In a end to the season that could only be described as controversial the Roswell Rebels won the 2008 Fall AARFL Premiership trophy with a final game draw that wasn't verified till hours later.

One of the closest competitions in AARFL history came down to the last game of the season. A win by either team would give them the trophy. Midtown, with the better percentage, trailed Roswell by a game and after easily beating Roswell in the previous two games,felt confident about their chances. But Roswell would not lie down. There was never more than a goal in it during the game, until Midtown went up by 3 goals late in the last quarter. Or so they thought. It turns out the score board did not match the official scoresheet Midtown dropped back into second gear allowing Roswell to kick a couple of goals, one of them Garofalo, after the final siren had sounded.

With Midtown celebrating, what they thought was their fourth title in a row, photos were taken and the trophy presented. It wasn't until some hours later that statistician-extraordinare Marty Hyder audited the score sheet and found that the final result was in fact a draw, 11 goals 11 behinds each and that Roswell had won the AARFL trophy. This made the Roswell team very happy, especially Garafalo as he had kicked, what turned out to be, the season winning goal.

Being the sportsman that he is, Midtown Captain-Coach Curtis Jones presented the trophy to Roswell representative Mick Frost at the  Kookaburra's Annual General Meeting later that night without fuss and congratulated him on his winning season. While this is a blow to Midtown's pride, it will certainly make for an interesting 2009 Spring season due to start in February.

The Midtown Bombers turned around their lack luster start to the fall AARFL season on Saturday morning with a huge win over the Roswell Rebels. In full flight from the first bounce the Bombers thrashed an undermanned Rebels team who must now regroup even though they are still two wins ahead of the Bombers on the ladder.

The Bombers first quarter on Saturday set the tone for the day as they kicked 6.9 to nil to lead by 45 points at the first break. Russ Barner was again the standout for the Bombers and combination with Ed Robinson and Eric Baker up forward the Bombers tore the league leaders apart in no uncertain terms.

The Roswell Rebels took a stranglehold on the 2008 Fall AARFL season when the Midtown Bombers were forced to forfeit their latest game due to insufficient players. The win for Roswell moves them to a 3-0 record over the Bombers and in a 6 game season it looks highly unlikely the Bombers will be able to come back and retain their Premiership title.

The game on the weekend was reduced to a scrimmage with several players swapping teams and taking turns at umpiring. The next game is this coming Saturday 22nd November before a weeks break for the Thanksgiving holiday.