Melton Centrals’ narrowly missed out on Riddell District Netball League finals with a final round loss sealing its fate.
Centrals needed to win in the final round against Macedon, while hoping the Gisborne Giants would do enough to beat Wallan.
Unfortunately for Centrals neither of those happened, with the side missing out on finals by six points.
Centrals’ final round match with Macedon was a thriller.
The Cats led narrowly at quarter time before getting the margin out to six goals at half time.
Centrals reduced that by two goals heading into the final quarter.
The Cats were able to do enough to hold on for a 44-41 win.
Imogen Sexton shot 27 goals for Centrals in the loss, while Gloria Kolio shot 14 goals.
Saturday also marked the end of the season for Diggers Rest and Melton South.
The Burras put out a solid performance against a finals bound Lancefield.
The Tigers led at the first three breaks taking the margin out to 13 goals heading into the final quarter.
The Burras won the final quarter 16-12 to finish the season on a high despite losing 57-48.
Leona Hristovska shot 27 goals for the Burras, while Isobel Robertson shot 21 goals.
Brigitte Linares, Robertson and Lexie Lieschke were named the Burras best.
The Burras finished the season in 10th spot with one win for the year.
A tough first season for Melon South ended with a 103-20 loss to Kyneton on Saturday.
The Tigers dominated every quarter in the contest, finishing with 30 goals in the final quarter.
Jada Geddes shot nine goals for the Panthers.
The Panthers finished bottom.
In other matches, Romsey upset Woodend-Hesket to finish its season on a high and Wallan snuck home against the Gisborne Giants.
In the first week of finals, Woodend-Hesket and Riddell will play a qualifying final, while Gisborne Giants and Wallan will play an elimination final, as will Macedon and Lancefield.
Meanwhile in the final round of the football, Lancefield caused one of the biggest upsets in a number of years as it beat Diggers Rest.
It was a battle between top and bottom and it was bottom that won out, winning 11.5 (71)-9.14 (68).
The Burras trailed by 16 points at three quarter time before coming home hard and just falling short.
Melton South secured fourth on the ladder with an 11.9 (75)-6.15 (51) win against Kyneton.
The Panthers will face Macedon in an elimination final in the first week of finals.
Melton Centrals finished the season with the wooden spoon after losing to Macedon, 16.11 (107)-4.14 (38).
