An old rivalry will resume in the most intense way when Albion and Court House clash in the grand final at Wolseley Oval on Saturday.
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Court House will attempt to win their first premiership since 2016-17, when they beat Albion in the finale, while Albion claiming the title would end a run of three-straight grand final losses.
Minor premiers Albion are favourites. But, as usual, little separates the two sides.
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However, both camps agree that Albion lynchpin Andy Mack - a late starter this season after recovering from a knee injury - looms as the danger man. He has averaged 48 since his return, while his brother, James, is the player of the year.
Albion captain Brad Cady said the minor premiers were confident but not over-confident, pointing out that their two losses this season were to Court House - both Twenty20 matches. "We're just looking forward to the challenge," he said.
Court House are a good team. They've got a lot of good individual players.
- Brad Cady
"Court House are a good team. They've got a lot of good individual players. But we feel like we're up for the challenge."
Cady said Albion had a "good balance" of experience and youth. He said Mack was a "very experienced cricketer" who brought "a lot of stability" to the side.
'Originally, at the start of the year, he wasn't gonna play at all because of his injury," the skipper said.
"But he came back early. It's great to have him back," he added.
"He strengthens the side, and he gives me assistance with the captaincy. We work together at it. He's a great asset."
Cady does not believe Albion's poor grand final record over the past three seasons will be a factor on Saturday.
He believes that the side has developed a "different culture" this season. "We've got a good mix of older guys and younger guys," he said.
"Maybe in years gone past we had a slightly younger side. The guys are a bit more maturer now. We've got Andy back , myself ... and we've got Mark Ewington, a couple of older guys.
"We've all played a lot of cricket, and I feel like the balance is a lot better this time around.
"So I don't think the pressure of losing three [grand finals] before will be an issue for us."
Court House veteran Sam Doubleday said the "beauty" of his side was "everyone can pitch in and do a bit".
"And come [the] grand final, it can only take one or two people to really stand up and the rest of team jumps on the back of them, and momentum's a hard thing to stop," he said.
Doubleday said the two sides were "pretty even" ability wise.
"The Albion-Court House rivalry goes back as far as there's been club cricket in Gunnedah," he said.
The grand final was shaping as a classic, he added.
"We've played some classic grand final matches over the years," he said.
Court House needed to be wary of Mack, he added.
"Andy Mack's likely to come out and do anything," he said.