It was a day of ups and downs for both clubs, but it was Minyip Murtoa who finished on top.

Minyip Murtoa’s Nick Kelson sealed the match with a goal late in the fourth quarter. the fourth quarter went for more than an hour with an ambulance called 45 seconds into the term.

All round nice guy Luke Chamberlain laid a tackle on David Andrivon and as a result was in trouble.

Chamberlain left the ground via ambulance with a suspected compound break to his lower leg.

The Burras were up by four points when the incident occurred, but were flat when the game resumed.

Warriors kicked the next two goals following the 40 minute break in play.

With a 14 point lead, the buzz was dying out. Minyip Murtoa found another gear though and Stawell were left on the flat foot.

 Minyip Murtoa coach Jaye Macumber said it was a credit to his guys they way they responded.

“It probably took our guys a few minutes to adjust once Luke Chamberlain went down,” he said.

“When one of your favourite players, one of your leaders and your assistant coach go down like that, it leaves a lot of the blokes out there quite uncomfortable,”

The win sees Minyip Murtoa with both its senior and reserves teams in both the netball and the football.

Macumber was ecstatic to see his team secure a grand final berth.

“We showed a lot of heart in that last few minutes,” Macumber said.

On the other side of the table Warriors also showed heart, but fell short.

Brad Thomas may be the heart breaking story of the season as he was sidelined with a foot injury.

Thomas injured his foot during the week and work and had to undergo surgery. He sat the preliminary final on the bench.

Thomas may be in the black and red again next season, but his coaching days are over.

“I didnt come here for a president,” Thomas said.

“I wanted the club to be in a better position that what it was, and I have done that. A premiership would have been awesome , but we fell short.”

Thomas was one of 21 other players who was flat after the final siren.

“It wouldnt be so bad if we were down on the day, but we were the better side,” Thomas said.

“We had bounces go against us, calls go against us and we let ourselves down at times.”

Minyip Murtoa will now meet Horsham Saints in the grand final next weeks at Horsham City oval.

ROLLING UPDATE.

Burras win by three points. Great smother Clinton Midgely. The saying goes good teams find a way.

5.28pm. McGrath takes a mark kicks after the siren

5.25pm Nick Kelson kicks Minyip Murtoa second this quarter. Minyip lead by two.

5.21pm. Stawell in the box seat lead by 10.

5.20pm. Bit of a scoring stalemate

5.10pmpm. Ben Taylor kicks an excellent goal. Two in a row for Warriors

5.07pm. Warriors out of the blocks quickly. Minyip Murtoa rattled. Bucci off the ground. Minyip Murtoa have no interchange if he cant come back.

5.04pm. Tom Taurau gets on the end of a loose one. Goal to Stawell. Stawell by 2 points.

5.03. Reminder Stawell trail by four points.

5.02pm. Players set to return now. All in position. Ambulance leaving the ground. Lights coming on.

4.57pm. All league and club officials meet in the middle.

4.53pm. Ambulance has arrived. Both teams commence warm ups.

4.44pm. Compound fracture of the leg the suspected diagnosis of injured player Luke Chamberlain.

4.37pm. Minyip Murtoa player still down and in the hands of trainers. Both teams trying to stay warm with kick to kick and jumpers. Ambo yet to arrive.

4.22pm. Big hit on Minyip Murtoa player. Ambulance called. players head to their benches. 45 seconds into the final quarter.

4.10pm. Warriors Tom Taurau marks and goals but a free kick has been paid. 

4.05pm Jesse Poulton has a bounce in the middle and it doesnt come back to him. Costly turnover as Kelson answers with a goal for Minyip Murtoa.

4.02pm. Tom Eckel kicks another for Stawell when they need it. Much like his first goal intercepts as the Burras come out of defence. Back to level.

4.01pm. Good kick from Shane Field. Sam Williams kicks a good crumbing goal. Warriors back within one goal.

3.57pm. Halfway through the third quarter. Minyip Murtoa lead by 13.

netball: Stawell out of A grade premiership contention going down 23-65 Minyip Murtoa to meet Demons in the final next week

3.52pm. Jesse Eckel big hit on Clinton Young. Head clash Eckel comes from the ground with trainers.

3.50pm. Kieren Delahunty kicks truly for Minyip Murtoa. David Andrivon has the chance to answer and misses. Clinton Young may be the difference.

3.42pm. Warriors make their way to their positions

NETBALL: Stawell Warriors A grade netball season looks to be over as they trail 19-49 at three quarter time.

3.22. Nick Kelson kicks a goal on the half time siren. Burras lead by 4.6.30 to Warriors 3.5.23

3.21pm. Great tackle Jackson Dark. Reenactment of Heath Shaw in 2010 final.

3.20pm. Scores level 3.5.23

3.15pm. Skipper Tom Eckel runs to 50 and kicks truly.

3.14pm. Clinton Young Clinton Midgely combine with Jae McGrath and make it three in a row. Warriors need to lift.

3.12pm. Clinton Young makes it two in a row for the Burras.

3.10pm. Coleman forced to play in the ruck. Warrick Stone in the rooms with a suspected shoulder injury.

3.09pm. Jae McGrath kicks the first for Minyip Murtoa. Stawell lead by seven points.

3.07pm. Minyip Murtoa skills letting them down. David Morris leading the way for the Warriors

Netball quarter time update. Warriors 4-18 against Minyip Murtoa at quarter time

​3.03pm. Play stopped for a loose dog on the field.

3.01pm. First goal of the second quarter goes to Ben Taylor from the Warriors.

Q1 Warriors 1.5.11 leading Minyip Murtoa 0.2.2

2.45pm. Burras yet to score. 23 minutes gone. 

2.32pm. Clinton Young four early possessions. Looks to be in good touch.

2.30pm. Fairly swirly conditions 3-4 goal breeze

2.28pm. 

Tom Eckel kicks the first major for Stawell as Minyip Murtoa turn the ball over. Both teams skills down early.

2.25pm 

First score of the game Jae McGrath hits the post for Minyip Murtoa

2.22pm

players make their way to their positions. Who is the hot tip? Minyip Murtoa still the favourite here at the crowd.

2.12pm.

Stawell Warriors reserves through to the grand final.

Warriors 7.6.48 defeated Saints 5.5.35.

2.08pm Damien Cameron and John Delahunty both out for Minyip Murtoa joining Thomas on the sidelines.

2pm

Here are some results from earlier matches today:

Footy scores.

Under 14s: Rats 5.6.36 defeated  Warrack Eagles 1.0.6

Under 17s. Ararat 8.7.55 lost to 8.9.57 Horsham Saints.

Reserves: Warriors traling Horsham Saints by 13 points at three quarter time

Netball scores

15 B Grade. Ararat 21 lost to Demons 42

15 A Grade. Stawell lost by one goal to Horsham Saints. 

Under 17. Demons 40 defeated  Saints 37

1.42pm

The ground is looking good ahead of the big game. The crowd is getting excited!

1.36pm.

Stawell Warriors head coach Brad Thomas will be on the sideline for the rest of the season following an injury at work during the week. Thomas underwent surgery on his foot.

If you haven’t seen it yet, check out our match previews for today’s big games.

Minyip-Murtoa might have been the benchmark in the regular season but that counts for little if the side doesn’t perform well against Stawell Warriors. Read all about it here.

In the A Grade netball, the mid court battle will be crucial to the result, according to both coaches. Find out why here.

1.30pm

WELCOME to all the action here at Ararat! We’ll be bringing you all the footy action from the senior match between Minyip-Murtoa and Stawell Warriors, plus updates from the A Grade netball game between Minyip-Murtoa and Stawell Warriors.