	{"id":103402,"date":"2024-08-31T19:20:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T09:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=103402"},"modified":"2024-08-31T19:20:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T09:20:43","slug":"belmont-in-first-grand-final-since-2007-with-win-over-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/sport\/belmont-in-first-grand-final-since-2007-with-win-over-eagles\/","title":{"rendered":"Belmont in first Grand Final since 2007 with win over Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">THE Belmont Sporting Club will take part in only its second Geelong &amp; District Football League (GDFL) Grand Final, and its first in 17 years, after defeating minor premiers East Geelong in today\u2019s (Saturday, August 31) Second Qualifying Finals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">In a low-scoring affair at St Albans Reserve, the Lions worked its way to a 5.7 (37) to 8.9 (57) victory, pulling away with a five-goal fourth quarter and a dominant second half, similar to last week\u2019s win over Werribee Centrals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">East Geelong struck first, kicking four goals to one and holding a comfortable lead after the first quarter, up 29-7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">GDFNL Coaches of the Year Andy Walsgott and Brent Vermeulen inspired their side to answer back, setting up an impenetrable backline and keeping East Geelong goalless in the second term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">At the other end, Belmont kicked two goals of their own with the half-time scoreline standing at 30-23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">East Geelong took a page out of Belmont\u2019s book, keeping the Lions goalless in the third quarter and kicking a lone goal themselves heading into the fourth. With 30 minutes to play, the Eagles led 37-24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Belmont saved all its goals for the fourth quarter, exploding for a five-goal term, capped off by its Team of the Year forward Benjamin Evans.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103404\" style=\"width: 483px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103404 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/B07K9630-GDFNLSeniorsEast-GeelongVsBelmontFootball-scaled.jpg?_t=1725095308\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/B07K9630-GDFNLSeniorsEast-GeelongVsBelmontFootball-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/B07K9630-GDFNLSeniorsEast-GeelongVsBelmontFootball-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/B07K9630-GDFNLSeniorsEast-GeelongVsBelmontFootball-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/B07K9630-GDFNLSeniorsEast-GeelongVsBelmontFootball-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/B07K9630-GDFNLSeniorsEast-GeelongVsBelmontFootball-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/B07K9630-GDFNLSeniorsEast-GeelongVsBelmontFootball-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/B07K9630-GDFNLSeniorsEast-GeelongVsBelmontFootball-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GDFNL,Seniors,East Geelong,Vs,Belmont,Football<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The Lions broke clear of the Eagles late in the final quarter following Evans\u2019 first goal of the contest after kicking three behinds, setting the scene for the evening\u2019s celebrations for the Belmont faithful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">With the game beyond doubt, the Lions settled on a historic 20-point victory and a week off as it waits to see who its Grand Final opponent is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">David Allitt continued his late-season goal-surge with three majors. Evans kicked a pair and Brock Mahoney, Ben McPherson and Josh Wilson adding one goal each.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Wilson, Allitt, Lewis MacDonald, Corey Jarrad, Bradley Michell and Braeden Eddy were named Belmont\u2019s best on ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Samuel Lowe, Conor McKinnon, Jaydan McLauchlan, Benjamin Flintoff, playing-coach Ned Aulsebrook and Sam King were nominated the same for East Geelong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">East Geelong now needs to travel the long way into this year\u2019s Grand Final by winning next Saturday\u2019s Preliminary Final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">It plays either Werribee Centrals or Thomson, who take to St Albans Reserve tomorrow from 2pm for this year\u2019s Semi-Final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Belmont Sporting Club will take part in only its second Geelong &amp; District Football League (GDFL) Grand Final, and its first in 17 years, after defeating minor premiers East Geelong in today\u2019s (Saturday, August 31) Second Qualifying Finals. 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