Sep 18, 2026 · 11 min · 8 segments
Back in the Grand Final as they aim for 4 consecutive flags, Osborne coach Myles Aalbers joined The Wooden Spooners to preview the games... See…
Myles AalbersGuestJamieHostLeighHostG'day, Myles.
Good to have you on, mate.
It's familiar territory for the Osborne Footy Club.
How's the group feeling ahead of the big one this Saturday?
Obviously, we've played... a fair few games in a row now, I think it's about eight games in a row, and obviously our last three finals have been pretty intense finals, so I couldn't, yeah, the group's in a good spot, and yeah, sort of altered training a little bit over the last couple of weeks, just in terms of our training load, so yeah, obviously we've been here a couple of times over the last few years, so Sort of seems business as usual to a degree, but also the excitement of a grand final for both grades, our first and reserve.
Speaking of, you mentioned the bulk of your group have been in a grand final before, but only five of the current crop haven't played in one.
Obviously, everyone's different and everyone's probably going through different emotions and We sort of just brought that up to gauge how guys are feeling.
And for the guys that haven't played in the grand final, sort of speak to an experienced campaigner who has and just sort of talk about their feelings.
Obviously, with a greater, there's more risk at the end, but it still is a two-hour game of footy.
So we sort of brought that up during the week just to make sure guys are feeling okay and Nerves is a good thing this time of year.
So, yeah, it's pretty remarkable the amount of guys that have played in Grand Finals at Osborne, so we don't take it for granted by any means.
So, yeah, a lot of the guys are chomping at the bit to get out there this week.
One guy who has played in plenty of Grand Finals with lots of success is one of your stars, Connor Galvin.
He missed the game on the weekend.
Is he right to go for Saturday?
We sort of erred on the side of caution, not in an arrogant way on the weekend, but...
G'day, Myles.
Good to have you on, mate.
It's familiar territory for the Osborne Footy Club.
How's the group feeling ahead of the big one this Saturday?
Obviously, we've played... a fair few games in a row now, I think it's about eight games in a row, and obviously our last three finals have been pretty intense finals, so I couldn't, yeah, the group's in a good spot, and yeah, sort of altered training a little bit over the last couple of weeks, just in terms of our training load, so yeah, obviously we've been here a couple of times over the last few years, so Sort of seems business as usual to a degree, but also the excitement of a grand final for both grades, our first and reserve.
Speaking of, you mentioned the bulk of your group have been in a grand final before, but only five of the current crop haven't played in one.
Obviously, everyone's different and everyone's probably going through different emotions and We sort of just brought that up to gauge how guys are feeling.
And for the guys that haven't played in the grand final, sort of speak to an experienced campaigner who has and just sort of talk about their feelings.
Obviously, with a greater, there's more risk at the end, but it still is a two-hour game of footy.
So we sort of brought that up during the week just to make sure guys are feeling okay and Nerves is a good thing this time of year.
So, yeah, it's pretty remarkable the amount of guys that have played in Grand Finals at Osborne, so we don't take it for granted by any means.
So, yeah, a lot of the guys are chomping at the bit to get out there this week.
One guy who has played in plenty of Grand Finals with lots of success is one of your stars, Connor Galvin.
He missed the game on the weekend.
Is he right to go for Saturday?
We sort of erred on the side of caution, not in an arrogant way on the weekend, but...
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