Match Previews | Eight clubs will feature across this weekend’s netball qualifying and elimination finals in the Bendigo Bank Bendigo FNL action at Queen Elizabeth Oval.

Play begins with Saturday’s qualifying finals at the View Street ground.

In A-grade, Sandhurst takes on Kangaroo Flat from 3.20pm.

Both clubs have played out many great matches, especially finals, for many seasons.

This season’s showdowns stand at two-nil in favour of Sandhurst.

The Tamara Gilchrist-coached Dragons scored a 46-39 victory in the season’s opener on Kangaroo Flat’s court in Dower Park.

Five goals was the margin when the teams met in the 10th round at the QEO.

Sandhurst won a closely-fought match, 47-42.

Across the home-and-away series, Sandhurst had a win-loss tally of 12-2 as Kangaroo Flat finished the 18-round season on an 11-3 record.

A highlight of the run by the Jayden Cowling-coached Kangaroo Flat was the 49-43 win at Gisborne’s Gardiner Reserve in round nine.

Winner of Saturday’s match will meet reigning premier, Gisborne in the second semi-final on September 7.

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