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Birchgrove Reserves won Sunday's major semi final against Roosters FC 2-1 in an encounter that turned nasty towards the end. After going down early to a penalty, the Tigers fought back with goals from Alex Shain and Max Civili. A fight in the final minutes saw Tigers defender Dave Dower and a Roosters player both red carded. In the other semi final, Blacktown overcame the Western Red Devils 2-1, which means Blacktown, and Roosters will play off next week for the right to play the Tigers in the Grand Final.

The longest road trip of the season saw Birchgrove head up the mountains to Lithgow for two games with almost nothing to play for. First grade took a deserved lead, but some amazing home town refereeing in the second half saw them robbed of a point with the last kick of the game in a 2-1 loss. Reserve grade showed why they have been the team the rest of the league has been chasing this season as they coasted to a 2-0 win despite missing some key players.

Birchgrove Reserves have clinched the league with a game to spare after a thrilling 3-2 victory at home to Kosciuszko on Saturday. Daniel Hererra was the Tigers hero, scoring an injury time winner, which sent the fans wild. The champagne flowed freely after the game and some of the worst singing ever heard in Birchgrove had the locals scrambling for the earmuffs. To cap it all off the first team finally showed some character, scoring twice in injury time to snatch a 2-1 victory.