COBDEN is through to its first Hampden league grand final since 2007 after ending North Warrnambool Eagles' season today with a 52-point preliminary final triumph.
The Bombers shot down the Eagles' hopes of a first grand final berth with a stunning display that included a 9.2 to 4.2 third quarter at Warrnambool's Reid Oval.
Cobden's players headed to Warrnambool's Lady Bay shortly after the match in a bid to aid their recovery for next Saturday's grand final showdown with minor premier Warrnambool.
The Bombers' 19.8 (122) to 10.10 (70) result was their ninth win from their past 11 games.
In the A grade netball preliminary final, Warrnambool eliminated minor premier Camperdown in extra time with a four-goal triumph.
The Blues face Koroit in the grand final. The 55-51 result left Camperdown shattered. It had set the pace all season - it won the western region state league pre-season competition, the state final of that competition and then won 17 out of its 18 home-and-away matches. But it exited in straight sets, defeated in extra time in the past two matches.
The final scores were:
Seniors: Cobden 19.8 (122) defeated North Warrnambool Eagles 10.10 (70)
Reserves: Camperdown 10.7 (67) defeated South Warrnambool 7.9 (51)
Under 18s: Terang Mortlake 11.7 (73) defeated South Warrnambool 5.7 (37)
NETBALL
A Grade
Warrnambool 9, 21, 30, 55 (55)
Camperdown 13, 21, 36, 51 (51)
GOALS, WARRNAMBOOL: Danielle McLeod 43, Sarah Hearn 12 CAMPERDOWN: Narelle Welsh 42, Kate Wilson 9 BEST, WARRNAMBOOL: Kasey Owen, Siobhan Sefton, Danielle McLeod CAMPERDOWN: Emma Wright, Leah Sinnott, Tracey Baker
A1
Cobden 6, 16, 24, 31 (31)
North Warrnambool Eagles 6, 12, 21, 30 (30)
GOALS, COBDEN: Demi Mounsey 18, Tarryn Hill 13 NORTH WARRNAMBOOL EAGLES: Kate Omeara 12, Gemma Maxwell 10, Haley Kelson 8 BEST, COBDEN: Tarryn Hill, Kerry McGlade, Alicia Blain NORTH WARRNAMBOOL EAGLES: Kylie Carter, Angela Jellie, Sarah O'Meara
A2
South Warrnambool 8, 17, 22, 32 (32)
Port Fairy 6, 13, 16, 24 (24)
GOALS, SOUTH WARRNAMBOOL: Glenda Allen 17, Nell Mitchell 9, Jasmine Bakic 6 PORT FAIRY: Gina Canfield 14, Stacey Dwyer 10 BEST, SOUTH WARRNAMBOOL: Tanya Wallace, Rachel Brookes, Glenda Allen PORT FAIRY: Alice Chapman, Emily Shaw, Melissa Blackberry
17 & under
Terang Mortlake 6, 13, 20, 28 (28)
South Warrnambool 11, 15, 20, 26 (26)
GOALS, TERANG MORTLAKE: Sharni Moloney 16, Joanna Couch 12 SOUTH WARRNAMBOOL: Nell Mitchell 21, Jasmine Bakic 4, Bridget Smith 1 BEST, TERANG MORTLAKE: Maria Moloney, Ailish Glennen, Lisa Couch SOUTH WARRNAMBOOL: Nell Mitchell, Genevieve O'Connor, Brittany Hyland
15 & Under
South Warrnambool 6, 13, 23, 29 (29)
North Warrnambool Eagles 5, 12, 16, 26 (26)
GOALS, SOUTH WARRNAMBOOL: Aylish Tobin-Salzman 27, Aylish Frusher 2 NORTH WARRNAMBOOL EAGLES: Sophie Chow 13, Ashleigh Roenfeldt 13 BEST, SOUTH WARRNAMBOOL: Shinae Tobin-Salzman, Olivia Niddrie, Aylish Frusher NORTH WARRNAMBOOL EAGLES: Laura Lafferty, Brieanan-Louise Reichman, Katelyn Evans
13 & Under
North Warrnambool Eagles 12, 21, 33, 43 (43)
Cobden 7, 13, 16, 20 (20)
GOALS, NORTH WARRNAMBOOL EAGLES: Meaghan O'Leary 31, Georgia Lourey 12
COBDEN: Molly Hutt 11, Sophie Blain 7, Gabrielle Beaver 2 BEST, NORTH WARRNAMBOOL EAGLES: Meaghan O'Leary, Amie Biggs, Georgia Corbett COBDEN: Sophie Blain, Molly Hutt, Sarsha Anderson