Beaufort coach Rohan Brown has reported a clean bill of health from the team that booked the Crows a spot in the Central Highlands Football League grand final.
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And Brown has revealed he is likely to play the same side for the club’s first appearance in a senior grand final since 2002.
Brown told The Courier he had a full senior list to pick from except for Julian Cameron and Lachlan Pfeifer, who sustained season-ending knee injuries early in the campaign.
“If I do make a change it will be completely based on structure and match-ups,” Brown said.
The Crows’ selection panel will be hard-pressed to make any alterations to the side that thrashed Springbank at the weekend.
There was few weak links as the team blitzed the reigning back-to-back premiers by 73 points at Bungaree.
That result opened the door for the club to secure its first flag since 1996.
While the Crows outfit looks fairly settled, Hepburn has a few selection dilemmas ahead of the big game.
Classy onballer/forward Jimmy Rodgers played limited game time in the Burras’ 15-point victory over Buninyong on Sunday.
Hepburn coach Jason Olver said Rodgers had been battling a tight hamstring, but would get every chance to play this weekend.
Olver said he was awaiting confirmation from former AFL star Nick Dal Santo – who hasn’t played since the round 17 clash with Learmonth – on his availability for the grand final.
Onballer Luke Stanton was reportedly ill and didn’t play on Sunday, but is likely to return this weekend, while winger/half back Jackson Liversidge has been sidelined by a hamstring injury and is another that will come into consideration.
Saturday’s grand final will kick-off from 2.45pm at Mars Stadium.
