There are no more second chances in the Warrnambool and District league.
Two teams will battle it out in the senior football and A grade netball preliminary finals, leaving nothing in the tank as they vie for the one vacant place in their respective grand finals.
In the football, Nirranda and Russells Creek go head-to-head, with the winner to face Merrivale in the decider.
The Blues, the reigning and minor premiers, will be fired up after a loss and rarely underwhelm two games in a row.
The Creekers on the other hand, are through to their first preliminary final in more than a decade and have a golden opportunity to make a grand final for the first time since 2005.
The ledger is square at one win each between the two teams this year.
In the A grade netball, Allansford and Kolora-Noorat face off for the opportunity to play Nirranda in the grand final.
The Cats have been the big improvers this year under new playing-coach Jess Rohan and have won both encounters between the two sides.
The Power however are riding the high of consecutive finals victories and will be full of belief that they can spring another upset.
The football and netball contests should make for compelling viewing with no teams a certainty to triumph.
Matt Hughes
Journalist
Warrnambool Standard