A pillar of Tasmania's state-wide competition, Launceston coach Angela Dickson plays her 100th club game for the Blues on Saturday as her side looks to continue their unbeaten streak against Lauderdale.
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Boasting a 284-point differential between the two sides in their clashes this year, Dickson said the Blues will look to their younger members to lead on Sunday.
"We are going to give leadership control to our younger core group, allowing them to play through the midfield and off half-back instead of sitting in a forward pocket or on the wing so they can have an impact and play our game style," she said.
Labeling her milestone game "exciting", several of Dickson's star Blues will sit the game out under an injury cloud.
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Brie Rattray, Daria Bannister, Chloe Haines and Lauren Stevenson won't be risked for the clash as the Blues welcome back Ellyse Page, Nicole Ristrom, Makenna Hillier and Courtney Stanley to step into their slots.
As Launceston celebrate their coach's achievements, North Launceston square up for one of their most important clashes this year - a deciding contest against Clarence.
Suffering a 41-point loss and an 11-point win in their two match-ups, coach Dean Smith played down the significance of the clash after a strong win from his girls.
"It's really just for our confidence if we can get over Clarence again," he said.
"The way it's looking, no matter what we will play them in finals so it doesn't really matter who finishes third or fourth but it would be great for our confidence."
Welcoming back centre half-back Sarah Radford, Ella Jones, Lucy Sulzberger and Sophie and Carly Fallow to his line-up, Smith believes the game will be won by the cleanest side with inside 50s the key to success.
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