INGLEWOOD will be looking for revenge when it meets Bears Lagoon Serpentine in Sunday’s elimination final at Mitiamo.
The Bears have beaten the Woodies twice this season, by just 10 points in round two and 31 points in round 11.
The early narrow loss came in a stretch of games in which Inglewood was highly competitive against three of last season’s finalists.
The Woodies lost by less than two goals to three-time premiers Marong, Serp and Bridgewater in the first three rounds.
Inglewood comes off the bye and will welcome six key inclusions to a side with five successive wins.
Coach Fergus Payne will return, along with vice-captain Daniel Polack, Lachlan Harris, Jackson Hood, Tom Kennedy and Cal March, who has served a one-match suspension.
The senior side has featured more than 40 players this year in an impressive show of depth, with the reserves and under-18 teams also in the finals.
Serp will have coach Jake Wilkinson back after two weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring strain, but will sorely miss reigning Harding medallist Justin Laird, who was suspended after last week’s win over Calivil.
Bears spearhead Josh Mellington will have a huge say in the outcome, after kicking 92 goals in 11 matches including 34 in the past three games.
He missed both matches against Inglewood this season with injury.
Payne said his team had a range of options to play on the former Fremantle AFL player.
“We’ll discuss within the coaching group a few players for him, because he’s quite a good player.”
Wilkinson said Serp would rely on “our press, our ability to harass and tackle, against a quality side who we can’t allow too much time and space”.