SUNDAY saw unfamiliar and uncertain scenes play out at the North Wangaratta Recreation Reserve, when an injury sustained in the reserves match called for the senior football final between Greta and Bonnie Doon to be cancelled before half–time.

A Greta reserves player, who suffered a serious injury during his match against Milawa, took a turn for the worse while resting in the change rooms as the senior match got well underway.

Paramedics were called, and the senior match was put on hold in the final minutes of the second quarter to allow for an air ambulance helicopter to land on the field to transport the injured player to hospital.

Once the the helicopter departed, there was insufficient time left in the day to resume the game, leading the board members and relevant parties to cancel the match.

As of Sunday evening it was uncertain how the rest of the finals series will look going forward this week.

There are a number of possibilities, including the prospect of postponing all finals for a week and just playing the Greta vs Bonnie Doon match this coming weekend.

"It's a board–level decision – all of that will be determined over the next couple of days, probably as early as Monday afternoon," O&K general manager Cam Green said yesterday afternoon.

He said the right call by all parties had been made to cancel the match.

"The board members that were here, AFL North East Border management, and the two coaches and both presidents talked about player welfare, it was the right decision," Green said.

"Any other decisions will come out in the next couple of days."

The Bombers led Greta 5.3 (33) to 4.2 (26) before the match was cancelled.

The winner of the match will play Bright in the preliminary final, for which a date, time and location are yet to be confirmed.