His teammates have painful memories of last year's Southern Inland Rugby Union grand final loss, but Ag College's Lochie Ramm can't recall much of the defeat.
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The outside centre suffered a concussion early and could only watch on as his side fell to a heavy 52-14 loss to the Waratahs.
It's why the 19-year-old is lapping up the build-up as he prepares for his second chance at toppling the Wagga heavyweights in Saturday's decider at Conolly Park.
"Obviously last year I got knocked out in the first ten minutes so I'm trying to soak it up," he said.
"Who knows I might never get another chance in a grand final again, so I'm trying to relax and take that excitement into the game.
"I remember them running away with it at the end (last year), but I don't remember too much of the game. I think I got a stray knee or elbow, someone coming in from the side.
"I took it easy the next couple of days after that. I wasn't sick or anything, I just had a pretty bad headache."
The Waratahs will start strong favourites after routing Ag College 55-12 in the major semi final to become the first team to qualify for the decider.
But Ag College responded with an impressive 32-14 preliminary final win over Albury last week to generate some much-needed belief as they look to snap their four-year losing streak against Waratahs.
Ramm is normally tasked with trying to shut down reigning Bill Castle Medal winner Blake Hart, but the flashy back will miss the decider due to other commitments.
"It's a shame for him because everyone wants to play in a grand final, I was gutted last year when I got knocked out early, that's the way it is I suppose.
"He's a big man to try and stop, just his speed and agility for his size. You can't let him get on the outside of you, even the last game I was trying to be more of a roadblock than stopping him."
Ramm said a strong start is crucial to inject some belief into the side they can overcome their more experienced rivals.
"That's the thing with us young blokes, it's a confidence thing when you go into a game firing," he said.
"When they scored two tries in the first 20 minutes (in the major semi-final) it's a hard thing to pick up.
"Their average age is a lot more than us and they have the maturity to come back from that.
"We've talked about it and I think if they do put a try on us first we won't get too down about it.
"We got a strong start last week and it's something we hadn't been doing in matches leading up to the Albury game."
The first grade decider kicks off at 3.20pm.
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