Laurie Daley Cup grand final: Greater Northern and Central Coast clash in Sydney on Saturday

Rando said all the pressure was on the table-topping Roosters in the under-18 clash at HE Laybutt Field in Blacktown.

He called on his charges to have "a bit of fun". If they did that, he said, "the rest takes care of itself".

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"And there's no pressure on us, which is good, because we weren't expected to get this far," he said. "So we've got nothing to lose."

Rando commended his players for overcoming the tyranny of distance to make the finale.

The players, he said, had made "sacrifices" to travel long distances to training and matches.

"They're a great bunch of kids to coach, and they buy into everything," he added.

Greater Northern will take an unchanged side into the match.

They rebounded from a last-round loss to the Western Rams to beat the Rams 16-10 in last weekend's semi-final at Kandos.

One of the Tigers' two losses in the annual competition was a 22-4 away loss to the Central Coast in very wet conditions.

In that clash, the Roosters' forwards dominated. However, the Tigers have improved steadily all campaign.

"The last couple games have been our better games," Rando said,

Rando praised Farrer alumnus and Canterbury signing Mark Simon: "I think he's been one of our best all season."

TIGERS: 1 Mitch Henderson, 2 Billy Youman, 3 Blake Johnston, 4 Corben Hampstead, 5 Alex Lawrence, 6 Ethan Antzakles, 7 Pichai Dixon, 8 Mark Simon, 9 Harry Reid, 10 Jake Clydsdale, 11 Luke Smith, 12 Hayden Bull, 13 Sam Fechner, 14 Jesse Cadalbert, 14 Joash Boney, 16 Daniel McMillan, 17 Charlie Parsons, 18 Ned Chapman. Coach: Darryl Rando.

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