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Anticipation high for close and hard SIAFL Grand Final to be played this Thursday at KGVI at 4.30pm

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The 2013 Solomon Islands AFL Grand Final is set to go this Thursday afternoon. With the White River Demons set to take on the more fancied Central Eagles in the big game - starting 4.30pm on the KGVI School Oval.

The Central Coast Eagles went down narrowly last year in the 2012 Grand Final by 4 pts to the Rove Magpies. Undoubtedly they will be keen to go one better this year.

Coach of the White River Demons, Mick Nunan declared the “White River Demons are in good form and if we play to our ability we’ll beat the Central Eagles and win the 2013 SIAFL Grand Final. We’ll know for sure after the game this Thursday 4.30 at KGVI School Oval.”

Nunan went onto say that he expects it will be a hard, fast and clean game, with the Central Eagles the favourites to win, and the White River Demons going in as underdogs.

Central Eagles, lead by their courageous Captain Coach Sulu, are the most experienced and dominant team in the SIAFL, but they haven’t dominated the season as they would have expected, with close games and some losses with all other teams in the competition. They will be keen to win their first premiership and formalise their status as the ‘nambawan’ team in the SIAFL.

White River Demons are being led by Mick Nunan, whose recent form has been less than inspiring, but who will present a major threat if he turns up ready to play and kick goals. The Demons are also beneficiaries of the young and very talented Larvenstar Puia, who is primed for big things and is being spoken of as a potential recruit for Australian AFL teams.

Both teams are in their last week of training before the big game on Thursday 8th August at 4.30pm at the King George VI School Oval, opposite Tongs. This is primed to be the best SIAFL Grand Final yet, with some very talented players on both teams. Anyone interested in seeing a free-flowing display of physical skill and courage, from both older men who should know better; and younger men with a point to prove, should come down and enjoy the game.

For more information call the SIAFL National Development Officer Job Vulita on 8641971.

Up and coming young gun from the White River Demons, Larvenstar Puia, in training this week for the Grand Final.