On the biggest stage they have faced all season, against their biggest rival in Longford, Bracknell booked their ticket to the grand final 8.10 (58) to 6.10 (46).
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The Redlegs got off to a slow start in the preliminary final as Longford kept Bracknell goalless in the first term and consolidated their lead at the half-time interval.
The Tigers would be rueing that they did not have a larger lead at the break after missing a few good scoring opportunities but they still held a 15-point lead over their fierce rivals.
Bracknell coach Corry Goodluck swung Jacob Huett into attack after Longford shut-down key forward Matt Dennis which turned the tide for the Redlegs.
"He can play centre-half back, centre-half forward and it just created another target for us up there," Goodluck said.
"To his credit, he stood up and he shined when it mattered and kicked a couple of goals and very important goals."
Goodluck added a goal late in the third term before Bracknell increased a slim lead through-out the final term to secure their passage to the grand final next week.
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While the midfield helped grind the Redlegs back into the contest, Bracknell captain Jack Dyer impressed with his tagging role on Tigers midfielder Liam Davies.
"He did one hell of a job, he took one for the team, he went away from his own game to play a team role," Goodluck said.
"Liam Davies is a very good player and Dyer probably quietened him down."
The Redlegs are likely to go into the grand final with a full list available for selection after no injuries were reported from the game.
As a first-year coach, Goodluck was emotional about his team's journey to the NTFA's biggest stage.
"My first year coaching I never thought I'd be here, to be honest ... that's one thing about a good club [I have] a lot of great people around me," he said.
"A lot of people have written us off, you know, throughout the year and said ... that we were not good enough to win it, but, we were here at the moment, and you got to be in it to win it.
"Hopefully we can give it a real good shake next week and break that curse that we haven't won a [premiership] in a while."
The result also secures the rivalry cup for Bracknell as well as bragging rights over Longford until the next season.
"Whatever happens on the ground and stays on the ground, we all go and have a beer and that's how it should be, that's how country football should be ... full credit to both teams," Goodluck said.
Bracknell will face South Launceston in the grand final next weekend.
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