Not that anyone behind the Cavaliers' remarkable year would blame Miller for losing count on reaching the 100th opens club game.

Between three interrupted seasons with Tasmanian Magpies ANL commitments, the tidy milestone crept up slowly on the 21-year-old.

The momentous news was finally broken at Monday night training in front of delighted teammates.

It was all kept hush just until Cavaliers got past AYC-Friends Arrows in the State League preliminary finals only two days earlier.

"We finally let her know," coach Dan Roden said.

"I think she knew it was close. We tried to keep it a bit quiet just to see.

"We never knew if we were going to make it or not.

"The club worked out a couple of weeks ago that if we made the grand final that's when she was meant to be playing the 100th."

The landmark match comes after the difference against their crosstown rivals Northern Hawks has proven to be minimal.

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Around seven goals per game in the Hawks' favour for the two sides that have won 15 out of their 18 home-and-away appearances.

"The challenge for us is to finish it all off," Roden said.

"It even gives us a bit more incentive. You've got plenty of incentive to win a grand final anyway after a massive year of netball. What a way to finish and celebrate such a milestone game."

It will be the 11th time on Saturday the club celebrates 100 individual matches.

The captain is the third current Cavaliers player behind Dana Lester last year and Deanna Wadley this year to pass the mark.

Club coach Dannie Carstens is the games record-holder with 270.

"Shelby is a player that just seems to have been around for such a long time," Carstens said, "but is still so young and has so much to continue to offer to our sport both on and off the court."

Carstens, who made a brief comeback this year to cover for a series of injuries, remembers not only playing alongside of the midcouter for the Cavs but also for the one-time Tassie Spirit.

She could not speak highly enough of Miller.

"She is a natural leader and positive team member, which has no doubt played a huge part in her on court success at State League and ANL level," Carstens said.

"I love watching athletes like Shelby, who I have played with and coached, continue on their netball journey, so it is rewarding to watch her grow as a brilliant netball role model."

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