Kangaroos Book In Finals Berth With Win

Kangaroos will play finals football for the first time in five years.

While the Wagga club qualified for a finals series that was cancelled last year, Kangaroos locked in fifth place with a 22-10 win over Albury at Equex Centre on Saturday.

Both sides needed a win to finish in fifth place.

However it was a James Smart-inspired Kangaroos who delivered the goods.

The captain-coach was a late inclusion following a hamstring injury to Will Herring at training.

He was pleased with how the team fended off a desperate charge from the Thunder to leapfrog their rivals and set up a finals clash with Tumut on Saturday.

"It felt good out there, no one overplayed but everyone just did their job and did what they needed to do," Smart said.

"It was a great team performance."

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