The A Grade netballers scored a big win, defeating the Tigers 33-77, and doing enough to ensure they qualified for the HDFNL finals, finishing sixth on the ladder.

In a dominate first quarter, the Swifts raced to a 21-5 lead before extending the margin further, especially in the third and fourth quarters.

For the Swifts, Jade Ralph and Tarnee Orr were named in the best, with Michaela Armer's 40 goals and Ralph's 37 leading the way.

It was a must win game for the Swifts if they wanted to progress to finals action, and after the win, they will now face Harrow Balmoral in an elimination final.

On Saturday the Swifts will travel to Quantong where they will face the Roos who finished third on the table at the end of the season.

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In the senior football, the Swifts did all they could to book a finals place, but other results did not go their way.

For the Swifts to jump into the top six, Natimuk United would've needed to have suffered an upset loss to Kaniva Leeor United, but the Rams sealed the Swifts fate with a 46-point win.

The Swifts dominated Pimpinio in all four quarters, running away to a big win, 6.4 (40) to 25.15 (165).

Todd Matthews, Ben Martin and Angus Murray were all amongst the goals with seven, five and four each respectively.

Jakob Salmi and Scott Carey were named in the best.

Swifts senior coach Brett Hargreaves was deflated his side had missed out on finals, but was optimistic of what could be to come.

"It is always disappointing not to make finals and it is not what we hoped," he said.

"But there was some positives to be gained. We finished the season on a really good note and we were able to show the kind of football we can play.

"It is has been good to see the young players progress through and start to gel together as a team towards the end, which is good signs for next year."

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The Swifts were aggressive with the ball on Saturday, something Hargreaves wanted to see more of.

"We started to play our style of football, and Saturday was a good example of that cohesive unit from the backline through to the forward line," he said.

"The way we were able to transition the ball was really positive and it felt like we were a team all pulling in one direction."

Hargreaves said he was also looking forward to seeing the five remaining Swifts sides in finals action.

"The future looks bright, especially with some of the junior sides playing," he said.

"To see the netball players doing well is great. The club is in a great place all round so it's exciting to see what we can achieve."

HDFNL Swifts week one finals fixtures

Saturday (at Quantong)

Sunday (at Harrow)

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