THE Swans could book a one way ticket to the grand-final if they run over the Cootamundra Blues at the Gungahlin Enclosed Oval tomorrow.
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If they win, it’ll be a weeks rest while they wait to see who their opposition will be. A loss will see either a re-match with the Yass Roos or a clash with the Cooma Cats.
But all the pressure will be on Cootmandra.
The side has been in red hot form, finishing minor premiers at the end of the regular season. It earned them a week off in the first week of the finals series.
All expectation will be on them to continue their winning ways.
The Blues beat the Swans by 120 points the last time the two sides met.
That’s not to say Goulburn will go down quietly.
The Swans have also been coming to form of late, with last week’s victory over the Yass Roos only an example of the class the Swans can produce.
It’s something Blues coach Luke Webb is wary off.
“I think it’s going to be a lot closer then that mate I have no doubt about it. We’re expecting them to come out and be on top of their game,” Webb told the Post.
“I mean obviously we won’t be as run down as Goulburn or Yass, but we trained pretty heavily last Saturday and I think it’ll hold us in good stead.”
Webb, in his first year associated with AFL Canberra Division three has instilled a simple gameplan with his team.
He says he relies on his team’s natural physicality, a trait the Blues have been notorious for in previous years.
“You can’t fight the way teams play naturally, you just have to embrace it. It’s obviously a strength of our and we’ll work with it.”
Swans coach Steve Armstrong is well aware of what’s in store tomorrow.
Like his opposition equal, he doesn’t expect either side to run away with the win.
“I think it’s going to be a much closer game then Yass, absolutely. It’ll come down to the wire and it’ll just depend on who converts better and who’s smarter with the footy,” he said.
“In some respects it will be the toughest game. Grand-finals are pretty tough but getting into the grand-final everything is pretty tough too isn’t it?”
First bounce is at midday at the Gungahlin Enclosed Oval in Canberra.