A FIVE-year netball rivalry will be settled when Jindera faces Murray Magpies in the Hume league grand final at Walbundarie tomorrow.
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The A grade teams have gone head to head in four grand finals over the past five years, winning two premierships each, with the decider to be played on the weekend.
It is the seventh consecutive grand final for the Bulldogs, who will be hoping to make it back to back premierships.
Magpies went down by 21 goals during their first clash in the season.
But despite going in as the favourite, Bulldogs coach Bree Kirk said they wouldn’t be underestimating their opponent who they narrowly beat by just five goals in the semi-final.
“I think it will be a close game, we both have a lot of finals experience so history tells it will be a close match and Magpies always turn it on in the finals,” she said.
“I think the girls are nervous and excited at the same time, this could be the last time in the grand final as we are making a few changes and have players retiring next year.”
Magpies’ player-coach Mel Jones said the win against Osborne last week had given the team confidence going into the final decider.
“The girls are feeling really positive, they are ready to go and give it their all which is what I want to see,” she said.
“I think we match up really well against Jindera because we are both very smart and controlled teams.
“It’s going to be a tough game and no one team is going to get an easy lead, the whole game is going to be constant battle.”
Both teams will run their strongest seven.
In the B grade Brock-Burrum Saints will come up against Magpies, while Holbrook and Magpies will play in C grade.