In the last dynasty-like run of title wins the green and golds enjoyed – which was five premierships throughout the 1950s – CYMS knocked over Oberon 17-6 in the 1958 decider.

“Our group is excited we’re playing the Tigers,” CYMS captain-coach Mick Sullivan said, Oberon’s last grand final triumph coming in 1975.

That clash was against Orange Ex-Services, 17-4.

“We know the enormity of it for them,” Sullivan continued.

“Making it for the first time in 40-plus years ... we weren’t far off that a few years back, we know the momentum that can build.”

CYMS’ break-through title win in 2010 came after 22 years without grand final success.

And while titles in 2011, 2013 and 2015 have followed for the green and golds, Sullivan said he’s not about to let Oberon get a sniff of the 2017 crown.

The clever halfback is expecting the Tigers to come out a vastly improved outfit to the one that lost 30-12 to CYMS in the major semi-final.

“Their best team has been on the park three weeks in a row. They’ll be primed to go,” he said.

“They’ll be aware of what we’ll do and they’ll muscle up.

“Some people say you can bust the balloon a week early, but that taste of what it means to the town, they will have built off that momentum.”

Sullivan added he was looking forward to playing this grand final after missing last year with injury, a game CYMS lost 14-10 on the bell to Mudgee.

“I’ve played the most club games I have in the last two years, finally get to a grand final again,” he added.