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11 September, 2026
Flashback: September 12, 1996
The 1996 Southern Mallee Football League grand final match for the reserves was played between the Berri-Culgoa Tigers and the Hopetoun Devils at the Hopetoun Recreation Reserve on September 7.
The 1996 Southern Mallee Football League grand final match for the reserves was played between the Berri-Culgoa Tigers and the Hopetoun Devils at the Hopetoun Recreation Reserve on September 7.
The game report read that Berri-Culgoa led Hopetoun at each change before taking out a 17-point win.
Hopetoun could not get their game flowing, and this was attributed to the tackling of the Tigers plus the swirling wind.
Cain Barry covered a lot of area from the centre to send the Tigers forward often.
Justin Kelly, Kim Renney and Steve Connor were solid in defence, and Darren Weir was a bush ruck rover.
Graeme Price and Ross Brown defended well for Hopetoun while Daryl Gunn, Warne Derrick and Dick Harberger were under notice often for the Devils.
A disappointment for the Devils and the first leg of a winning double for the Tigers.
The final score was Berri-Culgoa, 7.10 (52), Hopetoun, 5.5 (35).