Broome Towns take home premiership glory after defeating Cable Beach in WKJFL Colts Grand Final

It was the grand final rounds for the WKJFL on Friday night, with the best teams of the season going head-to-head for premiership glory. First up for the night was the Year 6 to 7 grand final, with the Broome Bulls scraping through with the win over the Broome Saints. It was a very close match, with the Bulls taking an early lead in the first quarter but by the end of the first half the Saints had caught up, with the Bulls leading by just a single point. The Saints continued to chase the Bulls over the next half but never managed to catch them, losing the match by just two points and letting the Bulls claim the premiership, 4.1 (25) to 2.11 (23). Then it was time for the Year 8 to 9 grand final with the Broome Saints taking down the Cable Beach Greenbacks to take the premiership home. Cable Beach had a slow start in the first term, letting the Saints take the lead, but the Greenbacks managed to get in front by half-time, taking the lead by a single point. Then the Saints pulled out all the stops in the second half, kicking four goals to the Greenbacks’ two and taking home the premiership by 12 points, 6.6 (42) to 4.6 (30). The Broome Towns took on the Cable Beach Greenbacks in the Year 10 to 12 grand final with the Broome Towns winning the premiership. It was another close match, with the Towns leading by just a single point at half-time. The gap widened in the next term with the Cable Beach team ending the third quarter with an eight-point lead. But then the Broome Towns struck back, kicking three goals in the last quarter and surpassing Cable Beach’s lead, winning the premiership by five points, 6.9 (45) to 6.4 (40).