Inverell Saints men hosted the New England Nomads on Saturday for the preliminary final at Varley Oval.
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New England Nomads upset the reigning premiers and the minor premiers by 11 points on Saturday - the final score 11.10.76 to 9.11.65.
A huge efforts was put up by the Saints, but they were unable to regain points in the final quarter.
Inverell's Joshua Desborough-Graham, Luke Selig, Hayden Chappel, Anthony Pages, Mathew Penberthy and Dallas Baldwin were standouts during the game.
The Nomads will now face Gunnedah Bulldogs in Saturday's grand final at Wolseley Oval.
Bulldogs coach Doug Meagher said Inverell loss was unsurprising to him, adding the Armidale side will "present a real challenge".
The Bulldogs will attempt to regain the premiership they last won in 2017.
"I knew what [Inverell] could bring. The Nomads are an unknown. And having spoken to a number of other people, their speed and skill is always gonna be a very big concern."
