After eight years of being on the outside looking in come finals, both the Rokewood-Corindhap A-grade and B-grade netball teams are set appear in postseason action.
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Former Redan netballer and now Rokewood-Corindhap player coach Ruby Parry said the finals appearance means a lot for the club and all the people who have helped slowly build it's success.
"It's a massive thing to have both our A-grade and B-grade teams going into finals for the first time in a long time," she said.
"We worked it out the other day and our B-grade side has over 3000 combined games played here so the club is really excited and it's great to see some rewards for all the hard work both teams have put together this season."
The Hoppers' A-grade side sits in fifth position on the ladder ahead of its final home-and-away game against Clunes at the weekend. Parry said she is proud of the work of her teammates and what the group has been able to achieve over the 2019 season.
"We're really happy with the way we've performed this season. Against the top teams we've played some really good, competitive netball so we're feeling really confident going into finals."
Parry said she is preparing for a potentially wild finals as she believes each of the top-six teams on the ladder can beat each other depending on the day.
"The top six teams are all quite close and we know that anything can happen in finals so we know we just need to take it to any team we are set to play."
Elsewhere, in perhaps the biggest game of the regular season, first-placed Learmonth will host second-placed Hepburn in what is sure to be a terrific game of netball.
While the two side's cannot move positions on the ladder, the winner of the contest will take a huge confidence boost into finals.
While there will be no movement at the top of the ladder at the weekend, the fight for the eight finals spot will be one to watch as Bungaree and Dunnstown desperately push to secure a victory.
A win from the Demons against 10th-placed Newlyn would lock Bungaree into the finals, while a loss would leave the side's destiny in the hands of the Towners, who would move into the finals with a win over the Saints and a Demons loss.
Top eight sides Bunninyong, Ballan and Gordon will all be looking for momentum building victories as they head into finals against the lower placed Skipton, Creswick and Waubra respectively.
Daylesford will be hoping for its first win of the season in the final round as the Bulldogs host the Crows.
Third-placed Springbank will enjoy a week of to rest its players with a final round bye.
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