All three have took an unconventional approach to closing out big games, high-tailing it backwards to wind down the clock.

Iro did it in a memorable victory with the Adelaide Rams, Hayne in State of Origin, no less, and Sullivan in last year’s grand final at Wade Park, of course.

Only one of them, though, has to deal with Oberon fans this weekend still seething over last year’s loss in the big one.

The first, hugely anticipated, grand final rematch of the 2018 Group 10 season kicks off on Sunday and also doubles as the Tigers first home game of the year.

A packed house is expected to meet the premiers at Oberon, but not before another bumper crowd at Jack Arrow Sporting Complex for the first Bathurst derby of the season on Saturday night, with the Anzac Memorial Trophy on the line.

Saturday, April 28:

ST PAT’S: 1 Sam Dwyer, 2 Mick Latu, 3 Chris Kirby, 4 Mitch Squire, 5 Jordan Naylor, 6 Josh Merritt, 7 Josh Howarth, 8 Zac Merritt (c), 9 Hudson White, 10 Jack Mackey, 11 Nick Millar, 12 Caleb Wardman, 13 McCoy White; Bench: 14 Ben Gunn, 15 Harrison Jones, 16 Brendon Tago.

COACH: Greg Behan.

PANTHERS: 1 Ben Dolan, 2 Kade Barrow, 3 Blake Lawson, 4 Jye Barrow, 5 Finlay Grabham, 6 Trent Hotham, 7 Doug Hewitt, 8 Brent Seager, 9 Nick Loader, 10 Jed Betts, 11 Blake Seager, 12 Jack Siejka, 13 Dane Thorogood; Bench: 14 Blake Hewitt, 15 Wade Judd, 16 Kara Rotarangi.

COACH: Doug Hewitt.

REFEREE: Nick Lander.​

WORKIES: 1 Keelan Bresac, 2 Brent Brogan, 3 Cody Godden, 4 Joel Walsh, 5 Matt Swift, 6 Sam Rafaai, 7 Harry Bender, 8 Nick Miller, 9 Joe Bilby, 10 Lachlan Piper, 11 Corey Willmott, 12 Riley Allan, 13 Andrew Bain; Bench: 14 Jim Reinhardt, 15 Matt Mizzi, 16 Darcy Allan.

COACH: Graeme Osborne.

DRAGONS: 1 Jared Robinson, 2 Harrison Maynard, 3 Corin Smith, 4 Nathan Orr, 5 Lachie Hill, 6 Tom Lawson, 7 Jacob Brown, 8 Chanse Burgess, 9 Jack Beasley, 10 Jack Afamasaga, 11 Nathan O’Brien, 12 Luke Moody, 13 Sebastian Flack; Bench: 14 Thomas Burke.

COACH: Ben Gregory

REFEREE: Billy Greatbatch.

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Sunday, April 29:

TIGERS: 1 Ben McAlpine, 2 Brenton Gibson, 3 Abel Lefaoseu, 4 Jackson Brien, 5 Tyler Hughes, 6 Josh Starling, 7 Anton Wereta, 8 Jake Dawe, 9 Blake Fitzpatrick, 10 Mickey Hawkings, 11 Tui Oloapu, 12 Andy Adams, 13 Dave Sellers; Bench: 14 Luke Christie-Johnston, 15 Nathan Booth, 16 Mike Wicks, 17 Lochie Gilmore.

COACH: Luke Branighan.

CYMS: 1 Tom Satterthwaite, 2 Dylan Wood, 3 Joe Lasagavibau, 4 Lachlan Munro, 5 Travis Adelerhof, 6 Luke Petrie, 7 Michael Sullivan, 8 Cameron Jones, 9 Ryan Griffin, 10 Joe Duffy, 11 Brock McGarity, 12 Robbie Mortimer, 13 Christopher Grevsmuhl; Bench: 14 Jerome Harrison, 15 Adam Stanford, 16 Jack Bastick, 17 Tyrone Harrison.

COACH: Mick Sullivan.

REFEREE: Nathan Blanchard.

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MAPGIES: 1 Jeremy Gordon, 2 Callum Clyburn, 3 Lee McClintock, 4 Bradyn Cassidy, 5 Zac Browne, 6 Warren Williams, 7 Joseph Bugg, 8 Ron Lawrence, 9 Benjamin John, 10 Blake Tidswell, 11 Mitchell Browne, 12 Josh Rainbow, 13 Jay McClintock; Bench: 14 Desi Doolan, 15 Toby Apps, 16 Will Ingram, 17 Andrew Mendes.

COACH: Steve Sutton.

BEARS: 1 Carter Hirini, 2 Ryley Obron, 3 Ryan Oborn, 4 Nathan Lawrence, 5 Zach Stammers, 6 Tim Mortimer, 7 Mitch Evers, 8 Brady Cheshire, 9 Mick Toohey, 10 Deryne McKenzie, 11 Rick Scott, 12 Bailey Perkins, 13 Cameron Hobby; Bench: 14 Isaac Lettice, 15 Benjamin Pickering.

COACH: Tim Mortimer

REFEREE: Dale Harding.

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ORANGE HAWKS bye.