The Bombers last played finals in 2011, and only Pimpinio (2009) have a longer ongoing finals drought.

The Bombers' last finals victory came the season before in 2010, when they snuck into fifth place and stormed their way through to a preliminary final.

Club stalwart Heath Francis was a player in 2010, and he said there were similarities with the Bombers 2019 side.

"There would've been five or six juniors come in that year, playing a lot of senior footy and carrying us through," Francis said.

"In 2010, we never expected to make the prelim. But you can get on a bit of a wave in finals and end up going pretty far.

"Now again this year, we've got a bunch of young guys who really enjoy playing footy together.

"Hopefully they can do something similar."

This weekend, it will be Heath's son, Wade, who will carry the torch for the Francis' - a proud Noradjuha-Quantong family.

In his second senior season, Wade has become a key player for the Bombers, and said he was proud to play finals for the club he grew up supporting.

"I've always really enjoyed it out here," Wade said.

"Since I was four or five, walking around the clubrooms with a footy in my hands, I used to look up to guys like Jase Kerr and Shane Oakley.

"Now to be able to play with them and learn off them, it's pretty cool."

Wade is one of a dozen youngsters at the club that have come through the junior ranks and rejuvenated the senior side.

Since 2011, Noradjuha-Quantong have gone through a period of transition.

Heath Francis coached alongside Jason Kerr in 2017, during a time when the club put an emphasis on the juniors and rebuilding from the ground up.

Heath was also coach of the under-17s for a handful of seasons.

"We just tried to create that atmosphere where we could make them feel welcome, and encourage them to stick around," Heath said.

The hard-work is now paying dividends for the 'Baby Bombers'.

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Almost half of the side expected to run out on Sunday are under-23, having come through the junior ranks to form the core of the senior side.

"To be playing with my good mates, guys I've been to school with and played a lot of my footy with, it's a really good feeling," Wade said.

"We've got the opportunity and we've all really grown throughout the year. Sometimes it gets a bit frustrating when we're making mistakes, but it's really good for us to learn through experience.

"The intensity on the weekend is going to huge ... but hopefully once we settle into the game, we'll be alright."

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