The Mean Machine remained unbeaten this season – and extended their overall winning streak to 29 – with a 59-point victory over Mitiamo in the second semi-final at Calivil.

Bridgewater dominated after half-time to win 15.18 (108) to 7.7 (49), keeping Mitiamo to its lowest score of the season.

Having won the past six premierships, the Mean Machine now have the chance to become the first Loddon Valley club to win seven in a row.

“We knew what was on the line today in terms of a grand final… we set out to play well and get through and we’re obviously happy to do so,” Bridgewater coach Marc Lindsay said.

The game played out similarly to their last meeting in round 14 when the Superoos competed well for the first half, but were found wanting after the main break.

The Superoos were within 14 points at half-time as they trailed 6.6 to 4.4, before the Mean Machine stepped up a cog and kicked away.

Bridgewater booted nine goals to five after half-time as they won their 14th-consecutive final, and also defeated the Superoos for the 16th-straight time.

“Our midfield got on top in that second half and we created plenty of scoring opportunities,” Lindsay said.

Captain Zeb Broadbent – a raging hot favourite for Monday night’s Harding Medal – carried his impressive home and away form into the finals to be Bridgewater’s best player.

“He was fantastic for us again. He has a huge engine and just kept getting the footy and put together a really good four quarter game,” Lindsay said.

Full-forward Alex Collins was the most dominant forward on the ground, bagging six goals for the Mean Machine.

“Axle prides himself on playing well in finals and he did that again today,” Lindsay said.

“He had plenty of the ball and is a class player.”

Darren Clutton was superb in defence playing on resting Mitiamo ruckmen Michael I’Anson and Mitch Sidebottom, while Daniel Nalder held Mitiamo coach Justin Maddern to two goals.

Maddern’s two gives him 99 goals for the season.

Callum Prest on a wing and Zac East were also in the best for Bridgewater, who as well as Collins’ six goals had Ben Galea chip in with three to give him 50 for the season.

The Mean Machine got through the game unscathed and now have their four suspended players in Deon Jones, Josh McLeod, Rick Ladson and Andrew Collins all available to return for the grand final on September 10.

The Superoos named a quartet of defenders their four best players – Dylan Clohesy, Luke Lougoon, James Drake and Jarad Webster.

“I thought the backline was super today, apart from Alex Collins getting off the leash a bit,” Maddern said.

“We got the ball out of the backline, but through the middle of the ground in the second half we couldn’t get it into our forward line.

“But that’s full credit to Bridgewater for the pressure they put on us.

“We showed again today that we can match it with them for a half, but that obviously doesn’t win you a game of footy.

“Once we let Bridgewater get on top in the third quarter, being the quality side they are it’s very hard to peg back.”

Maddern, Joel Pianto and Tyson Sidebottom all kicked two goals for the Superoos, who suffered a blow with a knee injury to onballer Terry Reeves.

“We’ll have to wait to see the extent of it,” Maddern said.

• Calivil United gave itself an injection of confidence and kept alive its season with a 93-point demolition of Pyramid Hill in the first semi-final at Mitiamo on Sunday.

The Demons put the foot down after half-time to win 21.19 (145) to 7.10 (52) as they bounced back from their qualifying final defeat to Mitiamo a week earlier.

It was the most one-sided first semi-final since the Demons beat Bears Lagoon-Serpentine by 103 points in 2006.

The Demons held a 20-point lead at half-time – 9.8 to 6.6 – before the floodgates opened in the second half when Calivil United piled on 12.11 to 1.4 to ensure they will hit next Saturday’s preliminary final against Mitiamo full of momentum.

“The boys took everything on board that we spoke about after last week and you could see at half-time they had a lot more to give,” Demons coach Anthony Dennis said.

“We played the way we needed to play in finals with our tackling pressure and it was a really good confidence-booster going into next week. Our midfield really set it up for us today.”

The midfield group included the Demons’ two best players in Luke Marchesi and Jake Lawry, who both kicked two goals.

Key defender Alex Davis, who played on Bulldogs’ forward Nathan Fitzpatrick, and Glen Scholtes were also among the best.

Recruits Mitch Farmer (two goals) and Mitch Brewer were others to play well for the Demons, whose 93-point margin was their biggest win over the Bulldogs since 1996.

“Both of their instructional talk on the ground was vital and they set us up really well today,” Dennis said.

Phil Lobb kicked five goals for the Demons, who had Alex Powell hurt his knee.

Pyramid Hill was best served by Nick Dundon, Steven Gunther, who continued his good form, Jack Francis in his second senior game, and Mick Dundon.

The undermanned Bulldogs went in without a host of players including Michael Callinan, Michael O’Neill, Dylan Tonkin, Billy Micevski, Bevan Gunther and Daniel Price.