It is also the last round of the Picola League’s 2025 home and away season.
It has been a difficult year for the Cutters’ senior football side, who are still winless for this season.
However, the club will still feature in finals with through its under-15s netballers.
The senior footballers will also be looking to pick themselves up after a 169 point loss to the Deni Rovers last week, head coach Adam Bourke said.
“We were really terrible in the first half against a good finals side in the Deni Rovers.
“It was a bit reflective of our season, but they showed us where we want to get to with their quality run from the contest.
“Although overall, I thought we were much more competitive in the second half.
“We’ve just been letting ourselves down a bit with our decision making and execution.”
Bourke said the Cutters have young talent coming through that competed well last Saturday, but the challenge for the team will be developing those players to play senior football.
“We’ve probably got a handful of players who we appreciate but have had to come up to fill in spots in the seniors.
“We’ve had a few younger kids that haven’t played a lot of senior footy, or haven’t come from a footy background, that have gotten a good chance to play this year.
“However, most are probably two or three years away from being fully developed.
“Across the season, we’ve played 60 players on the senior football list, trying to find a gem in the sand.
“There’s a few handy young players.”
“The captain of the thirds, Fletcher Keen, has played in the seniors for most of the year and has been in our best most weeks, which has been impressive.”
Tomorrow’s match against Picola United provides the Cutters one last opportunity to put in a full match performance, which they have shown glimpses of this season, Bourke said.
“Like all year, a four-quarter effort is what we’re searching for,” he said.
“We think we can be competitive and have put in 10 minute efforts and 15 minute efforts.
“We showed it our three goals to one third quarter in a game earlier in the season against Waaia who are one of the standout teams in the competition.
“Our challenge has been to sustain that for 25 minutes.”
As the club’s Indigenous Round, tomorrow’s festivities will include a smoking ceremony, live music performed by simbolikly rogue and a jumper auction.
“It's a big day for us,” Bourke said.
“There are many indigenous players, and it is quite a diverse community at the club.
“We want to make sure it is a safe space for anyone who comes to the club.
“There is a large number of indigenous netballers, footballers, supporters and volunteers, so it is huge.
“We just hope to bring a really competitive brand of football on the field.”
“Earlier this year when we played Picola, we got touched up by 30 goals or so, which is about as badly as we’ve been beaten all year, so hopefully we’re a bit more competitive this time around.”
“As I have been saying to the boys each week, we’re only one game away from a win.”
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