Merewether has completed a remarkable unbeaten season in Hunter rugby.
Maitland and Beaches consolidated their places in the semis, while Wanderers caused an upset against Hamilton.
Uni beat the Bay and Merewether hammered the Waratahs.
The home side needed a win to have any chance of scraping into the finals, but when the Greens’ Adam Nolan was awarded a try inside two minutes, the signs weren’t good.
The Merewether backline was at its best when Sean Rudder found Aiden Kelso, who set up captain Dan Lewinski.
Rudder then capped off a dominant first half with a try.
