After a hard-fought year, the fruits of the She-Devils labour are finally culminating in a Grand Final against the Young Yabbettes this Saturday.
Led by coaches Harry Sachs and Simon Glover and trainer Roger Douglass, the She-Devils have turned a one-win season last year to a one-loss season this year.
Now they face the behemoth of a challenge in taking on Young in the Grand Final.
Harry Sachs reflects on how far the She-Devils have come compared to when he was assistant coach last year.
“They are hungry for it and they wanted to learn a bit of rugby over the past two or three years and it’s all starting to click now,” he said.
“The team has improved in leaps and bounds each week. They keep getting better and better.
“It’s only been a couple of years since they’ve started playing together and now they connect with each other and it works quite well. It’s good to watch.”
Harden has had quite the season this year winning seven of the eight games they played with the single loss coming against the Temora Tuskers in round 2.
The Devils have a points difference of 222 compared to Young’s 175 with
them both having six bonus points put- ting the She-Devils on top of the ladder.
Harden already have a two-win advantage over Young but anything is possible come finals.
“The Yabbies are pretty solid, we’ve probably just got a little bit more fitness for one and a bit more strength around the rucks.
“Young’s probably got two or three re- ally good players they rely on whereas our girls have stepped up this year and instead of relying on that one person or two people, everybody’s doing a little.”
Come down to support the She-Devils this week in their moment in the spotlight against Young at the Cootamundra Rugby Club starting at 2pm.
Anna Slavin
Leading from the front and loves to step up in big games. Will work hard on everything.
Mel Peisley
Smallest front rower we have, but don’t let her size fool you. Will fire and be a handful.
Abby Perry
Our import from Coota. Loves running hard and straight and doing the nitty gritty. Will take control and lead the girls.
Sheena Gilmour
Devastating in attack. Will make meters every run and do it with a smile on her face. Will get the young girls around her and charge.
Molly Glover
One of the youngest in the team. Loves to sneak through and makes meters. Bite-sized, but packs a punch.
Hayley Chesworth
Tall and strong. Always does the little things right. Loves to jam with the biggest of them. Will stand tall.
Jaida Smith
New to rugby this year and keeps on impressing. Will do everything to get the girls over the line with her determination.
Kace Leitner Brooks
The last original. Has been here since day one and is always solid in attack and defence. Nothing will get in her way.
Gypsy Potts
The hybrid. Will play anywhere and will do whatever it takes at 110%. Huge energy and will be getting around the girls.
Cailin Ebbott
Team halfback. An attitude that matches the position and will be directing our forwards around. Will rip in.
Maddy Douglass
Captain that is always in the points. Loves the competition and making oppositions look silly with some slick play.
Jordan Douglass
Our big hard hitting centre. Loves to jam the opposition and get them thinking twice. Will be huge in both attack and defence.
Georgia Murray
Has come along in leaps and bounds this year and is leading the girls around well. Will be leading from the front.
Coralie Vasquez
One of our newest recruits this year. Speedy in attack and solid in defence. Has come a long way this year and will step up for the big game.
Izzy Duke Daley
Our youngest team member and daughter of old bull John Manchester. Has come leaps and bounds and we can’t wait to see her fire up this weekend.
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