Harvey Brunswick Leschenault and Carey Park, who finished the Solahart Reserves home and away season as the top two teams, find themselves in a sudden-death Preliminary Final on Sunday, with the winner to take on Bunbury in the Grand Final.
Bunbury, who finished the regular season in third place, defeated Carey Park in the Qualifying Final by three points, before coming from behind to defeat the Lions by fifteen points in the Second Semi Final.
One of the features on Sunday’s clash with be that of Jarrod Humphries of HBL and Jordan Wallam of Carey Park, who have both been influencial in the forward line during the season and during the finals. Wallam has kicked eight goals in his two finals appearances, while Humphries kicked just one on Sunday, but was a clear target and has kicked numerous goals during the season.
The Lions have won the last five contests between the two sides, with the most recent match only three weeks ago, when the Lions came from four goals down to defeat the Panthers by five points in the dying seconds of the match.
Carey Park are the defending Reserves Premiers, and will be looking to win to have an opportunity to go back to back, while the Lions will be looking to make the Grand Final to atone for their twenty point loss in last years decider at the hands of the Panthers.
The match commences at 11.00am