Pinjarra captain Dean Beswick and his Tigers will be out to settle the score with Centrals in the grand final this weekend, after the Blues dealt them a loss and snapped their seven-game win streak in the semi finals a fortnight ago.
The Tigers ended the regular season with the minor premiership, earning them a week off before they returned to action with the loss to the Blues.
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But after topping Rockingham in a preliminary final clash the Tigers have been presented with a chance to get one back against Centrals on the biggest stage of all, an opportunity Beswick said his group is eager to make the most of.
“There’s some unfinished business there,” he said.
“They’re the one team that's got the wood on us right now, they’ve beaten us the last two times we’ve played so obviously we’re keen to change that.”
Pinjarra’s last two weeks consist of that Centrals loss and a 14-point win over the Rams, not exactly the outstanding form that saw them dominate last year’s finals on their way to a flag.
But they’ve been an important pair of games, according to Beswick, who said his side is itching to get back into action this Saturday.
“The last two weeks, the loss to Centrals and the win over Rockingham, I think we really needed those games,” the premiership-winning captain said.
“You never want to take a loss but we found a bit of a rhythm in the preliminary final over the weekend and we’re feeling really good about where we’re at.
“There’s a really positive vibe among the playing group and around the club.”
The captain, who is no stranger to the final game of the season, said the opening 10 minutes would be a telling period for the outcome of the game.
“In my experience with grand finals the team that composes themselves early and wins some footy in the first few minutes has a huge advantage,” he said.
“They’re traditionally pretty low-scoring games so getting the jump first is important – that’s something we’ll really try to hammer home throughout the week.”
Bounce down for the grand final is 4.15pm Saturday, Bendigo Bank Stadium.