Months of toughing it out on the field week in, week out will culminate in the Riverina Football League grand final on Sunday.
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Teams from Wagga, Mangoplah, Leeton, Narrandera and Collingullie will battle it out in three grades of football and four grades of netball, all vying for the title of 2014 RFL premier.
The day kicks off when gates to Narrandera Sportsground open.
If you're heading off to the game, have a great day, and use #rfnl2014 on social media.
All grand finals are held at the Narrandera Sportsground.
FOOTBALL
- Under 17s: Wagga Tigers v MCUE
- Reserve grade: Wagga Tigers v MCUE
- First grade: MCUE v CAK
NETBALL
- C Grade: Turvey Park v Leeton-Whitton
- B Grade: Leeton-Whitton v Turvey Park
- A Reserve: MCUE v Leeton-Whitton
- A Grade: MCUE v Narrandera
Kennedy brothers chasing a special premiership win: A senior premiership is special enough, but to achieve it alongside three of your brothers would be "icing on the cake" according to the Kennedy family. James Kennedy will run out for Collingullie-Ashmont-Kapooka in grand final flanked by younger brothers Daniel, Nick and Matt in a real family affair. Read more.
Justin Rynehart looking for the perfect finish to return to Tigers: Justin Rynehart will seek a fairytale finish to his return to Wagga Tigers in the reserve grade grand final on Sunday. Rynehart left Wagga Tigers for a decade where he enjoyed two senior and one reserve grade premiership with Farrer League club The Rock-Yerong Creek. He returned to Robertson Oval this season as reserve grade coach and will lead Tigers out in Sunday's premiership decider against MCUE. Read more.
MCUE the minor premier but also the underdog in under 17 grand final: The Goannas went through the home and away season undefeated to claim the minor premiership before Wagga Tigers scored a comprehensive 47-point victory in the second semi-final. MCUE now has to turn the tables but face a Tigers team that has only got stronger after their first grade team dropped out of the premiership race. Read more.
Experience of Narrandera to meet youth of MCUE in netball grand final: Youth will go up against experience in Sunday's A grade netball grand final. In a replay of last year's premiership decider, Mangoplah-Cookardinia United-Eastlakes will be out to defend its crown when it takes on the experience of Narrandera. Read more.
RUA go with mix of youth and experience for RFL grand final: Riverina Umpires Association will bring a mix of youth and experience to the senior grand final on Sunday. Umpire coach manager Tim Beard and fellow experienced whistle-blower Gene Hodgins will be joined by 17-year-old Pat Harris to officiate the grand final between Mangoplah-Cookardinia United-Eastlakes and Collingullie-Ashmont-Kapooka. Read more.
CAK coach Shane Lenon concedes Demons need to kick a bigger score: The Demons have been restricted to seven goals in each of their two finals over the past fortnight and coach Shane Lenon admits they are likely to need more to beat MCUE. He hinted that CAK will go in with a more attacking mindset in the grand final. "Two weeks ago we didn't get enough ball forward," Lenon said. Read more.
MCUE face a difficult decision at the selection table: MCUE coach Nathon Irvin admits the Goannas have an extremely tough decision to make at the selection table on Friday night. The Goannas have had a fortnight to prepare for Sunday's grand final against Collingullie-Ashmont-Kapooka but still do not know the exact make-up of their team. Read more.
Nathon Irvin out to relive teenage dream at Mangoplah: For MCUE coach Nathon Irvin, it has been a long time between drinks. Irvin has enjoyed a decorated playing career that has expanded 25 years of senior football and he hopes it can finish exactly the way it started at Narrandera Sportsground on Sunday. Irvin was just a 17-year-old schoolboy when he was part of the Goannas' team that beat North Wagga by 52 points at Robertson Oval to claim the 1990 Farrer League premiership. Read more.
Eleventh heaven for Gow: Chris Gow has played in more grand finals than most footballers dream of, but Sunday's could be a little different. Taking on MCUE in the grand final, Gow is out to claim his first Riverina Football League premiership. Gow will line up in his 11th grand final for Collingullie-Ashmont-Kapooka and after suffering losses in the club's first two RFL grand finals, would love nothing more than to go one better. Read more.
Supreme defensive effort helps CAK through to third straight RFL decider: CAK produced one of the biggest defensive efforts of the season to defeat Coolamon and move into a third consecutive Riverina Football League (RFL) grand final. The Demons led for all but a six-minute period in the third quarter as defenders Dan Kennedy, Josh Meiselbach and Kal Sykes produced super efforts to virtually shut Coolamon's forward line down. Read more.
Crows ready to tackle grand finals: The Leeton-Whitton Crows have three out of four teams through to the Riverina netball grand finals, with only A grade falling at the final hurdle at the weekend. Both A reserve and B grade went into the finals as minor premiers and they used that as motivation not to be knocked out in straight sets. Read more.