GISBORNE coach Kerryn Jorgensen is predicting this Saturday's Bendigo Football Netball League A-grade netball grand final could come down to the wire.
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The Bulldogs have faced both grand finalists Golden Square and Kangaroo Flat in the past two finals games.
Jorgensen witnessed first-hand how talented the two sides are.
Kangaroo Flat defeated Gisborne by seven goals, while Golden Square knocked out the reigning premiers, winning by three.
Jorgensen admitted it was a disappointing way to end the season, but said Square deserved its spot in the Bendigo Football Netball League grand final.
"I can't complain, they just played better than us," she said.
"We just couldn't get it right and by the time we did and we had made some positional changes, it was too much to come back from."
Jorgensen said Golden Square's sharp shooters were on song on Saturday night and tipped if both Abbey Ryan and Lucy Morcom could keep their nerves, they would be hard to beat.
"The two goalers hardly missed," she said.
"Lucy Morcom is tall, fast and athletic and was very hard to stop.
"Maybe Kangaroo Flat's Alicia McGlashan may be a better match for her compared to our defenders."
Jorgensen said the game would come down to the play by defensive ends of both teams.
"It is going to be a tough match," she said of the fight for the premiership cup.
"Kangaroo Flat has the height, but there will be some tough battles right across the court.
"Golden Square has really played well at the end of the season and I think they can take it up to Kangaroo Flat."
Jorgensen said Kangaroo Flat coach Janelle Hobbs would have her team prepared for the grand final, after the Roos earned the first week of finals off and then won its second week off over the preliminary final weekend.
"I am sure they would have trained hard over the week, but you can never underestimate game time and playing matches," she said.
The fixture for Saturday's BFNL grand finals at Bendigo's Queen Elizabeth Oval courts:
A-grade: Kangaroo Flat v Golden Square at 3pm.
A-reserve: Golden Square v Sandhurst at 1.30pm.
B-grade: Kangaroo Flat v Kyneton at 12 noon.
B-reserve: Golden Square v South Bendigo at 10.30am.
17-and-under: Kangaroo Flat v Sandhurst at 9am.
