Greenwood brothers searching for premiership success as Goulburn Bulldogs line up in two deciders
- Tim Warren
- Sep 26, 2019
- 3 min read
Three Greenwood brothers will be trying to break a family grand final curse when they target premiership glory for the Goulburn Bulldogs on Sunday.
Tyson, Lachlan and Liam have lost a combined three grand finals in the past four years.
But Tyson knows from experience that grand finals are a different ball game altogether and has faith that his club has the heart and desire to taste premiership success this time round.
They spent their childhood bashing each other in backyard games, but the Queanbeyan Blues will be their target at Seiffert Oval.
Tyson will be playing in the Canberra Raiders Cup grand final, while Lachlan (19) and Liam (18) will be playing in the earlier under-19s decider against the Blues.
Tyson is one of only a handful of Goulburn players with first grade grand final experience after losing to the Blues in 2015.
Lachlan has lost the past two under-19s grand finals. Although, Tyson hopes that fate on grand final day this year will be kinder to his family.
"It's something special to have my little brothers playing in the under 19's grand final. Hopefully those boys can get a win and start the day off well," Tyson said.
"It'll be a good day for both my family and the whole club."
The brothers will run out in separate games on Sunday, but Tyson says he would love to play alongside his brothers in first grade one day.
"They have a decision to make if they want to play senior footy, they both have the ability to play, but whether or not they do that is another story," Tyson said.
It has been a rewarding year for 23-year-old Tyson, who was recently being picked in the NSW Country under-23s squad to tour New Zealand next month.
The Bulldogs starting prop has earned his position in the representative team, scoring seven tries from 18 games for his club, while also featuring in the Monaro under-23s side.
"I wasn't really expecting a call-up when I received the news a couple of months ago," Tyson said.
"It's my last year to have a crack at it and to actually achieve that is a massive goal for me, so I'm really stoked."
But it's the challenge this weekend at club level that Tyson is focused on at the moment.
The Bulldogs first grade side have returned to finals for the first time since their 2015 grand final defeat.
"In that 2015 grand final I was only 19, now I'm seen as a senior player within the team. I've taken up more of a leadership role."
"We had a pretty good team and the feeling of losing in the grand final was pretty bad. The general feeling around the team is that we're confident we can get the job done this time around."
The Blues finished the 2019 season in first position on the ladder, but each side claimed a victory when they met during the minor round.
Tyson believes the talent across the squad is enough to get them over the line, along with help from experienced players Shane McCallum and Matthew Worboys.
The Bulldogs are heading into the grand final on the back of convincing victories over the Queanbeyan Kangaroos and Tuggeranong Bushrangers.
"Obviously over the last couple of weeks we've had a fair bit of momentum coming into the grand final," Tyson said.
"Blues are always a hard team, but are beatable and that's what we're going to try and do."
CANBERRA RAIDERS CUP GRAND FINALS
First grade: Queanbeyan Blues v Goulburn Bulldogs at 3pm
Second grade: Queanbeyan Kangaroos v West Belconnen Warriors at 1.10pm
Under-19s: Queanbeyan Blues v Goulburn Bulldogs at 11.40am
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