K Rock Football | Grovedale coach Jacob Spolding isn’t hiding from the importance of beating Geelong West in Saturday’s final-round clash at Scaada Stadium to its plans for 2027.

The Tigers are chasing a seventh win of the season, with victory giving Jacob Spolding his best return since taking on the top job at Burdoo Reserve ahead of the 2024 season.

Grovedale enters the clash with the Giants in good form after back-to-back wins over North Shore and Bell Park and solid efforts against finals-bound Newtown & Chilwell and Leopold.

“Three in a row is really important for our group,” Spolding said.

“Not only moving forward for the current group, but also to have conversations with potential recruits to say, ‘Look. We’ve taken steps forward; we’ve challenged some of the teams that will play finals in the back month of the season’.

“So, to get to seven (wins) is really important for our footy club.”

Consistency has been key for Grovedale in the second half of the season, which has also included a two-point loss to St Joseph’s and a 20-point defeat by premiership favourites St Mary’s.

“Early in the year, we were chopping and changing a little bit due to injury and unavailability and things like that,” Spolding said.

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