Albury handed Wodonga Raiders one of their biggest losses in the last five years.
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The Tigers looked certain to post a shock three-figure win, but the home team could have saved its season by outscoring the visitors in the final quarter in the 22.11 (143) to 8.14 (62) hiding.
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"We won that contested footy and got it going forward really well," Tigers' co-coach Tom McGrath said of his team's ominous form on the eve of finals.
One-time defender Jake Page and Elliott Powell kicked four goals apiece, while Dean Polo and Joel Mackie nabbed three each.
The visitors led by 92 points at three-quarter time, before Raiders kicked 4.6.
That fightback could prove crucial as it lost a percentage of 6.41 in trying to hold off Wangaratta Rovers for fifth spot.
Rovers trail Raiders by 3.99 per cent.
Powell and Shaun Daly starred, while ruckman Zach Bye also played well.
Raiders' Ethan Boxall kicked three majors.