KALKEE faces one more hurdle in its quest for premiership glory Saturday.
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The Kees finished atop the ladder and have not lost a game all year.
Their nine-goal win over Harrow-Balmoral earlier in the season is the closest any team has come to beating them.
Despite this, Saturday's opponent Noradjuha-Quantong has clearly been the most likely challenger.
The Bombers’ two losses to Kalkee in the home and away rounds were their only losses of the year until they faltered against Harrow-Balmoral in the qualifying final.
Noradjuha-Quantong made the most of its double chance, besting the Roos by four goals in the preliminary final at the weekend.
Now they must find a way to beat a side they have not come within 17 goals of.
Bombers coach Michelle Freeman admitted it would be a tough task, but said the result was far from a foregone conclusion.
“Kalkee is a very good side, but our girls are playing well and we’ve had a good year,” she said.
“They have a very strong defence, so in our attacking end we’re going to need to play extremely well.”
Kalkee’s defenders are led by 17 and under best and fairest Stevie Bibby.
Bibby excels not just at junior level, but also in A Grade.
She finished equal runner-up in the senior vote count.
She is joined by one of the league’s best goalies, Mikayla McAuliffe.
The Bombers have a strong goalie of their own in Olivia McDonald.
Kalkee coach Paula Wiedermann said every player in the side had experience in one of the senior grades.
“We have three players who have been standouts in the A Grade side, but all our other players also play C Grade or C Reserve,” she said.
“Having the C Reserve team this year has made it possible for some players to play in a senior side, and Emma Bigham showed the benefits of that by winning the C Reserve best and fairest.”
Wiedermann said the team would take nothing for granted despite entering the match as a heavy favourite.
