HISTORY will be made at North Dalton Park on Saturday, when three AFL South Coast teams from the same club play in their respective grand finals.
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The Bomaderry Tigers will contest the men’s division two and three grand finals, as well as the inaugural women’s decider.
The first team to hit the field, to try and win the club’s first senior flag since 2010, will be the division three men’s side, who face Figtree from 9.15am.
“The year has been very enjoyable and rewarding so far,” said captain/coach Brent Tyrrell – who was part of the Tigers’ 2010 first grade premiership side.
“To have a bit of responsibility and to lead a team has been different to what I’m use to doing but we’ve had good numbers and a great bunch of blokes that have made it pretty easy for me.
“I didn’t think I’d get a chance to play in another grand final – all of the other premierships that I’ve played in have been pretty special, each for their own reasons, so to get up on the weekend being the captain/coach, it’d be right up there.
“We won’t be treating this game any different to any other week – we had a goal at the start of the year to improve every week and it’s no different for the grand final.
“If we can improve on our last game, it’ll give ourselves a really good chance at getting the flag.”
The division two Tigers side clash with Kiama from 11.05am.
“To lead the boys out on Saturday will be a really proud moment, as not everyone gets the opportunity to lead their team out into a grand final,” said skipper Jack Boxsell.
“To be in the season decider is reward for the boys hard work and commitment, so it’s really exciting.
“If we play the same footy and stick to what we know works, I’m confident we can bring home the flag.”
The final black and gold side to take the field will be Kristie Lee Dickson’s women’s side – who will be out to etch their names in history, as the first ever AFLSC women’s premiers from 1.15pm against Lions.
“The win last week against Bulldogs was fantastic – all the girls fought hard and put their bodies on the line and that showed in the results at the end of the game,” said captain/coach Dickson.
“It means so much to myself, coach Geoff Gibbs and the girls that we have made it to the grand final.
“It is such an honour to be playing and coaching in the very first inaugural women’s grand final and I couldn’t have done it without Geoff by my side.”
The final game of the day sees the Power and Lions clash in men’s division one from 3pm.