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The AFL London season moves into overdrive from next weekend as the finals series gets under way across all divisions. With the home and away season now done and dusted, teams can now take the next step in a bid to win the 2015 premierships.

 

In the Premiership Division, the scoreboards reflected that finals urgency as teams hit the “on” button in preparation for the weeks ahead. The result saw the West London Wildcats, Wandsworth Demons and North London Lions sharpen their respective claws or tridents, while the London Swans found themselves on the wrong side of a fired up opponent.  

 

The final round results saw:

- Wandsworth Demons 30.21.201 defeated Putney Magpies 1.5.11

- West London Wildcats 26.19.175 defeated London Swans 5.3.33

 

- North London Lions 21.19.145 defeated Wimbledon Hawks 4.6.30

 

The AFL London website gave the following details regarding the opening weekend of finals action across all grades.

 

“This Saturday 25th July, it’s 1st vs 2nd in all Divisions (the winner goes directly into the Grand Final, while the loser gets a 2nd chance):

 

- Premiership:  3.30pm kick off, Wildcats Vs Demons

- Conference:  1.30pm kick off, Raiders Vs Lions

- Social:  Midday kick off, Emu’s Vs Demons

- Women’s:  10.30am kick off, Demons Vs Hawks

All games played at Duke’s Meadows in Chiswick, and hosted by the West London Wildcats.”

 

“This coming Sunday 26th July, it’s 3rd vs 4th in all Divisions (the winner carries on to next week, while the loser is finished for the year): 

- Premiership:  3.30pm kick off, Lions Vs Swans

- Conference:  1.30pm kick off, Giants Vs Demons

- Social:  Midday kick off, Reading Vs Hawks

- Women’s:  10.30am kick off, Lions Vs Giants 

All games played at Peckham Rye Common, and hosted by the South East London Giants.”

 

In further news from the AFL London awards night:

 

“Congratulations to 2015 AFL London Premiership Best & Fairest - Lloyd WIlliams of the West London Wildcats.   In his first year over here in London, Lloyd caught the eye of the umpires in several games, eventually winning the count with a total of 12 votes. 

Joint runners up were Ben McConnell of the London Swans and also Blake Seeley of the North London Lions, both with 9 votes.

Following Round 10, AFL London announced the following Award winners for Season 2015 at an event in Clapham.  Congratulations to all.

Club of the Year:  West London Wildcats

Coach of the Year:  Steve Ralph (London Swans)

Golden Whistle (Umpires Award):  Josh Davey

 

Social Division:

- B&F: Trav White (Reading)

- Runner Up:  Tristan Haddock (Lions)

- Goal kicking:   Trav White (Reading)

 

Conference Division:

- B&F:  Chad Sellenger (Raiders)

- Runners up:  Jimmy Gottschalk (Raiders)  & Tom Tullett (Demons)

- Goal kicking:  Chad Sellenger (Raiders)

 

Women’s Division:

- B&F:  Jess Edwards (Demons)

- Runners up:  Laurelle Borck (Lions) & Tess Baxter (Demons) & Lauren Spark (Hawks)

- Goal kicking:   Lauren Spark (Hawks)

 

 

Premiership Division:

- B&F:  Lloyd Williams (Wildcats)

- Runners up:  Ben McConnell (Swans) & Blake Seeley (Lions)

- Most Valuable Player (non-Aus):   Will Worthington (Swans)

- Goal Kicking:   Geoff Rouse (Demons)

- AFL London Life Member:  Sam Percy