AND then there were four.
York, Cunderdin, Kellerberrin Tammin and Beverley are the only teams remaining in the Avon Football Association after the home-and-away season finished last weekend.
Kellerberrin Tammin will take on Beverley in the do-or-die first semi-final this weekend with the top two teams - York and Cunderdin - to play off in the second semi-final the following weekend.
Rivals Federals and Railways played for home-town pride in what was the last game of the season for both teams last Saturday afternoon.
Heading into the match Railways were fifth with four wins, just ahead of Federals on three wins.
But ladder position counted for little in this one-sided affair that saw Federals kick 21.15 (141) to completely outclass Railways 8.6 (54).
Federals established a five-goal buffer in the first quarter and never looked back, stretching the margin at every break.
Shaun Smith and Russell Fitzgerald created plenty of opportunities up forward, kicking five goals each, with good support from Mitchell Johnson and Ian Hill who kicked four each.
Shannon Davies and Matthew Stokes were the only multiple scorers for the Bombers, kicking two each.
York claimed the minor premiership and its 11th win when it defeated Cunderdin 8.22 (70) to 6.9 (45) at Forrest Oval in York.
The two teams will meet each other soon in the second semi-final.
York held down a four-point lead at quarter time and again at half-time, unable to break away.
At the end of the third quarter there was still only five points in it but it was only a matter of time before York was rewarded for its inside 50 penetration, kicking four goals in the final quarter and restricting Cunderdin to two majors.
Beverley sent a strong message to the KATS that they will not be easy to deal this weekend after a 37-point win over them last Sunday at Kellerberrin Oval.
This was Beverley’s eighth win of the season, only one shy of Kellerberrin Tammin’s nine wins.
The Redbacks held on for a nine-point lead at quarter time but set up the win with a solid display in the second quarter and never looked back.
Marcus Ruggiero and Dale Wansborough kicked four goals each for the winners.
Jackson Giles was the only multiple scorer for the KATS with two.
In the Reserves last weekend, Kellerberrin Tammin 7.9 (51) defeated Beverley 2.7 (19), Federals 18.9 (117) were too good for Railways 2.4 (16) and York 8.12 (60) won over Cunderdin 6.7 (43).