Ovens and Murray coaches and captains say Wangaratta is the team to beat

Six players were quizzed at the O and M's season launch on Wednesday night, if they couldn't name their own side, which teams will contest the decider and who will win?

Every player said the profile Pies will make the decider, with half suggesting they will win.

"I reckon it's a Wangaratta Rovers-Wangaratta grand final, we haven't had one for a long, long time I reckon, and 'Wang' by a point," North Albury non-playing coach Luke Norman said.

Norman is a former Wangaratta star.

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Myrtleford's Jake Sharp said it could be back to the future.

"I think Albury and Wangaratta and I would say Wangaratta," he offered.

"They've got a lot of firepower and their back six shapes up really well, they've been a pretty strong defensive unit for a while now and their team, in general, has a lot of symmetry."

Albury and Wangaratta contested the 2017 and 2018 deciders, sharing the ledger.

"Wangaratta Magpies, they look really strong, especially getting a couple of recruits in the last couple of weeks and I'll go Albury, because they have got that experience," Rovers' captain Michael Clark suggested.

Albury contested a league record 10 straight grand finals from 2009-2018, winning seven, while the Pies have picked up Northern Territory star Abraham Ankers and former Richmond and Carlton player Callum Moore in the past few months.

Yarrawonga coach Mark Whiley went for a 2019 grand final rematch between Wangaratta and Lavington, while the premiership captain that day in Luke Garland believes Myrtleford would win over Wangaratta.

Albury co-captain Jim Grills believes it could be a Wangaratta derby.

"They've got good recruits and both have good coaches," he revealed.

Albury starts the season at home against Yarrawonga in today's twilight clash.

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