Conditions were ideal for football on Sunday morning at Dimboola for the junior football elimination semi finals.
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Horsham Saints and Warrack Eagles were began the day in the under-14 age group.
In a tight tussle, Warrack trailed by just one-point heading into the final term with a potential upset in the cards.
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The Saints surged home in the final term, booting six unanswered goals to win 10.3 (63) to 3.7 (25) and advance to the preliminary final against Horsham.
The under-17 clash followed shortly after, with Stawell taking on Nhill. The Warriors, who were disappointing against Horsham last weekend, came out with a point to prove and responded accordingly.
They dominated for the whole game to finish ahead 14.11 (95) to 1.2 (8).
League goalkicking winner Aiden Graveson had a day out, booting five goals in the win for Stawell, while league best and fairest Jakob Salmi was best on for the Warriors.