Navarre quickly bowed out of the Lexton Plains Football League finals series on Sunday after a 22 point elimination final loss to bogey team Illabarook.
The Grasshoppers still have not beaten the Bulldogs since round three in 2006 as Illabarook secured its first ever finals victory in the LPFL.
It was a string of seven unanswered goals from the 14 minute mark of the first term, to the same point of the third term, which got the Bulldogs home.
They were able to lock the game up when needed, and score when the opportunities arose.
Navarre had chances early in the opening term, and also in the third, but could not convert the hard work of their midfield.
Though never fully out of reach, the Grasshoppers could not bridge the gap close enough to smell victory.
Conditions did not allow a stand out in the respective forward lines, with Navarre's Wayne Driscoll the leading goalkicker on the field with three.
Joint coach Ben Martin capped off the season as Navarre's best for his display in the ruck and at centre half forward, while defender Ben Crichton, Nic Murphy and Luke Bibby stood tall.
Martin said he was disappointed his team's season had come to end, but was still proud of what they had achieved in 2008, considering they lost a string of six consecutive games from rounds two through to seven.
``After the game I spoke to the boys and said I was proud of them,'' he said.
``We mixed it with the top sides and finished fourth on the ladder. I'm still pleased with the year but it would have been nice to go on with it.''
``It is a bit disappointing but they were just the better side. Jamie Lamb (coach) has got them well drilled and they are just a handy side.''
Martin said his team failed to be accountable for their man at times during the first half and was never able to bridge the gap after the main break, made even more difficult due to the heavy conditions at Linton.
``They had numbers everywhere and we had blokes running around trying to get the easy kicks,'' he said.
``It was pretty much in the second quarter that they did the damage to us.
``I was pretty disappointed when we came in at half time, I gave the boys a bit of a rev up.''
Carngham-Linton played Skipton in the qualifying final at Lexton on Saturday, with the Saints not giving the Emus a look in.
Winning the toss and kicking with a strong wind, Carngham-Linton took the advantage kicking six goals, keeping Skipton to a single major.
However, it was the second quarter where Carngham-Linton took complete control.
The Saints booted nine straight goals into the wind, to have the game wrapped up at half time.
Skipton looked slow, being second to the ball and unable to stop a rampaging Carngham-Linton.
The second half was a status quo, Skipton unable to make any ground, but more importantly not losing any.
If anyone needed proof that the Saints lift come finals time, they need to just look at the result 20.12 (132) to 8.12 (60).
Carngham-Linton moves into the second semi final this Saturday to take on minor premiers Rokewood-Corindhap at Rokewood, while Illabarook and Skipton clash in the cut-throat first semi final on Sunday at Smythesdale.
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