The Pambula Bluedogs have missed out on a chance to claim back-to-back premierships to the same team they shared the result with in 2020.
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Pambula won the toss at their home ground and sent the visiting Tathra Sea Eagles in to bat where their past one-day rivals were able to knock 144 runs all-out after a steady innings.
Lachlan Trickey and Chris Dwyer established a good partnership through the middle with a half-ton between them before their respective dismissals to catches by Tom Foat and Josh Hammond.
Anthony McMahon had also knocked 25 at opener, while the Bluedogs claimed a few cheap wickets including Rory McAlpin catching Jayden Heyhorn for a duck.
Josh Hammond took a pair of catches that kept Tathra's run rate down, but a handy knock from David Shane (21 not-out) helped push the visitors to a defensible target.
The Bluedogs cracked under the pressure with the top order tumbling cheaply as Josh Hammond 25 and Shane Baird 15 not-out provided the only real resistance to the bowling attack with the hosts finishing on just 79 runs.
The result has set up a rematch of one of the most prolific rivalries of the past decade with Tathra to go up against Eden.
In women's cricket, the Pambula outfit continued their fine form to earn a grand final place after defeating Bega-Angledale.
Zali Lavender continued her form with the bat, retiring on 50, while Phoebe Miller clocked up 39 runs not-out.
Elizabeth Harley was tracking well on 23 before hitting the stumps and Mel Leach added 19 to the tally to finish at 144 after 20 overs.
Bega-Angledale's response was kept to 8/70 with Pia Miller, Mataya Barber and Harley each claiming two wickets apiece.
Junior grand finals also went ahead with the Merimbula Knights dominant in the under 13s and 15s.