The Tamworth Kangaroos will line up in local derbies in the men's and women's AFL North West finals on Saturday against the Tamworth Swans.
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And they'll both likely be doing it with different teams to last weekend.
President and women's coach Brett Douglas said the women's side look like having their full team this Saturday while the men will be without some key players.
Douglas confirmed co-coach Ben Mitchell, back-turned-forward James Vallender and young gun Bill Tydd would all miss the major semi-final due to injury and said it was unlikely any would be back this season.
The Kangaroos have had good numbers at training throughout the year and have had players sit out over the past month who will now slip back into the side.
"It'll be good character building for the boys. They've gotta shift a few different positions around and Benny... he's still involved with co-coaching and he'll be right at the front and lead that way," Douglas said.
Douglas said it was an exciting time for the club heading into finals.
The men also won the minor premiership while a number of players in the women's side will experience finals for the first time.
"Three quarters have never actually played finals before let alone AFL. It's a pretty exciting feeling for the girls," Douglas said.
He also hoped the women could continue to improve like they have been throughout the year.
"If it clicks, I think it'll open the floodgates and the belief will be there," he said.
QUALIFYING FINALS
Wolseley Oval, Gunnedah
9.30am U14s - Gunnedah Bulldogs v Tamworth Roosters
11am U17s - Inverell Saints v Tamworth Roosters
12.50pm men's - Tamworth Kangaroos v Tamworth Swans
3.10pm women's - Gunnedah Bulldogs v Inverell Saints
ELIMINATION FINALS
No 1 Oval, Tamworth
12pm men's - New England Nomads v Inverell Saints
2.30pm women's - Tamworth Swans v Tamworth Kangaroos
Ben Jaffrey
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
