THE same four combatants as last year will battle out the Manning division one men's and women's hockey grand finals on Saturday.
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Defending premiers Town will tackle Sharks in the women while Chatham taking on Sharks in the men. Chatham will be looking for an unprecedented 11 consecutive grand final victories.
This follows the semi-finals on Saturday. Chatham had a tougher-than-expected 1-0 win over Tigers in the men's elimination game to earn the right to meet the minor premiers, Sharks. Only three sides contested this season's division one men's competition.
Town earned a third consecutive grand final berth when accounting for Wingham 2-0 while Sharks had to withstand a determined challenge from Chatham before winning 2-1.
Extra time was the order of the day in the lower grade semi-finals. In division two women Sharks beat Taree West 1-0 in golden goal extra time and they'll meet Tigers in the decider. Tigers had an easier time of it, downing Chatham 5-0.
The division three women's game between between Tigers and Sharks also went to golden goal but the deadlock wasn't broken. Tigers go through to the grand final as they finished higher on the ladder. They'll meet Great Lakes Strikers after Strikers beat Town 3-2.
Both division three men's matches went into overtime. Wingham drew with Gloucester but go through to the grand final as they were higher on the ladder. They'll meet Sharks, who progressed by the same manner after their game against Tigers ended in a draw.
Chatham and Taree West also played a draw in division two men and Chatham went through to the grand final where they'll play Sharks.