LIVE COVERAGE | GVL grand final day

A reminder, the freshest updates will appear just below this intro throughout the day, giving you the ability to pop back in for the latest news and then scroll down to see what you missed.

Make sure you pick up a copy of the Shepparton News and the Riverine Herald tomorrow for your special souvenir editions - or head online to flick through the digital editions of each masthead.

Enjoy!

UPDATE: 10.20am: Murray Bombers fight back

Echuca takes a 5.0 (30) to 4.3 (27) lead into half time of the thirds footy.

The second term was of a green and white flavour, thanks to the brute force of Cody Walker.

Echuca kicked three goals to the Swans’ one to take a three-point lead into the main break. Sam Bicknell has kicked two of his own for the Swannies and doing all he can to keep them in the contest.

It’s all tied up over at the netball early in the second term, 12-apiece.

UPDATE: 9.55am: Next up

The 17-and-under netball is next up on court, with Mooroopna and Shepparton Swans set to do battle.

The Swans hold a 20-12 lead over in the football contest at quarter time.

Echuca kicked the first goal of the game within a minute, but the Swans replied from the next centre bounce and steadied from there.

UPDATE: 9.50am: Best on court

Echuca’s Kate Head was named best on court in the 15-and-under decider.

UPDATE: 9.42am: Echuca has done it

The Murray Bombers were tested mightily early on by Mansfield, but a stellar second half has seen them take out the first premiership of the day.

The final score was 45-41.

Over in the under-18 football the Swans have started on fire, leading 3.2 (20) to Echuca’s 1.0 (6) with five minutes left in the term.

UPDATE: 9.40am: The crowd’s about to go wild

Echuca leads by four goals with surely not long left now.

UPDATE: 9.25am: Huge quarter from Echuca

The Murray Bombers have lifted!

At the final break, Echuca leads Mansfield 34-33 and the crowd is having a huge influence.

UPDATE: 9am: Mansfield holding sway

The Eagles are up 24-19 at half time, having snared goals in the final seconds of both quarters thus far.

UPDATE: 8.45am: Action has begun

There’s plenty of noise at the netball courts as Echuca and Mansfield gte underway in the 15-and-under decider.

The Eagles led 12-9 at quarter time.

UPDATE: 7.45am: What a day ahead

The sun is shining, it’s not too warm and it’s not too cold (Goldilocks would be having a field day) - perfect grand final weather has greeted the last day of the Goulburn Valley League’s season.

Volunteers are already buzzing around making sure everything is set up, and some members of the crowd are even starting to roll in.

First-up we have the 15-and-under netball decider between Echuca and Mansfield - which begins at 8.30am.

That means you’ve still got plenty of time to scroll down through all of today’s preview content, as well as take in everything the team produced at Moama yesterday throughout the Murray league grand finals.

I’m not exaggerating when I say we worked through the night to have it all ready for you - our subscribers - to read well ahead of tomorrow’s print editions.

UPDATE: Sunday, September 22, 6am: The story so far

Those of you up bright and early will have plenty of time to read through any preview content you missed in the lead-up to today’s action.

Catch links to all of it below.

You can also see how Murray Football Netball League grand final day played out at Moama Recreation Reserve yesterday by clicking through to the live blog.

All of the match reports, photo galleries and reaction from those deciders are also online already as well.

AS IT WAS PRINTED

Shepparton News digital edition: https://sheppartonnews.pressreader.com/shepparton-news

Riverine Herald digital edition: https://www.riverineherald.com.au/pressreader

FOOTBALL

Seniors

A mix of recruitment and development the key to Shepparton’s Goulburn Valley League rise: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/sport/a-mix-of-recruitment-and-development-the-key-to-sheppartons-goulburn-valley-league-rise/

Shepparton ready to go toe-to-toe with the Echuca juggernaut: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/sport/shepparton-ready-to-go-toe-to-toe-with-the-echuca-juggernaut/

Treble front and centre as Echuca aims to make history: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/sport/treble-front-and-centre-as-echuca-aims-to-make-history-2/

GVL Data | Shepparton’s quiet achiever is ready for the big stage: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/gvl-data/gvl-data-sheppartons-quiet-achiever-is-ready-for-the-big-stage/

GVL Data | Jonty has Shepparton feeling jaunty ahead of Sunday’s grand final: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/gvl-data/gvl-data-jonty-has-shepparton-feeling-jaunty-ahead-of-sundays-grand-final/

GVL Data | Can this Bear Byrne the Murray Bombers in the GVL grand final?: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/gvl-data/gvl-data-can-this-bear-byrne-the-murray-bombers-in-the-gvl-grand-final/

Reserves

Rochester looks to celebrate a club first in its 150th season: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/sport/rochester-looks-to-celebrate-a-club-first-in-its-150th-season/

Arch-rivals in reserves grand final showdown: https://www.campaspenews.com.au/sport/arch-rivals-in-reserves-grand-final-showdown/

Under-18

Shepparton Swans look to break the Echuca hoodoo in Goulburn Valley League under-18 grand final: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/sport/shepparton-swans-look-to-break-the-echuca-hoodoo-in-goulburn-valley-league-under-18-grand-final/

A bag of flags on offer for Echuca under-18s: https://www.riverineherald.com.au/sport/a-bag-of-flags-on-offer-for-echuca-under-18s/

NETBALL

A-grade

Euroa A-grade netballers primed and ready for Goulburn Valley League grand final rematch: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/sport/euroa-a-grade-netballers-primed-and-ready-for-goulburn-valley-league-grand-final-rematch/

Echuca A-grade looks to go back-to-back in grand final rematch: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/sport/echuca-a-grade-looks-to-go-back-to-back-in-grand-final-rematch/

B-grade

Mooroopna’s B-grade side out to avenge A-grade counterparts in grand final showdown with Euroa: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/sport/mooroopnas-b-grade-side-out-to-avenge-a-grade-counterparts-in-grand-final-showdown-with-euroa/

B-reserve

Seymour Lions head to grand final after undefeated season: https://www.seymourtelegraph.com.au/sport/seymour-lions-head-to-grand-final-after-undefeated-season/

Tigers to take on Lions in B-reserve grand final: https://www.campaspenews.com.au/sport/tigers-to-take-on-lions-in-b-reserve-grand-final/

17-and-under

Mooroopna remains poised to claim back-to-back 17-and-under GVL netball flags: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/sport/mooroopna-remains-poised-to-claim-back-to-back-17-and-under-gvl-netball-flags/

Shepparton Swans champing at the bit for Goulburn Valley League 17-and-under grand final: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/sport/shepparton-swans-champing-at-the-bit-for-goulburn-valley-league-17-and-under-grand-final/

15-and-under

Echuca’s under-15s out to defend championship: https://www.riverineherald.com.au/sport/echucas-under-15s-out-to-defend-championship/

MORE

Goulburn Valley League grand final umpiring panel announced, with one to step up for his first taste of the big leagues: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/sport/goulburn-valley-league-grand-final-umpiring-panel-announced-with-one-to-step-up-for-his-first-taste/

Tribunal and report news from the final week of footy season: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/sport/tribunal-and-report-news-from-the-final-week-of-footy-season/

Opinion | What’s killing country football?: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/opinion/opinion-whats-killing-country-football/

Gallery | Shepparton triumphs over Rochester in preliminary final: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/sport/gallery-shepparton-triumphs-over-rochester-in-preliminary-final/

Gallery | Euroa soar past Mooroopna for the first time in 2024 to secure GVL grand final spot: https://www.sheppnews.com.au/sport/gallery-euroa-soar-past-mooroopna-for-the-first-time-in-2024-to-secure-gvl-grand-final-spot/