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2019 FCFL finals series: Week 3 preview

Only four teams are left remaining in the premiership race, with an ancient and a modern rivalry to highlight this weekend’s preliminary final matches.

The husband and wife coached teams, Dazzlers Dingoes and Basic B!tches, will meet in one preliminary final, while the Rosebery Rampage and Grubs, who have both been in the competition for only one season, face off in the other.

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2019 FCFL Finals Series Second Elimination Final – Basic B!tches vs Eely Avengers

B!tches (6) vs Avengers (7)

Thursday, July 18
7:50pm
Bexley Oval

Tom Trbojevic returns to Bexley Oval with his confidence having deteriorated since a spate of hamstring injuries, which has mirrored the Avengers’ late-season form, in which they lost seven of their last nine games to drop from to seventh.

Former teammate Shaun Johnson has defended the under-fire fullback, saying that “people should not forget he is only human”.

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2019 FCFL Finals Series First Qualifying Final – Dazzlers Dingoes vs Grubs

 

Dingoes (1) vs Grubs (4)

Thursday, July 18
7:50pm
Edmund Thornton Reserve

The Dazzlers Dingoes are the Winx of this year’s regular season, having gotten out to a strong start, kept pace the pace all the way and despite a final-round stumble against the Piranhas, held on to claim a first minor premiership.

On the back of an impressive draft, which saw them score the signatures of Cameron Munster and Clint Gutherson, the Dingoes entered Continue reading “2019 FCFL Finals Series First Qualifying Final – Dazzlers Dingoes vs Grubs”

2019 FCFL Finals Series First Elimination Final – Balmain Tigers vs Dragons 1015

Tigers (5) vs Dragons (8)

Thursday, July 18
7:50pm
Leichhardt Oval

After an up and down season, during which they lost their top 4 position in a final round shootout to the Grubs, so it remains to be seen if the Tigers can move on quickly when they begin the first finals campaign.

James Tedesco will be a welcome return after a grueling Origin campaign should be fresh and ready to lead his side.

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2019 FCFL Finals Series Second Qualifying Final – Papatoetoe Piranhas vs Rosebery Rampage

Piranhas (2) vs Rampage (3)

Thursday, July 18
7:50pm
Kohuora Park

Nev’s men had the chance to become the first club, to claim back to back minor premierships, but, after a slow start to the season, allowed the Dingoes to get out to a big enough lead that could not be reigned in despite 7 wins on the trot.

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FCFL Announces 2019 All-FCFL Teams

ALLAWAH  Kalyn Ponga, Latrell Mitchell, Andrew Fifita, Damien Cook and Jason Taumalolo have been selected to back to back the All-FCFL First Teams.

The First Team also features Dazzlers Dingoes John Bateman, Balmain Tigers James Tedesco, Corey Harawira-Naera and Ryan Matterson, Grubs Ken Maumalo and Payne Haas, Eely Avengers Daly Cherry-Evans and Dragons 1015 2RF Cameron Murray.  With all earning their first selection to the All-FCFL First Team, Tedesco and Matterson earnt their second overall All-FCFL selections.

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