For only the third time in the Coota Blues history, the club will host a major semi-final at Clarke Oval on Saturday, August 17.
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The Blues will finish as minor premiers in AFL Canberra Regional grade and will play the Southern Cats.
The winner will advance to the grand final in Canberra on Saturday August 31, while the loser will play the winner of the Belconnen/Goulburn clash in the preliminary final also in Canberra on Saturday August 24.
Previously the Blues have only hosted their team's finals in 1965 and more recently in 2015 when the Blues thumped Cooma in the preliminary final by 73 points.
There will be two major semi-final matches at Clarke Oval on Saturday week.
SEMI FIXTURES
Noon: AFL Canberra Regional grade women's - Riverina Lions vs. Queanbeyan
2pm- AFL Canberra Regional grade men's - Cootamundra vs. Southern Cats
The Blues are expecting a decent crowd especially as the club has been on the road for the past five matches.
Their last match at Clarke Oval was way back on June 29.
LADDER
Cootamundra 60, Southern Cats 36, Belconnen 28 Goulburn 24, Murrumbateman 12 and Yass 12.
This Saturday the Blues will play Yass at Yass in the final home and away match.
