The NTFA division one's biggest day hits Windsor Park this Saturday as Lilydale aim to repeat their 2019 heroics against a different opponent, Old Launcestonians.
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The Examiner interviewed both captains ahead of the big day.
LILYDALE
Celebrating 100 years as a football club is big enough, but doing it with two premierships in tow is on the agenda for Lilydale on Saturday.
Having made the reserves and seniors grand final for the first time since joining the NTFA, the Demons' best 22 face Old Launcestonians as they attempt to retain their status as premiers.
Club captain Corey Lockett, who oversaw the 2019 undefeated season, said this year's campaign was well planned given last year's absence.
"We had our [100 year] celebration earlier on in the year against Bridport but to have both teams in the grand final during that year is a pretty good achievement and it would be even better to cap it off with two flags," he said.
"Obviously last year when the Shield was on, we opted out of that because we wanted to focus on securing our next few years and not just the one year we had to go out of our way to make happen.
"We went out of the way to not do that and prepare ourselves for this year, so we set ourselves up for it and it's come to this position now so we couldn't ask too much more from it besides the two flags on Saturday."
Fifteen of the players that played in Lilydale's semi-final win over OLs two weeks ago featured in the 2019 victory but the Demons have added some quality talent this year.
Despite losing names like Andrew McLean and Robert Blair, their stocks have been bolstered by the likes of Daniel Viney, James Storay, Jack Venn and Matt McKinnon.
"A lot of our blokes have been there, we brought in a few blokes this year that haven't done it, so it would mean even more to them," Lockett said.
"But once you win one, you want to keep winning them so they all mean something in the end.
"If both teams win, it will be awesome, it will keep our club alive for longer as well in the long run because success keeps people around."
Since joining the minor premiers in May from Scottsdale, Viney has been electric for them, named best on ground in the win a fortnight ago.
Lockett admitted that 69-point win gives his side some confidence going into Saturday but knows finals are completely different.
"Once you've beaten a team you know you can do it again but anything can happen on a day, players can have outstanding individual performances and make it hard for you to stop.
"We just have to focus on what we're doing this week, what we've been doing all year has worked so hopefully we can put it all together on the day."
OLD LAUNCESTONIANS
Old Launcestonians captain Campbell Fraser has praised the decision to play last season ahead of the Blues' grand final showdown with Lilydale.
Opting in to the NTFA Shield in 2020 alongside three other division one clubs, the Blues finished seventh, taking the scalps of their counterparts.
"Last year was the best thing for the club in a long time," he said.
"We all came together at the start of last year to choose whether we were going to do it or not, we had a vote and we voted to do it.
"We've recruited people from that, it hasn't been bad at all, it's been great."
Starting the season with what he described as "a reasonably new" side, Old Launcestonians' grand final side could feature up to 10 new faces from their 2019 finals campaign.
Having lost names like Field Reeves, Kyle Lanham and Toby Omenihu, players such as AFL superstar Jay Schulz, last week's nine-goal gun Tom Chugg and ex-Bracknell gun Richard Howe have taken their place, inspiring the grand final run.
"Maybe from the outside people would think [we've gone further than expected] but when we came together at the start of the year we had plans and goals to get two of our teams from the three [including the women's] into the final," Fraser said.
"We've done that so we are pretty happy and pleased with that for sure."
Last week's 23-point win over East Coast to qualify for Saturday's big dance saw the Blues, led by Chugg's goal-kicking, get out to a cracking start.
"We started the game the way we wanted to, we planned to kick it off like we have in our successful games this year," Fraser said.
"Getting that buffer early really helped to hold them off towards the end when they came strong."
But the skipper is aware that Lilydale will be a completely different challenge for them, having only lost one game in the past two seasons.
"Obviously they are the benchmark of the competition, they have been for a while now.
"We are just going to have to play our best footy and roll the dice to see how we go."
The decider will be played at Windsor Park, getting underway at 2.10pm on Saturday after the reserves and women's games.