Gestier will play in his first grand final when the Demons take on Leeton-Whitton at Narrandera Sportsground.

While the Crows are shooting for their first premiership in 39 years, the Demons are no strangers to success with five flags in the last decade.

Gestier revealed it was the Demons’ successful culture that drew him to the club.

“That’s one reason why I picked them over a lot of sides around here, just the culture shone out to me,” Gestier said.

“Straight away, whether it be the first day to now, the culture and the way they go about it is just second to none. You can tell there’s a lot of experience, even from the committee side of things, the way they organise the week, structure it, to the playing side. It’s been good.”

The Demons’ started the year with 10 straight wins, but have lost three games in the past two months on their way to the grand final.

They returned to form with a 10-goal win over Griffith last week, and Gestier is happy with how they head into the decider.

“It was really good. Hindsight’s a wonderful thing and look it probably wasn’t a bad thing for our group to drop that one in the first week (of finals),” he said.

“The way it’s panned out worked in well, we got another week under our belts and a good confidence booster for the side.”

Gestier said he never panicked despite a couple of concerning losses along the way.

“I have no regrets with how we started, yeah we started like a house on fire and obviously I knew there would be times when we would be faltering along the way, the back stretch, with injuries or form or just a bit of complacency,” he said.

“But the way we’ve come back over the last month and really hit it home has been strong so I’m confident going into Saturday.”

Gestier has struggled with complications to his knee this year, in his first season back from a knee reconstruction.

He started on the bench in the loss to the Crows, before playing one of his best games of the year in the preliminary final win over Griffith.

“It’s alright. Nah it’s fine. It’s the least of my worries to be honest,” Gestier said.

“It’s more than about one person or one individual. It’s about our collective 22.

“We wouldn’t worry if I didn’t get a kick on the weekend and we won. That’s the approach we’ll take and that’s everyone’s approach. We’re in it together.”