K Rock Football | Fresh off a bye that was coordinated with this week’s opponents, Bell Park coach James Saker believes his club can have an impact on this year’s GFNL finals series as it prepares for a third elimination final in as many years.

The Dragons’ opponents in the past two seasons – South Barwon in 2024 and St Mary’s last year – both cut a swathe through September to reach the grand final, with the Saints lifting the premiership cup.

It’s a feat Saker hopes Bell Park, which is without a finals win since the 2013 first semi-final, can replicate, starting with a victory over St Joseph’s at West Oval.

“Obviously we’ve got a massive game this week,” Saker told K rock Football’s Beyond the Boundary podcast.

“But the last three years, the teams in the elimination final have made their way through.

“So… who knows?”

Saker says there was method in approaching St Joseph’s to shift their final-round meeting to Round 11, where Bell Park had its Lara bye, and Joeys had the week off after pulling forward its meeting with Leopold to Easter Saturday.

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