The Finals are here and this edition of Rovers Talk is a little different because only some of the ten Rovers teams are playing this weekend and playing locations are different too.

All Netball sides are playing in Tocumwal on Saturday whilst the Football sides are playing in a variety of locations on both Saturday and Sunday.

Netball

A Grade are playing Blighty in their Qualifying Final clash.

Last time they met: A Grade won their Round 11 match against Blighty 59 to 38.

C Grade are opening their finals campaign against Strathmerton

Last time they met: C Grade lost their Round 14 match against Strathmerton 34 to 29.

C Reserve are taking on Picola United in their Qualifying Finals match.

Last time they met: C Reserve won their Round 12 match against Picola United 38 to 30.

Football

Rovers Seniors are taking on Blighty this Sunday in their Elimination Final clash at Mathoura.

Last time they met: Seniors lost their Round 11 match against Blighty 9.11 -65 to 6.5 – 41.

Rovers Reserves are taking on Blighty in their Qualifying Final at Tocumwal this Saturday.

Last time they met: Reserves won their Round 11 match against Blighty 6.6 – 42 to 4.1 – 25.

The Fourths are taking on Strathmerton in their Qualifying Final match at Tocumwal this Saturday.

Last time they met: The Fourths lost their Round 14 match against Strathmerton 8.8 – 56 to 0.2 -2.

Thoughts

Composure is important this finals series as many matches throughout the regular season were tight ones and the team that stays the calmest under pressure will get through when the pressure is at it’s highest.

Also important is remembering that a team is like a machine, Every player is important and is needed otherwise the machine stops working, Individual brilliance is nice to see from a spectators point of view but a team that has it’s players playing their roles as planned usually wins.

Rovers Talk will be back on Sunday afternoon with all the results for you to read and hopefully enjoy.