Laurimar stuck to the plan and showed some patience to set up a semi final clash with Fitzroy Stars in the Northern Football League division 3 competition.
The Power kicked off its finals series against Ivanhoe on Saturday afternoon with the chance to lock in the double chance.
The first half wasn’t the greatest spectacle, but the Power had done enough to lock in a 21 point lead heading into the main break.
It was then the Power started to kick into gear and found its groove.
Laurimar dominated the last quarter and half and ran away with a 15.12 (102)-5.13 (43) win.
Power coach Jimmy Atkins was pretty happy with the performance.
“It was good and we played well,” he said. “It was a tough contest and we made a lot of mistakes in the first half
“Credit to Ivanhoe and their pressure.
“The second half we were able to get our run going and were able to win more of the contested ball.”
Atkins said the experience of the group including winning a number of close matches throughout the season would come to the fore throughout finals.
He said they just stuck to the fundamentals in the second half and things started to turn their way.
Patrick Fitzgerald kicked five goals for the Power proving the fire power they had recruited him for.
Cooper Herbert was named best on ground for the Power. Bailey Macleod, Ethan Bateman, along with Joel and Jacob Lawson were other standouts according to Atkins.
Atkins said with young players like Herbert they don’t have a care in the world and just want to play football and have fun.
The win sets up a semi final clash with Fitzroy Stars, who had the opening week of finals off after claiming the minor premiership.
The Stars, who went through the season undefeated, won two close match ups with Power, the last of those by eight points back in round 14.
Atkins said anything can happen come finals. He said they got through Saturday’s win unscathed with no injuries out of the game.
“We get to have another crack at Fitzroy,” he said. “Sometimes you can get stuck on what the opposition wants to do and it gives you nightmares.
“We will think about ourselves and play four quarters to give ourselves a chance.”
Ivanhoe will face Kilmore in the knockout semi final this week.
In division 2, finals spots are all locked in.
Whittlesea finished the season in third spot with a 15-3 record.
The Eagles will face Macleod, which had the same regular season record, in a qualifying final this weekend.
