LITTLE appears to separate Noradjuha-Quantong and Harrow-Balmoral ahead of Saturday's B Grade grand final.
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The minor premier Bombers were victorious in each of their two meetings during the home and away season, but the Roos got the better of them in the second semi-final.
The Bombers are gunning for a fourth consecutive B Grade premiership, but the Roos are bullish about their chances of stopping them.
Harrow-Balmoral coach Michelle Summerhayes said her team’s semi-final win two weeks ago was an indication of how it could prepare.
“That was the first time we played with a full team against Noradjuha-Quantong,” she said.
“The first time a few of our girls went to a wedding and two of our better players were out the second time.”
Summerhayes said the team would try to exploit its advantage in speed and fitness to wear the Bombers down.
Noradjuha-Quantong co-coach Carly Creek said her team was ready to make adjustments after losing to the Roos by 10 goals two weeks ago.
“It’s going to be about isolating their key playmakers and restricting their advantage under the ring,” she said.
“We need to apply consistent pressure, contest the ball and capitalise on intercepts and rebounds.”
The B Grade best and fairest vote count on Monday night showed the strength of both teams.
Creek and Harrow-Balmoral’s Paige Cameron and Alice Houlihan were joint winners of the award.
One of the key match-ups will be Creek on Harrow-Balmoral’s top goalie Cameron.
