In a dour second-half slog, Sam McCallum put the Swampies in front when he snapped truly with two minutes left on the clock.

The Magpies had a chance to regain the lead in the dying seconds following a Henty error but failed to capitalise and the visitors gamely held on.

Henty defender James Ellis said it was a relief to hear the siren.

“It was a good way to finish the season,” Ellis said.

“We were up by five goals, then dropped off and then came back again.

“Young sides are going to be a little inconsistent and everyone was just happy to finish on a positive note.”

Henty’s Hayden Singe had the ball on a string, coach Josh Gaynor won plenty of centre clearances and Beau Connell was strong in defence.

Sam Terlich’s five goals came before half-time while McCallum booted the Swampies’ only two second-half majors.

Murray Magpies have this weekend off to regroup before taking on reigning premier Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock in the finals.

Coach Josh Maher missed Saturday’s clash with a hamstring injury and Derek Murray also sat out the match.

Hayden Edwards, Brad Thompson and Shannon Gilson were best for the Magpies.

Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock rebounded with a 65-point win over Howlong at Howlong.

After a tight opening quarter, the Saints charged ahead with six goals to nil with Luke Brauer in the thick of the action.

Alex Wilson, Ron Boulton and Joel Hartley also played well for the victors.

Howlong struggled in attack with much of Chris Van Zanten and Max Barraclough’s good work going unrewarded.

Lockhart missed out on finals by percentage after defeating Rand-Walbundrie-Walla by 60 points at Lockhart.

The Demons turned around their opening round loss in style with Kyle Pertzel and Jeremy Sykes leading the way.

Osborne defeated Culcairn by 64 points.

Matt Clarke, Duncan McMaster and Hayden Gleeson set up the win with a strong first quarter and the Cats never looked back.

The Lions were best served by James Pitson, Kane Shields and best and fairest winner Dane Hallinan.

CDHBU scored an 89-point win over rivals Billabong Crows.

Tim Cooper and Kade Rowe finished first and second in the Power’s best and fairest on Sunday.

Jindera held Holbrook to one goal.