Can the mighty Magpies take out Group 11 premiership glory this weekend?
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Forbes Magpies Under 18s and league tag sides head for Dubbo this Sunday to contest the Group 11 grand finals.
Both teams meet Dubbo CYMS in Sunday's games, the league tag kicking off a huge day's competition at 10am.
Our star-studded Under 18s are defending their 2018 premiership, and coach Jason Kennedy is confident they have everything it takes to match it with the 2019 minor premiers.
"They're a pretty handy side," he said.
"Absolutely they can do it, we won our last game against CYMS 32-20 and hopefully we can continue that effort."
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Defensively, the young Magpies are rock solid and they've got plenty to offer in attack as well.
They're sound as a team, with about 10 of those 2018 premiership players still on board, and have several individual members with plenty of representative experience.
A couple were members of the triumphant NSW CCC Cup-winning Red Bend side who played in Sydney last week, they've returned fit and fired up for this weekend.
If they bring their energy and stick to their game plan, Kennedy is confident about their chances on Sunday although mindful of an earlier season loss to CYMS.
In the first game of the day, our league tag side meets an undefeated CYMS side.
Coach Kristy Hartwig says the team has grown in confidence after their win against Parkes last weekend and are focussed.
Forbes won their preliminary final at Spooner Oval in an absolute thriller on Sunday morning to earn a place in the Magpies' first ever league tag grand final.
The score was still locked at nil-all with just a few minutes on the clock when Forbes was awarded a penalty and took the kick for the two-point win.
"Their minds are on the job," Hartwig said. "This week isn't about getting them any fitter, learning any new skills or drills, it's about refining a few things."
Under 18s: 1 Connor Greenhalgh 2 Sean Towney 3 Zeke Hartwig 4 Isaac Nash 5 Billy Dukes 6 Toby Hurford 7 Tom Toohey 8 Tom Hopkins 9 Campbell Woolnough 10 Tom Phillips 11 Harry Leadbitter 12 Jack Hartwig 13 Kyle McClenahan
League tag: 1 Courtney Hodge, 2 Grace Quigley, 3 Leah Lamb, 4 Chloe Hodge, 5 Chloe Howarth, 6 Kimeaka Bermingham, 7 Mikala Mongan, 8 Hannah Demamial (c), 9 Amelia Davis, 10 Emily Jack, 11 Samantha Thornton, 12 Amy Gallagher 13 Tasha Shaw, 14 Jordan Gaffney 15 Jess Ruge.
