THIS is a Strathmore Community Bank Premier Division Grand Final that ticks every box.
We have two powerhouses of the EDFL that boast some of the best players in local footy and two senior coaches that have already won this game twice in their decorated tenures.
Adam Potter has taken Aberfeldie to the grand final in each of his four years at Clifton Park, while Mick McGuane is the most revered coach in the game at this level.
Someone's legacy will be enhanced greatly on Sunday.
If Potter steers Aberfeldie to victory, then he becomes the club's first back-to-back premiership coach and takes his overall tally to three grand final wins from four attempts.
As the lead man of this current Aberfeldie dynasty, Potter's name goes into the EDFL history books forever with a win here.
Eleven years into his Keilor stint, some may argue McGuane's already done enough to cement his legacy during his decade-long tenure with the Blues, but 'triple premiership coach' sounds far better than 'dual premiership coach'.
A third flag for either coach will set them apart from the likes of Brodie Holland, who coached Maribyrnong Park to back-to-back flags in 2009-10 and Anthony Rock, who did the same thing with Greenvale in 2012-13.
Either Potter or McGuane will this weekend go to the top of the tree as the best EDFL coach of the modern era and given how this game is poised, the coaching battle here is just as important as any of the match-ups we'll see on the field.
Keilor's clinical 29-point win over Aberfeldie in the 2016 grand final was largely credited to the genius of McGuane.
That day, he successfully took Aberfeldie's' abundance of playmakers out of the game and restricted the then reigning premier to just 9.8-62 – its second-lowest score of the entire 2016 season.
Two weeks ago, Aberfeldie returned that favour by restricting this year's minor premier to its lowest total score for the year – a measly 6.7-43 at a wet Windy Hill.
Ryan Allan's job on Dean Galea was incredible, while the likes of Josh Cubillo, Luke Blackwell, Luke Davis and Nic Cattapan were all huge in a tight semi final tussle.
Throw in Josh Toy's efficiency as a rebounding defender, Zach Hislop's cleanness across half forward and Jayden Foster's finishing power inside forward 50 and it's easy to see why Aberfeldie is the dominant force that it is entering its sixth successive grand final.
While there were times in the middle of the season when it seemed the demise was coming, Aberfeldie's ability to recompose itself late in the year and take advantage of its opportunities has been remarkable to watch.
For mine, your form from the start of August onward is the best indicator of where you're at if you're lucky enough to be playing in a grand final and if that form holds true here, then Aberfeldie is the team to beat.
The Gorillas won their last five home-and-away games by an average of just over nine goals and played the better wet weather footy against a Keilor side that handles the wet as well as anyone a fortnight ago.
So Aberfeldie is a deserving favourite.
But if you ever write Keilor off then it's at your own peril, and Strathmore painfully found that out the hard way.
Last week's prelim was an instant classic, with Keilor storming back from 44 points down at three-quarter time to defeat the Mores by just two points.
It seemed fitting that Galea was the one to put the Blues in front, with a clutch set shot deep into time-on giving Keilor the lead.
He kicked two of Keilor's seven unanswered goals in the final term.
The question is whether Allan can restrict the division's best full forward one last time here.
But Galea isn't Keilor's only big-game performer.
Andrew Browne was the Reg Rose Medallist in 2016 and will be looking to have a big day against Courtney Johns.
Browne was also one of the best players on the ground in the second semi.
Then you have the likes of Ryan Hards and Josh Martin, who both finished the game strongly last week.
And if Damien Cavka can get back into the side, then he'll be another massive weapon in the Keilor arsenal.
This premiership is going to change legacies forever and its fitting that it's come down to Aberfeldie and Keilor.
If you're lucky enough to be at Windy Hill and taking this in live, then just sit back and enjoy the show.
This will be local footy at its finest.


Texans opposed to red light cameras have been let down by lawmakers in the past. This time is different, state Representative Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford) said last week after announcing he had secured a veto-proof, bipartisan majority in favor of his plan to outlaw photo ticketing in the Lone Star State.
"Obtaining these coauthors is an important first step at finally banning these intrusive and unconstitutional cameras across the state and fulfilling a demand of the people," Stickland explained. "Needing only 76 votes to pass a bill out of the chamber, 102 joint and coauthors virtually guarantees HB1631's passage through the House."
Stickland does not need to worry about a veto since Governor Greg Abbott (R) campaigned on an unconditional end to the use of red light cameras. Abbott justified his stance by pointing to studies showing intersection ticketing cameras do not actually reduce accidents (view studies). It is slightly less clear whether a ban can pass the state Senate. After introducing a "ban" bill that would have actually increased the use of automated ticketing machines, state Senator Bob Hall (R-Edgewood) reversed course and introduced Senate Bill 653 as a loophole-free companion to the House ban.
"Notwithstanding any other law, a local authority may not implement or operate a photographic traffic signal enforcement system with respect to a highway or street under the jurisdiction of the authority," House Bill 1631 and Senate Bill 653 state. "The attorney general shall enforce this section."
The effort to stop the Senate from passing a true ban will be significant. Texas is one of the automated ticketing industry's most profitable markets. As a result, Verra Mobility (formerly American Traffic Solutions) and Redflex Traffic Systems of Australia have dispatched an army of lobbyists to Austin to ensure the cameras' survival. Such investments have always paid off in the past, as close family ties were exploited to sabotage ban efforts in 2017, 2015, 2009, 2007 and 2005. Lobbyists were also key to introducing cameras to the state in the first place. The original proponent of cameras, then-state Representative Linda Harper-Brown (R-Irving), snuck a one-sentence provision authorizing cameras into an unrelated bill in 2003. She and her husband were later given a 2010 Mercedes E550 sedan worth $55,000 by a red light camera equipment provider. The Texas Ethics Commission fined her $2000 in 2012.
In the 2019 session, red light camera advocates are hoping to add a "grandfather clause" to the legislation if past efforts are a reliable guide. This provision, if adopted, allows cities to continue issuing red light camera citations until their contracts with private ticketing vendors run out. A key feature of the grandfather clause gives the local jurisdictions several months to extend current contracts for as long as desired. When a similar ban was threatened a decade ago, cities locked in new contracts lasting twenty years or more. This would guarantee that no red light cameras would actually be taken down until the year 2040. Local jurisdictions looking to save their camera programs are being organized by the Traffic Safety Coalition, a front group run by Redflex that was implicated in the the red light camera bribery scandal in Chicago, Illinois.
Unwilling to wait on the legislature, voters in Conroe, Dayton, Houston, Baytown, League City, Arlington and College Station took matters into their own hands and used the initiative process to kick red light cameras out of their own communities. Nationwide, voters have also overwhelmingly opposed the use of cameras at the ballot box (view list of votes).


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LAX panel OKs nearly $5 billion design and…
LAX panel OKs nearly $5 billion design and construction contract for Automated People Mover
This artist's rendering shows a pedestrian plaza with the Automated People Mover train above. Photo courtesy Los Angeles World Airports
By City News Service | news@socalnews.com |
PUBLISHED: April 6, 2018 at 3:49 p.m. | UPDATED: April 6, 2018 at 3:53 p.m.
Airport commissioners has approved a $4.9 billion contract for the design and construction of the planned Automated People Mover system at Los Angeles International Airport that will carry passengers among terminals and connect with nearby rail lines.
The 30-year contract, awarded to a consortium of companies known as LAX Integrated Express Solutions (LINXS), also covers operation and maintenance of the 2.25-mile elevated guideway. The system is expected to be completed by 2022, when testing will begin in advance of the People Mover opening to the public in early 2023.
Airport officials said LINXS brings extensive experience and expertise in delivering complex transportation infrastructure projects in the United States and abroad.
"We are investing billions to modernize LAX, because it is America's gateway to the world," Mayor Eric Garcetti said Thursday after the vote by the Board of Airport Commissioners. "Today's vote brings us one step closer to rail at our airport, and a city that is better connected than ever before."
The contract still needs the approval of the Los Angeles City Council, which is expected to consider it Wednesday.
According to Los Angeles World Airports, the city agency that operates the airport, the People Mover will feature driverless trains traveling among six stations — three inside the airport terminal loop and three outside the airport.
Each electric-powered train will carry up to 200 people and arrive at each station every two minutes. The trains will feature wide doors for easy access with luggage, large windows for viewing, and plenty of hand holds and seats for those in need,
Station platforms will be open air, light-filled and have escalators, elevators, and moving walkways for convenient access to the terminals. Architectural features include a viewing platform of the iconic Theme Building, an Experience LA center with an LED programmable screen and an LED light band that accents the guideway.
LAWA officials anticipate the system will offer a maximum ridership capacity of 10,000 passengers per hour and up to 85.1 million passengers per year.
"For decades, we have talked about linking public transportation to LAX and this has been a top priority for Mayor Garcetti and this board," board President Sean Burton said Thursday. "Today, we officially enter into a critical three-decade partnership with LINXS and take our first concrete step toward achieving this historic and important goal."
LAWA CEO Deborah Flint said, "This contract approval represents our commitment to improve the guest experience and to our community through its social responsibility requirements. This modern project delivery approach will bring a system that is reliable on opening day and the decades ahead."
The Automated People Mover is the centerpiece of the Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP), which also includes a consolidated rent-a-car facility, intermodal transportation facility, and associated roadway improvements. The APM will reduce vehicle congestion in the terminal loop, provide a connection with L.A. Metro's Green and Crenshaw/LAX light rail lines, create new locations for passenger pick-up and drop-off, reduce emissions and provide reliable access to the terminals.
City News Service is a regional wire service covering Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties. Its reporting and editing staff cover public safety, courts, local government and general assignment stories. Contact the City News Service newsroom at 310-481-0404 or news@socalnews.com.
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