Does it get any better than this?

After a decade that's featured countless blockbusting contests between Blayney Rams and Molong Magpies, the Oilsplus Cup rivals will lock horns in the decider once more.

They're two clubs that have a lot in common, but when you look at their path to the grand final in 2021, they're Jekyll and Hyde.

Sebastian Hobby's Rams sensationally worked their way through an undefeated campaign, chalking up eight wins from eight games with a plus 175 for-and-against to show for it.

The Rams became close-game specialists as five of their victories were decided by 10 points or less.

As for Molong's journey to the championship, things panned out a little differently.

The black and whites opened their account with a forfeit against Coolah as question marks rose about their premiership credentials.

But, Zac White's men shut off any doubters quickly, winning three out of their next four matches before eventually securing a fourth-placed finish.

After scraping into the post-season, the Pies got hot at the right time, securing back-to-back road wins over Coolah and Geurie.

So, even though you'd have to mark Blayney as favourites for Saturday's tilt, the Magpies have a full head of steam.

"We're really starting to click as a side," Molong hooker Charlie Cooper said.

"It's important to play your best footy in the finals and we're putting together 80-minute performances now."

After graduating from Kinross and spending some time in Sydney, Cooper moved back to the region in 2019 and after pulling on a Magpies jersey two seasons ago, hasn't looked back.

"We lost in the semi-finals last year and I really wanted to go one better," he said.

"There's just a community feeling here. When we get on the bus on Saturday, we walk to the grocery store and people in the town are wishing us good luck. The whole town's behind us."

Molong last qualified for a grand final in 2017, but haven't tasted premiership success since their back-to-back wins over Blayney in 2013 and 2014.

"They [Blayney] haven't lost a game all year, so we're going into this one us underdogs," he said.

"We respect them as a side. There's a lot of history there and it's a big rivalry."

As for Blayney's point of view, Hobby accepts that his side would be an odds-on pop to lift the trophy, but wouldn't dare overlook the black and whites.

"They don't do anything poorly across the park," he said.

"Everyone's there to do a job, and they all do it. They play as a team really well."

Pundits often say that every side needs a loss before making it to the grand final, but Hobby feels as though that defeat came this time last year.

Blayney lost to Coonabarabran in the 2020 decider, and that's fueling their fire ahead of Saturday.

"We're using that loss as motivation, we don't have any excuses to make," he said.

The Rams rode a three-year championship streak between 2015 and 2017, and Hobby knows the side he's got is capable of striking gold again.

"We've just got a really good mix of youth and experience," he said.

"We're happy to go undefeated throughout the season, but now we just need to match their intensity on Saturday.

"If we can win that battle in the middle, I think we can make a few inroads out wide"

Saturday's decider will kick-off at 2pm from King George Oval, Blayney.

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