Albanvale’s Western Football League division 2 season came to an end at the hands of a red hot Wyndhamvale side.
Having lost their last two matches heading into finals, the Cobras still managed to finish in the top six and earn a finals spot.
It meant facing the Falcons in an elimination final on Saturday.
The two teams faced off in the second last round of the regular season and it turned out to be a similar result.
The first time, the Falcons kicked 10 goals to one in the first quarter.
This time the Falcons kicked nine goals to nil in the first quarter to take a 58 point lead into quarter time.
They were able to control the rest of the game, winning 20.24 (144)-1.3 (9).
Daniel Harvey kicked the only goal for the Cobras.
Brendan Cassar, Jacob Maschewski and Darren Borg, who was playing game 300, were named their best.
Wyndhamvale now faces Newport in a knockout semi final.
The Panthers beat the Suns in the other semi final.
Albion will face Sunshine in a qualifying final, with a grand final spot on the line. Both teams had the bye in the first week of finals.
In division 1, Caroline Springs quest for top spot fell short.
The Lakers faced Werribee Districts on Saturdaym in the final round, with the winner to claim the minor premiership and the week off in the opening week of finals.
After trailing at quarter time, the Tigers kicked eight goals to three for the rest of the match to win, 10.12 (72)-6.6 (42).
Lewis Tudor, Billy Crofts and Mitchell Bongiovanni were the Lakers best.
It means the Lakers face Yarraville Seddon in a qualifying final on Saturday for a shot at Werribee Districts.
Altona will play Hoppers Crossing in an elimination final on Sunday.
