The Tigers boast five of the 20 football and netball teams vying for 2019 premierships.

The club's reserves and under 18s will feature in the football and its A grade, 17 and under and 13 and under teams in the netball.

Nine of the 11 Warrnambool and District league clubs - East Warrnambool and Timboon Demons have missed out - will be part of grand final day on Saturday.

Merrivale junior development officer Matthew Peake said having five teams in grand finals "means a lot".

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"We have put a fair bit of work this year to get the club in the direction it is," he said.

"Having five teams represented on grand final day is pretty special.

"At the end of last season we put our heads together and decided we wanted to take the club in a more positive direction. There was negative feedback about the culture.

"We've made a more concerted effort and everyone has embraced what we're doing. Getting the club championship award at the best and fairest night was reward for all the hard work."

Peake said Merrivale players knew to "represent your club wherever you are".

"And part of our focus is building our club up culture-wise," he said.

He said Merrivale wanted to pride itself on having a family-friendly atmosphere.

"It is a real family environment and that's something we want to promote," the father-of-six said.

Merrivale will play Nirranda in the A grade netball grand final, its 17 and under netballers will face Dennington and its 13 and under team will take on Panmure.

The Tigers' reserves footballers tackle Old Collegians and their under 18 footballers clash with junior powerhouse South Rovers.

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