The Hawks and the Cavaliers will meet in the Tasmanian Netball League Opens Grand Final for the fifth consecutive year, a rivalry that has come to define the competition's finals series.
Cavaliers head into Saturday's decider off the back of a 47-44 win over Hawks in the qualifying final, a tight four-goal margin that secured them direct passage through to the Grand Final.
Hawks were forced to take the long way round, backing up with a commanding 53-31 preliminary final win over Devon to book their spot in the decider. That result will have given the Hawks plenty of momentum heading into the biggest game of the season, even after their qualifying final loss to Cavaliers.
The season head-to-head tells its own story, with Cavaliers holding a 3-1 record over Hawks in 2026. With this pair meeting in the Grand Final for a fifth year running, there's no shortage of history and no love lost between the two sides. Whatever separates them on paper, expect Saturday's contest to be decided in the final minutes, as it so often is when these two teams take the court together.
Saturday's Grand Final will be played at Silverdome, with first centre pass to follow the 19U decide at 5.30pm. Catch the action live on Kommunity TV.
