A quartet of Bull Sharks sides is hoping to claim Queensland Premier Rugby flags at Ballymore this weekend to mark Bond's arrival as a powerhouse club. Our Premier Women are shooting for their fifth straight premiership, while Colts 1 and Colts 2 are out to claim debut premierships. Third Grade will hope to replicate their golden season from two years ago.
Premier women
The opposition
Sunnybank are big and strong with a powerful bench.
The challenge
In the last two games, Sunnybank and Bond have won one each. It's going to be a challenge, but there's something about this women's team we've got – they just manage to rise all the time.
Shuffling the magnets
Jemma Bemrose and Eva Karpani have been at training and should come back into the side.
The focus
When Sunnybank make their tackles, we need to stop their forward momentum.
Final word
Be ready to watch the outside backs of Bond, they'll show alot of speed.
Colts 1
The opposition
Souths have a very hardworking forward pack. They are a very hardworking team in general.
The challenge
Holding the ball for long periods of time.
The focus
We need to take our opportunities. We are going to have alot of possessions, so we need to make sure we take the opportunities. It will start with the set piece - the scrum and the lineout will be crucial.
Final word
It's obviously a shock not having Brothers in the final but the biggest difference between our groups and theirs is connection. We’ve got a good, connected group and there’s enough in the group that were disappointed last year - they’re not going to let it slip away from them.
Colts 2
The opposition
They were well beaten by Brothers earlier in the season, but they've had a mindset shift and Dan Smith has done a really good job of that. With their clutch win last weekend, they have found belief.
The challenge
Breaking down Brothers' defence. Ee have to do a few extra things in attack in order to break them down.
Shuffling the magnets
Noah Lewis has had to take it a bit easy this week but no team changes.
Ones to watch
Ethan McCullough and Caleb Coetzee
Final word
The Bull Sharks' never-say-die attitude will keep us in the game the whole time.
Third grade
The opposition
We got a lot out of that win against Brothers in the major semi final which was a bit of a shock. We went out to a pretty big lead and Brothers started to run us down so it sort of brought us back down to earth.
The challenge
Handling Brothers' forwards, who are very well built.
The focus
They need to hold onto the ball for long periods of time. Possession will be key.
Ones to watch
Marko Andonov and Nixon Taramai
Final word
There’s a lot of guys at Bond who won the premiership two years ago against Brothers so there's a lot of experience in there and alot of belief amongst the team.
-With Sean Hedger, General Manager of Rugby