Liam Mulhall
11 August 2025, 7:26 PM
What a win!
Coming up against the top of the table Hillston Swans was always going to be a tall task for the Lake Cargelligo Tigers.
A tight game up until the fourth quarter, the Tigers ran away with the game to win 83 to 59.
With this win, they book themselves a spot in this year's Northern Riverina Football League Grand Final.
As for the game itself, it was as back-and-forth as they come.
The tone was set in the first quarter, with both sides trading major scores.
Hillston held a slim 1 point margin going into the break, leading 3.2.20 to 3.1.19.
This trend continued throughout the game, at the half-time break the Swans led 6.5.41 to 6.4.40, and at three-quarter time they led 7.9.51 to 7.8.50.
A monster fourth quarter for the Tigers made all the difference on Saturday [PICTURE: Sean Crammond Photography]
But in the fourth, that changed completely.
The Tigers shut down the Swans in their forward 50, limiting entries and conceding just the one major score and two minors.
On the other side of the ball, the Tigers had a field day up the middle.
The accuracy coming out of the contest was almost as good as their forward 50 entries.
Five massive goals in the fourth quarter, with each pushing the lead further and further out of reach for the Swans.
They weren't even that accurate either, adding another four minor scores in the quarter.
It was just dominance in transition, winning the pill out back and firing it up through the corridor in a swing of momentum not yet seen in the match thus far.
And when the siren rang, they'd done it.
A spot in the grand final is secured, and a chance for their first premiership since 2012.
As for the two-time defending premier Swans, they now go into a matchup with the Tullibigeal Grasshoppers for a spot against the Tigers on August 23.