Just eighty minutes stands between the Wentworthville Magpies and the VB NSW Cup title ahead of Sunday’s Grand Final clash with Newtown at ANZ Stadium.

Coach Rip Taylor has kept the faith for the decider, naming an unchanged team to the one which knocked out Manly in a grueling preliminary final encounter at the weekend.

Magpies skipper James Maloney was instrumental in last week’s victory, playing the match despite suffering an ankle injury at training during the week, and he’s expected to be 100% for the Grand Final.

The Magpies – the Eels NSW Cup affiliate – will be looking to continue Parramatta’s recent run of form in the old Premier League, the Eels triumphant in the past three Grand Finals, including the 2007 encounter with Taylor at the help.

Sunday’s match is the first on Grand Final day, kicking off at 12.15pm.

WENTWORTHVILLE MAGPIES
VB NSW CUP GRAND FINAL
ANZ STADIUM
1215PM, SUNDAY 5 OCTOBER 2008

1. Tim Mortimer
2. Iwi Hauraki
3. James Grehan
4. Etu Uaisele
5. Jonathan Wright
6. Mark O’Grady
7. James Maloney [c]
8. Broderick Wright
9. Martin Mitchell
10. Jeremy Latimore
11. Brett Blaker
12. Justin Horo
13. Joe Galuvao

14. Jacob Byrne
15. Natthan Cleaver
16. Alfred Betham
17. Justin Wood
18. Matthew Raftery
19. Mitchell Stanfield
20. Ben Taia

COACH: Rip Taylor

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