Touch Football Australia: VT League Finals Results

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

The 2012/13 VT League series was a fantastic season and finals day was no exception.

With Melbourne showing us the sunshine, family and friends swarmed the beachfront fields to watch the quarter final games get underway at 9.00am.

The Mixed final was played at 2.30pm between Melbourne University Northern Blacks and the Melbourne City Lions; a 1-2 match up from the ladder. Both teams fought hard all game, with the Melbourne City Lions eventually being the victors 8-6.

The Women’s final was next up at 3.30pm with reigning champions Melbourne City Lions taking on the Bayside Vipers. These two teams finished the season on an equal 34 points so this was another 1-2 match up and a game that was not to be missed. Lions came out firing scoring five touchdowns to one in the first half and had scored themselves a good buffer for the second half. With Leah Percy dropping in two touchdowns in the second half, the Lions proved too good, winning their fourth consecutive Women’s Championship title 8-4.

The Men’s final was played at 4.30pm with the Western Dodgers trying to stop the Bayside Vipers from back-to-back premiership wins. The Vipers came through their semi-final comfortably defeating the Melbourne City Lions 8-5; whilst the Dodgers participated in a 25 touchdown shootout with the Melbourne University Northern Blacks. The Western Dodgers scored a touchdown in the last minute of the game and took the semi-final 13-12.

The Western Dodgers played a great season of VT League with nine wins and went into the grand final confident that they could give the Vipers a run for their money. The Vipers were determined to be back-to-back premiers and shot out to a 4-1 lead in the first half. Derrick Cant proved why he was Player of the Final as he scored four of the Vipers' seven touchdowns. Vipers secured their Men’s Championship title over the Dodgers with the final score 7-3.

Mixed Final

Melbourne City Lions 8 defeated Melbourne University Northern Blacks 6

Referees – Andrew Clough, Mitch McKenzie and Paul Lassig

Player of the Final – Keisuke Yamada

Women’s Final

Melbourne City Lions 8 defeated Bayside Vipers 4

Referees – Cliff Winnett, Giancarlo Leung and Leigh Bryant

Player of the Final – Jessika Groeneveld

Men’s Final

Bayside Vipers 7 defeated Western Dodgers 3

Referees – Sally Melzer, Matt Vernon and Cam Noble

Player of the Final – Derrick Cant