CHFL grand final preview | The Courier | September 13, 2024 - video Dailymotion

The Courier's David Brehaut previews a massive Central Highlands Football League grand final between Daylesford and Bungaree.

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00:00Welcome to our grand final edition of the Central Highlands Football League's Friday Footy Frenzy.

00:05I'm David Brio and this edition is brought to you by Sheds and Shades by Design.

00:12Well, here we are. A long pre-season, a long home and away season, an intriguing final series,

00:19and it all comes down to Saturday afternoon at Mars Stadium, where Bungaree, the minor Premier,

00:24will take on Dalesford. It's an intriguing match-up. Bungaree, well, they've been one

00:30of the competition pacemakers all season, coming off a preliminary final last year,

00:36and when they only just missed out against eventual Premier Gordon. For Dalesford, well,

00:43what a year it's been. They've been the story of the Central Highlands Football League season,

00:47coming from way back with only two wins last season. They brought in, well, I think it's

00:53more than almost probably about a dozen players in the end. A lot of experience, a lot of success,

00:59and it's paid dividends in a bigger way than I think they even imagined.

01:04They play in their first grand final since 2012. That was their last Premiership year.

01:10And for Bungaree, well, they're in their first grand final since 2014, and that was also a

01:16Premiership year. So both these sides, their fans, the whole communities will be keen to take

01:23this opportunity. How do I see it? Well, I think Bungaree has to have the edge. They're the team

01:29that's had the formal season. They haven't been that far in front of Dalesford, but when these

01:34two teams met, and it was on a wet day, and who knows what the conditions will be on Saturday,

01:40because we've had wind right through the final series. I think we'll get a little bit of wind

01:45again. There's hardly a day at Mars Stadium where you don't get windy conditions.

01:49Rain, well, there's a forecast of a 40% chance of rain and cool conditions. So the colder and

01:55the wetter it is, that suits Dalesford down to a T. Bungaree, well, they can adjust. They can play

02:02in any conditions, but the better the conditions, the more likely it is that Bungaree will have the

02:07edge and pace and the ability to open up the game on the big open spaces of Mars Stadium.

02:14The main thing I'm hoping for is a really good contest. The last two grand finals,

02:18well, they've just been blowouts. And what we want is a good competitive match,

02:22going hopefully down to the wire, or at least in the last quarter, it's up for grabs. That's

02:28what we want. That's what the fans will want. And hopefully we get that. So my selection,

02:34well, I'm going for Bungaree, but let me put a caveat on that. My selections during the final

02:40series, they've been shocking. I've missed the boat almost in every game, and that's how

02:45unpredictable some of the games have been. Will this be unpredictable? Will it be Dalesford that

02:50can do what at the start of the year was unthinkable? Or is it Bungaree, who have just

02:57found that little bit extra on last year, also on the back of a very strong recruiting campaign?

03:02I think it will be the Demons, Ryan Waite, and they'll be the ones that'll be celebrating at

03:08the end of the day. Now, if you can't be there, and hopefully you can, because it's a tremendous

03:13day, a lot of netball, a lot of football. Today, not to be missed, it's obviously the day everyone

03:20in the Central Highlands Football League's been waiting for. But if you can't be there, sit back

03:24and watch our live telecast of the action via our website. So the last word for the 2024 season in

03:34the Central Highlands Football League from me is a Bungaree premiership, but look out. Dalesford,

03:40they haven't had opportunities lately as well, and they'll be keen.

03:43Look forward to seeing the game, and we'll catch you there.