K Rock Football | Only twice has the minor premier missed the grand final since the Bellarine adopted a top-five finals series in 1997.

Torquay is looking to avoid joining Drysdale in 2007 and Geelong Amateur in 2019 in making a straight sets exit after finishing on top when it meets the Hawks in tomorrow’s preliminary final at Leopold Memorial Park.

The Tigers will need to take the longer route to the grand final after losing by seven points to Anglesea in last week’s second semi-final.

Captain Ben McNamara says Torquay was short of its best against the Roos.

“But Anglesea really came to play; the way they attacked and the way they inhibited us proved they are a really competitive team, and they deserved to get the choccies on the weekend, ” McNamara told K rock Football’s Beyond the Boundary podcast.

“They came, and they played, and that’s what finals footy is.

“We’ve had a review of it and found some areas we can improve:.

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