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19 September, 2022

Eagles fly off with grand final win

AFTER not appearing in a grand final for the past three years, the Atherton Eagles have ended a six-year grand final win dry spell with the Division One Men’s team win over town rivals the Mareeba Bulls on Friday night.


The Atherton Eagles Division One Men’s team have ended a six year dry spell after they claimed the 2022 grand final
The Atherton Eagles Division One Men’s team have ended a six year dry spell after they claimed the 2022 grand final

The two teams faced off on neutral ground at Endeavor Park in what proved to be a tight, well-matched game between the two Tableland clubs. Spectators and supporters were sat on the edge of their seats throughout the whole match as both teams battled it out.

Mareeba was on the scoreboard first, but the Eagles quickly followed and tied up the score at one all at the half time whistle.

Going into second half the defence of both teams stayed strong as they played hard but with neither team managing to break away, the full-time whistle blew to the tune of a draw.

With the game going into extra time, the Eagles secured a cracker goal by Jaydon Wells to bring the scoreboard to 2-1, however Mareeba dug deep just before extra time was up, scoring again and bringing the game to yet another draw.

The game went down to a penalty shootout to determine the 2022 Division One grand final winner, spectators were on the edge of their seats as the teams took their shots.

The final shot slotted by Alex Payne made it to the back of the net and after two cracker saves by Eagles goalkeeper Luke Barletta, the Eagles came home with the trophy.

Coach Jason Curcio and assistant Frankie Gallo are stoked the team brought home the victory and are proud of the boys and what they achieved.

Atherton Eagles vice president Jason Cummings said the win was a long time coming.

“The boys deserve this, there has been a big shift in culture and thinking this past couple of years and it is awesome to see some recognition in results,” he said.

“We are really playing good football as a team”

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