaun Everington.

5pm: Jubilation among Strathfieldsaye camp so different to a year ago when Storm was runner-up. Remarkable feat by the league's newest club to now be the premier.

4.58pm: Presentation of medals and Bendigo Advertiser Cup about to start.

4.51pm: Siren. Super Storm. Strathfieldsaye celebrates it's first premiership in the Bendigo Football Netball League.

Storm has defeated Sandhurst, 138-83, to claim the Bendigo Advertiser Cup.

Storm's players, officials and fans swarm on to Queen Elizabeth Oval to celebrate.

Strathfieldsaye attack led by Sam Mildren, seven goals, and Stephen Milne on six.

Lachlan Sharp, three, Kris Lea, two, Vinnie Flood and Matt Smith on target in the 20.18 (138) to 12.11 (83) win against the Dragons.

Sandhursf's attack led by Mitch Dole, four, and Lachlsn Ross, two.

4.48pm: Matt Smith goals on run to put Storm up by 55 points.

4.44pm: Mildren kicks seventh goal. Storm by 50 points.

4.43pm: Lachlan Sharp's third goal. Takes mark running with flight of ball, ends up on fence, but then calmly slots goal.

4.40pm: Storm leads 120-82 in 22nd minute.

4.39pm: Storm by 38 points, 119-81, after 20 minutes in last term.

4.35pm: Milne kicks sixth. Storm by 38 points.

4.34pm: Sandhurst's Mitch Dole shows party tricks with left-foot banana kick running away from goal.

4.33pm: Storm leads 113-75 in 13th minute.

4.29pm: Lachlan Sharp kicks his second. Storm leads 110-75 in 8th h minute,

4.27pm: Montague marks and goals for Sandhurst. 103-75.

4.24pm: Mildren kicks his 6th. Storm by 34.

4.22pm: Milne marks 35 out and kicks truly. That is 100 goals for the former Saints star. Crowd invades ground.

4.18pm: Last quarter starts. Sandhurst has moved Codie Price and Harry O'Meara to the wings.

4.15pm: It's 36-all in the inside 50m tally up to three quarter-time.

Leading goal kickers are Storm's Sam Mildren, five, and Stephen Milne, four, and Sandhurst's Mitch Dole, three, and Lachlan Ross, two.

4.11pm: Milne's kick after siren to bring up season's 100th goal hits the post. Strathfieldsaye leads by 21 points at three quarter time.

Strathfieldsaye 13.12 (90) leads Sandhurst 10.9 (69).

4.07pm: Mitch Dole goals for Dragons. Storm leads 89-69. Storm has just two on bench. Ash Trollope was stretchered off. Vinnie Flood has not taken any part in game since half-time.

4.04pm: Milne kicks his fourth goal. At the same time stretcher is taken onto ground after a teammate landed awkwardly near 50m arc.

4.02pm: Mildren's fifth his best of day as he ran with flight of long kick from Jake Hall to mark near goal square. Storm leads 83-63.

3.59pm: Sandhurst's Alex Wharton takes a great mark and goal to cut Storm's lead to 14 points in 19th minute.

3.58pm: Sandhurst's second poster of quarter and fourth of match. Dragons trail 77-57.

3.57pm: Sandhurst has scored just three points in 16 minutes. Storm leads 77-56.

3.51pm: Three unanswered goals has given Storm a 23-point lead by 12-minute mark of third term. Dragons have had few scoring chances.

3.49pm: Milne snaps his third goal. He is two away from season century. Storm leads 77-54.

3.48pm: Mildren held in marking contest. His fourth goal puts Storm up by 17 points, 71-54.

3.44pm: Posters for Storm and Sandhurst. Storm leads 65-54 in 5th mjnute.

3.42pm: Kris Lea gives the Storm a perfect start with a goal. 64-53.

3.41pm: Second half underway.

3.29pm: At half time Storm 8.10 (58) to Sandhurst 8.5 (53).

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Storm led by as many as 26 points on the back of 3 goals to Mildren and 2 to Milne.

An off the ball incident between Sandhurst's Blair Holmes and Storm's Lachy Sharp changed the game.

Sandhurst responded better to the fight, having the final 6 scoring shots of the term, adding 3.3.

Dole kicked 2 and McLean 1. The Storm lead by just 5 points a the mainn break.

3.03pm: Mildren goals. Storm leads 39-32.

3.02pm: Milne kicks his first for Strathfieldsaye. Storm leads 33-32.

3pm: Lee Coghlan goals from Sandhurst's first foray inside forward 50m this term to reigns lead. Dragons up 32-27 in 8th mjnute.

2.59pm: Back to back points by Lachlan Sharp makes it 27-26 Storm's way.

2.57pm: Point for Storm as it continues to do all the attacking. Dragons lead 26-25 in 6th minute.

2.55pm: Sandhurst's Nick Stagg re-injures shoulder sliding for mark in back pocket. Has stayed on ground.

2.53pm: Lachlan Sharp capitalises on turnover to kick Storm's third goal. Sandhurst leads 26-23,in 2nd minute.

2.52pm: Third point for Milne. This time a difficult snap from near boundary.

2.51pm: Second quarter starts with Billy Evans at full-forward for Sandhurst.

2.48pm: Superb opening quarter by Sandhurst who apart from Storm's first goal in 39th second through Mildren and another by Flood from turnover have been in control.

Lachlan Ross a live wire in Dragons attack with two goals. Ben Anderson and Billy Evans on target for Hurst.

Opening term eerily similar to second semi final a fortnight ago in which Dragons started well, but Storm eventually seized control.

2.46pm: Quarter-time - Sandhurst 4.2.(26) leads Strathfieldsaye 2.4 (16).

2.44pm: Set-shot by Sandhurst's Albert Weddell from swimming pool flank after siren slams into goalpost. Dragons lead 26-16 at quarter-time.

2.41pm: Quick reply by Sandhurst as it wins centre break and works ball to Lachlan Ross to mark and goal from half-forward. Dragons lead 25-16.

2.40pm: Vinnie Flood intercepts attempted clearing kick from Sandhurst's defence and goals for Storm. Sandhurst leads 19-16 in 25th minute.

2.38pm: Sandhurst has scored three unanswered goals and doing most of the attacking. Dragons lead 19-9 in 23rd minute.

2.33pm: Just minutes after being crunched, Billy Evans snaps goal on left foot. Sandhurst leads 19-9 in 19th minute.

2.32pm: Sandhurst in front. Gutsy effort by Billy Evans in contest sets up Ben Anderson goaL. Dragons lead 13-9.

2.31pm: Storm's Stephen Milne astray with second shot. Storm leads 9-7.

2.29pm: Haythorpe injury a huge blow for Dragons. He kicked five goals in the preliminary final.

2.27pm: Sandhurst full-forward Ryan Haythorpe limps to bench after injuring ankle. it's 7-all in the 13th mjnute.

2.24pm: Left-foot snap by Lachlan Ross makes it seven-all.

2.23pm: Lots of rundown tackles by both teams early. Strathfieldsaye leads 7-1 in 7th minute.

2.19pm: Milne set-shot astray. Strathfieldsaye leads 7-1 in 3rd minute.

2.17pm: Goal to Storm's Sam Mildren in 39th second. Strathfieldsaye leads 6-0.

2.16pm: O'Meara starts on Milne, Jennings against Mildren.

2.14pm: Starting interchange for Storm is Sharp, D. Geary, Johns and Flood.

Starting interchange for Sandhurst is Hartney, James Coghlan, Montague and Weddell.

2.13pm: Team news for seniors grand final. Sandhurst's James Coghlan in for Joel Wharton (hamstring). Tim Martin and Nick Stagg to play for Dragons. Strathfieldsaye Storm as selected.

2.08pm: First-year coach of Sandhurst's reserves team Brenton Dillon achieves a fifth grand final victory with the maroon and blue.

''Today was a sensational effort by all the boys," Dillon said.

''A lot of our focus pre-game was to start well and keep the pressure on.

''The work by our running players, delivery to advantage and defensive efforts was excellent all match."

1.53pm: Sandhurst's Jarrod Bateson receives R.F. Turner Medal for best afield.

1.42pm: Siren. It's two from two so far as Sandhurst wins reserves clash with Golden Square by 10 goals.

Sandhurst 14.15 (99) d Golden Square 5.9 (39).

GOALS - Sandhurst: Dooley Niemann 4, Seb Greene 3, Jack Stagg 2, Josh Hann, Fraser McCarthy, Luke Ross, Michael Dee, James Smith. Gl.ddm Square: Darcy Hawker, Leigh Clates, Nick Demeo, Braeden Deary, Blayne Ryan-Storey

1.39pm: Blayne Ryan-Storey goals for Golden Square. The Sandhurst Dragons lead 99-39.

1.38pm: Dragons by 66 points in 24th minute. Been a superb team performance by a Dragons midfield led by Jarrod Bateson and Seb Greene.

1.33pm: Michael Dee goals for Sandhurst. Dragons lead 99-33.

1.30pm: Dragons up by 10 goals in 17th minute.

1.28pm: Seb Greene goals for Sandhurst. Dragons lead 92-33 in 13th minute.

1.26pm: How far Sandhurst?  Dooley Niemann kicks fourth to put Sandhurst up by 52 points.

1.24pm: Jamie Stagg goals for Dragons. The Hurst leads 79-33 and is dominating this clash with Golden Square,

1.23pm: One of Sandhurst's best, Seb Greene goals on run in 8th minute. Sandhurst leads 73-33.

1.20pm: Braeden Deary goals for Golden Square. Sandhurst leads 65-33 in 6th minute of final term.

1.11pm: Dragons up 62-27 at quarter to go in reserves competition. Dooley Niemann has kicked three goals and has had six team-mates on target in this clash with Golden Square.

Test, test sounds much clearer on public address system.

1.07pm: Three quarter-time. Sandhurst leads Golden Square by 35 points. Dragons 9.8 (62) lead Bulldogs 3.9 (27).

1.06pm: Golden Square's Mick Fitzgerald heads to bench for treatment on left shoulder.

1.02pm: Jamie Stagg goals for Sandhurst to cap off brilliant play by Lachlan Zimmer at half-forward. Dragons lead 60-26.

1pm: Golden Square back within 28 points of Sandhurst after Nick Demeo goals in 19th minute of third quarter in reserves clash with Sandhurst. Dragons lead 54-26.

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12.58pm: Sandhurst leads 54-19 in 17th minute.

Goal by Square's captain Leigh Coates in 8th minute was answered when Seb Green passed to the in-form Niemann to take one-handed mark and kick fourth goal.

12.46pm: Dooley Niemann kicks his third goal for Sandhurst. Dragons lead 53-11 in 4th minute.

12.41pm: Third quarter has begun.

12.27pm: Sandhurst holds 35-point lead at half-time of reserves clash with Golden Square.

The Dragons lead 7.4 (46) to 1.5 (11).

Goals - Sandhurst: Dooley Niemann 2, Josh Hann, Fraser McCarthy, Luke Ross, Seb Greene, James Smith. Golden Square: Darcy Hawker.

12.25pm: Sandhurst's Luke Ross, knee, and Golden Square's Tom Anderson, shoulder, helped to the bench by medicos.

12.21pm: Goal of day by Sandhurst's Seb Greene from near point post on boundary in swimming pool pocket at Barnard Street end. Dragons lead 45-11.

12.16pm: Sandhurst leads 39-10 at 10-minute mark in second quarter of reserves clash with Golden Square. Defences well on top. Luke Ross only player to goal in eighth minute. 

12pm: Huge melee between all players from both teams on swimming pool wing just seconds after quarter-time siren sounds. Fight ends quickly. Sandhurst leads 5.1 (31) to Golden Square's 1.2 (8) at first break.

11.59am: Dooley Niemann kicks second goal for Sandhurst after downfield free. Dragons lead 31-8 in 18th minute.

11.52am: Super start by Sandhurst. Dragons lead 25-7 in 14th minute after Josh Hann goals.

11.50am: Dragons by 11 points after Fraser McCarthy marks on 50m arc at centre half-forward, plays on quickly and goals.

11.48am: Sandhurst's Dooley Niemann snaps goal from pack. Dragons lead 12-7 in 10th minute.

11.43am: Golden Square leads 7-1 in fifth minute. Darcy Hawker goals for Bulldogs.

11.41am: First quarter of reserves clash between Sandhurst and Golden Square.

Dragons lead 6-0 in third minute. James Smith on target for Sandhurst.

11.30am: Sandhurst coach Daniel Francis says work rate was a massive factor in the team's success, not just on grand final day, but all season.

''Our start was fantastic. The attack at the contest, defensive pressure and finishing (goals) was excellent."

Francis also praised Gisborne's effort to reach the grand final.

''We have had great competition from Gisborne the past couple of years.

''They (Gisborne) had five or six eligible for under-18s who spent most of the year in seniors.

''For our boys the premiership caps all the hard work they have put in."

11.09am: Sandhurst players being presented with premiership medals to signify a remarkable season by the Dragons rising stars.

It's not fault of MC Travis Fitzgibbon, but fingers crossed the public address system will have improved by end of the reserves match.

11.05am: Sandhurst's Lachie Furness presented with Rod Ashman medal for best afield.

Dragons' team-mate Lachie Tardrew earns VCFL medal.

10.59am: Siren. Sandhurst celebrates another Premiership in the Bendigo Football Netball League's under-18 competition.

The Daniel Francis-coached Dragons continue their reign as the number one team.

Sandhurst 16.13 (109) defeats Gisborne 3.2 (20).

Final words of Sandhursf's theme song, premiers we will be this year, do ring true. Could it be the start of a premiership treble for the Dragons?

10.58am: Sandhurst scores 16th goal. Dragons lead 109 to 20.

10.54am: Gisborne goal. Sandhurst leads 103-20.

10.52am: Jack Exell takes contested mark and goals to put Sandhursf up by 89 points. Sandhurst leads 103-14.

10.50am: Another goal for Dragons. They lead by 83 points in 17th minute.

10.49am: Snap from Lachie Furness in pack goes through for Sandhursf's 13th goal. Dragons lead Gisborne, 91-14.

10.47am: Sandhurst peppering city end goal. Dragons lead 85-14 in 15th minute of last term.

10.46am: Another poster for the Dragons, they lead 84-14.

10.45am: Point for Dragons, they lead 83-14 in 12th minute.

10.44am: Sandhurst's Bailey Graham goals to cap off excellent team play by Lachie Tardrew at half-forward. Dragons lead 82-14.

10.40am: Running shot by Jack Exell from boundary in press box pocket just slides across face of goal. Sandhurst leads 76-14 in 7th minute.

10.38am: Dragons goal. Sandhurst leads 75-14 three minutes into last quarter.

10.37am: Point by Dragons, they lead 69-14.

10.33am: Final quarter begins.

10.30am: A quarter to go in the BFNL under-18s season. Sandhurst 10.8 (68) leads Gisborne 2.2 (14).

10.27am: Three quarter-time in under-18s match where Sandhursf leads Gisborne by nine goals. Sandhurst's Fergus Greene kicked all of his team's three goals in the term and has a game-high five goals.

10.26am: Sandhurst's Fergus Greene now a strong contender for Rod Ashman after kicking fifth goal. Dragons lead 68-14.

10.24am: Fergus Greene kicks his fourth goal of the match and second of the quarter. Sandhurst leads 62-14 in 22nd minute.

10.20am: Almost at 17-minute mark in third term and Dragons lead Bulldogs, 56-14. Been a competitive match since quarter-time.

10.15am: Great goal on run from Gisborne's James O'Hare near 50m arc at city end. Sandhurst leads 56-14 in 13th minute.

10.13am: Fergus Greene breaks Sandhurst's string of points with set-shot goal from about 40m. Dragons lead 56-8.

10.10am: Left-foot snap by Sandhurst's Jack Exell on the run slams into goalpost. Dragons lead 49-8.

10.07am: Sandhurst point. Dragons lead 48-8 in fifth minute of third term.

10.04am: Point for Sandhurst. Dragons lead 47-8.

10.01am: Second half in under-18s grand final about to start. Sandhurst leads Gisborne by 38 points.

9.54am: Half-time of under-18s grand final. Sandhurst holds a 38-point lead against Gisborne.

The Dragons raced to a six-goal lead by quarter-time, but Gisborne fought back strongly to make it a far more even contest in the second term.

Sandhurst 7.4 (46) leads Gisborne 1.2 (8).

Goals - Sandhurst:.Fergus Greene, John Harvey 2, Lachie Furness, Ned Slater, Lachie Tardrew. Gisborne: Thomas Wood.

9.45am: Point for Sandhurst. Dragons up 46-8, but Gisborne's defensive efforts have lifted dramatically in this quarter.

9.43am: Point for Sandhurst. Dragons lead 45-8 near 15-minute mark of second quarter.

9.39am: Gisborne's first goal kicked by Thomas Wood after great chase and tackle about 25m from goal. It's seven-all this quarter, but Dragons  lead match 44-8.

9.35am: Point to Gisborne. Sandhurst leads 44-2 in sixth minute.

9.31am: Fergus Greene kicks his second goal a minute into second term. Dragons lead 44-1.

9.22am: Quarter-time. Sandhurst 6.1 (37) leads Gisborne 0.1 (1). Brilliant start by Sandhurst's young guns. The Dragons have won plenty of the clearances, capitalised on turnovers and shown they have a lot of attacking options. A 19-man Gisborne faces a huge challenge from here against a red-hot Sandhurst.

9.21am: Six unanswered goals for Dragons. They lead 37-1 just minutes before quarter-time.

9.19am: Great set-shot goal by Sandhurst's Lachie Tardrew from aquatic centre pocket at Barnard Street end. Dragons lead 31-1.

9.17am: Soccered shot by Sandhurst's Ned Slater rolls through. Dragons lead 25-1 in 14th minute.

9.14am: Point for Gisborne. Sandhurst leads 19-1.

9.12am: Halfway through first quarter of under-18s. Sandhurst leads 19-0. Gisborne has gone inside 50m arc just a couple of times.

9.09am: Sandhurst's Fergus Greene runs into open goal square. Sandhurst leads 19-0 in 7th minute.

9.05am: Hot start by Dragons. They lead 13-0 in fifth minute.

9.04am: Sandhurst leads 1-0 after three minutes.

8.58am: Gisborne under-18s on ground. The Bulldogs are the underdogs in this grand final.

8.56am: Sandhurst under-18s charge through banner 'Dragons breathe fire. Dragons will fire' just minutes before start of under-18s match against Gisborne.

Conditions are superb for today's Bendigo Football Netball League grand finals at the Queen Elizabeth Oval.

The ground has a billiard table-like surface and will suit the pacy players in all three football contests.

The day's action kicks off with the under-18s match between Sandhurst and Gisborne at 9am.

The Daniel Francis-coached Sandhurst is chasing a fourth consecutive premiership victory when it tackles the Brad Spear-coached Bulldogs.

Both these clubs met in last September's under-18 grand final.

It's the Dragons and Bulldogs, this time from Golden Square, in the reserves final from 11.40am.

The Jamie Hogan-coached Golden Square is chasing back-to-back premierships in the reserves competition.

Sandhurst, coached by Brenton Dillon, forced the second semi-final clash with Golden Square into extra time.

It will be Sandhurst and Strathfieldsaye Storm fighting to win the Bendigo Advertiser premiership cup in the seniors clash from 2.20pm.

Sandhurst has not won the BFNL seniors flag since 2004.

Today's clash for the Brett Fitzpatrick-coached Sandhurst is the club's first seniors grand final appearance since the premiership victory a decade ago.

The Darryl Wilson-coached Storm marks back-to-back grand final appearances.

Storm was beaten in last September's grand final as Golden Square celebrated winning the premiership cup for the fifth year in a row.

The fixture for Saturday's BFNL football grand finals at Bendigo's Queen Elizabeth Oval, View Street:

Under-18s: Sandhurst v Gisborne at 9am.

Reserves: Golden Square v Sandhurst at 11.40am.

Seniors: Strathfieldsaye v Sandhurst at 2.20pm.