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These are good times for our 20.2 Girls, who'll be the last Dragons team standing when the VJBL season draws to a close on Friday.

The girls, led by coach Craig Rumble and pictured here (without Lara Pravic) at the Eltham Dandenong Tournament, will go head to head with Melbourne 1 in the VJL 1 Grand Final at the State Basketball Centre (Friday, September 19, Court 12, 8pm).

These Dragons put together a 13-4-1 record to finish tied on points with top-of-the-table Melbourne at the end of the regular season, but have had to do it the hard way to reach the decider after falling to the Tigers in the second round of of the finals.

They took care of business with a 31-24 win against Whittlesea 1 last Friday to earn another shot at Melbourne, and are now in a position to make a run at the title in what, for many of them, will be their last outing for a junior Dragons team.

Also worth noting is two of them – Lucy Patel and Lisa Ong – are assistant coaches in our junior Dragons program, so if you can make it out to support them on Friday night the way they support our Under 12 and Under 14 girls teams, we know they'd love to see you there.

Friday night is the start of another big weekend of Dragons basketball, with our 14.1 Boys also preparing to run the hardwood again.

The exciting young Dragons, led by coach Conor Mathews, will open their history-making Foot Locker Under 14 Club Championship campaign at Casey Stadium on Sunday. First up for Camberwell is a 10.30am date with WA team Cockburn Cougars.

For more on the Club Championships, visit the official event website HERE.

• Camberwell Dragons are celebrating one of the biggest and most successful seasons in club history. Thank you to all who have contributed to making the 2023-24 VJBL season one to remember.